2,4-二硝基苯肼衍生-高效液相色谱测定大气细粒子中二羰基类化合物

以2,4-二硝基苯肼作为衍生化试剂,采用高效液相色谱法定量检测了大气细粒子(PM2.5)中二羰基类化合物。以乙二醛和甲基乙二醛为目标化合物,对二羰基类化合物采样条件(采集时间,流速等)、样品处理及分析条件进行了优化。研究表明,利用3mL衍生化溶液(含0.25mmol/LHCl和30μL饱和DNPH-乙腈溶液)和3mL乙腈可有效提取滤膜上的二羰基类化合物;本方法在滤膜采样12h内的采样及洗脱效果较好。利用此方法对上海市宝山区上海大学和崇明东平国家森林公园大气细粒子(PM2.5)中二羰基化合物进行了检测。     

大气中气相和颗粒相三氟乙酸浓度测定

建立了我国大气中气相和颗粒相三氟乙酸(Trifluoroacetic acid,TFA)的采集和分析方法。采用环形扩散管-滤膜联用装置分离气相和颗粒相,利用环形扩散管的碱性涂层吸附气相TFA,石英滤膜吸附颗粒相物质。对气相和颗粒相样品分别处理,以2,4-二氟苯胺作为衍生剂,与TFA反应生成TFA的苯胺产物,采用GC/MS进行分析。本方法在0.31～4.91μg/L浓度范围内呈线性关系(R2=0.9991),检出限为66 ng/L。采样装置回收率为(101±3)%,当采样量为48 m3,TFA大气浓度检出限为31 pg/m3。于2012年4～10月在北京大学采样点采集大气,测得其中TFA总浓度在501～7447 pg/m3范围,TFA在气相中的浓度大于在颗粒相中的浓度,气固分配系数Kp随温度变化。     

高效液相色谱法测定乙醛溶液中的乙二醛和乙醛酸

利用醛基与2,4-二硝基苯肼(DNPH)反应得到的腙产物对紫外-可见光有吸收的特性,采用高效液相色谱法(HPLC)测定乙醛溶液中乙二醛和乙醛酸的含量。结果表明,DNPH衍生乙二醛成腙反应的适宜条件为: 反应温度70 ℃, pH 1.75, DNPH与羰基的物质的量比为6,反应时间150 min。在20 ℃、pH 1.75的乙腈溶液中,乙二醛二腙的溶解度为20.2 mg/L。乙二醛质量浓度在2～20 mg/L范围内,乙二醛二腙的峰面积与乙二醛的质量浓度之间呈良好的线性关系;乙醛酸质量浓度在10～100 mg/L范围内,乙醛酸腙的峰面积与乙醛酸的质量浓度之间呈良好的线性关系。用HPLC测定乙醛硝酸氧化法制乙二醛反应液中乙二醛和乙醛酸的含量,结果的重复性好;对乙二醛的测定结果与应用化学分析法测定结果的平均相对误差为1.77%;对反应液中乙二醛、乙醛酸含量的测定有着较高的加标回收率,分别为99.6%～103.3%和98.1%～102.4%。所建立的方法为醛及二羰基化合物的测定提供了准确、便捷的方法。     

大气中C1～C10羰基化合物的分析测定

利用2,4二硝基苯肼(DNPH)涂布硅胶管采集空气中的C1～C10羰基化合物,经乙腈洗脱后用高效液相色谱-紫外检测器(HPLC/UV)分析检测.吸附管的采集效率>95%,平行样相对标准偏差<10%;化合物的检出限在0.05～0.15μg/m3之间,方法适合于室内和室外环境中低浓度的羰基化合物的测定.     

高效液相色谱法测定车内空气中醛酮类羰基化合物

采用填充有表面涂渍2,4-二硝基苯肼(DNPH)的硅胶吸附管采集汽车内空气中的醛酮类羰基化合物,经乙腈洗脱定容,洗脱液采用高效液相色谱.紫外检测器(HPLC/UV)分析检测.该方法平行样品的相对标准偏差<10%,回收率为95%～105%,检出限为1.6～7.1μg/m3.方法适用于车内环境中醛酮类羰基化合物的分析测试.     

