TY - JOUR
T1 - Acidic methanol methylation for HAA analysis
T2 - Limitations and possible solutions
AU - Xie, Yuefeng
AU - Rashid, Inni
AU - Zhou, Haojiang Joe
AU - Gammie, Leslie
PY - 2002/11
Y1 - 2002/11
N2 - Acidic methanol methylation is a common derivatization process for haloacetic acid (HAA) analysis. The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg and EPCOR Water Services in Edmonton, Alta, conducted a study on acidic methanol methylation for HAAs. Using the current methylation conditions (US Environmental Protection Agency method 552.2), the authors observed incomplete methylation of HAAs, especially for trihaloacetic acids, which could significantly affect the accuracy of these HAA analytical results. The effects of methylation time, methylation temperature, volume of acidic methanol, and composition of acidic methanol on methylation efficiency were studied. This research suggests that acidic methanol methylation efficiency could be improved by increasing the volume of acidic methanol, methylation temperature, methylation time, or all three. The authors also investigated other common analytical problems associated with acidic methanol methylation. Additional studies are suggested to further optimize the acidic methanol methylation procedure for HAA analysis.
AB - Acidic methanol methylation is a common derivatization process for haloacetic acid (HAA) analysis. The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg and EPCOR Water Services in Edmonton, Alta, conducted a study on acidic methanol methylation for HAAs. Using the current methylation conditions (US Environmental Protection Agency method 552.2), the authors observed incomplete methylation of HAAs, especially for trihaloacetic acids, which could significantly affect the accuracy of these HAA analytical results. The effects of methylation time, methylation temperature, volume of acidic methanol, and composition of acidic methanol on methylation efficiency were studied. This research suggests that acidic methanol methylation efficiency could be improved by increasing the volume of acidic methanol, methylation temperature, methylation time, or all three. The authors also investigated other common analytical problems associated with acidic methanol methylation. Additional studies are suggested to further optimize the acidic methanol methylation procedure for HAA analysis.
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U2 - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2002.tb10235.x
DO - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2002.tb10235.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036864569
SN - 0003-150X
VL - 94
SP - 115
EP - 122
JO - Journal / American Water Works Association
JF - Journal / American Water Works Association
IS - 11
ER -