真空紫外灯电离源飞行时间质谱仪的研制及应用

为了实时、在线分析卷烟烟气,研制了一台采用真空紫外灯作电离源的光电离飞行时间质谱仪,主要由真空系统、进样接口、光电离室、离子传输区、反射式飞行时间质量分析器和数据采集系统等组成;采用甲苯标准气体对仪器的质量精度、分辨率、检出限和标准工作曲线等性能参数进行了测试;同时考察了该质谱仪在卷烟主流烟气气相化学成分分析中的应用。结果表明:质谱仪的质量精度优于1.0×10~(-4),分辨率优于2000,对甲苯的定性检出限为0.41 mg/m~3,标准工作曲线相关系数可达0.9990;质谱仪采用毛细管进样方式,能够直接与商用吸烟机联用,可实现在2 s内获得新鲜单口烟气气相化学成分的信息,非常适合对卷烟烟气进行实时、在线分析。     

一种新型光电离/微型正交加速飞行时间质谱仪的设计和性能测试

介绍了自行研制的光电离/微型正交加速飞行时间质谱仪的设计原理和性能。电离源采用光子能量为10.6 eV真空紫外灯,它可将待测分子电离只产生单电荷母体离子,不产生碎片离子。采用该光电离方法得到的质谱谱图比较简单,气体样品可以不经分离直接进行分析。离子正交引入结构的飞行时间质量分析器有效地提高了质谱分辨率。用32 cm无场飞行管,测量碘甲烷得到的质谱分辨率可达430。在谱图获得频率10 kHz的操作条件下,样品总分析时间20 s,得到苯和碘甲烷的检出限分别为10×10-6,5×10-6。软电离和微型化使得该质谱仪在可挥发性有机物的实时在线监测方面有广泛的应用。     

连续测量水中挥发性有机物的膜进样-单光子电离-质谱仪的研制及其应用

研制了膜进样-单光子电离-飞行时间质谱仪,并应用于水中挥发性有机物(VOCs)的连续在线快速测量.以50 μm硅橡胶膜为富集膜,用蠕动泵和电动切换阀,实现了水中VOCs的自动进样、富集和测量,无记忆效应.采用真空紫外灯发出的10.6 eV的光子,对待测有机物实现单光子电离,无碎片离子,便于根据分子量进行定性分析.苯、甲苯、二甲苯和氯苯等样品的响应时间均低于100 s; 苯的检出限可达3×10-9(V/V),且在10×10-9～1×10-6(V/V)范围内具有良好的线性.将仪器应用于某化工厂排污水的在线检测中,在200 s时间内可检测到20多种10×10-9(V/V)量级的有机物.结果表明: 膜进样-单光子电离-飞行时间质谱在水中VOCs在线检测方面具有广泛应用前景.     

水介质中一种高灵敏识别锌离子的荧光传感器

本文利用2-氨基苯酚和5-氯水杨醛合成了一种简单的席夫碱荧光探针CP,通过氢谱和质谱表征了化合物CP的结构。在乙腈-水的混合溶液中对其进行了聚集荧光性能的测试,结果表明这种分子具有很好的聚集荧光分子的特性。纯水溶液中,CP能够高选择性识别锌离子,表现出明显的荧光增强,检测限可以达到4.5060×10~(-5)M,并且拟一级速率常数K=1.27406 S~-,表明了探针CP检测锌离子具有较高的灵敏度。     

高效液相色谱-四极杆飞行时间质谱分析紫甘蓝和羽衣甘蓝中花色苷

应用高效液相色谱-电喷雾/四极杆飞行时间串联质谱联用技术分析了紫甘蓝和羽衣甘蓝中的花色苷成分.选用Agilent TC-C18色谱柱(250 mm×4.6 mm×5 μm),二元线性梯度洗脱,柱后流出液采用电喷雾四极杆飞行时间质谱的正、负离子模式进行检测.根据一级质谱的分子离子和二级质谱碎片离子,获得化合物的准确分子量...     

