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Excitation-Emission Matrix Spectroscopy for Analysis of Chemical Composition of Combustion Generated Particulate Matter.

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Analysis of particulate matter (PM) is important for the assessment of human exposures to potentially harmful agents, notably combustion-generated PM. Specifically, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) found in ultrafine PM have… Click to show full abstract

Analysis of particulate matter (PM) is important for the assessment of human exposures to potentially harmful agents, notably combustion-generated PM. Specifically, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) found in ultrafine PM have been linked to cardiovascular diseases and carcinogenic and mutagenic effects. In this study, we quantify the presence and concentrations of PAHs with low molecular weight (LMW, 126≤MW≤202) and higher molecular weight (HMW, 226≤MW≤302), i.e., smaller and larger than Pyrene, in combustion-generated PM using excitation-emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy. Laboratory combustion PM samples were generated in a laminar diffusion inverted gravity flame reactor (IGFR) operated on ethylene and ethane. Fuel dilution by Ar in 0% to 90% range controlled the flame temperature. The colder flames result in lower PM yields; however, the PM PAH content increases significantly. Temperature thresholds for PM transition from low to high organic carbon content were characterized on the basis of the maximum flame temperature (Tmax,c ∽1791-1857K) and highest soot luminosity region temperature (T*c∼1600-1650K). Principal component regression (PCR) analysis of the EEM spectra of IGFR samples correlates to GCMS data with R2 = 0.988 for LMW and 0.998 for HMW PAHs. PCR-EEM analysis trained on the IGFR samples was applied to PM samples from woodsmoke and diesel exhaust, the model accurately predicts HMW PAH concentrations with R2 = 0.976 and overestimates LMW PAHs.

Keywords: analysis; combustion generated; excitation emission; spectroscopy; particulate matter

Journal Title: Environmental science & technology
Year Published: 2020

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