Gas Chromatographic Analysis of Cigarette Smoke by Trimethylsilylation Method

A gas chromatographic method was developed to quantitatively determine the major components in the total particulate matter (TPM) of cigarette smoke. Tobacco smoke condensate was collected on a glass fiber filter and the components were converted to their trimethylsilyl derivatives and then subjected to glass capillary column gas chromatography. By this method, volatile and non-volatile tobacco smoke components, including unstable phenolic substances and water-soluble polyhydroxy compounds, were determined simultaneously