Zinc oxide/polypyrrole nanocomposite as a novel solid phase microextraction coating for extraction of aliphatic hydrocarbons from water and soil samples

In this work, ZnO/PPy nanocomposite coating was fabricated on stainless steel and evaluated as a novel headspace solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) fiber coating for extraction of ultra-trace amounts of environmental pollutants; namely, aliphatic hydrocarbons in water and soil samples. The ZnO/PPy nanocomposite were prepared by a two-step process including the electrochemical deposition of PPy on the surface of stainless steel in the first step, and the synthesis of ZnO nanorods by hydrothermal process in the pores of PPy matrix in the second step. Porous structure together with ZnO nanorods with the average diameter of 70 nm were observed on the surface by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The effective parameters on HS-SPME of hydrocarbons (i.e., extraction temperature, extraction time, desorption temperature, desorption time, salt concentration, and stirring rate) were investigated and optimized by one-variable-at-a-time method. Under optimized conditions (extraction temperature, 65 ± 1 °C; extraction time, 15 min; desorption temperature, 250 °C; desorption time, 3 min; salt concentration, 10% w/v; and stirring rate, 1200 rpm), the limits of detection (LODs) were found in the range of 0.08–0.5 μg L⁻¹, whereas the repeatability and fiber-to-fiber reproducibility were in the range 5.4–7.6% and 8.6–10.4%, respectively. Also, the accuracies obtained for the spiked n-alkanes were in the range of 85–108%; indicating the absence of matrix effects in the proposed HS-SPME method. The results obtained in this work suggest that ZnO/PPy can be promising coating materials for future applications of SPME and related sample preparation techniques.     

化学法沉积银岛膜上的表面增强拉曼散射(Ⅰ)

用银镜反应在抛光的石英片上沉积银膜,经扫描电镜研究表明,控制反应条件可得到表面粒度为50～140nm的SERS活性银岛膜表面,将此活性表面直接插入含微量孔雀石绿水溶液中,测量吸附孔雀石绿分子的拉曼光谱,可获得10⁵倍的拉曼增强,孔雀石绿浓度小到10^-10mol/L时,仍能得到明确的光谱信息,给出了浓度与强度的关系,讨论了吸附作用对几个重要振动带的影响。     

Patterned growth of ZnO nanorod arrays on a large-area stainless steel grid

Large-area ZnO nanorod arrays have been synthesized successfully on a stainless steel grid at a mild growth temperature of around 400 degrees C. The as-grown ZnO nanorods have uniform diameters of about 30-50 nm with approximately 5 nm tips. Patterned growth can be realized by engineering the shape of the grid in the growth. Photoluminescence demonstrates a sharp strong UV peak and a broad green band. The growth method provides a promising way of producing nanorod arrays with good controllability in patterns and morphologies, which will be critical in potential application such as high-efficiency filtering and catalysts.     

Preparation of C18 composite solid-phase microextraction fiber and its application to the determination of organochlorine pesticides in water samples

In this work, a C18 composite solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fiber was prepared with a new method and applied to the analysis of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in water sample. A stainless steel wire (o.d. 127 μm) was used as the substrate, and a mixture of the C18 particle (3.5 μm) and the 184 silicone was used as the coating material. During the process of fiber preparation, a section of capillary column was used to fix the mixture onto the stainless steel wire and to ensure the constant of coating thickness. The prepared fiber showed excellent thermal stability and solvent resistance. By coupling with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS), the fiber exhibited wide linearity (2–500 ng L⁻¹) and good sensitivity for the determination of six OCPs in water samples, the OCPs tested included hexachlorobezene, trans-chlordane, cis-chlordane, o,p-DDT, p,p-DDT and mirex. Not only the extraction performance of the newly prepared fiber was more than seven times higher than those of commercial fibers, the limits of detections (LODs) (0.059–0.151 ng L⁻¹) for OCPs achieved under optimized conditions were also lower than those of reported SPME methods. The fiber was successfully applied to the determination of OCPs in real water samples by using developed SPME–GC–MS method.     

