Continuous liquid-liquid extraction combined on-line with capillary gas chromatography-atomic emission detection for environmental analysis

The on-line coupling of a liquid-liquid extraction system with capillary gas chromatography using atomic emission detection (GC-AED) has been studied. The required large volumes of about 100 μl of an iso-octane solution can be introduced into the GC-AED system by using the AED solvent vent and a solvent vapor exit in front of the capillary analytical column. Test solutions containing several pesticides were detected using the carbon, chlorine, nitrogen and sulfur channels. Analyte detectability (in concentration units) was improved significantly and low concentractions of the test compounds could be determined (1–5 ng/ml). Aqueous samples were on-line extracted and analyzed. The precision of the large-volume injection itself as well as the total extraction-GC-AED system was satisfactory (RSD of ca. 2 and 4%, respectively). As a real-life application, several ground water samples were screened.     

Rapid determination of total sulfur in fuels using gas chromatography with atomic emission detection

The purpose of this study is to determine whether gas chromatography (GC)-atomic emission detection (AED) can be used in a low-resolution mode for rapid, accurate determinations of total sulfur in fuels at trace levels to complement other popular methods of total sulfur analysis. A method for the rapid determination of total sulfur in fuels (called "fast GC-AED") is developed. The method is tested on gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, and diesel fuel with sulfur concentrations ranging from 125 mg/L down to 2.5 mg/L. Fast GC-AED shows better performance than traditional GC-AED for total sulfur determinations, especially for complex mixtures containing many different sulfur-containing compounds at trace levels. This method also shows that GC-AED can be used for both rapid determinations of total sulfur and traditional determinations of speciated sulfur without requiring equipment changes. Fast GC-AED is competitive with other popular methods for sulfur analysis. The 5-min program that is developed for fast GC-AED is comparable with the time scale of other methods, such as wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence and UV-fluorescence (2 to 5 min). Fast GC-AED also compares favorably with UV-fluorescence for trace sulfur determinations, demonstrating accuracy down to 2.5-mg/L sulfur.     

Identification of chlorinated sulfur compounds in pulp mill effluents by GC-MS and GC-AED

Summary Three chlorinated dimethyl sulfones and five chlorinated thiophenes have been identified in the alkaline extraction liquor from a bleach plant by gas chromatography with atomic emission detection (GC-AED) and with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The information on elemental content obtained by GC-AED enabled a rapid screening of the sulfur compounds and provided important structural information complementary to the mass spectral data. Quantitation was accomplished by GC-AED based on universal calibration.     

气相色谱法测定催化柴油中硫化物类型分布及数据对比

采用气相色谱-氢火焰离子化检测器-硫化学发光检测器（GC—FID—SCD）联用技术,建立了催化柴油中各种硫化物类型分布的分析方法。考察了色谱条件对催化柴油中各种硫化物分离的影响,定性了某催化柴油中的120多个硫化物,该方法还可以同时提供催化柴油中正构烷烃含量的分布信息。硫化物中的硫在1．5—700mg／L时其峰面积与质量浓度呈较好的线性关系,相关系数达0．9999,响应与硫化物的类型无关。催化柴油中苯并噻吩、4-甲基苯并噻吩、二苯并噻吩、4-甲基二苯并噻吩和4,6-二甲基二苯并噻吩等主要硫化物浓度测定的相对标准偏差（RSD）均小于5．0％。当信噪比（S／N）为3时,测得苯并噻吩硫的检出限为0．1mg／L。将该方法用于不同来源柴油中各种硫化物类型分布的研究,并与气相色谱一原子发射光谱检测器（GC—AED）测硫的数据进行了对比,两种检测器的定量结果大多数具有较好的相关性,相关系数大于0．95。     

Elemental Analysis by Gas Chromatography-Atomic Emission Detection for the Control of a Deuterated Derivatization Reagent

Abstract

Methyl iodide is a derivatization reagent often used to methylate molecules with amine, hydroxyl or carboxylic groups before a gas chromatographic analysis. In order to improve the analytical qualities of quantitative determination by gas chromatography mass spectrometry, derivatization with reagents labelled with stable isotopes can be used. Deuteromethyliodide can be used instead of methyliodide to obtain labelled compounds easily detected, as far as the reagent is pure enough.

