Terahertz Time‐Domain Spectroscopy of Gases,Liquids, and Solids

The techniques and methods employed in the spectroscopic characterization of gases, liquids, and solids in the terahertz frequency range are reviewed. Terahertz time‐domain spectroscopy is applied to address a broadband frequency range between 100 GHz and 5 THz with a sub‐10 GHz frequency resolution. The unique spectral absorption features measured can be efficiently used in material identification and sensing. Possibilities and limitations of fundamental and industrial applications are discussed.     

Evaluation of alternative sorbents for dispersive solid‐phase extraction clean‐up in the QuEChERS method for the determination of pesticide residues in rice by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry

Many compounds are used for pest control during the production and storage of rice, making it necessary to employ multiclass methods for pesticide residues determination. For this purpose, QuEChERS‐based methods are very efficient, fast and accurate, and improvements in the clean‐up step are important, especially for complex matrices, like cereals. In this work, different sorbents such as chitosan, florisil^®, alumina, diatomaceous earth, graphitized carbon black, besides the commonly used primary secondary amine and octadecylsilane, were evaluated for dispersive solid‐phase extraction clean‐up in acetate‐buffered QuEChERS method for the determination of residues of 20 representative pesticides and one metabolite in rice by liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry. The sorbent C18 presented the best results, however, chitosan showed similar results, and the best performance among the unconventional sorbents evaluated. The method limit of quantification, attending accuracy (70–120% recovery) and precision (RSD ≤20%) criteria, ranged from 5 to 20 μg/kg. Results showed that chitosan is an effective alternative to reduce analysis costs, maintaining the method reliability and accuracy.     

食品中霉菌毒素样品前处理及分析方法研究进展

霉菌毒素广泛存在于食物和动物饲料中,可经食物链传递危及动物与人体健康,带来严重的食品安全问题。食品基体复杂,霉菌毒素结构多样、含量极低,其分离分析需要高效的前处理技术及快速灵敏的分析方法。该文综述了基于分子印迹聚合物、量子点材料、石墨烯类碳材料、生物材料等新型分离介质的固相(微)萃取、液相(微)萃取、免疫亲和层析、磁分离等样品前处理技术及液相色谱-质谱、免疫分析法、生物传感器等分析方法在食品霉菌毒素分析中的应用,并展望了其发展趋势。     

Determination of benzene series compounds and chlorobenzenes in water sample by static headspace gas chromatography with flame ionization detection

A simple, efficient, solvent‐free, and readily commercially available approach for the determination of eight benzene series compounds and 12 chlorobenzenes in water samples using the static headspace sampling and gas chromatography with flame ionization detection has been described in this paper. The proposed static headspace sampling method was initially optimized, and the optimum experimental conditions explored were 10 mL water sample containing 20% w/v sodium chloride placed in a 20 mL vial and stirred at 70°C for 43 min. The linearity of the method ranged from 1 to 200 μg/L for 20 analytes, with correlation coefficients ranging between 0.9962 and 0.9994. The limits of detection were in the μg/L level, ranging between 0.15 and 0.4 μg/L. The relative recoveries of spiked benzene series and chlorobenzenes with external calibration method at different concentration levels in pure, tap, and sea water samples were 84–113, 78–115 and 85–119%, respectively, with relative standard deviations of 3.8–6.8, 4.1–5.8, and 4.8–5.4% (n = 5), respectively. That this method can be successfully applied to the determination of benzene series compounds and chlorobenzenes in pure, tap, and sea water samples, simultaneously.     

吸附-自动热解析法测定工厂污染空气中的氯乙烯

利用活性炭采样管捕集空气中的氯乙烯 ,以吸附 -热脱附装置自动热解析 ,在 GC-9AM气相色谱仪上用 Chromosorb 10 2 GC柱为固定相、氢火焰测定空气中氯乙烯含量。当采气量为 30 L时 ,检出限为 0 .2μg/m3。     

王水溶样-电感耦合等离子体质谱（ICP-MS）法测定地质样品中的金

称取10.00 g样品放于马弗炉中700℃条件下焙烧后,加入约60 mL王水,盖上表面皿于低温电热板(1000 W)溶解40 min,加入5 mL动物胶(20 g/L),搅拌均匀后加入等体积的水,抽滤,滤液定溶至500 mL,分液后以10 ng/mL的Rh为内标建立了王水溶样-电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法快速测定地质样品中金的分析方法。方法适用于检测0.1~10μg/g品位的矿石样品,对国家一级标准物质GBW07209、GBW07808、GBW07809、GBW07300进行12次测定,其相对标准偏差RSD均小于5%,相对误差RE均小于2%。方法具有简单快速等优势,在实际应用中得到满意的结果。     

电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法测定地质样品中K、Ca等常量元素的前处理方法对比

通过以标准物质玄武岩为试验对象,分别使用酸溶法和碱熔法进行样品前处理,采用电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法（ICP-OES）测定,二者均取得了良好的结果.其中,酸溶法对样品的消解更为彻底,元素的提取更为完全,与标准物质元素推荐值之间的误差更小.但碱熔法流程更为简单,所需时间短,且不影响样品Si元素的测定.总体来说,碱熔法适合用于常规地质样品常量元素的前处理,酸溶法适合于较难溶解的地质样品常量和痕量元素的测定.二者均对试验细节有较高的要求.实际应用中,需不断改进试验方法,严谨试验细节,以获得更简便的方法和更准确的结果.     

