Figures of the Article

• The basic structure of ClassⅠ resinites and its monomeric structure
• The chemical analytical workflow and common pretreatment methods for resinites
• Basic steps in sample preparation and component separation
• HPLC chromatograms of amber from Myanmar (a) and amber from Dominican Republic (b)
• Steps for the separation of components by chemical derivatization
• The higher sensitivity and a best resolution of peaks achieved from the derivatization with HMDS, compared to the TMAH methylation reaction
• Schematic diagram of Py-GC-MS
• Py-GC-MS of golden amber from Myanmar at pyrolysis temperatures of 420 ℃ and 520 ℃
• The schematic diagram of HS-SPME
• Detection of amber volatile organic compounds/semi volatile organic compounds based on solid phase microextraction technology
• Headspace high volume solid phase extraction is more sensitive to high boiling point and semi volatile compounds