Cloud-point extraction and reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography for the determination of carbamate insecticide residues in fruits

A cloud-point extraction (CPE) method using Triton X-114 non-ionic surfactant was developed for the extraction and preconcentration of carbamate insecticide residues (i.e., methomyl, propoxur, carbofuran, carbaryl, isoprocarb, and promecarb) in fruit samples. The optimum conditions of CPE were 1.5% (w/v) Triton X-114, 7.0% (w/v) NaCl and 20 min equilibrated at 45 °C. The surfactant-rich phase was then analyzed by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection at 270 nm, under gradient separation using methanol and 0.1% (v/v) acetic acid. Under the study conditions, six carbamate insecticides were successfully separated within 27 min. Good reproducibility was obtained with the relative standard deviation of <3% for retention time and <9% for peak area. Limits of detection in the studied fruit samples were in the range of 0.1–1.0 mg kg⁻¹. No carbamate insecticides were detected in the studied fruit samples. The high recoveries of the spiked fruit samples were obtained in the range 80.0–107%. The CPE method has been shown to be a potential useful methodology for the preconcentration of the target analytes, with a preconcentration factor of 14. Moreover, the method is simple, has high sensitivity, consumes much less solvent than traditional methods, and is environmental friendly.     

Use of an ionic liquid‐based surfactant as pseudostationary phase in the analysis of carbamates by micellar electrokinetic chromatography

The applicability of an ionic liquid‐based cationic surfactant 1‐dodecyl‐3‐methyl‐imidazolium tetrafluoroborate (C₁₂MImBF₄) as pseudostationary phase in MEKC has been evaluated for the analysis of 11 carbamate pesticides (promecarb, carbofuran, metolcarb, fenobucarb, aldicarb, propoxur, asulam, benomyl, carbendazim, ethiofencarb, isoprocarb) in juice samples. Under optimum conditions (separation buffer, 35 mM NaHCO₃ and 20 mM C₁₂MImBF₄, pH 9.0; capillary temperature 25°C; voltage –22 kV) the analysis was carried out in less than 12 min, using hydrodynamic injection (50 mbar for 7.5 s) and detection at 200 nm. For the extraction of these CRBs from juice samples, a dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (DLLME) procedure has been proposed, by optimization of variables affecting the efficiency of the extraction. Following this treatment, sample throughput was approximately 12 samples per hour, obtaining a preconcentration factor of 20. Matrix‐matched calibration curves were established using tomato juice as representative matrix (from 5 to 250 μg/L for CBZ, BY, PX, CF, FEN, ETH, ISP, and 25–250 μg/L for ASL, ALD, PRC, MTL), obtaining quantification limits ranging from 1 to 18 μg/L and recoveries from 70 to 96%, with RSDs lower than 9%.     

Sequential injection-bead injection-lab-on-valve coupled to high-performance liquid chromatography for online renewable micro-solid-phase extraction of carbamate residues in food and environmental samples

A sequential injection‐bead injection‐lab‐on‐valve system was hyphenated to HPLC for online renewable micro‐solid‐phase extraction of carbamate insecticides. The carbamates studied were isoprocarb, methomyl, carbaryl, carbofuran, methiocarb, promecarb, and propoxur. LiChroprep^® RP‐18 beads (25–40 μm) were employed as renewable sorbent packing in a microcolumn situated inside the LOV platform mounted above the multiposition valve of the sequential injection system. The analytes sorbed by the microcolumn were eluted using 80% acetonitrile in 0.1% acetic acid before online introduction to the HPLC system. Separation was performed on an Atlantis C‐18 column (4.6×150 mm, 5 μm) utilizing gradient elution with a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min and a detection wavelength at 270 nm. The sequential injection system offers the means of performing automated handling of sample preconcentration and matrix removal. The enrichment factors ranged between 20 and 125, leading to limits of detection (LODs) in the range of 1–20 μg/L. Good reproducibility was obtained with relative standard deviations of <0.7 and 5.4% for retention time and peak area, respectively. The developed method has been successfully applied to the determination of carbamate residues in fruit, vegetable, and water samples.     

