Comprehensive characterization of mainstream marijuana and tobacco smoke.

Recent increases in marijuana use and legalization without adequate knowledge of the risks necessitate the characterization of the billions of nanoparticles contained in each puff of smoke. Tobacco smoke offers a benchmark given that it has been extensively studied. Tobacco and marijuana smoke particles are quantitatively similar in volatility, shape, density and number concentration, albeit with differences in size, total mass and chemical composition.

Non-targeted analysis of the particulate phase of heated tobacco product aerosol and cigarette mainstream tobacco smoke by thermal desorption comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with dual flame ionisation and mass spectrometric detection.

An analytical methodology based on thermal desorption and comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with dual time-of-flight mass spectrometry and flame ionization detection (TD-GC × GC-TOFMS/FID) has been developed for non-target analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The technique was optimised for the measurement of the VOC content of the particulate phase (PP) fraction of aerosols produced by a tobacco heating product (THP1.0) and 3R4F mainstream tobacco smoke (MTS).

Comprehensive comparative compositional study of the vapour phase of cigarette mainstream tobacco smoke and tobacco heating product aerosol.

A simple direct sample collection/dilution and introduction method was developed using quartz wool and Tenax/sulficarb sorbents for thermal desorption and comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (TD-GC × GC) analyses of volatile organic compounds from vapour phase (VP) fractions of aerosol produced by tobacco heating products (THP1.0) and 3R4F mainstream tobacco smoke (MTS). Analyses were carried out using flame ionisation detection (FID) for semi-quantification and both low and high resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LR/HR-TOFMS) for qualitative comparison and peak assignment.

Thermal desorption comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled to time of flight mass spectrometry for vapour phase mainstream tobacco smoke analysis.

A thermal desorption comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled to time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TD-GC×GC-TOFMS) method has been developed for the analysis of mainstream tobacco smoke (MTS) vapour phase (VP). The selection process of the sample introduction approach involved comparing the results obtained from three different approaches: a) use of gas sampling bag followed by SPME (Tedlar-SPME), b) gas sampling bag followed by TD (Tedlar-TD), and c) sampling directly on TD sorbents (Direct-TD). Six different SPME fibers and six different TD sorbent beds were evaluated for the extraction capacities in terms of total number of peaks and related intensities or peak areas.

Headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled to comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography-time-of-flight mass spectrometry for the analysis of aerosol from tobacco heating product.

A method involving headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) and comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled to time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC×GC-TOFMS) was developed and optimised to elucidate the volatile composition of the particulate phase fraction of aerosol produced by tobacco heating products (THPs). Three SPME fiber types were studied in terms of extraction capacity and precision measurements. Divinylbenzene polydimethylsiloxane appeared as the most efficient coating for these measurements.

Multiplexed dual first-dimension comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with contra-directional thermal modulation.

A multiplexed dual-primary column comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry approach (2GC×GC-MS) is introduced. The approach splits injected samples into two first-dimension columns with different stationary phases, and recombines the two streams into one second-dimension column that terminates at a single detector. The approach produces two two-dimensional chromatograms for each injection, and is made possible by using a dual-stage modulator operated in contra-directional modulation mode.

Multiplexed dual second-dimension column comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC × 2GC) using thermal modulation and contra-directional second-dimension columns.

A multiplexed dual-secondary column comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography approach (GC×2GC) designed for complex sample analysis is introduced. The approach splits the first-dimension column effluent into two second-dimension columns with different stationary phases, and recombines the two streams into one detector post-separation. The approach produces two single two-dimensional chromatograms for each injection.