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Trace level triacetone-triperoxide identification with SPME–GC-MS in model systems

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Triacetone-triperoxide is a high explosive mainly used by terrorist groups. With the spreading of the recipe on the Internet, increasing number of bomb attacks are being reported worldwide using triacetone-triperoxide. A simple identification method is described using 100 μm polydimethyl siloxane fibre solid phase microextraction and gas chromatography combined with spectrometry. The method was tested on various pre- and post-explosion models that can be collected in a house search or after a bomb attack. Sample preservation and stability was also examined. Identification of triacetone-triperoxide residues in post-explosion models was feasible 24 h after ignition, the detection limit being 5 ng.

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This study was supported by Kromat Ltd. and NSS Hungary.

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  1. Eötvös University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, Budapest, 1117, Hungary

    Anikó Kende, Zsuzsanna Eke & Kornél Torkos

  2. Wessling International Research and Education Centre, Fóti út 56, 1047, Budapest, Hungary

    Anikó Kende & Zsuzsanna Eke

  3. NSS Hungary, Budapest, Hungary

    Ferenc Lebics

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Kende, A., Lebics, F., Eke, Z. et al. Trace level triacetone-triperoxide identification with SPME–GC-MS in model systems. Microchim Acta 163, 335–338 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-008-0001-x

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