中空纤维液相微萃取-高效液相色谱法测定水中残留的氨基甲酸酯类农药

应用中空纤维液相微萃取(HP-LPME)技术建立了水样中呋喃丹、西维因、异丙威和乙霉威的高效液相色谱分析方法。对影响HP-LPME的实验条件进行了优化。采用Accurel Q3/2聚丙烯中空纤维,以甲苯为萃取溶剂,于室温、搅拌速度为720 r/min条件下在4.5 mL样品溶液中萃取20 min,萃取物在室温下经氮气流吹干后用流动相溶解进样。采用Baseline C18分离柱(4.6 mm×250 mm,5.0 μm),以甲醇-水(体积比为60∶40) 为流动相,流速为1.0 mL/min。呋喃丹、西维因、异丙威和乙霉威的检测波长分别为200,223,200和208 nm。该方法对4种氨基甲酸酯类农药的富集倍数均大于45倍;4种氨基甲酸酯类农药在10~100 μg/L质量浓度范围内,其质量浓度与峰面积之间有良好的线性关系,相关系数均大于0.99;呋喃丹、西维因、异丙威和乙霉威的检出限(S/N=3)分别为5,1,5和3 μg/L;实际水样中的加标回收率为82.0%~102.2%,相对标准偏差为2.0%～6.2%(n=6)。     

微波萃取-气相色谱法测定血液中的可卡因及其代谢物爱冈宁甲基酯

建立了血液中可卡因(cocaine, COC)及其代谢物爱冈宁甲基酯(ecgonine methyl ester, EME)的气相色谱-质谱(CG-MS)和气相色谱-氢火焰离子化检测(GC-FID)方法。该方法采用微波萃取提取血液中的COC和EME,优化并确定了最佳提取条件: 以氯仿-异丙醇(体积比为9:1)混合溶液为提取溶剂,用0.05 mol/L Na2CO3-NaHCO3缓冲溶液调节样品溶液的pH至10.0,在40 ℃下微波萃取6 min;采用GC-MS对萃取液中的COC和EME进行定性,采用GC-FID进行定量检测。COC和EME的平均回收率分别为79.91%～99.85%,相对标准偏差(RSD)均小于3.10%,检出限(S/N=3)分别为60 mg/L和40 mg/L。该方法无需衍生化,快速、准确、灵敏,可同时检测血液中的COC和EME。     

Determination of the insecticide promecarb by fluorogenic labelling with dansyl chloride.

The use of spectrofluorimetry to determine the fluorescent derivative of the insecticide promecarb, following hydrolysis to the corresponding phenol in basic media and subsequent coupling with the labelling agent dansyl chloride, is described and discussed. A study of media of different basicity and of different temperatures for both reactions gave optimum conditions of 20 min for the hydrolysis reaction and 10 min for the labelling reaction at 55 degrees C in 0.05 mol dm-3 sodium hydrogen carbonate solution with a reagent to insecticide ratio of 12:1. The effect of the solvent on the formation of the dansyl derivative and on the extraction process was studied using nine and seven solvents, respectively. The use of a mixture of acetone and water (50 + 50, v/v) and an extraction into cyclohexane gave the best results. The minimum detectable concentration of promecarb in the experimental assays was 100 ng ml-1. The error and relative standard deviation at a concentration level of 0.6 micrograms ml-1 were 9.7 and 10.9%, respectively. Air samples containing promecarb at different concentration levels were analysed.     