四极离子阱数字式共振激发控制技术的研发与应用

共振激发控制技术是提高四极离子阱分辨率、灵敏度,实现其多级质谱分析的关键技术。针对质谱仪小型化趋势,提出基于现场可编程门阵列(filed-programmable gate array,FPGA)软件实现直接数字合成器(direct digital synthesizer,DDS)信号幅度调制的方法,开发出数字式共振激发控制技术,研制出结构更简单的共振激发控制系统。在对性能要求较高的电喷雾离子源-矩形离子阱质谱仪中,应用这套系统实现了单质荷比选择离子、三级质谱分析和600~2000 Thomson质荷比范围的全扫描等功能。相比使用模拟技术实现幅度调制的控制单元,数字式共振激发控制单元的功耗只有其10%,系统性能也满足四极离子阱的需求。     

电喷雾萃取电离-三重四极杆质谱快速检测PVC医疗器械中残留环己酮的方法研究

环己酮是一种广泛使用在PVC医疗器械生产中的粘接剂, 残留的环己酮会通过输液或介入治疗等过程进入人体而产生潜在危害, 快速检测残留环己酮对PVC医疗器械的质量控制具有重要意义. 结合三重四极杆质谱和电喷雾萃取电离技术, 建成能够对痕量环己酮气体快速检测的电喷雾萃取电离-三重四极杆质谱仪(EESI-MS/MS). 通过对EESI电离源的喷雾电压、载气流速等条件进行优化, 得到最优喷雾电压为3000 V, 最佳载气流速为11.67 L/min, 装置响应时间小于2.5 s, 信号强度的相对标准偏差为4.83%, 仪器的检出限为237.1×10^-9 (V/V). 利用EESI-MS/MS实现了对PVC输液管中残留环己酮的快速检测, 配合串级质谱的子离子扫描功能实现了环己酮的准确定性, 同时计算得到PVC输液管中残留环己酮的浓度为362.6×10^-9 (V/V). 建立的EESI-MS/MS在PVC医疗器械质量控制方面具有重要的应用价值.     

基于NI开发平台的三重四极杆质谱控制系统设计

三重四极杆质谱作为生物小分子分析与定量工具被广泛应用。该文基于NI开发平台,利用LabVIEW软件开发了一套质谱控制系统。该系统硬件由PXIe板卡及部分辅助电路组成,实现了气路控制、真空控制、温度控制、扫描电路控制等功能。其中气体流量控制精度为0. 1%,真空系统压力为10-3Pa,温度控制范围为0～850℃,温度控制精度为±0. 5℃。使用该控制系统测试环孢霉素A(Cyclosporine A,Cs A)标准样品,获得了Cs A样品质谱图,结果发现,质量数为1 202. 8 Da的离子峰半峰宽为0. 44 amu。该控制系统具有较好的通用性、可扩展性及维护性,采用面向对象的编程设计,使软硬件分离,降低了软件对硬件的依赖,可满足仪器的使用要求。     

两种微波等离子体炬质谱测定水中铅的对比研究

建立了一种新型的能够灵敏分析水中痕量铅的质谱方法,以微波等离子体炬(MPT)为离子源,可无需样品预处理而直接分析水样。样品经雾化和去溶后由MPT的中心管道引入等离子体,离子由国产的四极杆质谱仪(Q-MS)检测,得到铅的MPT特征质谱。定量结果表明,该方法的检出限为20 ng/L,线性范围为200~1 000 ng/L,相对标准偏差(RSD)为5.3%;所得定量指标优于相同条件下商用的线性离子阱质谱(LTQ-MS)测试结果,且四极杆质谱仪上所得的铅离子特征质谱信号更简单、易归属,无需复杂的多级串联质谱加以确认。这种MPT可与国产质谱仪器相结合发展成为一种低成本的现场检测铅的质谱仪器,在环境监控、饮用水检验等方面具有一定的应用价值。     

关于JJF1159-2006《四极杆电感耦合等离子体质谱仪校准规范》在实际应用中的建议

JJF 1159-2006<四极杆电感耦合等离子体质谱仪校准规范>2007年3月8日正式实施,成为四极杆电感耦合等离子体质谱仪(ICP-MS)校准工作的国家计量技术规范.四极杆电感耦合等离子体质谱仪的工作原理较为复杂,主要用于样品中痕量元素的测定.     

Mass spectrometry monitoring of sevoflurane in the breathing circuit of an inhalation anesthesia machine

The results of controlling the amount of inhalation anesthetics sevoflurane in the patient breathing circuit of an inhalation anesthesia machine (IAM) by mass spectrometry are presented. A vacuum system with a differential chamber providing pressure difference in the range 1 × 10⁵–1.5 ×10⁻⁴ Pa was used to inject the studied gas sample from the delivery circuit into the mass spectrometer. The concentrations of the anesthetic obtained using mass and IR spectrometry are compared. The potency of mass spectrometry for monitoring the anesthetic gas in the real time mode is demonstrated. The time dependences of the concentration of the anesthetic gas corresponding to different periods of anesthesia are given.     

