An in-tube SPME device for the selective determination of chlorophyll a in aquatic systems |
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Authors: | Y Vitta P Campíns-Falcó A Fernández Cuervo |
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Institution: | a School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Central University of Venezuela Paseo los Ilustres, Urb. Valle Abajo 20513, Carracas, Venezuela b Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Valencia, C/Dr. Moliner 50, E46100 - Burjassot, Valencia, Spain |
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Abstract: | We report a new device for the estimation of the content of chlorophyll a pigment in water samples as an indicator of water quality. The extraction of the pigment from water was also optimized. 10 mL of water was filtered through a nylon filter (45 μm pore size and 13 mm of diameter), after the chlorophylls were dissolved by immersing the filter in 1 mL of a low non-hazardous solvent as ethanol. An in-valve in-tube SPME device coupled to capillary liquid chromatography with diode array detection was designed. A capillary column of 70 cm in length (0.32 mm i.d. coated with 5% diphenyl-95% polydimethylsiloxane, 3 μm coating thickness) was used as the loop of the injection valve for preconcentration and a Zorbax SB C18 (SiO2-based) 150 mm × 0.5 mm i.d., 5 μm column (Agilent) was used as analytical column. The achieved detection limit was 0.05 μg L−1 and the working range of concentrations was 0.1-1 μg L−1. % RSD values between 2 and 11 were obtained. Chlorophyll a in several water matrices was determined with good results in presence of other pigments such as chlorophyll b, pheophytin a and pheophytin b. |
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Keywords: | Chlorophyll a In-tube solid phase microextraction (IT-SPME) Capillary LC Water quality |
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