Small volume of sample in a headspace vessel maintained at a temperature sufficient to cause complete evaporation of analytes.
Notes: - The full-evaporation technique is used with both static headspace analysis and dynamic headspace analysis.
- Equilibrium between the condensed and vapor phases no longer exists. As a consequence, the possibility of matrix interferences is reduced and the fraction extracted for low-volatility compounds is increased.
Source:
PAC, 2016, 88, 517. 'Glossary of terms used in extraction (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 529 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0903)