广州市住宅室内外大气羰基化合物的监测分析

选择代表性住宅,在其室内、外同步开展大气羰基化合物的监测分析,准确评价大气羰基化合物的污染状况,揭示其来源。用涂覆2,4-硝基苯肼(DNPH)的硅胶采样管收集羰基化合物,借助高效液相色谱完成样品分析,共检测了13种羰基化合物,其中甲醛、乙醛两种物质的平均浓度最高,占被测物质总浓度的30%~67%。甲醛、乙醛的浓度,夏季室内平均为53.47μg/m3、17.81μg/m3,室外平均为15.00μg/m3、10.97μg/m3;冬季室内平均为37.97μg/m3、11.49μg/m3,室外平均为10.44μg/m3、8.15μg/m3。大气羰基化合物呈现夏季高于冬季、室内大于室外的浓度变化规律。甲醛/乙醛和乙醛/丙醛比值结果反映城市大气羰基化合物的人为污染。     

胶粘剂中挥发性醛类化合物的环境气候箱释放模拟及高效液相色谱检测方法研究

建立了检测胶粘剂施工后13种挥发性醛类化合物释放量的环境气候箱-高效液相色谱(HPLC)法。胶粘剂涂覆于基材上,置于恒温、恒湿的气候箱中,采用2,4-二硝基苯肼(DNPH)吸附管从气候箱采样口进行取样,醛类化合物与DNPH发生化学反应生成稳定的苯腙类衍生物,用乙腈进行淋洗、解吸,定容后进行HPLC分析。采用Kromasil KR100-5 C18色谱柱(250 mm×4.6 mm,5μm)分离,以乙腈-水为流动相在流速1.0 mL/min下进行梯度洗脱,色谱柱温度为40℃,检测波长为360 nm。结果表明:13种醛类化合物在一定质量浓度范围内具有良好的线性关系(r≥0.997 7),检出限(LOD)为1.6~20.8μg/m3,回收率为86.3%~115%,相对标准偏差为3.5%~8.6%。该方法具有良好的准确度和精密度,为粘合剂施工后醛类化合物释放量的检测提供了一种新方法。     

高效液相色谱法检测新西兰Manuka蜂蜜中的甲基乙二醛

建立了高效液相色谱法用于检测新西兰Manuka蜂蜜中的甲基乙二醛。将蜂蜜溶于水后加入邻苯二胺水溶液,在室温、避光条件下衍生化反应8 h以上,产物过0.22 μm滤膜后用HPLC检测。以Kromasil反相色谱柱为分析柱;甲醇和0.1%(v/v)乙酸水溶液为流动相,梯度洗脱;检测波长为318 nm;外标法定量。甲基乙二醛在1~50 mg/L范围内线性良好,相关系数为0.9999;检出限(S/N=3)为0.02 mg/L,定量限(S/N=10)为0.06 mg/L;在50、100、200 mg/kg添加水平下的回收率为98.3%~101.5%,相对标准偏差(n=5)小于5%;衍生化产物在24 h内稳定。实验结果表明,该方法前处理过程简单,具有良好的灵敏度、回收率和重复性,可用于新西兰Manuka蜂蜜的质量控制。该方法也适用于中国蜂蜜中甲基乙二醛的检测。     

大气有机硫酸酯化合物的特征及形成机制

本文总结了大气二次有机气溶胶的重要组分——有机硫酸酯化合物的特征及其形成机制的研究进展,并对相关研究进行了展望。近年来,通过实验室模拟与欧美地区的实际大气气溶胶样品的分析对比,发现有机硫酸酯化合物多由异戊二烯、α-/β-蒎烯以及其他单萜烯和倍半萜烯等经OH自由基、NO₃自由基或臭氧氧化后的反应产物与硫酸或硫酸盐气溶胶进一步反应而形成。有机硫酸酯化合物也可以通过硫酸或硫酸盐气溶胶反应性获取乙二醛等羰基化合物而形成。硫酸盐气溶胶酸性的增强会促进有机硫酸酯化合物的生成。有机硫酸酯化合物在水溶液中比较稳定,强酸性条件下才会发生水解作用。目前有机硫酸酯化合物的有效检测手段是离线电喷雾电离质谱(electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, ESI-MS)或在线气溶胶质谱(aerosol mass spectrometry, AMS)方法。     

