Sampling gaseous compounds from essential oils evaporation by solid phase microextraction devices

Cheng, W; Lai, CH

HERO ID

2896817

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2014

HERO ID 2896817
In Press No
Year 2014
Title Sampling gaseous compounds from essential oils evaporation by solid phase microextraction devices
Authors Cheng, W; Lai, CH
Journal Atmospheric Environment
Volume 99
Page Numbers 124-129
Abstract Needle trap samplers (NTS) are packed with 80-100 mesh divinylbenzene (DVB) particles to extract indoor volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This study compared extraction efficiency between an NTS and a commercially available 100 mu m polydimethylsiloxane-solid phase microextration (PDMS-SPME) fiber sampler used to sample gaseous products in heated tea tree essential oil in different evaporation modes, which were evaporated respectively by free convection inside a glass evaporation dish at 27 degrees C, by evaporation diffuser at 60 degrees C, and by thermal ceramic wicks at 100 degrees C. The experimental results indicated that the NTS performed better than the SPME fiber samplers and that the NTS primarily adsorbed 5.7 ng ethylbenzene, 5.8 ng m/p-xylenes, 11.1 ng 1,2,3-trimethylbenzene, 12.4 ng 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene and 9.99 ng 1,4-diethylbenzene when thermal ceramic wicks were used to evaporate the tea tree essential oil during a 1-hr evaporation period. The experiment also indicated that the temperature used to heat the essential oils should be as low as possible to minimize irritant VOC by-products. If the evaporation temperature does not exceed 100 degrees C, the concentrations of main by-products trimethylbenzene and diethylbenzene are much lower than the threshold limit values recommended by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Doi 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.09.069
Wosid WOS:000345804400014
Url https://www.proquest.com/docview/1647018308?accountid=171501&bdid=65280&_bd=P7%2FEPxsl1mY74O29QgFUwzK0dQQ%3D
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Keyword Solid phase microextraction; Needle trap sampler; Sampling; Indoor air; Volatile organic compounds; Essential oil