Determination of multi-residue for malachite green,gentian violet and their metabolites in aquatic products by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction

A sorbent was synthesized and investigated for molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction (MISPE). Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) were synthesized via precipitation polymerization procedure, where methacrylic acid (MAA) was used as functional monomer and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EDMA) as cross-linking agent. The imprinting effect and selectivity of the MISPE were evaluated by elution experiments. The resulting MISPE showed high extraction selectivity to malachite green, gentian violet and their metabolites, which may be caused by both the ion exchange and the hydrophobic interactions. The determination of multi-residue for malachite green, gentian violet and their metabolites in aquatic products by HPLC coupled with MISPE was also investigated. The mean recoveries calculated by solvent calibration curve for malachite green (MG), gentian violet (GV), leucomalachite green (LMG) and leucogentian violet (LGV) were from 89.8% to 99.1% for grass carp, 90.6% to 101.2% for shrimp and 91.3% to 96.3% for shellfish. The decision limit (CCα) and the detection capability (CCβ) obtained for MG, GV, LMG and LGV were in the range of 0.11–0.14 and 0.19–0.24 μg kg⁻¹ for grass carp, shrimp and shellfish. The MISPE was successfully used off-line for the determination of MG, GV and their metabolites in aquatic products.     

Preparation and applications of perfluorinated ion doped polyaniline based solid-phase microextraction fiber

A perfluorooctanesulfonic acid-doped polyaniline (PFOS-doped PANI) directly electrodeposited onto stainless steel was employed as a solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fiber. Commercial SPME fibers were chosen to compare with the PFOS-doped PANI through extraction of phenols and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Excellent extraction efficiency of this fiber was demonstrated, indicating its good affinity for both non-/less polar and polar compounds. To achieve maximum response, influential parameters affecting the extraction efficiency were optimized by full-factorial experimental designs. Under the optimized conditions, the analytical features for PBDEs were estimated. The calibration curve was linear approximately 3 orders of magnitude for the target analytes, with linear correlation coefficients greater than 0.99. Detection limits in the range of 0.1–0.2 ng/L were obtained. Repeatability (n = 5) was in the range of 4.5–8.3%. The results suggest that the proposed fiber can be applied for the determination of trace PBDEs in environmental water and expected to be extended to other analytes and matrices.     

Fast Photodegradation of Malachite Green using Nano-ZnO on Ceramic MgAl Carbonate Layered Double Hydroxides Support

The nanopowders of Mg-Al carbonate layered double hydroxides (MgAl-LDH) were prepared via coprecipitation process. ZnO nanoparticles were homogeneously coated on the ceramic MgAl-LDH surface. After calcination at 500 ℃ for 4 h, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy were employed to investigate the crystal structure and morphology, respectively. It was demonstrated that ZnO nanoparticles were successfully prepared on ceramic MgAl-LDH support. The obtained nano-ZnO photocatalyst showed a high pho-tocatalytic degradation of malachite green. The enhanced photocatalytic property can be attributed to both high photocatalytic activity of ZnO and good adsorption behavior of ceramic MgAl-LDH, in which the aky structure of MgAl-LDH plays an important role.     

金核银壳纳米粒子薄膜的制备及SERS活性研究

采用柠檬酸化学还原法制备金溶胶, 通过自组装技术在石英片表面制备金纳米粒子薄膜, 在银增强剂混合溶液中反应获得金核银壳纳米粒子薄膜. 用紫外-可见吸收光谱仪和原子力显微镜(AFM)研究了不同条件下制备的金核银壳纳米粒子薄膜的光谱特性和表面形貌, 并以结晶紫为探针分子测量了金核银壳纳米粒子薄膜的表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS). 结果表明, 金纳米粒子薄膜的分布、银增强剂反应时间的长短对金核银壳纳米粒子薄膜的形成均有重要影响. 制备过程中, 可以通过控制反应条件获得一定粒径的、具有良好表面增强拉曼散射活性的金核银壳纳米粒子薄膜.     