海水和大气中挥发性硫化物分析方法的研究

建立了大气和海水中挥发性硫化物的气相色谱分析方法,确定了最佳实验条件.为了适应不同的基质和保存方式,大气和海水样品采用了不同的分析方法.测定大气样品时,采用大气采样罐及三级冷阱预浓缩气相色谱-质谱联用技术,而海水样品采用吹扫捕集-气相色谱测定.本方法测定大气挥发性硫化物的线性范围较好,精密度为7.7%~15.1%,检出限为0.23~4.7 ng;海水中挥发性硫化物的精密度为3.5%~5.3%,检出限为2.5~3.5 ng.将本方法用于青岛近海海水和大气中硫化物的测定,测得海水中羰基硫、二甲基硫和二硫化碳的平均浓度分别为(268±58)pmol/L、(1264±0.2)pmol/L、(19±2)pmol/L,大气中的平均浓度为543±39、39±9和56±20(×10-12,V/V).本方法可准确测定海洋环境中的挥发性硫化物.     

Simultaneous measurements of formaldehyde and ozone in air by annular denuder-HPLC techniques

Summary A denuder sampling method combined with HPLC analysis for the simultaneous determination of formaldehyde and ozone in ambient air is described. It is based on the reactions of CH₂O and O₃ with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH) and 4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol (eugenol)_respectively, both acting as coatings of two annular denuders connected in series. Formaldehyde released from the ozonolysis of eugenol is quantitatively collected on a third downstream DNPH-coated denuder. The two DNPH denuders are then extracted and analyzed as hydrazone derivative by HPLC with UV absorbance detection.The stoichiometric factor of the eugenol-ozone reaction was found to be 2.0±0.1 moles of O₃ per mole of CH₂O. The limits of detection are 0.8gm^–3 CH₂O and 3gm^–3 O₃ for 100l air sampled, corresponding to 1-h sampling at 1.7l min^–1.     

Determination of olefinic aldehydes and other volatile carbonyls in air samples by DNPH-coated cartridges and HPLC

Summary The collection of low-boiling olefinic aldehydes on 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH)-coated adsorbents (silica cartridges and glass denuders) is examined. Concurrent formation of two different hydrazones by both acrolein and crotonaldehyde is reported and discussed. Identification and quantitation of these compounds do not represent a problem in HPLC analysis, because of their separation from other C₃ and C₄ carbonyl derivatives present in airborne sample extracts.     

Performance of a 2,4-DNPH coated annular denuder/HPLC system for formaldehyde monitoring in air

Summary The performance of annular denuders coated with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine for collection of atmospheric HCHO has been evaluated by HPLC/UV analysis of samples coming from laboratory tests and field experiments. A number of parameters, such as collection efficiency at varying air humidity, detection limit, operative capacity and temporal self-consistency have been investigated to optimize the denuder behaviour under different weather conditions and to obtain short-term concentration profiles of HCHO. Deviations between measurements made simultaneously by the DNPH denuder method and differential optical absorption spectrometry (DOAS) have been found to average approximately 30% in the 0–5 ppb HCHO concentration range.     

Prediction of gas collection efficiency and particle collection artifact for atmospheric semivolatile organic compounds in multicapillary denuders

A modeling approach is presented to predict the sorptive sampling collection efficiency of gaseous semivolatile organic compounds (SOCs) and the artifact caused by collection of particle-associated SOCs in multicapillary diffusion denuders containing polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) stationary phase. Approaches are presented to estimate the equilibrium PDMS–gas partition coefficient (K_pdms) from a solvation parameter model for any compound, and, for nonpolar compounds, from the octanol–air partition coefficient (K_oa) if measured K_pdms values are not available. These estimated K_pdms values are compared with K_pdms measured by gas chromatography. Breakthrough fraction was measured for SOCs collected from ambient air using high-flow (300 L min⁻¹) and low-flow (13 L min⁻¹) denuders under a range of sampling conditions (−10 to 25 °C; 11–100% relative humidity). Measured breakthrough fraction agreed with predictions based on frontal chromatography theory using K_pdms and equations of Golay, Lövkvist and Jönsson within measurement precision. Analytes included hexachlorobenzene, 144 polychlorinated biphenyl congeners, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers 47 and 99. Atmospheric particle transmission efficiency was measured for the high-flow denuder (0.037–6.3 μm diameter), and low-flow denuder (0.015–3.1 μm diameter). Particle transmission predicted using equations of Gormley and Kennedy, Pich, and a modified filter model, agreed within measurement precision (high-flow denuder) or were slightly greater than (low-flow denuder) measured particle transmission. As an example application of the model, breakthrough volume and particle collection artifact for the two denuder designs were predicted as a function of K_oa for nonpolar SOCs. The modeling approach is a necessary tool for the design and use of denuders for sorptive sampling with PDMS stationary phase.     

