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Ion spectrometric detection technologies for ultra‐traces of explosives: A review
Author(s) -
Mäkinen Marko,
Nousiainen Marjaana,
Sillanpää Mika
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
mass spectrometry reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.035
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1098-2787
pISSN - 0277-7037
DOI - 10.1002/mas.20308
Subject(s) - explosive material , chemistry , explosive detection , ion mobility spectrometry , hazardous waste , mass spectrometry , sample preparation , contamination , resolution (logic) , nanotechnology , process engineering , chromatography , computer science , waste management , materials science , engineering , ecology , organic chemistry , artificial intelligence , biology
In recent years, explosive materials have been widely employed for various military applications and civilian conflicts; their use for hostile purposes has increased considerably. The detection of different kind of explosive agents has become crucially important for protection of human lives, infrastructures, and properties. Moreover, both the environmental aspects such as the risk of soil and water contamination and health risks related to the release of explosive particles need to be taken into account. For these reasons, there is a growing need to develop analyzing methods which are faster and more sensitive for detecting explosives. The detection techniques of the explosive materials should ideally serve fast real‐time analysis in high accuracy and resolution from a minimal quantity of explosive without involving complicated sample preparation. The performance of the in‐field analysis of extremely hazardous material has to be user‐friendly and safe for operators. The two closely related ion spectrometric methods used in explosive analyses include mass spectrometry (MS) and ion mobility spectrometry (IMS). The four requirements—speed, selectivity, sensitivity, and sampling—are fulfilled with both of these methods. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., Mass Spec Rev 30:940–973, 2011