QMS in the Third Stability Zone with a Transverse Magnetic Field Applied

We report here a study using a quadrupole mass spectrometer (QMS) in which a static magnetic field is applied transversely to the body of the mass filter operating in stability zone 3. Significant improvement in QMS performance was obtained under certain magnetic field conditions, and these have been explained in terms of our theoretical model. The theoretical approach assumed in the model is that the QMS contains hyperbolic rods as electrodes and that the magnetic field acts over the full length of the mass filter assembly. Our latest analysis also predicts for what values of operating parameters an enhancement of the quadrupole resolution is achieved when a transverse magnetic field is applied. The model predicts instrument resolution R > 5000 for Ar with a 100 mm long mass filter and R > 3500 for a HT and D₂ mixture with a 200 mm long mass filter via application of a transverse magnetic field.     

Characterization of a capacitance-coupled contactless conductivity detection system with sidewall electrodes on a low-voltage-driven electrophoresis microchip

A new type of capacitance-coupled contactless conductivity detection (C⁴D) system with sidewall electrodes was proposed for integration on a silicon-on-isolator–poly(dimethylsiloxane) (SOI-PDMS) hybrid low-voltage-driven electrophoresis microchip. By a microelectromechanical system process, the sidewall electrodes were fabricated precisely at either side of the separation channel. The area of the capacitor electrodes was the maximum value to improve the detection sensitivity with an enhanced capacitance effect. According to the simulation results, the structural parameters of the sidewall electrodes were determined as 550-μm length, 15-μm width, 80-μm separation distance, and 1-μm isolator thickness. The integrated microdevice with the SOI-PDMS hybrid electrophoresis microchip was very compact and the size was only 15 cm × 15 cm × 10 cm (width × length × height), which permitted miniaturization and portability. The detector performance was evaluated by K⁺ testing. The detection limit of the conductivity detector was determined to be 10^-9 and 10^-6 M for K⁺ in the static and electric-driven modes, respectively. Finally, the C⁴D was applied to low-voltage-driven electrophoresis on a microchip to carry out real-time measurement of the separation of amino acids. The separations of 10^-4 M lysine and phenylalanine in the low-voltage-driven electrophoresis mode were performed with an electric field of 300 V/cm and were completed in less than 15 min with a resolution of 1.3. The separation efficiency was found to be 1.3 × 10³ and 2.8 × 10³ plates for lysine and phenylalanine, respectively, with a migration time reproducibility of 2.7 and 3.2%. The conductivity detection limit of amino acids achieved was 10^-6 M. The proposed method for the construction of a novel C⁴D integrated on an SOI-PDMS hybrid low-voltage-driven electrophoresis microchip showed the most extensive integration and miniaturization of a microdevice, which is a further crucial step toward the realization of the “lab-on-a-chip” concept.     

Sensitive and selective determination of mercury by differential pulse stripping voltammetry after accumulation of mercury vapour on a gold plated graphite electrode

 A selective and sensitive method is proposed for the determination of mercury by anodic stripping voltammetry after its preconcentration from the gas phase. Mercury from the sample solution is reduced to elemental Hg by SnCl₂ and volatilized by the bubbles of a carrier gas. The gas containing mercury vapour is dried and passed through a capillary onto a gold coated graphite electrode. An anodic stripping voltammogram is recorded from 0.1 mol/l HClO₄+3×10^-3 mol/l HCl solution. The calibration curve is linear from 1×10^-9 to 4×10^-8 mol/l Hg(NO₃)₂. The absolute detection limit is 0.46 ng Hg. The relative standard deviations for 4×10^-9 mol/l and 2×10^-8 mol/l Hg(NO₃)₂ are 9.8% and 6.1%, respectively (n=5). Received: 18 December 1995/Revised: 16 April 1996/Accepted: 20 April 1996     

U determination in environmental samples by delayed neutron activation analysis in Korea

A delayed neutron counting system has been implemented at the HANARO research reactor in 2007. Thermal neutron flux measured at the NAA #2 irradiation hole coupled to the delayed counting system, was higher than 3 × 10¹³ n cm⁻² s⁻¹. The delayed neutron counting system is composed of 18 ³He detectors which are divided into three groups with six detectors and the collected signals of each group are processed to a digital signal. The count numbers were measured with the uranium mass by using NIST SRMs under fixed analytical condition and their correlation could be determined. Finally, delayed neutron activation analysis has been carried out for the determination of uranium mass fraction in the collected environmental samples.     