Plasmonic Pollen Grain Nanostructures: A Three-Dimensional Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS)-Active Substrate

A new route has been developed to design plasmonic pollen grain-like nanostructures (PGNSs) as surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-active substrate. The nanostructures consisting of silver (Ag) and gold (Au) nanoparticles along with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoclusters as spacers were found highly SERS-active. The morphology of PGNSs and those obtained in the intermediate stage along with each elemental evolution has been investigated by a high-resolution field emission scanning electron microscopy. The optical band gaps and crystal structure have been identified by UV-vis absorption and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) measurements, respectively. For PGNSs specimen, three distinct absorption bands related to constituent elements Ag, Au, and ZnO were observed, whereas XRD peaks confirmed the existence of Ag, Au, and ZnO within the composition of PGNSs. SERS-activity of PGNSs was confirmed using Rhodamine 6G (R6G) as Raman-active dyes. Air-cooled solid-state laser kits of 532 nm were used as excitation sources in SERS measurements. SERS enhancement factor was estimated for PGNSs specimen and was found as high as 3.5×10⁶. Finite difference time domain analysis was carried out to correlate the electromagnetic (EM) near-field distributions with the experiment results achieved under this investigation. EM near-field distributions at different planes were extracted for s-, p- and 45° of incident polarizations. EM near-field distributions for such nanostructures as well as current density distributions under different circumstances were demonstrated and plausible scenarios were elucidated given SERS enhancements. Such generic fabrication route as well as correlated investigation is not only indispensable to realize the potential of SERS applications but also unveil the underneath plasmonic characteristics of complex SERS-active nanostructures.     

水产品中孔雀石绿、结晶紫及其代谢产物检测方法的探讨

采用低温冷冻、超高速离心技术提取水产品中的孔雀石绿、结晶紫及其代谢产物,并通过分析几种国标方法的优缺点,对方法的若干步骤进行探讨,改进了水产品中孔雀石绿、结晶紫及其代谢产物的检测方法.方法的回收率为78.3%～100.9%,检出限为0.5μg/kg,测定结果的相对标准偏差为1.3%～7.1%(n=6).该方法操作简便,...     

Dosage titrimétrique du tributylphósphate,de la di-n-hexylsulfoxyde et de l'oxyde de tri-n-butylphosphine par les acides de lewis avec repérage visuel du terme

Tri-n-butylphosphate, tri-n-butylphosphine oxide and di-n-hexylsulfoxide were titrated with SnCl₄, SnBr₄ and TiCl₄ in anhydrous 1,2-dichloroethane with malachite green or crystal violet as indicator. Best results were obtained when SnCl₄ was used with malachite green as indicator. The accuracy of the method is about 1–2% for complex concentrations greater or equal to 0.05 M at the equivalence point.     

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering-active silver nanostructures with two domains

Generally, a controllable and reproduced surface roughness for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) studies can be generated through control of the electrochemical oxidation–reduction cycles (ORC) procedure. In this work, we propose a new sonoelectrochemical approach to prepare SERS-active substrates with two domain-Ag nanostructures. The method is based on a strategy of deposition–dissolution cycles (DDCs) by using a cathodic overpotential and an anodic overpotential from open circuit potential (OCP) in turn under sonication. The prepared SERS-active substrate demonstrates large Raman scattering enhancement for adsorbed Rhodamine 6G (R6G) with an enhancement factor of 2.3 × 10⁸ and a limit of detection of 2 × 10⁻¹³ M. The improved SERS performances can be successfully explained from the viewpoints of electromagnetic (EM) and chemical (CHEM) enhancements.     

Portable Microfluidic Chip Based Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Sensor for Crystal Violet

This paper describes the development of a portable microfluidic chip based on a surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) sensor for crystal violet analysis. A Y-shape microfluidic chip with a staggered herringbone structure was designed to efficiently mix the analyte and SERS active silver colloid. The subsequent detection of the analyte was performed on the microfluidic chip by a portable Raman system. Compared with other methods, this sensor is easy to operate and is expected to have applications for rapid and sensitive on-site analysis. A good linear correlation over the concentration range of 10 to 750 nM of crystal violet with a correlation coefficient of 0.992 was obtained. The recovery was between 98.6% and 102.9% for crystal violet in river water with relative standard deviations between 2.43% and 4.26%.     

