Construction of a novel electrochemical sensor based on molecularly imprinted polymers for the selective determination of chlorpyrifos in real samples

We present a novel electrochemical sensor based on an electrode modified with molecularly imprinted polymers for the detection of chlorpyrifos. The modified electrode was constructed by the synthesis of molecularly imprinted polymers by a precipitation method then coated on a glassy carbon electrode. The surface morphology of the modified electrode was characterized by using field‐emission scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The performance of the imprinted sensor was thoroughly investigated by using cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry. The imprinted electrochemical sensor displayed high repeatability, stability, and selectivity towards the template molecules. Under the optimal experimental conditions, the peak current response of the imprinted electrochemical sensor was linearly related to the concentration of chlorpyrifos over the range 1 × 10⁻¹⁰–1 × 10⁻⁵ mol/L with a limit of detection of 4.08 × 10⁻⁹ mol/L (signal‐to‐noise ratio = 3). Furthermore, the proposed molecularly imprinted electrochemical sensor was applied to the determination of chlorpyrifos in the complicated matrixes of real samples with satisfactory results. Therefore, the molecularly imprinted polymers based electrochemical sensor might provide a highly selective, rapid, and cost‐effective method for chlorpyrifos determination and related analysis.     

气相色谱-质谱/质谱法检测蔬菜中的毒死蜱及其代谢物

建立了蔬菜中毒死蜱及其代谢物3,5,6-三氯-2-羟基吡啶（3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol,TCP)的气相色谱-质谱/质谱分析方法。蔬菜样品采用丙酮提取,浓缩后TCP用N-甲基-N-叔丁基二甲基硅基三氟乙酰胺(MTBSTFA)衍生,再经氟罗里硅土固相萃取柱净化。采用三重四极杆质谱电子轰击多反应监测(MRM)模式测定。采用内标法对毒死蜱定量,方法的检出限为1 μg/kg,加标回收率为75.57%～106.41%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为8.33%～17.58%。采用外标法对TCP定量,方法的检出限为0.5 μg/kg,加标回收率为69.11%～108.43%,RSD为5.20%～19.42%。在2～100 μg/L范围内,两种被测物的线性关系良好（r＞0.99）。该方法可用于蔬菜中毒死蜱及其代谢物的检测。     

超临界流体萃取气相色谱法测定鱼肉中的毒死蜱残留

建立了利用离线超临界CO2萃取气相色谱(SFE-GC)测定鱼肌肉中毒死蜱残留量的分析方法。超临界CO2萃取鱼肌肉中毒死蜱的适宜条件为：温度100℃,压力41．370MPa,CO2流量为1mL／min,动态萃取30min,静态萃取时间15min,调节剂甲醇(添加量0．5mL),收集液丙酮。最小检出量为0．01ng;添加回收率为77.3％～105．1％;相对标准偏差(RSD)为2．4％～15．4％,符合残留分析要求。全程分析时间小于2h。     

固相萃取-气相色谱法测定水中毒死蜱

水样中的毒死蜱经全自动固相萃取仪萃取、乙酸乙酯洗脱后,用气相色谱火焰光度检测法测定,以保留时间定性,外标法定量．结果表明：选用ENVI-18小柱萃取、乙酸乙酯洗脱,在2mL／min的过水速率下取得了良好的回收率．方法的线性范围为0．25～4．0mg／L．r为0．9998,回收率为88．6％～100．6％,相对标准偏差为2．58％～7．34％,最低定量浓度为2．5μg／L．本方法快速、灵敏、准确,并能够很好的排除干扰,可以满足水中痕量毒死蜱的测定．     

电解质和pH值对毒死蜱微乳液透明温度范围的影响

研究了电解质和pH值对毒死蜱微乳剂透明温度范围的影响,表面活性剂采用特殊苯乙基酚甲醛树脂聚氧乙烯醚和十二烷基苯磺酸钙(DBSCa)(质量比为3:7)复合物,质量分数75%毒死蜱二甲苯溶液为油相。研究结果表明,电解质的加入对表面活性剂作用的微乳剂透明温度范围均有显著影响,使上限温度明显下降;随阳离子电解质质量分数增加,上限温度下降;随阴离子电解质价数增加,上限温度先略增加后下降。电解质及其价数对下限温度影响均不大。弱酸性介质有利于扩大体系的透明温度范围,使上限温度达到最大值;而强酸性和强碱性介质,均使体系的上限温度下降。体系下限温度随pH值的增加缓慢升高。     

二维相关光谱在大米中甲基毒死蜱特征变量优选的应用

为提高大米中农药残留的表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)快速检测精度,提出采用二维相关光谱(2DCOS)对大米拉曼光谱进行农药特征变量优选。首先,采用标准正态变量变换(SNV)对原始光谱预处理,再以甲基毒死蜱浓度为外扰,进行二维相关同步光谱和自相关谱解析,筛选出与甲基毒死蜱浓度变化最相关的特征谱峰,建立了大米中甲基毒死蜱残留浓度的支持向量机(SVM)分析模型,并与偏最小二乘(PLS)模型进行性能比较。结果表明,2DCOS方法能很好地筛选出与甲基毒死蜱浓度相关的特征谱峰;利用2DCOS优选出的4个甲基毒死蜱特征谱峰所建立的SVM模型性能优于PLS的实验结果,模型对预测集样本相关系数(R_P)为0.96,均方根误差(RMSEP)为5.21,相对分析误差(RPD)为3.66,可用于大米中甲基毒死蜱农药残留的实际估测。研究表明,采用2DCOS优选大米中甲基毒死蜱浓度相关的特征变量是可行的,且能简化模型,提高模型预测精度,从而为拉曼光谱用于食品农产品质量安全的快速检测提供了一种新思路。     