Determination of chlorobenzenes in pure,tap, and sea water by static headspace gas chromatography‐electron capture detection

A simple, efficient, solvent‐free, and commercial readily available approach for determination of 11 chlorobenzenes (CBs) in water samples using the static headspace (HS) sampling and gas chromatography‐electron capture detector has been described. The proposed static HS sampling method was initially optimized and the optimum experimental conditions found were 10 mL water sample containing 20% (w/v) sodium chloride placed in a 20 mL vial and stirred at 70°C for 30 min. The linearity of the method ranged from 0.16 to 8.0 μg/L for dichlorobenzene isomers, 0.0176～0.88 μg/L for trichlorobenzene isomers, 0.004～0.2 μg/L for tetrachlorobenzene isomers, and from 0.001 to 0.05 μg/L for pentachlorobenzene and hexachlorobenzene, with correlation coefficients ranging between 0.9992 and 0.9999. The limits of detection were in the low μg/L level, ranging between 0.0002 and 0.04 μg/L. The relative recoveries of spiked CBs with external calibration or standard addition method at different concentration levels in pure, tap, and sea water samples were 83～116%, 89～108%, and 93～112%, respectively, and with relative standard deviations of 1.9～6.3%, 1.6～5.4%, and 2.5～5.7% (n = 5), respectively. It is concluded that this method can be successfully applied for the determination of CBs in pure, tap, and sea water samples.     

两种前处理方法应用于气相色谱-质谱联用测定水产品中三氯杀螨醇残留量

建立了两种样品前处理方法应用于气相色谱串联质谱法测定水产品中三氯杀螨醇残留量。样品经氯化钠配合乙腈/水均质研磨,超声辅助提取,提取液经净化后,供气相色谱-质谱联用(GC/MS)分析。采用选择离子扫描方式(SIM),外标法定量。在优化前处理和上机条件下测试,三氯杀螨醇检出限(S/N≥10)为0.006mg/kg,在加标水平0.01～0.10mg/kg范围内,方法Ⅰ的回收率为76.8%～110.3%,RSD为3.06%～9.43%;方法Ⅱ的回收率为76.6%～100.4%,RSD为3.21%～8.35%。该方法的准确度和精密度符合农残分析要求,可为我国水产品出口提供技术支持。     

食品基质有机磷农药残留的前处理新方法研究进展

有机磷农药残留是食品安全的重要问题之一,对食品中的有机磷农药进行检测十分迫切必要。然而,食品是一种成分复杂的基质,检测之前必须通过前处理步骤提取和纯化。该文总结了有机磷农药仪器分析的前处理方法,包括固相萃取、液-液微萃取、超声萃取、微波辅助萃取、免疫亲和层析、纳米材料富集等方法,并介绍了这些方法的原理、优缺点以及应用,以期为相关研究提供参考。     

Approaches for on-line coupling of extraction and chromatography

This review provides an overview of the approaches available in order to perform on-line coupling of various extraction techniques with liquid and gas chromatography, for the analysis of semivolatile and nonvolatile analytes in liquid and solid samples. The main focus is on the instrumental set-up of these techniques. Selected real applications are described by way of illustration. The extraction methods suitable for on-line coupling covered in this review are: liquid-liquid extraction, solid-phase extraction, membrane-based techniques, pressurised liquid extraction, supercritical fluid extraction, and microwave- and sonication-assisted extractions. The following systems are not covered in this review: on-line coupled solid-phase extraction-liquid chromatography, purge-and-trap-GC, and membrane extraction with a sorbent interface-GC.Abbreviations DMAE Dynamic microwave-assisted extraction - DSAE Dynamic sonication-assisted extraction - FIA Flow injection analysis - FID Flame ionisation detection - GC Gas chromatography - HGAAS Hydride generation atomic absorption spectroscopy - IC Ion chromatography - IPLC Ion pair liquid chromatography - LC Column liquid chromatography - LLE Liquid-liquid extraction - LVI Large-volume injection - MAE Microwave-assisted extraction - MESI Membrane extraction with a sorbent interface - MMLLE Microporous membrane liquid-liquid extraction - MS Mass spectrometry - NP Normal-phase - OTT Open-tubular trapping - OTTTD Open-tubular trapping with thermal desorption - PAH Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon - PHWE Pressurised hot water extraction - PCB Polychlorinated biphenyl - PLE Pressurised liquid extraction - PTV Programmed-temperature vaporizer - RP Reversed-phase - RSD Relative standard deviation - SAE Sonication-assisted extraction - SFE Supercritical fluid extraction - SIM Selective ion monitoring - SLM Supported liquid membrane - SPE Solid-phase extraction - SPE-TD Solid-phase extraction-thermal desorption - SVE Solvent vapour exit - TD Thermal desorption     

