Simultaneous determination of 11 fluorescent whitening agents in food‐contact paper and board by ion‐pairing high‐performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection |
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Authors: | Lisong Chen Wusheng Fu Hanquan Qiu |
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Institution: | Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Fujian Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fuzhou, P. R. China |
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Abstract: | 4,4′‐Diaminostilbene‐2,2′‐disulfonic acid based fluorescent whitening agents (DSD‐FWAs) are prohibited in food‐contact paper and board in many countries. In this work, a reliable high‐performance liquid chromatography method was developed for the simultaneous determination of 11 common DSD‐FWAs in paper material. Sample preparation and extraction as well as chromatographic separation of multicomponent DSD‐FWAs were successfully optimized. DSD‐FWAs in prepared samples were ultrasonically extracted with acetonitrile/water/triethylamine (40:60:1, v/v/v), separated on the C18 column with the mobile phase containing tetrabutylammonium bromide, and then detected by a fluorescence detector. The limits of detection were 0.12–0.24 mg/kg, and the calibration curves showed the linear correlation (R2 ≥ 0.9994) within the range of 8.0–100 ng/mL, which was equivalent to the range of 0.80–10 mg/kg in the sample. The average recoveries and the RSDs were 81–106% and 2–9% at two fortification levels (1.0 and 5.0 mg/kg) in paper bowls, respectively. The successful determination of 11 DSD‐FWAs in food‐contact paper and board obtained from local markets indicated that the newly developed method was rapid, accurate, and highly selective. |
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Keywords: | Fluorescent whitening agents Food‐contact paper and board High‐performance liquid chromatography |
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