Headspace methods for volatile components of grapefruit juice

Summary Static headspace, dynamic headspace (DHS) and strip/trap methods were evaluated with grapefruit juice volatiles and an aqueous model system of selected grapefruit volatile flavour components, to select the best method for the isolation of volatile components for subsequent GC analysis.Recoveries were calculated for these methods in the concentration range 0.01–10gml^–1 and compared. Analyte trapping followed by thermal desorption was performed with Tenax TA traps which gave good results in terms of very low blanks. DHS analysis gave the best results in terms of recovery efficiency and, if adequately combined with a simultaneous steam distillation/solvent extraction method, is the most suitable for the qualitative and quantitative investigation of grapefruit juice volatiles, and it might be extended to other fruit juices or liquid foods.     

Sampling of volatile components using a PTV in the solvent split mode

Several packing materials were evaluated for their sampling performance with a cold programmed temperature vaporizing injector operated in the solvent split (solvent elimination) mode. Evaluations were made by comparing accuracy and precision of the data for mixtures of n-alkanes, ethyl esters, n-alcohols, and carboxylic acids covering polarity and volatility ranges typical of compounds present in food samples. Tenax exhibits the most desirable retention characteristics. Careful selection of the experimental conditions lowers losses of volatile compounds by co-evaporation with the solvent and allows a reliably quantitative analysis. Coefficients of variation of relative (normalized) peak areas and absolute peak area ratios of each compound to the standard are generally less than 2%.     

The use of precolumns for solvent focusing in capillary column gas chromatography

In trace analysis by capillary GC it is often desirable to use larger than normal injection volumes to obtain sufficient sensitivity. This, however, results in a wider solvent peak and tailing, and may reduce column efficiency. This paper describes the use of a short length of a capillary precolumn coated with a stationary phase of polarity similar to that of the sample solvent and a film thickness greater than that of the analytical column; provided the right combination of polarities of injection solvent and liquid phases are used, the precolumn focuses the solvent band, thereby enabling the maximum injection volume to be increased without measurably reducing efficiency. Typical precolumn dimensions are 1 m length, 0.32 mm i.d., and 0.5 μm stationary phase film thickness. Using a precolumn increases the maximum injection volume up to 8 or 10 μl, or three times that appropriate for a conventional analytical column, with little or no loss in efficiency.     

Optimization of flavanones extraction by modulating differential solvent densities and centrifuge temperatures

Understanding the factors influencing flavonone extraction is critical for the knowledge in sample preparation. The present study was focused on the extraction parameters such as solvent, heat, centrifugal speed, centrifuge temperature, sample to solvent ratio, extraction cycles, sonication time, microwave time and their interactions on sample preparation. Flavanones were analyzed in a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and later identified by liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The five flavanones were eluted by a binary mobile phase with 0.03% phosphoric acid and acetonitrile in 20 min and detected at 280 nm, and later identified by mass spectral analysis. Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) and dimethyl formamide (DMF) had optimum extraction levels of narirutin, naringin, neohesperidin, didymin and poncirin compared to methanol (MeOH), ethanol (EtOH) and acetonitrile (ACN). Centrifuge temperature had a significant effect on flavanone distribution in the extracts. The DMSO and DMF extracts had homogeneous distribution of flavanones compared to MeOH, EtOH and ACN after centrifugation. Furthermore, ACN showed clear phase separation due to differential densities in the extracts after centrifugation. The number of extraction cycles significantly increased the flavanone levels during extraction. Modulating the sample to solvent ratio increased naringin quantity in the extracts. Current research provides critical information on the role of centrifuge temperature, extraction solvent and their interactions on flavanone distribution in extracts.     

Quantitative analysis of the mono- and sesquiterpenoids of douglas-fir sapwood by solvent extraction and gas chromatography with mass selective detection

In order to investigate the relationship between terpenoid content and black bear foraging preference, an analytical method was required to quantify mono- and sesquiterpenoids present in Douglas-fir sapwood. Sapwood samples were scraped from trees, immediately frozen in liquid nitrogen, and then homogenized. A simple extraction requiring no clean-up step was performed with ethyl acetate. Extracts were analyzed by gas chromatography with mass selective detection versus external standards. The recoveries of 22 terpenoids from fortified controls were approximately 90% with good precision (relative standard deviations of approximately 10%).     

Optimization of dynamic headspace sampling for the analysis of trace volatile components of grape juice: Use of a PTV injector for intermediate trapping

The use of a programmed temperature vaporizing (PTV) injector has been evaluated for the on-line concentration and injection of trace organic compounds either sampled from the head-space above grape juices or purged from solution. The Simplex method was used to improve the sensitivity of the method by optimization of the experimental conditions.     

