Comprehensive database of Manufactured Gas Plant tars – Part C Heterocyclic and hydroxylated PAHs

Gallacher, Christopher and Thomas, Russell and Lord, Richard and Kalin, Robert M. and Taylor, Chris (2017) Comprehensive database of Manufactured Gas Plant tars – Part C Heterocyclic and hydroxylated PAHs. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 31 (15). pp. 1250-1260. ISSN 0951-4198 (https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.7904)

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Abstract

RATIONALE Coal tars are a mixture of both organic and inorganic compounds and were produced as a by-product from the manufactured gas and coke making industries. The product tar compositions varied depending on many factors such as the temperature of production and the type of retort used. For this reason a comprehensive database of the compounds found within different tar types is of value to both understand how their compositions differ and what potential chemical hazards are present. This study focuses on the heterocyclic and hydroxylated compounds present within a database produced from 16 different tars from 5 different production processes. METHODS Samples of coal tar were extracted using accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) and derivatized post extraction using N,O-Bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) with 1% trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS). The derivatized samples were analysed using two-dimensional gas chromatography combined with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GCxGC/TOFMS). RESULTS A total of 865 Heterocyclic compounds and 359 hydroxylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were detected within 16 tar samples produced by 5 different production process. Both the heterocyclic and hydroxylated PAH content varied greatly with the production process used with the heterocyclic compounds giving information about the feedstock used. Of the 359 hydroxylated PAHs detected the majority would not be detected without the use of derivatization. CONCLUSIONS Coal tars produced using different production processes and feedstocks produced tars with significantly different heterocyclic and hydroxylated contents. The concentrations of the individual heterocyclic compounds varied greatly even within the different production processes and provided information about the feedstock used to produce the tars. The hydroxylated PAH content of the samples provided important forensic information that would otherwise not be obtained without the use of derivatization and GCxGC/TOFMS.

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Gallacher, Christopher ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3995-8139, Thomas, Russell, Lord, Richard ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5737-5140, Kalin, Robert M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3768-3848 and Taylor, Chris;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:60797
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    15 August 2017
    Published
    17 May 2017
    Published Online
    6 May 2017
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    Notes:This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Gallacher, C., Thomas, R., Lord, R., Kalin, R. M., & Taylor, C. (2017). Comprehensive database of Manufactured Gas Plant tars – Part C Heterocyclic and hydroxylated PAHs. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.7904. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving
    Subjects:Technology > Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Strategic Research Themes > Energy
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:30 May 2017 11:48
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 11:42
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/60797
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