Study of the carbonyl products of terpene/OH radical reactions: detection of the 2,4-DNPH derivatives by HPLC-MS

The oxidation of the terpenes - and -pinene, limonene and ³-carene by hydroxyl radicals has been investigated in a fast-flow reactor coupled to a liquid nitrogen trap for collecting the carbonyl compounds. Identification of the products was performed via 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone (DNPH) derivatization of the carbonyls to form the mono- and di-DNPH derivatives, which were analysed by high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC)-DAD (diode array detector) and HPLC-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS). Both electrospray ionization [ESI(–)] and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization [APCI(–)] were suitable for the detection of the DNPH derivatives of formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, myrtanal, campholene aldehyde, perillaldehyde, acetone, nopinone, trans-4-hydroxynopinone and 4-acetyl-1-methylcyclohexene. Also the mono-DNPH derivatives of the dicarbonyl compounds pinonaldehyde, endolim and caronaldehyde could be identified. The MS² spectra generated in the ion trap of the mass spectrometer allowed us to distinguish between aldehydes and ketones on the basis of the characteristic fragment ion m/z 163 for the aldehydes. For the quantitative analysis of the mono-DNPH derivatives, ESI(–) in combination with single ion monitoring (SIM) detection showed the lowest detection limits. For the quantification of the dicarbonyl compounds, the acid-sensitive di-DNPH derivatives had to be formed by keeping the acidity in the acid-catalysed derivatization reaction at about 1.7 mM H₂SO₄. Detection of these dicarbonyl compounds can only be performed by APCI(–) with somewhat lesser sensitivity than by HPLC-DAD.     

Acid-catalyzed isomerization and decomposition of ketone-2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazones

The quantitative analysis of ketones using DNPH is usually conducted in the presence of an acid catalyst. However, this method may cause an analytical error because 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazones have both E- and Z-stereoisomers. Purified ketone-2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone comprised only the E-isomer. However, under the addition of acid, both E- and Z-isomers were seen. In the case of 2-butanone-, 2-pentanone- and 2-hexanone-2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone, the equilibrium Z/E isomer ratios were 0.20, 0.21 and 0.22, respectively. In addition, when trace water was added to the hydrazone derivatives in acetonitrile solution, the concentration of ketone derivatives were seen to decrease and the concentration of free DNPH was seen to increase. The decomposition rate of 2-butanone-2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone was dependent on the concentration of acid-catalysis and reached an equilibrium state - carbonyl, DNPH, hydrazone-derivative and H₂O - within 10 h at 0.1 mol L⁻¹ phosphoric acid solution. The equilibrium constants of ketone-2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazones, [carbonyl] [DNPH]/[hydrazone] [H₂O], were relatively large and ranged from 0.74 × 10⁻⁴ to 5.9 × 10⁻⁴. Hydrazone derivatives formed from 2-ketones such as 2-pentanone, 2-hexanone and 4-methyl-2-pentanone showed lower equilibrium constants than corresponding 3-ketones. Consequently, only a minimum concentration of catalytic acid must be added. The best method for the determination of ketone-2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazones by HPLC or GC is to add phosphoric acid to both the standard reference solution and samples, forming a 0.001 mol L⁻¹ acid solution, and analyze after 27 h.     