This paper illustrates the use of the gas chromatography atomic emission detection coupling (GC-AED) for the study of the purity of a reagent labelled with deuterium (IC²H3) used for the derivatization of a new immunoenhancer (sodium ditiocarb - lmuthiol^R) before the GC-MS determination of the parent drug and its methylated metabolite. The elements monitored simultaneously are: carbon (193.03 nm), hydrogen (656.3 nm), deuterium (656.04 nm), iodine (183.1 nm) and sulfur (180.7 nm). The chromatograms corresponding to these various elements obviously show the presence of compounds containing deuterium and I or hydrogen associated with iodine and make easier and faster the determination of the chemical pollution of the IC²H3 batch. The monitoring of the specific wavelength associated to the atomic emission of sulfur (180.7 nm) allows easy detection o f ditiocarb and its metabolite from the chromatogram made very complex by the reagent pollution.     

Quantitation of SR 27417 in human plasma using electrospray liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry: A study of ion suppression

The effect of coeluting matrix compounds on the quantitation of SR 27417 in human plasma using electrospray liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry has been examined. During the method development stage of this assay, plasma samples spiked with the analyte at 100 pg/mL were extracted using three different procedures: a hexane liquid-liquid extraction, an ethyl acetate back-extraction, and a solid phase extraction. Ion intensity of the analyte was found to be related inversely to the percent ionization of coeluting matrix components as evidenced by full scan spectra. The ethyl acetate back-extraction, which contained the fewest coeluting components, resulted in the highest ion intensity for the analyte. An assay comparison was done by using the liquid-liquid hexane and the ethyl acetate back-extractions for sample preparation. Replicate 1-mL samples (n=5) at 11 concentrations from 5 to 2000 pg/mL were extracted and analyzed. The results for the ethyl acetate back-extracted samples were acceptable from 2000 to 5 pg/mL with accuracy ranging from ?11.6 to 2.61% of the nominal concentrations. In contrast, the hexane liquid-liquid method had poor accuracy and precision below 20 pg/mL. The difference is explained by suppression of analyte ion intensity. These results are consistent with the current theory of electrospray ionization.     

Pesticide residue analysis in foodstuffs applying capillary gas chromatography with atomic emission detection State-of-the-art use of modified multimethod S19 of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and automated large-volume injection with programmed-temperature vaporization and solvent venting

Atomic emission detection (AED) provides high element-specific detection of all compounds amenable to gas chromatography (GC). The heteroatoms nitrogen, chlorine, phosphorus, sulfur, bromine and fluorine, which are important elements in pesticide residue analysis, are of major interest. A main drawback of AED is its lower sensitivity with respect to other selective detection methods used in pesticide residue analysis such as electron-capture and nitrogen-phosphorus detection. This holds true especially for the important nitrogen trace. For this reason, more sensitive detection can be achieved by injection of larger volumes or higher concentrations of sample extracts, because matrix compounds were usually registered only in the carbon, hydrogen and oxygen traces. This paper focuses on recent developments from the authors' laboratory in order to demonstrate the feasibility of screening analyses with the identification of pesticide residues down to the 0.01 ppm concentration level in plant foodstuffs. This has been achieved by means of automated large volume injection with programmed-temperature vaporization and solvent venting as well as careful optimization of make-up and reactant gases with AED. Clean up follows the principle of multimethod S19 of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft in a reduced procedure. After elimination of lipids and waxes by gel permeation chromatography, extracts from 10 g of the food samples were concentrated to 200 μl, of which 12.5 μl were introduced into the GC-AED system. Two analyses were usually performed with the element traces of sulfur, phosphorus, nitrogen and carbon in the first run and chlorine and bromine in the second run. Fluorine and oxygen were not detected in any screening analyses. The method has proved to be of great value especially with “problem foodstuffs”. The limits of detection were determined for 385 pesticides and are presented together with their retention data.     

