Open AccessQuantitative Determination of Naphthalenes in Tobacco Smoke by Gas Chromatography
Author(s) -
Richard F. Arrendale,
Ray F. Severson,
M. E. Snook
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
beiträge zur tabakforschung international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.253
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1612-9237
pISSN - 0173-783X
DOI - 10.2478/cttr-2013-0475
Subject(s) - naphthalene , chemistry , solvent , chromatography , smoke , gas chromatography , distillation , tobacco smoke , cigarette smoke , evaporation , organic chemistry , toxicology , physics , biology , thermodynamics
Our previously developed method for the determination of three-ring and larger polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (P AH) of cigarette smoke was modified to allow quantitative determination of the more volatile P AH. Recovery tests with 14C-naphthalene showed that this smoke P AH was being lost to a large extent during the usual solvent evaporation steps. Special solvent removal techniques, using very efficient distillation equipment, were developed and tested to quantitatively recover the naphthalenes. The gas chromatographic profile for the volatile P AH, including naphthalenes, fluorenes, and related compounds, is discussed in relation to the modified procedure. Quantitative values for some of the PAH of cigarette smoke are given. The developed solvent removal and concentration techniques should be most applicable to the analysis of environmental samples containing volatile compounds.