Determination of formaldehyde in shiitake mushroom by ionic liquid-based liquid-phase microextraction coupled with liquid chromatography

Using ionic liquid as extraction solvent and 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH) as derivative agent, formaldehyde in shiitake mushroom was determined by liquid-phase microextraction coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Shiitake mushroom was leached with water and filtrated, then the formaldehyde in filtrate was derivatized with DNPH and extracted simultaneously into a 10 μl drop of ionic liquid suspended on the tip of the microsyringe, and finally injected into the HPLC system for determination. The proposed procedure has a detection limit of 5 μg l⁻¹ formaldehyde in extraction solution, thus the mushroom sample filtrate could be diluted with a large ratio to eliminate the influence of sample matrix. The method has a relative standard deviation of 3.5% between days for 53.5 μg l⁻¹ formaldehyde standards. High contents of formaldehyde (119-494 μg g⁻¹ wet weight), which is harmful for human beings, were detected in shiitake mushroom. Therefore, strategies must be taken to prevent the accumulation and strictly control the content of formaldehyde in shiitake mushroom.     

Determination of volatile carbonyl compounds in clean air

Summary An improved analytical procedure has been developed for the detection of formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acetone and other volatile carbonyls in clean air. For sampling, 2,4-dinitrophenyl-hydrazine (DNPH) coated silica gel cartridges were used. DNPH reacts with carbonyls and forms carbonyl hydrazones which are extracted with acetonitrile and subsequently separated by reversed phase HPLC. Sampling flow rates up to 3.5 l/min were tested. The quantification limit of the complete sampling and analytical procedure is 60 ng carbonyl which corresponds to a mixing ratio of 1 ppbv HCHO in a 45 l air sample taken during a sampling time of 13 min. Carbonyl mixing ratios down to 0.1 ppbv can be determined. The collection efficiency and the elution recovery range between 96 and 100%; the precision is ±5% for HCHO and ±4% for CH₃CHO at mixing ratios of 1 ppbv. This technique can also be applied for the determination of aldehydes and ketones in the aqueous phase, e.g. cloud and fog water. In this case, carbonyls were converted to hydrazones simply by mixing the aqueous sample with an acidified DNPH solution. After 40 min reaction time, the hydrazones were analysed by HPLC. The detection limit was 0.2 mol HCHO/l. Possible interference caused by ozone and NO₂ was eliminated by using KI filters connected in series with the DNPH-coated cartridges. The analytical procedure was tested at a mountain measuring station and proved to be a suitable method for monitoring carbonyl compounds in clean air.     

Short-term measurements of acrolein in ambient air

Summary A method has been developed for the determination of acrolein in air samples collected by a high-volume aqueous scrubber. The aldehyde is collected as the bisulfite adduct, which is decomposed before determination of acrolein by DNPH (2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine) derivatization and HPLC. Approximately 95% of the acrolein reacts with DNPH within 3 h at DNPH:HSO₃ molar ratios of up to 10. The method appears promising for short-term air sampling at 8 L min^–1, enabling the achievement of a detection limit of 0.2 g m^–3 for acrolein.     

Determination of carbonyl compounds in the atmosphere by DNPH derivatization and LC-ESI-MS/MS detection

A method of determination of 32 carbonyl compounds by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and electrospray ionization (ESI) tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) after derivatization with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH) was developed and successfully applied to the atmosphere sample of a residential area of Liwan District (S1) and a research institute of Tianhe District (S2) in Guangzhou, China. Some operation conditions of ESI-MS/MS in the negative ion mode including selection of parent and daughter ions, declustering potential (DP), entrance potential (EP), collision energy (CE), collision cell exit potential (CXP) and effect of buffer in ESI-MS/MS process were optimized. The regression coefficient of the calibration curves (R²), recovery, reproducibility (R.S.D., n = 5) and limit of detection (LOD) were in the range of 0.9938-0.9999, 90-104%, 1.7-11% and 0.4-9.4 ng/m³, respectively. Among most of the samples, acetone was the most abundant carbonyl in two sampling sites and formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and butyraldehyde/2-butanone were also abundant carbonyls. In contrast to LC-UV method, the LOD, the separation of some co-eluting compounds and the precision (mainly to higher molecular weight carbonyls) are all improved by LC-ESI-MS/MS.