催化裂化汽油中硫化物类型分布的气相色谱-硫化学发光检测的方法研究

采用气相色谱-硫化学发光检测器(GC-SCD),建立了催化裂化汽油(FCC汽油)中各种硫化物类型分布的分析方法。考察了色谱条件对催化裂化汽油中各种硫化物分离的影响,定性了某催化裂化汽油中的58个硫化物。采用该方法,硫化物中的硫在其质量浓度为0.5~800.0 mg/L时,其峰面积与质量浓度呈较好的线性关系,相关系数达0.999,其响应与硫化物的类型无关。FCC汽油中几种主要硫化物(噻吩、正丁硫醇、2-甲基噻吩、3-甲基噻吩、2,4-二甲基噻吩)的浓度测定值的相对标准偏差(RSD)均小于5.0%。当信噪     

Optimization and evaluation of atomic emission gas chromatographic detection for nitrogen using the 388 nm molecular emission spectral band

Nitrogen determination by gas chromatography with atomic emission (microwave-induced plasma) detection (GC-AED) has been accomplished using the 174 nm atomic emission line, but with very limited selectivity and sensitivity. Nitrogen can also be detected using the cyanogen (CN) molecular band at 388 nm. A commercial GC-AED system was modified to allow the use of the 388 nm line for nitrogen detection, giving an improvement of 100-fold in sensitivity and selectivity, when compared with the 174 nm mode. Limits of detection of 10 pg/s were common, representing a 10-fold improvement. Compound-independent behavior was found for the system, working with optimum operating conditions, while instrumental problems were clearly reflected by a drastic compound dependent behavior. Response factors showed an important dependency upon the concentration of the element present. This dependency affected the accuracy of the determination of empirical formulae using GC-AED.     

两种前处理方法对LC - MS/MS测定家兔血清中淫羊藿黄酮类化合物基质效应的影响

考察了两种前处理方法对采用液相色谱-串联质谱联用法( LC - MS/MS)测定家兔血清中淫羊藿黄酮类化合物时基质效应的影响.家兔空白血清分别以乙酸乙酯液-液萃取和C18小柱固相萃取,提取前、后各自加入一定浓度的4种淫羊藿黄酮类化合物的混合对照品溶液(淫羊藿苷、淫羊藿次苷I、淫羊藿次苷Ⅱ、淫羊藿素),评价家兔血清中淫羊...     

Aroma composition of red wines by different extraction methods and Gas Chromatography-SIM/MASS spectrometry analysis

One hundred and one volatile compounds, reported in literature as powerful odorants of wine, were quantified by Gas Chromatography-Selective Ion Monitoring/Mass Spectrometry (GC-SIM/MS) in Primitivo, Aglianico, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon red wines. Wine samples were extracted by 3 different extraction methods: 1) separation of the alcoholic fraction from the aqueous phase by salting-out and subsequent extraction by liquid-liquid micro-extraction with 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane (Freon 113); 2) extraction by liquid-liquid micro-extraction with dichloromethane; 3) solid phase extraction (SPE cartridge: 800 mg of LiChrolut EN resin) with pentane-dichloromethane (20:1) and dichloromethane. The selection of the ion fragments used for quantification was directly performed on a red wine sample. For each compound the area of the corresponding peak was normalized respect to the peak of the internal standard and then interpolated in a calibration curve obtained analysing a model wine solution (water, ethanol, tartaric acid and known amounts of analytes and of internal standard). The methods showed a good linearity: r2>0.990, except for farnesol (isomer a and c), octanal, decanal, furaneol and phenylacetic acid with 0.966 < or = r2 < or = 0.990. The 7 most powerful odorants were: beta-damascenone, acetaldehyde, maltol, ethyl 2-methylbutanoate, ethyl 3-methylbutanoate, 3-methylbutanoic acid and acetal; 7 other slightly less important were: ethyl hexanoate, ethyl acetate, 1-octen-3-ol, butanoic acid, rose oxide, furaneol and sotolon. The Aglianico wines were characterised by the major fermentation compounds (esters, fatty acids and 2-phenylethanol), beta-damascenone, beta-ionone and linalool. The Primitivo wines were characterized by furaneol, methoxypyrazine, gamma-nonalactone and acetaldehyde, while Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot wines principally by cask derivates (vanillin, (Z) 3-methyl-gamma-octalactone [(Z) wiskylactone], maltol and eugenol), some aldehydes and 3-isopropyl-2-methoxypyrazine.     

