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Heterogeneous Photochemistry of Organic-Coated Mineral Dust Aerosol


EMSL Project ID
25427

Abstract

The proposed research will apply state-of-the-art mass spectrometric approaches developed for large complex molecules to interrogate chemical composition of Humic Like Substanses. Specifically, we will utilize high mass resolution and accuracy of Fourier transform LTQ-OrbitrapTM mass spectrometry (MS) for accurate determination of the molecular weight of the molecules, while molecular structure will be determined from fragmentation patterns obtained using MS/MS experiments. (MS/MS experiment involves mass selection of the ion of interest in the first MS stage, excitation of the ion followed by its dissociation and mass analysis of the resulting structure-specific fragments in the second MS stage).

Project Details

Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Start Date
2007-06-06
End Date
2009-09-30
Status
Closed

Team

Principal Investigator

Vicki Grassian
Institution
University of Iowa

Team Members

Olga Laskina
Institution
University of Iowa

Mark Young
Institution
University of Iowa

Alexander Laskin
Institution
Purdue University

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