Room temperature imidazolium ionic liquid: a solvent for extraction of carbamates prior to liquid chromatographic analysis

A simple and rapid method for preconcentration of carbamate insecticides, including methomyl, propoxur, carbofuran, carbaryl, isoprocarb, methiocarb and promecarb, has been developed. It was based on a liquid-liquid microextraction using a [C₄MIM][PF₆] room temperature ionic liquid as an extraction solvent prior to analysis by high performance liquid chromatography with UV detection. Experimental parameters affecting the extraction performance, such as the volumes of sample, extractant and dissolving solvent, and extraction time, were studied. Under the selected conditions, the enrichment factors in the range between 10 and 25 could be achieved with the limit of detection in the range of 2-40 μg L⁻¹, and with the relative standard deviations of lower than 0.6 and 10.2% for retention time and peak area, respectively. The proposed method offers advantages in reduction of the exposure danger to toxic solvents used in the conventional liquid-liquid extraction, simplicity of the extraction processes, rapidity, and sensitivity enhancement. The method was demonstrated to apply to the analysis of fruit and natural surface water samples.     

Micellar electrokinetic chromatography with amperometric detection and off-line solid-phase extraction for analysis of carbamate insecticides

Six selected primary carbamate insecticides, methomyl, carbaryl, carbofuran, propoxur, isoprocarb, and promecarb, were hydrolyzed in alkaline solution, resulting in electroactive derivatives detectable at a platinum (Pt) electrode poised at +0.8 V vs Ag/AgCl (3 M NaCl). The Pt electrode was inserted into a small electrochemical cell and positioned close to the capillary outlet as an end-column detector to detect the carbamate derivatives after electrophoretic separation. Based on their predicted pK_a values and aqueous solubilities, micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) was optimized for baseline separation of the derivatives using 20 mM borate, pH 10.2 containing 20 mM sodium dodecyl sulfate as a running buffer. When combined with solid-phase extraction (SPE) on octadecyl silica, a preconcentration factor of 100-fold achieved detection to 0.5 μM methomyl and to 0.01 μM for the remaining five pesticides, significantly below the level regulated by government agencies of most countries. The SPE-MEKC method when applied to the separation and analysis of spiked river water and soil samples, yielded results with excellent reproducibility, recovery and selectivity.     

Vortex‐ and CO2‐gas‐assisted liquid–liquid microextraction with salt addition for the high‐performance liquid chromatographic determination of furanic compounds in concentrated juices and dried fruits

A novel microextraction method based on vortex‐ and CO₂‐assisted liquid–liquid microextraction with salt addition for the isolation of furanic compounds (5‐hydroxymethyl‐2‐furaldehyde, 5‐methyl‐2‐furaldehyde, 2‐furaldehyde, 3‐furaldehyde, 2‐furoic and 3‐furoic acids) was developed. Purging the sample with CO₂ was applied after vortexing to enhance the phase separation and mass transfer of the analytes. The optimum extraction conditions were: extraction solvent (volume), propyl acetate (125 μL); sample pH, 2.4; vortexing time, 45 s; salt concentration, 25% w/v and purging time, 5 min. The analytes were separated using an ODS Hypersil C₁₈ column (250×4.6 mm i.d, 5 μm) under gradient flow. The proposed method showed good linearities (r² >0.999), low detection limits (0.08–1.9 μg/L) and good recoveries (80.7–122%). The validated method was successfully applied for the determination of the furanic compounds in concentrated juice (mango, date, orange, pomegranate, roselle, mangosteen and soursop) and dried fruit (prune, date and apricot paste) samples.     

Solidification of floating organic droplet microextraction for determination of seven insecticides in fruit juice,vegetables and agricultural runoff using gas chromatography with flame ionization and mass spectrometry detection

Liquid microextraction employing solidification of the floating organic droplet, with vortexing and heating to optimize extraction efficiency, was developed for the determination of seven insecticides in fruit juice, vegetables, and agricultural runoff water. The extracts were analyzed by gas chromatography with both flame ionization and mass spectrometry detection for the determination of chlorpyrifos, prothiofos, profenofos, ethion, λ‐cyhalothrin, permethrin, and cypermethrin, respectively. Using 20 μL of 1‐undecanol in 10 mL of aqueous solution containing 1% w/v sodium chloride provided preconcentration factor of 500. The enrichment factor of the analytes was in the range of 355 to 509 with extraction recovery >71%. The linearity ranges were 4–200 μg/kg for gas chromatography with flame ionization detection and 1–100 μg/kg for gas chromatography with mass spectrometry, with limits of detection ranging from 0.04 to 1.2 μg/kg, which are lower than the international maximum residue limits for vegetables and fruit juice. Intra‐day and inter‐day precisions are less than 5.4 and 7.0% relative standard deviation, respectively. The method was successfully applied to the determination of the seven insecticides in samples of vegetables, fruit juice and agricultural runoff, with recoveries ranging from 61.7 to 120.8%. The extraction method is simple, efficient and environmentally friendly.     

