Title

Characterization And Origin Identification Of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene Through Its By-Product Isomers By Liquid Chromatography-Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Keywords

Explosives; Nitrotoluenes; Trinitrotoluenes

Abstract

The by-products of industrial 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), including isomers of trinitrotoluene, dinitrotoluene, trinitrobenzene and dinitrobenzene were investigated using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), in order to build a profile for the characterization of TNT samples from various origins. LC-MS with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization, in the negative-ion mode, was found to be the most suitable method for this study. The characterization of TNT by the by-product profile was demonstrated on a variety of TNT samples. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

2-8-2002

Publication Title

Journal of Chromatography A

Volume

946

Issue

1-2

Number of Pages

125-132

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(01)01533-3

Socpus ID

0037039731 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0037039731

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