The Determination of Semi-Volatiles in Cigarette Smoke by the Combination of Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry/Analyse der „Semi-Volatiles“ aus Cigarettenrauch mit Hilfe einer Kombination von hochauflösender Gaschromatographie mit Massenspektrometrie

Diluted solutions of fresh particulate matter from cigarette smoke were injected on a glass capillary column without stream splitting, whereby a very efficient (approx. 350 peaks) and simultaneous analysis of neutral, acidic and basic components of the ''semi-volatiles'' was accomplished. The direct combination with a mass spectrometer yielded in 133 identifications.