The photoelectric aerosol sensor (pas) as a fast-responding detection system for pahs in cigarette smoke

Reinhard Niessner, Frank Lutz

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Abstract

The combination of the photoelectric aerosol sensor (PAS) and a time-programmed sampling of small aerosol volumes within a puff allows the quantitative time-resolved determination of photoemitting substances in the aerosol. All photoemitting substances contribute to the measured photoelectric (PE) signal. In this study it is shown that the PAS signal correlates with the amount of nine polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in mainstream cigarette smoke. The PAHs were separated by HPLC and detected by fluorimetry.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)49-61
Number of pages13
JournalPolycyclic Aromatic Compounds
Volume2
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1991

Keywords

  • Aerosol photoemission
  • chemical sensor
  • cigarette smoke
  • trace analysis of PAHs

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