Trace Analysis of Explosives by HPLC-Electron Capture Detection (HPLC-ECD)18

Abstract
HPLC-ECD and HPLC-GC-ECD instrumentation can be conveniently applied to the trace analysis of a wide variety of explosive materials in complex matrices. Limits of detection, sensitivity, and linearity plots for a number of standard explosives have been determined. These methods have now been applied to the real world analysis of explosives in post-blast residue debris, and the overall methods have been compared and confirmed via more conventional TLC approaches.