PTR-TOF · Application of innovative PTR-TOF mass spectrometry in plant biology, environmental science and food/food packaging
FP7 — People (Marie Curie Actions)
- Duration
- 2008-09-01 → 2012-08-31
- EU contribution
- €1,194,643
- Participants
- 5
- Scheme
- MC-IAPP
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Results in brief
Periodic Report Summary - PTR-TOF (Application of innovative PTR-TOF mass spectrometry in plant biology, environmental science and food/food packaging)
Application of innovative PTR-TOF mass spectrometry in plant biology, environmental science and food/food packaging (Project No: 218065) Proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) uses chemical ionisation to detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs) virtually in real time. PTR-MS has found numerous applications. For the last ten years IONICON Analytik www.ptrms.com/ has manufactured and distributed more than 140 instruments all over the world. As exciting as this tool is, the PTR-MS technique does not yet have the full analytical capability to distinguish between isobaric species. Recently, scientists from UIBK combined a compact TOF-MS from TOFWERK AG www.tofwerk.com/ with a PTR source successfully. This PTR-TOF prototype offers the following features: - An extremely high mass resolution, m/m 6.000 which allows the separation of isobaric species! - To record full mass spectra up to 500 amu within a second! This represents an increase of the duty cycle by more than a factor of 100 compared to conventional PTR-MS The overall objective of this project is to link three leading European academic institutions, having expertise in "plant biology", "environmental science", and "food, /food packaging" with two innovative SMEs through an intensive transfer-of-knowledge approach. This link will facilitate the application of the recently developed PTR-TOF instrument for various scientific pursuits and hence will speed up the devices time-to-market release. (www.ptr-tof.com/) What could we achieve within the first two years? - New scientific results were published very recently in the research fields of plant biology, and environmental science: - Müller et al. (2010) First Eddy Covariance Flux Measurements by PTR-TOF, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 3, 387-395 - Ruuskanen et al. (2010) Eddy covariance VOC flux emission and deposition above grassland using PTR-TOF, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussion, 10, 21077-21108; doi:10.5194/acpd-10-21077-2010 - Training of scientists to use PTR-TOF technology with the long term goal that they will continue to perform research with this technology. Newly recruited scientists and seconded personnel were trained and will use PTR-TOF instruments in the near future. - Development of an unprecedented, high resolution mass spectrometry technology (PTR-TOF) which is capable of detecting VOCs in real time PTR-TOF instruments are now commercially available from IONICON Analytik: www.ptrms.com/products/ptrtofms/index.html
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Project objective
Proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) uses chemical ionisation to detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs) virtually in real time. PTR-MS has found numerous applications. For the last nine years IONICON has manufactured and distributed more than 100 instruments all over the world. The customers are scientists and technicians from universities and renowned companies. As exciting as this tool is, the PTR-MS technique does not yet have the full analytical capability to distinguish between isobaric species. Very recently, scientists from UIBK combined a compact TOF-MS from TOFWERK with a PTR source successfully. This PTR-TOF prototype offers the following features: • an extremely high mass resolution, m/delta(m) ~ 6.000 which allows the separation of isobaric species! • to record full mass spectra up to 500 Dalton within a second! This represents an increase of the duty cycle by more than a factor of 100 compared to conventional PTR-MS The overall objective of this project is to link three leading European academic institutions, having expertise in “plant biology”, “environmental science”, and “food, /food packaging” with two innovative SMEs through an intensive transfer-of-knowledge approach. This link will facilitate the application of the recently developed PTR-TOF instrument for various scientific pursuits and hence will speed up the devices time-to-market release. The expected impact of this project is manifold and will lead to the following: • New scientific results in the research fields of plant biology, environmental science, and food sciences • Training of scientists to use PTR-TOF technology with the long term goal that they will continue to perform research with this technology • Development of an unprecedented, high resolution mass spectrometry technology (PTR-TOF) which is capable of detecting VOCs in real time • Direct testing of a PTR-TOF prototype at lead customers involving direct collaborations with the prototype developers
Original text from CORDIS.
Participants
- UNIVERSITAET INNSBRUCK · InnsbruckCoordinatorAustria
- CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE · RomaItaly
- FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV · MunchenGermany
- IONICON ANALYTIK GMBH · INNSBRUCKAustria
- TOFWERK AG · THUNSwitzerland
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