共振瑞利散射法测定硫氰酸盐-碱性三苯甲烷染料体系中的痕量钼

研究了钼(Ⅴ)与硫氰酸盐和结晶紫、乙基紫、孔雀石绿、亮绿及碘绿等5种碱性三苯甲烷染料形成离子缔合配合物的共振瑞利散射光谱。考察了它们的光谱特征、影响因素和适宜的反应条件,确定了共振瑞利散射强度与钼(Ⅴ)浓度之间的关系。方法灵敏度高,不同体系对钼的检出限在2.1～12.0μg/L之间,提出了用共振瑞利散射测定钼的新分析方法,将其用于钢铁中痕量钼的测定获得满意的结果。     

In situ hydrothermal growth of ZnO/g-C3N4 nanoflowers coated solid-phase microextraction fibers coupled with GC-MS for determination of pesticides residues

In this paper, Zinc oxide (ZnO) hybridized with graphite-like C₃N₄ (ZnO/g-C₃N₄) nanoflowers based solid phase microextraction (SPME) coating was prepared on fiber using in situ hydrothermal growth method for gas chromatographic -mass spectrum (GC- MS) separation and analysis target analytes in complex matrixes for the first time. The proposed hybrid ZnO/g-C₃N₄ fiber exhibited wide linearity for the pesticide residues in range of 0.003–5.0 ng mL⁻¹. The limits of detection (LOD) were 0.001–0.0025 ng mL⁻¹. The relative standard deviation (RSD) for three replicate extractions using one fiber was ranged from 2.3% to 7.6%. The fiber to fiber RSD was 5.3–11.3% (n = 3). This method was successfully used for simultaneous determination of nine pesticide residues in cucumber, pear, Green tea and Minjiang water with satisfactory recoveries of 79.1–103.5%. These results indicated that the ZnO/g-C₃N₄ composite provided a promising alternative in sample pretreatment and analysis.     

Magnetron sputtering Si interlayer: a protocol to prepare solid phase microextraction coatings on metal-based fiber

Use of metal fibers in solid phase microextraction (SPME) can overcome the fragility drawback of conventional fused-silica ones. However, the surface modification of metal substrates is rather difficult, which largely prevents many mature traditional techniques, such as sol-gel and chemical bonding, being used in fabrication of SPME coating on metal-based fibers. This study demonstrates a protocol to resolve this problem by magnetron sputtering a firm Si interlayer on stainless steel fiber. The Si interlayer was easily modified active group, and attached with a multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) coating using the reported approach. The as-prepared MWCNTs/Si/stainless steel wire fiber not only preserved the excellent SPME behaviors of MWCNTs coatings, but also exhibited a number of advantages including high rigidity, long service life, and good stability at high temperature, in acid and alkali solutions. This new surface modification technique might provide a versatile approach to prepare sorbent coatings on unconfined substrates using traditional methods.     

