Fast detection of triacetone triperoxide (TATP) from headspace using planar solid-phase microextraction (PSPME) coupled to an IMS detector
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
4-1-2012
Abstract
Triacetone triperoxide (TATP) is a high explosive synthesized from easily available reactants making it accessible for illicit uses. In this study, fast detection of TATP is achieved using a novel planar solid-phase microextraction (PSPME) as a preconcentration and sampling device for headspace analysis offering improved sensitivity and reduced sampling time over the conventional fiber-based solid-phase microextraction (SPME) when followed by ion mobility spectrometer (IMS) detection. Quantitation and comparison of the retention capabilities of PSPME as compared to the commercially available SPME were determined using TATP standards and analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for SPME analysis and a commercial IMS with no instrumental modification for PSPME. Static and dynamic headspace extractions were used and compared for PSPME extractions, in which low milligram quantities of TATP were detected within 30 s of static mode sampling and less than 5 s in the dynamic mode sampling for PSPME-IMS. © Springer-Verlag 2012.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
Volume
403
Issue
2
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Fan, Wen, Mimy Young, Jon Canino, James Smith, Jimmie Oxley, and Jose R. Almirall. "Fast detection of triacetone triperoxide (TATP) from headspace using planar solid-phase microextraction (PSPME) coupled to an IMS detector." Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 403, 2 (2012): 401-408. doi: 10.1007/s00216-012-5878-x.