TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of environmental organic matters by Ultrahigh-Resolution mass spectrometry—A review on the development of analytical methods
AU - Kim, Sungjune
AU - Kim, Donghwi
AU - Jung, Maeng Joon
AU - Kim, Sunghwan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2022/3/1
Y1 - 2022/3/1
N2 - Owing to the increasing environmental and climate changes globally, there is an increasing interest in the molecular-level understanding of environmental organic compound mixtures, that is, the pursuit of complete and detailed knowledge of the chemical compositions and related chemical reactions. Environmental organic molecule mixtures, including those in air, soil, rivers, and oceans, have extremely complex and heterogeneous chemical compositions. For their analyses, ultrahigh-resolution and sub-ppb level mass accuracy, achievable using Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS), are important. FT-ICR MS has been successfully used to analyze complex environmental organic molecule mixtures such as natural, soil, particulate, and dissolved organic matter. Despite its success, many limitations still need to be overcome. Sample preparation, ionization, structural identification, chromatographic separation, and data interpretation are some key areas that have been the focus of numerous studies. This review describes key developments in analytical techniques in these areas to aid researchers seeking to start or continue investigations for the molecular-level understanding of environmental organic compound mixtures.
AB - Owing to the increasing environmental and climate changes globally, there is an increasing interest in the molecular-level understanding of environmental organic compound mixtures, that is, the pursuit of complete and detailed knowledge of the chemical compositions and related chemical reactions. Environmental organic molecule mixtures, including those in air, soil, rivers, and oceans, have extremely complex and heterogeneous chemical compositions. For their analyses, ultrahigh-resolution and sub-ppb level mass accuracy, achievable using Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS), are important. FT-ICR MS has been successfully used to analyze complex environmental organic molecule mixtures such as natural, soil, particulate, and dissolved organic matter. Despite its success, many limitations still need to be overcome. Sample preparation, ionization, structural identification, chromatographic separation, and data interpretation are some key areas that have been the focus of numerous studies. This review describes key developments in analytical techniques in these areas to aid researchers seeking to start or continue investigations for the molecular-level understanding of environmental organic compound mixtures.
KW - mass spectrometry
KW - molecule
KW - organic matter
KW - ultrahigh-resolution
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85099930477&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/mas.21684
DO - 10.1002/mas.21684
M3 - Review article
C2 - 33491249
AN - SCOPUS:85099930477
SN - 0277-7037
VL - 41
SP - 352
EP - 369
JO - Mass Spectrometry Reviews
JF - Mass Spectrometry Reviews
IS - 2
ER -