HgCl2-头孢噻肟螯合阴离子与碱性三苯甲烷类染料相互作用的共振瑞利散射光谱及其分析应用

在pH为5.3～6.8的Britton-Robinson(BR) 缓冲溶液中, 头孢噻肟钠(CFTM)与HgCl2形成摩尔比为1∶1的螯合阴离子, 它能进一步与结晶紫、甲基紫、乙基紫、亮绿、碘绿、甲基绿和孔雀石绿等碱性三苯甲烷类染料反应形成三元离子缔合物, 导致共振瑞利散射(RRS)的显著增强. 最大RRS峰分别位于367, 367, 340, 367, 340, 340和340 nm附近, 在一定的CFFM质量浓度范围内散射强度与头孢噻肟钠的浓度均呈良好的线性关系. 用结晶紫、甲基紫、乙基紫、亮绿、碘绿、甲基绿和孔雀石绿体系测定头孢噻肟钠的线性范围和检出限(3σ) 分别为0.0090～3.5 μg/mL和2.7 ng/mL, 0.0092～3.5 μg/mL和2.8 ng/mL, 0.013～3.5 μg/mL和4.0 ng/mL, 0.010～3.5 μg/mL和3.1 ng/mL, 0.011～3.5 μg/mL和3.4 ng/mL, 0.012～4.0 μg/mL和3.5 ng/mL以及0.016～3.5 μg/mL和4.7 ng/mL, 其中以结晶紫体系灵敏度最高. 研究了适宜的反应条件和影响因素, 对离子缔合物的组成和离子缔合反应机理进行了探讨, 考察了共存物质的影响, 表明方法有良好的选择性, 据此发展了用HgCl2和碱性三苯甲烷类染料的灵敏、简便、快速测定痕量头孢噻肟钠的新方法.     

Fabrication of the Monolithic Fiber for the Solid Phase Micro‐extraction of Malachite Green

A monolithic fiber of molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) was prepared by in situ polymerization within the capillary with an inner diameter of 530 µm. It was carried out in 8 min by microwave irradiation using malachite green (MG) as a template molecule, α‐methacrylic acid (MAA) as a functional monomer, acetonitrile (ACN) as a porogenic solvent, ethylene dimethacrylate (EDMA) as a crosslinker, azodiiso‐butyronitrile (AIBN) as a thermal initiator. The resulted MIP fibers were pushed out from the capillary, eluted and inserted in the capillary again, which successfully used for the solid phase microextraction (SPME) procedure. The factors affecting the extraction of MG, such as the molar ratio of template/monomer (MG/MAA), concentration of NaCl, extraction and desorption time, and extraction and desorption solvents were investigated in detail. The selectivity of the MIP fibers was compared using MG analogues crystal violet (CV) and non‐analogue Sudan II. It was also employed for the pretreatment of trace MG in the fish feed followed by high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) detection. Under the optimal conditions, the linear range of MG was 10‐600 μg/L, the detection limit (LOD) was 1.23 μg/L and the recovery of spiked fish feed sample was 88.7～113.9%.     

十种以碱性染料制备的PVC膜ReO4-离子选择电极——碱性染料结构对ReO4-电极性能的影响

本文以不同碱性染料制备了十种PVC膜ReO₄^-离子选择电极,测试和比较了它们的性能,筛选出六种较优者,并根据其差别初步探讨了碱性染料结构对ReO₄^-电极性能的影响.     

Aptamer-functionalized solid phase microextraction–liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry for selective enrichment and determination of thrombin

In this publication, a novel solid phase microextraction (SPME) coating functionalized with a DNA aptamer for selective enrichment of a low abundance protein from diluted human plasma is described. This approach is based on the covalent immobilization of an aptamer ligand on electrospun microfibers made with the hydrophilic polymer poly(acrylonitrile-co-maleic acid) (PANCMA) on stainless steel rods. A plasma protein, human α-thrombin, was employed as a model protein for selective extraction by the developed Apt-SPME probe, and the detection was carried out with liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS). The SPME probe exhibited highly selective capture, good binding capacity, high stability and good repeatability for the extraction of thrombin. The protein selective probe was employed for direct extraction of thrombin from 20-fold diluted human plasma samples without any other purification. The Apt-SPME method coupled with LC–MS/MS provided a good linear dynamic range of 0.5–50 nM in diluted human plasma with a good correlation coefficient (R² = 0.9923), and the detection limit of the proposed method was found to be 0.30 nM. Finally, the Apt-SPME coupled with LC–MS/MS method was successfully utilized for the determination of thrombin in clinical human plasma samples. One shortcoming of the method is its reduced efficiency in undiluted human plasma compared to the standard solution. Nevertheless, this new aptamer affinity-based SPME probe opens up the possibility of selective enrichment of a given targeted protein from complex sample either in vivo or ex vivo.