Quantification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) found in gas and particle phases from pyrolytic processes using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)

► A methodology for PAH quantification from thermochemical processes was developed. ► Quantification of both PAH adsorbed on soot and at the gas phase was considered. ► The method gives reliable results of PAH from complex samples like soot.