Bioanalysis of (E)-5-(2-bromovinyl)-2'-deoxyuridine

(E)-5-(2-Bromovinyl)-2'-deoxyuridine is an antiviral drug that is experimentally used for modulation of the antitumour effect of fluoropyrimidines, such as ftorafur and 5-fluorouracil. The isolation of the analyte, in the presence of 5-fluorouracil, from the matrix is performed either by means of a simple protein precipitation (plasma) or by means of a liquid-liquid extraction with ethyl acetate (urine). Following pretreatment, the analyte is analysed by reversed-phase chromatography and quantified by absorbance detection at 307 nm. The minimum detectable concentration in plasma and urine samples is ca. 6 ng/ml. The recovery after deproteination of plasma samples is 75%, while after liquid-liquid extraction of urine the recovery amounts 92%. The degree of protein binding of the analyte, measured by ultrafiltration, is found to be 97%. These data allow the bioanalysis of (E)-5-(2-bromovinyl)-2'-deoxyuridine for pharmacokinetic studies.     

催化柴油中硫化物的气相-原子发射光谱分析方法及应用

 建立了催化柴油馏分中各种硫化物类型分布的气相 原子发射光谱分析方法,考察了条件对各种硫化物分离的影响,定性(或归类)了催化柴油中的130多个硫化物,计算了程序升温条件下各种硫化物的保留指数,为不同实验室的定性比较和方法的转让提供了依据。硫化物中的硫在2mg/L～1000mg/L时其质量浓度与峰面积呈较好的线性关系,相关系数达0 997。几种硫化物(苯并噻吩、4 甲基苯并噻吩、二苯并噻吩、4 甲基二苯并噻吩、4,6 二甲基二苯并噻吩)6次测定所得峰面积的相对标准偏差均小于5 0%。当信噪比(S/N)为3时,测得苯并噻吩硫的检出限为0 1mg/L。     

Optimization of a Sample Preparation Procedure for the Speciation of Organotin Compounds in Sediment Samples Using GC-AED

Abstract

Results of a comprehensive study of all analytical steps involved in the sample preparation procedure for the speciation of butyl- and phenyltin compounds in sediments are presented. The proposed method is based on acid leaching (using aqueous acetic acid) and simultaneous extraction of the ionic species into an organic solvent (n-hexane/ethyl acetate) with the addition of a complexing agent (diethyl dithiocarbamic acid). After evaporation to dryness, the residue is derivatized with sodium tetraethylborate in an aqueous buffer solution (acetate buffer, 0.1 M, pH 5) and extracted into n-hexane. Cleanup is performed over basic alumina and the ethylated organotin species are analyzed with a gas chromatograph coupled to a microwave-induced helium plasma atomic emission detector (GC-AED). The optimized method was validated within an interlaboratory study for the certification of tributyltin, triphenyltin and their degradation products in a freshwater sediment, the BCR candidate reference material 646.     

两步液液萃取-固相萃取净化结合高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定猪肉中11种磺胺类兽药残留

建立了猪肉中11种常见的磺胺类兽药残留的两步液液萃取-固相萃取净化-高效液相色谱-串联质谱（LC-MS/MS）检测方法。猪肉样品经乙酸乙酯（含2%（v/v）甲酸）及丙酮分两步液液萃取，正己烷脱脂，Oasis MCX混合阳离子固相萃取小柱净化，氮吹浓缩，定容，过滤膜后进行高效液相色谱-串联质谱分析。采用多反应监测正离子模式进行检测，以基质校准曲线外标法定量。结果表明，在20~400 μg/L范围内11种磺胺类药物均呈现良好的线性关系（相关系数（r²）≥ 0.99），检出限（LODs）（S/N=3）和定量限（LOQs）（S/N=10）分别为0.1~1.0 μg/kg和0.2~3.0 μg/kg。对阴性猪肉样品，在50、100、200 μg/kg 3个水平下分别进行加标回收试验，测得各待测物的平均回收率为79.3%~105.5%之间，相对标准偏差为1.3%~11.6%（n=6）。该方法比采用一步液液萃取法具有更高的提取效率，同时结合固相萃取净化方法进一步富集目标化合物，降低了基质干扰，提高了检测灵敏度。     

水果蔬菜中多种杀菌剂的基质固相分散液相色谱测定方法研究

采用基质固相分散(MSPD)代替液液分配和固相萃取,从蔬菜水果中提取、净化10种常用杀菌剂农药残留,用C18硅胶交联剂作为固相吸附剂,乙酸乙酯作为洗脱液,用HPLC/PDA和LC-MS进行分析检测。10种杀菌剂在0.5~5 mg/kg含量的添加回收率在65%~110%之间,相对标准偏差小于10%,使用HPLC、PDA和LC-MS的检出限分别在0.02~0.2 mg/kg和0.002~0.01 mg/kg之间。该方法节省溶剂,提取和净化一步完成,适用于新鲜水果和蔬菜中10种杀菌剂的残留分析。     

