The 0.5 ml gas samples were collected and injected by gas-tight syringes (the VICI Pressure-Lok Precision Analytical Syringe A-2 Series (050033), 1 ml), and the 2 ml liquid samples were collected and placed in a headspace sampler; then the samples were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (
8890-5977B GC-MS instrument, Agilent Technologies, USA) equipped with commercial capillary columns. The column was maintained at a certain temperature for 15 min, and the flow of the carrier was 0.8 ml l
−1. The temperatures of the injector, EI source, and GCITF were set to be 200, 200, and 250 °C, respectively. The mass-to-charge ratio of the mass scanning mode was set from 2 to 70. The GC-MS was operated the post-run after each injection (the temperature of the column oven increased to 300 °C with a rate of 30 °C and then maintained at 300 °C for 10 min). Developing a suitable programmed temperature rise process can further shorten the detection time.
The information of the columns are listed below:
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HP-Molesieve, 5A molesieve, 19091S-MS8, 30 m × 0.32 mm × 25 μm, Agilent Technologies, USA;
HP-PLOT/Q, Bonded polystyrene-divinylbenzene, 19091P-QO4, 30 m × 0.32 mm × 20 μm, Agilent Technologies, USA;
HP-FFAP, Modified polyethylene glycol, 19091F-413, 30 m × 0.32 mm × 20 μm, Agilent Technologies, USA).
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