Single particles can be characterized by this time-of-flight system!
The on-line time-of-flight mass spectrometer equipped with photoionisation is suitable for the analysis of combustion aerosols directly at the source.
An analytical standard method for the characterization of fine particulate matter is thermal optical carbon analysis. With this method, carbonaceous samples are devided into four fractions and classified according to their organic and elemental content.
Here you can find a short introduction.
Thermal analysis enables in combination with mass spectrometry the acquisition of important information on the desorption and pyrolysis behaviour of (solid) samples. Also complex samples such as crude oil and asphaltenes can be analysed with this technique and unique information can be gained.
The combustion of heating oils can cause unwanted deposits. In this project, we try to find out the chemical reasons why deposits are formed.
Asphaltenes are the most complex compound found in crude oil. Learn more about how we analyse those interesting species.