Determination of Rhein in blood plasma by HPLC with UV detection and its application to the study of bioequivalence

A method is proposed for determining rhein (an active metabolite of diacerein) in human blood plasma by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with UV detection. The analyte was selectively extracted from blood plasma by liquid-liquid extraction with a 5% solution of tert-butyl methyl ether in ethyl acetate. The recovery of rhein is 68 ± 3%, LOQ 100 ng/mL. The stability of the analytes and linearity, selectivity, sensitivity, reproducibility, and accuracy of the developed method are evaluated. The pharmacokinetics of diacerein in the oral administration of drug formulations by 18 healthy volunteers is studied.     

Determination of volatile halogenated organic compounds in soils by purge-and-trap capillary gas chromatography with atomic emission detection

Nine volatile halogenated organic compounds (VHOCs), including four trihalomethanes (THMs), were determined in soils by capillary gas chromatography with microwave induced-plasma atomic emission spectrometry (GC-AED), using a purge-and-trap system (PT) for sample preconcentration. Analytes were previously extracted from the soil sample in methanol and the extract was preconcentrated before being chromatographed. Element-specific detection and quantification were carried out monitoring two wavelength emission lines, corresponding to chlorine (479 nm) and bromine (478 nm). Each chromatographic run took 21 min, including the purge step. The method showed a precision of 1.1-7.2% (R.S.D.) depending on the compound. Detection limits ranged from 0.05 to 0.55 ng ml⁻¹, for chloroform and dichloromethane, respectively, corresponding to 3.3 and 36.0 ng g⁻¹ in the soil samples. The chromatographic profiles obtained showed no interference from co-extracted compounds. Low levels of dichloromethane and chloroform ranging from 0.04 to 1.13 μg g⁻¹ were found in samples obtained from small gardens irrigated with tap water. The method is reliable and can be used for routine monitoring in soil samples.     

LC Determination of Thiols Derivatized with 4-(Aminosulfonyl)-7-fluoro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole after SPE

Solid-phase extraction (SPE) coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography?Cfluorescence detection (LC?CFL) was developed for the determination of three thiol compounds including glutathione, cysteine and acetylcysteine. 4-(Aminosulfonyl)-7-fluoro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole was used for derivatization of thiols. Factors affecting derivatization and extraction efficiency were optimized. Sample solution (2?mL) was extracted on a SPE column for 2?min and then eluted with 400???L methanol. The analytes were injected onto the LC system for separation on a C₁₈ column, and eluted with methanol?Cacetate buffer. The analytes were detected by fluorescence at an emission wavelength of 515?nm with excitation at 385?nm. The linearity of the method was in the range of 0.1?C60???M, with correlation coefficients ranging from 0.9979 to 0.9990. The detection limits of the method were in the range of 5?C20?nM. The proposed method was applied to the analysis of human plasma samples with recoveries of 86?C112.9%.     

Sample preparation improvement in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons determination in olive oils by gel permeation chromatography and liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection

The determination of 15 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in olive oil samples has been improved in order to obtain a fast methodology with a low limit of detection through the combination of liquid-liquid extraction with acetonitrile and preparative gel permeation chromatography (GPC) prior to the injection of purified extracts into a C18 column. Acetonitrile-water was used as the mobile phase with a gradient from 50 to 95%, w/w, acetonitrile in 30 min. The oven temperature was maintained at 15 degrees C, and fluorometric detection was made at a fixed excitation wavelength of 264 nm and variable, optimal emission wavelength for each analyte ranging from 352 nm for 11-H-benzo(b)fluorene to 500 nm for indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene. Recovery for all the compounds studied varied from 75 to 111%, and limit of detection values from 0.05 ng/g for benzo(k)fluoranthene to 0.48 ng/g for indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene, corresponding to 0.09 ng/g benzo(a)pyrene. Results were compared with those obtained by liquid-liquid extraction followed by a cleanup on silica and a direct GPC treatment of oil samples diluted in dichloromethane, 2 other methodologies that are appropriate for quantifying PAHs in olive oils. However, the proposed method improves the determination limits, reduces the time of analysis, and provides a highly stable baseline for sample chromatograms.