Pitfalls and Solutions for the Trace Determination of Phthalates in Water Samples

A method based on liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) and automated large volume injection (LVI)-GC-MS analysis was developed for the trace determination of phthalate di-esters in water samples at sub-g L^–1 (ppb) levels. Strategies applied to reduce contamination include (i) careful selection of tools, glassware and solvents, (ii) systematic blank checks of the chromatographic system, glassware and solvents and (iii) frequent verifications of blanks during sequences. Background levels could be reduced to those present in the extraction solvent. For phthalates not present in the extraction solvent the limits of quantitation (LOQ) are 6 ng L^–1 for di-methyl phthalate (DMP), 3 ng L^–1 for benzylbutyl phthalate (BzBP) and 45 ng L^–1 for the isomeric phthalate mixtures di-isononyl phthalate (DiNP) and di-isodecyl phthalate (DiDP). For the other phthalates, the LOQ was set at twice the blank (extraction solvent) level and are 20 ng L^–1 for di-ethyl phthalate (DEP), 60 ng L^–1 for di-isobutyl phthalate (DiBP), 80 ng L^–1 for di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) and 30 ng L^–1 for bis-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP).Dedicated to Professor K. Jinno on the occasion of his 60^th birthday     

Determination of volatile chlorinated hydrocarbons in water samples by static headspace gas chromatography with electron capture detection

A simple, efficient, solvent‐free, and commercial readily available approach for determination of five volatile chlorinated hydrocarbons in water samples using the static headspace sampling and gas chromatography with electron capture detection has been described. The proposed static headspace sampling method was initially optimized and the optimum experimental conditions found were 10 mL water sample containing 20% w/v sodium chloride placed in a 20 mL vial and stirred at 50ºC for 20 min. The linearity of the method was in the range of 1.2–240 μg/L for dichloromethane, 0.2–40 μg/L for trichloromethane, 0.005–1 μg/L for perchloromethane, 0.025–5 μg/L for trichloroethylene, and 0.01–2 μg/L for perchloroethylene, with coefficients of determination ranging between 0.9979 and 0.9990. The limits of detection were in the low μg/L level, ranging between 0.001 and 0.3 μg/L. The relative recoveries of spiked five volatile chlorinated hydrocarbons with external calibration method at different concentration levels in pure, tap, sea water of Jiaojiang Estuary, and sea water of waters of Xiaomendao were in the range of 91–116, 96–105, 86–112, and 80–111%, respectively, and with relative standard deviations of 1.9–3.6, 2.3–3.5, 1.5–2.7, and 2.3–3.7% (n = 5), respectively. The performance of the proposed method was compared with traditional liquid–liquid extraction on the real water samples (i.e., pure, tap, and sea water, etc.) and comparable efficiencies were obtained. It is concluded that this method can be successfully applied for the determination of volatile chlorinated hydrocarbons in different water samples.     

Comparison of Needle Concentrator with SPME for GC Determination of Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes in Aqueous Samples

A method of solventless extraction of volatile organic compounds from aqueous samples has been developed and validated. A new arrangement in which the internal volume of a needle capillary adsorption trap is completely filled with Porapak Q, as adsorbent material, and wet alumina, as a source of desorptive water vapor flow, is presented. The device has been used for head-space sampling of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) from water samples and compared with solid-phase microextraction. Under the same sampling conditions the analytical characteristics of the device for the BTEX compounds are better than those of solid-phase microextraction. Limits of detection and quantification are below 0.5 μ g L⁻¹.     

银杏叶中黄酮类化合物的提取、纯化及测定方法的研究进展

对应用于银杏叶中黄酮类化合物的提取方法、纯化方法和测定方法的现状(主要在1999～2011年间发表的文献)及相关的原理和方法的特点作了综述。     

临床样品微量元素分析过程中样品制备技术的进展

对临床样品微量元素分析过程中的样品制备技术的最近进展进行了评述,主要从直接稀释、湿法消解、干式灰化及微量元素形态分析的样品预处理技术等几方面进行了分别介绍。     

Automatic Headspace Sampling for Determination of Ethylene Dibromide Residues in Cereals

Abstract

The possibility was investigated to apply a commercially available automatic head-space sampler in trace analysis of ethylene dibromide (EDB, 1,2-dibromoethane), in cereals.

Samples of rice and wheat flour were thermostatted in closed vials at 70[ddot]C for 30min. The top gas was then automatically introduced into a gas chromatograph equipped with an electron capture detector. Quantitation was performed using external standards (untreated samples spiked with solutions of EDB in N,N′-dimethylacetamide).

The relative standard deviation of the method was 3.4% for rice and 4.5% for wheat flour, at a residue level of 0.008 mg/kg. The detection limit was 0.001 mg/kg (the official EC residue tolerance is 0.01 mg/kg).

Preliminary experiments with other fumigants were carried out as well.

The headspace technique in question has the following advantages over other methods for determining EDB residues in cereals: 1. No sample pre-treatment like extraction, steam distillation, purge and trap etc.; 2. Automated sample handling; 3. “Clean” chromatograms.