Graphene‐based pipette tip solid‐phase extraction with ultra‐high performance liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry for the analysis of carbamate pesticide residues in fruit juice

Graphene‐based pipette tip solid‐phase extraction was combined with ultra‐high performance liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of carbamate pesticide residues in fruit juice samples. Four milligrams of graphene was used as sorbent material to pack a 1000 μL pipette tip for the extraction of pirimicarb, propoxur, isoprocarb, fenobucarb, and diethofencarb from 3 mL of fruit juice sample. The whole extraction process was finished in 12 min, and the volume of eluent used was only 1.5 mL. Under the optimized conditions, good linear relationship (R > 0.999) and lower limits of detection (0.0022–0.033 ng/mL) were achieved. The recoveries at three spiked levels ranged from 80.90 to 124.60% with relative standard deviations less than 4.88%. Compared with commercially available sorbents including propylsulfonic acid silica, graphitized carbon black, and C₁₈, graphene was superior in extraction efficiency. The proposed method is simple, rapid, sensitive, selective, and solvent saving.     

Validation of an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) method for the determination of cerium, strontium, and titanium in ceramic materials used in radiological dispersal devices (RDDs)

This work describes the optimization of a cloud point extraction (CPE) method for casein proteins from cow milk samples. To promote phase separation, polyoxyethylene(8) isooctylphenyl ether (Triton^® X-114) and sodium chloride (NaCl) were used as nonionic surfactant and electrolyte, respectively. Using multivariate studies, four major CPE variables were evaluated: Triton^® X-114 concentration, sample volume, NaCl concentration, and pH. The results show that surfactant concentration and sample volume were the main variable affecting the CPE process, with the following optimized parameters: 1% (w/v) Triton^® X-114 concentration, 50 μL of sample volume, 6% (w/v) NaCl concentration and extractions carried out at pH 7.0. At these conditions, 923 ± 66 and 67 ± 2 μg mL⁻¹ of total protein were found in the surfactant-rich and surfactant-poor phases, respectively. Finally, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) was then used to evaluate those target proteins (_s1-casein, _s2-casein and β-casein) separation as well as to check the efficiency of the extraction procedure, making a fingerprint of those target proteins possible.     

Comparison of efficiencies between single-drop microextraction and continuous-flow microextraction for the determination of methomyl in natural waters

Two liquid-phase microextraction (LPME) approaches, static direct-immersed single-drop microextraction (DI-SDME) and continuous-flow microextraction (CFME), were used to extract methomyl in water samples and their respective extraction efficiencies were compared. Several important parameters affecting extraction efficiency such as the type of extraction solvent, solvent drop volume, stirring speed or flow rate, extraction time and salt concentration were optimised. The optimised conditions were as follows: 3.0-µL tetrachloroethane (C₂H₂Cl₄) as the extraction solvent, 15% NaCl (w/v), 15 min extraction time and stirring speed at 600 rpm for DI-SDME; 3.5-µL C₂H₂Cl₄ as the extraction solvent, 15% NaCl (w/v), 21 min extraction time and flowing rate at 0.8 mL min^?1 for CFME. Under the previous optimal conditions, the linear range, detection limit (S/N = 3) and precision (RSD, n = 6) were 5.0-5000 ng mL^?1, 1.5 ng mL^?1, 6.9% for DI-SDME, and 4.0–10000 ng mL^?1, 2.5 ng mL^?1, 4.6% for CFME, respectively. Lake and river water samples were successfully analysed by DI-SDME and CFME. The result demonstrated that both SDME and CFME techniques are simple, low cost and amity to environment. As a result, the two approaches have tremendous potential in trace analysis of methomyl in natural waters.     