蒸馏-萃取法与溶剂萃取法提取杏果实香气成分的比较

采用水蒸气蒸馏一萃取法和溶剂萃取法提取杏果香成分,用气相色谱一质谱联用测定其化学成分和质量分数,并对两种提取方法进行了比较。水蒸气蒸馏一萃取法提取的杏果香成分是74种,占总峰面积的73．604％;溶剂萃取法提取的杏果香成分是32种,占总峰面积的44．677％,两者相同的成分有21种。溶剂萃取法提取的主要是烷烃类化合物,水蒸气蒸馏萃取法提取的主要化合物为G醛类、C6醇类、内酯类、萜烯醇类、酮类、烷烃类等。结果表明：水蒸气蒸馏-萃取法能较好地提取杏果实香气成分。     

Optimization of microwave-assisted solvent extraction for volatile organic acids in tobacco and its comparison with conventional extraction methods

In the present study, a new method using microwave-assisted solvent extraction (MASE) technique followed directly GC analysis was developed for the extraction of volatile organic acids (VOAs) in tobacco. The MASE conditions (heating time, volume of extracting solvent and extraction temperature) were optimized by means of an orthogonal array design (OAD) procedure. The results suggested that extractant, temperature and heating time were statistically the most significant factors. The extracts were directly analyzed with capillary GC operating in splitless-injection mode on an Agilent HP-FFAP capillary column. Under optimum operating conditions, MASE showed significantly better recoveries than those obtained by the conventional extraction method (ultrasonic and reflux extraction), ranging from 90.6% to 103.2%. In addition, a drastic reduction of the extraction time (20 min versus 4 h) and solvent consumption (20 mL versus 100 mL) was achieved with an outstanding reproducibility (CV ≤5%).     

Span 80 effect on the solvent extraction for heavy oil recovery

In this study, we used the Span 80 to enhance solvent extraction process, and we explored the mechanism. The results indicated different solvents would obtain different oil recovery, and toluene showed the optimal oil recovery, and the n-heptane showed the lowest oil recovery. The complex solvents could improve oil recovery. Toluene could make the heavy oil show the lowest viscosity (89.6 Pa.S), and n-heptane make the heavy oil show the highest viscosity (176.3 Pa.S). Complex solvents could decrease the heavy oil viscosities. The higher C/H was, the higher heavy oil recovery was, and when the asphaltene and resins content increase, the C/H would increase. The C/H showed the highest value (9.09, by toluene) and the lowest value (8.15). In this study, Span 80 could increase heavy oil C/H ratio, decrease heavy oil viscosity. Span 80 could make the sands surface more hydrophilic, and then the solvent loss would decrease. The oil recovery was high after 10 times recycle use.     

柴胡中柴胡皂甙a的超声辅助溶剂提取

以溶剂提取法为基础,以超声波为辅助手段,对柴胡中的有效成分进行了提取.通过对提取液中柴胡皂甙a量的测定,研究了超声功率、提取温度、提取时间和样品浸渍时间等条件对提取效果的影响,优选出超声辅助溶剂提取的最佳条件为超声功率50%、提取温度50 ℃、提取时间20 min、样品浸渍时间24 h.实验结果表明,超声辅助溶剂提取比普通的溶剂提取具有更高的提取效率.     

Temperature effect on the solvent extraction of some lanthanides with thenoyltrifluoroacetone

The solvent extraction of Pr, Gd and Yb with thenoyltrifluoroacetone solutions in C₆H₆, CHCl₃ and CCl₄ at 288 K, 298 K, 308 K and 318 K has been investigated. The values of the equilibrium constant have been calculated as well as the values of the thermodynamic parameters H, S and G. The temperature effect on the solvent extraction of lanthanides with thenoyltrifluoroacetone is discussed.

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Einfluß der Temperatur auf die Extraktion einiger Lanthanoide mit Thenoyltrifluoraceton

Zusammenfassung Es wurde die Extraktion von Pr, Gd und Yb mit Lösungen von Thenoyltrifluoraceton in C₆H₆, CHCl₃ und CCl₄ bei 288 K, 298 K, 308 K und 318 K untersucht. Es wurden die Gleichgewichtskonstanten für die untersucht3n Metalle, Lösungsmittel und Temperaturen sowie die Werte der thermodynamischen Parameter H, S und G berechnet. Der Einfluß der Temperatur auf die Extraktion von Lanthaniden wird diskutiert.