Sensitive and selective determination of mercury by differential pulse stripping voltammetry after accumulation of mercury vapour on a gold plated graphite electrode

A selective and sensitive method is proposed for the determination of mercury by anodic stripping voltammetry after its preconcentration from the gas phase. Mercury from the sample solution is reduced to elemental Hg by SnCl₂ and volatilized by the bubbles of a carrier gas. The gas containing mercury vapour is dried and passed through a capillary onto a gold coated graphite electrode. An anodic stripping voltam-mogram is recorded from 0.1 mol/1 HClO₄ + 3 × 10⁻³ mol/1 HCl solution. The calibration curve is linear from 1 × 10⁻⁹ to 4 × 10⁻⁸ mol/1 Hg(NO₃)₂. The absolute detection limit is 0.46 ng Hg. The relative standard deviations for 4 × 10⁻⁹ mol/1 and 2 × 10⁻⁸ mol/1 Hg(NO₃)₂ are 9.8% and 6.1%, respectively n = 5).     

多相催化反应原位红外系统及其应用

设计和建立了一套能耐高温的用于多相催化反应研究的原位红外系统，反应温度从室温到１１５０Ｋ，系统真空为１．０＊１０＾５－１．０－１０＾－４Ｐａ，红外光谱检测范围为４８００－２００ｃｍ＾－１。此系统扩展了原仪器的功能，提高了仪器利用率和效率。     

Novel surface acoustic wave-interdigitated array electrode gas sensor for dissolved ammonia

 A novel surface acoustic wave-interdigitated array electrode (SAW-IDA) ammonia gas sensor is proposed. A gas-permeable membrane is employed to separate the buffer solution in the inner cell of the gas-sensing probe from the sample solution in the detection cell. The response of the IDA conductive electrodes is based on the impedance change of the buffer solution during ammonia adsorption. Therefore, this gas sensor overcomes the influence of water vapour in the conventional film-coated SAW gas sensor and can be used for the detection of gases in aqueous solutions. The ammonia sensor exhibits a favourable frequency response to 5×10^-7–1×10^-3 mol/l ammonia. The optimal buffer composition and probe parameters have been determined. Dynamic range, response time, selectivity, and temperature drift are discussed. The ammonia sensor was also applied to the determination of serum ammonia. Results were in good agreement with those from the conventional enzymatic-spectrophotometric method. Received: 1 December 1995/Revised: 9 April 1996/Accepted: 14 April 1996     

Spectral Accuracy and Sulfur Counting Capabilities of the LTQ-FT-ICR and the LTQ-Orbitrap XL for Small Molecule Analysis

Color Index Disperse Yellow 42 (DY42), a high-volume disperse dye for polyester, was used to compare the capabilities of the LTQ-Orbitrap XL and the LTQ-FT-ICR with respect to mass measurement accuracy (MMA), spectral accuracy, and sulfur counting. The results of this research will be used in the construction of a dye database for forensic purposes; the additional spectral information will increase the confidence in the identification of unknown dyes found in fibers at crime scenes. Initial LTQ-Orbitrap XL data showed MMAs greater than 3 ppm and poor spectral accuracy. Modification of several Orbitrap installation parameters (e.g., deflector voltage) resulted in a significant improvement of the data. The LTQ-FT-ICR and LTQ-Orbitrap XL (after installation parameters were modified) exhibited MMA ≤ 3 ppm, good spectral accuracy (χ² values for the isotopic distribution ≤ 2), and were correctly able to ascertain the number of sulfur atoms in the compound at all resolving powers investigated for AGC targets of 5.00 × 10⁵ and 1.00 × 10⁶.     

Novel approaches to the analysis of steroid estrogens in river sediments

A wide range of estrogenic contaminants has been detected in the aquatic environment. Among these, natural and synthetic steroid estrogens, typically present in municipal sewage-treatment plant (STP) effluents, are the most potent. In this study a new GC–MS method has been developed for direct analysis of five major steroid estrogens (estrone, 17β-estradiol, 17α-ethinylestradiol, dienestrol, and diethylstilbestrol) in river sediments. Four GC–MS systems used for analysis of underivatized analytes in purified extracts were compared. Relatively low detection limits (1.5–5 ng g⁻¹ dried sediment) and good repeatability of GC splitless injection (RSD 1–2%) were achieved by use of a system combining low-pressure gas chromatography with a single-quadrupole mass analyzer (LP-GC–MS). Use of orthogonal gas chromatography (GC×GC) hyphenated with high-speed time-of-flight mass spectrometry (HSTOF-MS) enabled not only significantly better resolution of target analytes, and their unequivocal identification, but also further improvement (decrease) of their detection limits. In addition to these outcomes, use of this unique GC×GC–TOF-MS system enabled identification of several other non-target chemicals, including pharmaceutical steroids, present in purified sediment extracts.