离子液体双水相技术萃取头孢呋辛酯及其机理探究

通过研究离子液体四氟硼酸1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑( [Bmim]BF4)-Na2-CO3双水相体系对头孢呋辛酯的萃取性能,建立了萃取环境水样中头孢呋辛酯的双水相法.考察了双水相体系组成及相关条件对萃取率的影响,并对其萃取作用力及萃取机制进行了探索.结果表明,Na2CO3用量为0.8～2.0 9,[Bmim]BF4用量为1～2 mL时,随着二者用量的增加,萃取率有所增加.与[Bmim]C1/Na2CO3双水相体系相比,[Bmim]BF4/Na2CO3双水相体系更适于萃取头孢呋辛酯.热力学参数AG°T＜0,AH°r＞0,△S°T＞0,说明萃取过程的主要推动力为疏水性相互作用.在最佳萃取条件下,用此方法萃取环境水样中的头孢呋辛酯,二次萃取率大于93％,重现性好.整个萃取过程快速、高效且无乳化现象.     

超声提取–离子色谱法测定土壤易溶盐中的氯离子和硫酸根离子

采用超声提取的方式,以离子色谱法测定土壤易溶盐中的氯离子和硫酸根离子。对实验条件进行了优化,色谱柱为NJ–SA–4A柱(250 mm×2 mm),保护柱为SI–92G柱(50 mm×4 mm),淋洗液为1.8 mmol/L Na_2CO_3–1.7mmol/L NaHCO_3,流量为1.0 m L/min;在40℃下,对土壤样品提取10 min。Cl~–和SO_4~(2–)在检测范围内均线性良好,线性相关系数为0.999 8,加标回收率分别为95.0%~99.0%,96.0%~101.0%,测定结果的相对标准偏差分别为1.4%,1.0%(n=4)。与传统的方法相比,该法试剂用量少,操作简单,可用于土壤易溶盐样品的测定。     

30%亚硫酸氢钠溶液样品中Cl-和SO2-4的同时测定

建立了采用离子色谱测定30%亚硫酸氢钠溶液样品中的氯化钠和硫酸钠含量的新方法。采用IonPac AS14分析柱,选择三乙醇胺为亚硫酸氢钠的稳定剂,以丙酮为有机改进剂,淋洗液组成为1.5 mol/L Na2CO3-3.5 mol/L NaHCO3-10% （体积分数）(CH3)2CO,流速为1.0 mL/min,抑制电导检测。实验结果表明,氯离子、硫酸根离子分别在0.05~1.5 mg/L,0.20~15 mg/L时,其峰面积与质量浓度呈线性关系,相关系数均大于0.999,检出限分别为0.01 mg/L和0.03 mg/L。该法用于实际样品分析,操作便捷,结果可靠。     

西藏当雄错碳酸盐型盐湖卤水自然蒸发析盐规律研究

盐湖卤水中蕴藏有许多重要的无机盐资源,是多种无机化学品的重要来源。当雄错盐湖是我国藏北高原典型的碳酸盐型盐湖,卤水中蕴藏有丰富的锂、钾、硼等盐类,当地气候条件非常适宜采用盐田相分离技术进行盐湖卤水的综合开发和利用。本文以Na+,K+/CO32-,SO42-,Cl--H2O五元体系(25℃)介稳相图为指导,通过对当雄错盐湖卤水在湖区现场开展自然蒸发实验研究,考察了卤水中Li、K、B等元素的浓缩富集规律,获得了卤水夏季自然蒸发结晶路线及析盐次序为石盐、水碱、天然碱、钾石盐、钾芒硝、硼砂和碳酸锂,同时分析了夏、冬季卤水自然蒸发浓缩析盐规律的区别,为指导西藏当雄错碳酸盐型盐湖卤水的综合开发利用提供了盐田工艺设计基础和理论依据。     