     

GC-MS of volatile components of Schisandra chinensis obtained by supercritical fluid and conventional extraction

In this paper, the volatile compounds of Schisandra chinensis obtained by different extraction techniques including supercritical fluid extraction (SFE), steam distillation (SD), Soxhlet extraction (SE) and ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) were investigated for the first time. The sample preparation procedure for GC-MS analysis of the volatile compounds was optimized and then 37, 45, 27 and 37 compounds were identified in the samples obtained by SFE, SD, SE and UAE methods, respectively. As the therapeutic effect of the traditional Chinese medicine is usually based on multifarious essential components or the combination of them instead of only one component, the volatile compounds were compared in groups with the extracts by SE, SD and UAE. This would be more reasonable to evaluate the effects of an alternative technique to extracting multifarious essential components. Among the identified components in the SFE extract, 32 compounds were the same as that by three conventional methods, accounting for 90.5% of the volatile compounds identified. However, as the volatile compounds were classed into groups, it was easy to see that the Schisandra chinensis oil extracted by SFE was made up largely of aromatics and sesquiterpenoids (52.1 and 27.6%, respectively), with less amounts of monoterpenoids and other compounds, distinguishing SFE from the conventional extractions.     

Comparative study of solvent extraction and thermal desorption methods for determining a wide range of volatile organic compounds in ambient air

This paper compares two analytical methods for determining levels of 90 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) commonly found in industrial and urban atmospheres. Both methods are based on two official methods for determining benzene levels and involve collecting samples by active adsorptive enrichment on solid sorbents. The first method involves solvent extraction and uses activated charcoal as a sorbent. After sampling, the sorbent is extracted with 1 mL of carbon disulfide and then 1 μL of the extract is analysed in a GC-MS. The second method involves thermal desorption (TD) and uses Tenax TA and Carbograph 1TD as sorbents, which allows the whole sample to be analysed. In general, the thermal desorption method showed the best repetitivity and recovery and the lowest limit of detection and quantification for all target compounds. Because of its lower sensitivity, the solvent extraction method needs the preconcentration of large sample volumes of air (720 L vs. 2.64 L for the thermal desorption method) to yield similar limits of detection.The performance of both methods in real samples was tested in a location near to a petrochemical complex. The results of the 24-h samples for the solvent extraction method were compared with the average of 12 2-h samples for the TD method. In some cases, both methods found differences in the VOC concentrations, especially in those compounds whose concentrations fluctuate significantly during the day.     

Comparison of extraction methods for volatile compounds of Muscat grape juice

Typical flavour of Muscat d’Alexandrie wines is mainly due to volatile compounds coming from grapes of this variety. Therefore, the choice of grapes is crucial to obtain musts with a great aromatic potential, which will contribute to the final aroma of wines derived from those musts. In this study, three sampling techniques, liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), solid phase extraction (SPE) and simultaneous distillation-extraction (SDE), were compared for the analysis of volatile compounds in Muscat grape juice. Results showed that although the three techniques can be recommended for the quantitative analysis of volatile compounds from musts, LLE and SPE are better sample preparation techniques than SDE, mainly for determination of polar compounds such as acids or alcohols.     

Chromatographic chemical characterization of solvent refined coal I and II liquids for toxicological testing

Summary High resolution gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry were employed to determine the components in samples of solvent refined coal (SRC) II naphtha, middle distillate, heavy distillate, and fuel oil blend and SRC-I light oil, wash solvent, and process solvent in concentrations higher than approximately 0.5%. Quantitation was based on the addition of n-alkane internal standards and peak area response of a flame ionization detector with the use of fused silica and glass capillary columns coated with SE-52 and SF-96. The major differences in the SRC-I and II materials were the molecular weight ranges and sizes of the chemical components found in the products, an effect of the differences in the nominal boiling ranges of the materials. Alkanes, alkenes, hydroxylated aromatics, hydrogenated and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon ring systems, and alkylated derivatives of the above were found in greatest concentration in the unfractionated materials. Sulfur and nitrogen heteroatomic species were in greates concentration in the higher nominal boiling range materials. A major purpose of these investigations was to develop a method to obtain data on the composition of these complex sample matrices for use in designing studies for toxicological evaluation of these materials.     

A continuous liquid-liquid extraction system coupled on-line with capillary gas chromatography for environmental and ecotoxicological analysis

The applicability of a liquid-liquid extraction system which is coupled on-line with a capillary gas chromatograph was studied for environmental and ecotoxicological analyses. The optimized and automated system was used for the determination of apolar and rather non-volatile organic compounds in aqueous samples. Relevant aspects of sample introduction, phase separation and selection of extraction solvent are discussed. Three routine-tipe applications are described, viz. an improved method for the determination of hexachlorocyclohexanes in ground water and the determination of the so-called NCC-ether and ACC-ether in ecotoxicological studies. Depending on the application studied, the concentration levels varied from 0.1 to 6000 μg/I, using ECD and/or FID detection. Typical coefficients of variation obtained with the total extraction–GC procedure were 2–25%. The system was found to be rugged, it saves time compared with set-ups involving off-line liquid-liquid extraction and considerably reduces the manual work load.