Modification of a gas chromatography/atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometer as an alternative to automated atmospheric pressure solids analysis probe

The atmospheric pressure solids analysis probe (ASAP) has been successfully introduced into laboratories as a routine analytical tool but the technique is labour-intensive and is not easily automated. This paper describes the modifications made to an existing atmospheric pressure gas chromatography (APGC) system to enable the automated analysis of samples that would have otherwise been analysed by ASAP.Liquid samples were injected into a 1 m...