Evaluating the efficiency of the GO‐Fe3O4/TiO2 mesoporous photocatalyst for degradation of chlorpyrifos pesticide under visible light irradiation

In this work, the photocatalytic activity of the synthesized graphene oxide (GO)‐Fe₃O₄/TiO₂ mesoporous photocatalysts was evaluated using chlorpyrifos (CP) as a contaminant. The nano‐photocatalyst was characterized by X‐ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy with energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and specific surface area by the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method. Using visible light, the GO‐Fe₃O₄/TiO₂ mesoporous photocatalyst was investigated on the degradation of CP pesticide. The GO‐Fe₃O₄/TiO₂ photocatalyst displayed a good photocatalytic activity, which was achieving 97% of CP degradation after 60 min. Finally, experiments were performed to evaluate GO‐Fe₃O₄/TiO₂ mesoporous nanocatalyst activity on repeated applications; after several uses, its photocatalytic activity was retained, which indicated stability.     

Facile and Low-Cost SPE Modification Towards Ultra-Sensitive Organophosphorus and Carbamate Pesticide Detection in Olive Oil

Despite the fact that a considerable amount of effort has been invested in the development of biosensors for the detection of pesticides, there is still a lack of a simple and low-cost platform that can reliably and sensitively detect their presence in real samples. Herein, an enzyme-based biosensor for the determination of both carbamate and organophosphorus pesticides is presented that is based on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) immobilized on commercially available screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPEs) modified with carbon black (CB), as a means to enhance their conductivity. Most interestingly, two different methodologies to deposit the enzyme onto the sensor surfaces were followed; strikingly different results were obtained depending on the family of pesticides under investigation. Furthermore, and towards the uniform application of the functionalization layer onto the SPEs’ surfaces, the laser induced forward transfer (LIFT) technique was employed in conjunction with CB functionalization, which allowed a considerable improvement of the sensor’s performance. Under the optimized conditions, the fabricated sensors can effectively detect carbofuran in a linear range from 1.1 × 10^?9 to 2.3 × 10^?8 mol/L, with a limit of detection equal to 0.6 × 10^?9 mol/L and chlorpyrifos in a linear range from 0.7 × 10^?9 up to 1.4 × 10^?8 mol/L and a limit of detection 0.4 × 10^?9 mol/L in buffer. The developed biosensor was also interrogated with olive oil samples, and was able to detect both pesticides at concentrations below 10 ppb, which is the maximum residue limit permitted by the European Food Safety Authority.     

Cytotoxic Plant Extracts towards Insect Cells: Bioactivity and Nanoencapsulation Studies for Application as Biopesticides

The potential of plant extracts as bioinsecticides has been described as a promising field of agricultural development. In this work, the extracts of Punica granatum (pomegranate), Phytolacca americana (American pokeweed), Glandora prostrata (shrubby gromwell), Ulex europaeus (gorce), Tagetes patula (French marigold), Camellia japonica red (camellia), Ruta graveolens (rue or herb-of-grace) were obtained, purified, and their activity against Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) insect cells was investigated. From the pool of over twenty extracts obtained, comprising different polarities and vegetable materials, less polar samples were shown to be more toxic towards the insect cell line Sf9. Among these, a dichloromethane extract of R. graveolens was capable of causing a loss of viability of over 50%, exceeding the effect of the commercial insecticide chlorpyrifos. This extract elicited chromatin condensation and the fragmentation in treated cells. Nanoencapsulation assays of the cytotoxic plant extracts in soybean liposomes and chitosan nanostructures were carried out. The nanosystems exhibited sizes lower or around 200 nm, low polydispersity, and generally high encapsulation efficiencies. Release assays showed that chitosan nanoemulsions provide a fast and total extract release, while liposome-based systems are suitable for a more delayed release. These results represent a proof-of-concept for the future development of bioinsecticide nanoformulations based on the cytotoxic plant extracts.     

A sensitive electrochemical sensor modified with multi‐walled carbon nanotubes doped molecularly imprinted silica nanospheres for detecting chlorpyrifos

A highly sensitive and convenient electrochemical sensor, based on surface molecularly imprinted polymers and multiwalled carbon nanotubes, was successfully developed to detect chlorpyrifos in real samples. In order to solve the problems like uneven shapes, poor size accessibility, and low imprinting capacity, the layer of the molecularly imprinted polymer was prepared on the surface of silica nanospheres. Moreover, the doping of multiwalled carbon nanotubes greatly improved the electrical properties of developed sensor. Under the optimal conductions, the electrochemical response of the sensor is linearly proportional to the concentration of chlorpyrifos in the range of 5.0 × 10^?12‐5.0 × 10^?8 mol/L with a low detection limit of 8.1 × 10^?13 mol/L. The prepared sensor exhibited multiple advantages such as low cost, simple preparation, convenient use, excellent selectivity, and good reproducibility. Finally, the prepared sensor was successfully used to detect chlorpyrifos in vegetable and fruit.