Determination of insecticides in water using in situ halide exchange reaction-assisted ionic liquid dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction followed by high-performance liquid chromatography

A dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) method using in situ halide exchange reaction to form ionic liquid (IL) extraction phase was developed to determine four insecticides (i.e. methoxyfenozide, tetrachlorvinphos, thiamethoxam, and diafenthiuron) in water samples. The preconcentration procedure, followed by high-performance liquid chromatography and variable wavelength detectors (VWD), enabled the formation of the immiscible IL extraction phase; the insecticides were transferred into the IL phase simultaneously, which enhanced the efficiency and sufficiency, greatly shortening the operation time. The experimental parameters affecting the extraction efficiency including volume of extraction IL, extraction and centrifugation times, volume of the sample solution and exchanging reagent, and addition of organic solvent and salt were investigated and optimized. Under optimized conditions, the extractions yielded recoveries of the target analytes from 82 to 102%. The calibration curves were linear, and the correlation coefficient ranged from 0.9990 to 0.9999 under the concentration levels of 5-200 μg/L. The relative standard deviation (n=6) was 2.9-4.6%. The limits of detection (LODs) for the four insecticides were between 0.98 and 2.54 μg/L.     

3D石墨烯修饰的猛杀威分子印迹电化学传感器的制备

以猛杀威为模板分子、丙烯酰胺( AM)为功能单体、马来松香丙烯酸乙二醇酯( EGMRA)为交联剂、自制的3D石墨烯(3D-rGO)为增敏材料,在玻碳电极表面合成分子印迹聚合物,制备检测猛杀威的分子印迹电化学传感器。运用扫描电镜(SEM)对自制3D石墨烯的形貌进行了表征,通过循环伏安法(CV)、差分脉冲伏安法(DPV)和交流阻抗法(EIS)对猛杀威传感器的性能进行了研究。结果表明,猛杀威的浓度在8.0×10-8~8.0×10-6 mol/L范围内与响应电流值呈良好的线性关系,线性相关系数R=0.9954,检出限为7.3×10-8 mol/L (S/N=3),猛杀威分子印迹敏感膜的印迹因子β=3.88,且相对于3种结构类似物的选择因子α垌1,说明此传感器具有良好的选择性。将此传感器应用于生菜样品检测,加标回收率在96.7%~98.7%之间。     

分散液液微萃取-反相液液微萃取-扫集-胶束电动色谱法测定红酒中的3种氯酚类物质

建立了分散液液微萃取（DLLME）-反相液液微萃取（RP-LLME）-扫集-胶束电动色谱富集模型,并用于红酒中五氯酚（PCP）、2,4,6-三氯酚（TCP）和2,4-二氯酚（DCP）3种氯酚的测定。实验考察了两步微萃取的萃取参数对氯酚萃取率的影响和样品分离富集的电泳条件。最佳萃取条件DLLME为：3.5 mL红酒（pH 3.0,120 g/L NaCl）,300 μL正己烷（萃取剂）;RP-LLME为：25 μL 0.16 mol/L NaOH（萃取剂）。最佳电泳条件：25 mmol/L NaH₂PO₄,100 mmol/L十二烷基硫酸钠（SDS）,30%（v/v）乙腈,pH 2.3;分离电压-15 kV;样品基质为80 mmol/L NaH₂PO₄;压力进样20 s×20.67 kPa（3 psi）。PCP和TCP的线性范围为0.5~100 μg/L（r≥0.9910）,DCP的线性范围为1.5~80 μg/L（r=0.9851）。3种分析物的检出限（S/N=3）为0.035~0.114 μg/L,加标回收率为75.2%~104.7%,相对标准偏差≤6.17%。该方法富集倍数高、灵敏度高、重现性好、分析速度快,可为不同样品基质中痕量氯酚污染物及某些弱酸性有机污染物测定提供参考。