Multimode ionization source allows for switching between different ionization techniques, for example, electrospray and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization, within a single analysis. Supercritical fluid chromatography can handle a wide polarity range of substances from hydrophilic to lipophilic in a single run and can undoubtedly benefit from versatility of this ion source. Nevertheless, we observed a significant chromatographic peak broadening effect in atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mode during supercritical fluid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of volatile flavor compounds with a dual ion source named ESCi (Waters). Surprisingly, this effect was not related to the separation process but was triggered solely by the ion source conditions. Neither of photodiode array detector, electrospray mode nor a dedicated atmospheric pressure chemical ionization source suffered from such a phenomenon. Chromatographic peak profiles of ten test substances obtained with the dual ion source were compared with photodiode array detector data as a reference. The broadening effect was more pronounced for volatile compounds with low polarity. Dependence of peak broadening on the ion source settings was systematically investigated. Tuning of desolvation gas flow and its temperature dramatically reduced peak distortion and increased detection sensitivity.

Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials Department of Analytical Chemistry Faculty of Science Palacký University in Olomouc Olomouc Czech Republic

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