dual stage preconcentration system for flame atomic absorption spectrometry using flow injection on-line ion-exchange followed by solvent extraction

A dual stage preconcentration system based on flow injection on-line ion-exchange and solvent-extraction has been developed for flame atomic absorption spectrometry. Lead is taken as a model trace element. A column packed with Amberlite IRC-718 cation exchanger is incorporated into the FI manifold. The analyte is retained on the column by time-based sample loading and eluted by 1 mol/L HNO₃. The eluate is subsequently merged with potassium iodide and tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBABr), and isobutyl methyl ketone (IBMK). Lead is extracted on-line into IBMK as the ion-pair formed between the iodoplumbate anion and tetrabutylammonium cation. The organic phase is separated from the aqueous phase by a gravity phase separator. 50 μL of concentrate is introduced into the nebulizer-burner system of the spectrometer. An enhancement factor of 550 is achieved with a 30 mL sample consumption at a sampling frequency of 30/h. The precision (relative standard deviation) is 2.4% at 10 μg/L level and the detection limit is 0.3 μg/L (3 σ). The method was successfully applied to the determination of lead in water samples. Received: 19 March 1997 / Revised: 24 June 1997 / Accepted: 27 June 1997     

弱阳离子交换整体柱的制备及其对人血浆中硝苯地平的在线分析

以甲基丙烯酸(MAA)为功能单体,乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯(EDMA)为交联剂,以色谱柱管为模具,通过原位聚合法制备了弱阳离子交换整体柱。该柱能去除血浆中的内源性物质,对生物样品中的药物有富集作用。将其作为固相萃取柱与C18色谱柱联用,在线分析了人血浆中的硝苯地平。流动相为甲醇-水(体积比为70∶30),流速1.0 mL/min,检测波长235 nm。结果表明,硝苯地平在5.0～75.0 μg/L范围内线性关系良好(r=0.9993),方法的回收率为90.0%～99.0%,日内、日间相对标准偏差均小于5.0%。该方法精密度高,重现性良好,避免了繁琐的样品预处理过程,且弱离子整体柱可多次重复使用,为检测血浆中的痕量药物提供了一种快速、经济、有效的新方法。     

A simple isocratic LC method for quantification of trace-level inorganic degradation impurities (ferricyanide,ferrocyanide, nitrite,and nitrate) in sodium nitroprusside injection and robustness by quality using design approach

This study developed and validated a trace-level quantification inorganic impurities method using reversed-phase HPLC and performed the robustness check using quality-by-design approach by varying the multiple factors simultaneously. This method is economical and simple and exhibits its stability-indicating nature [for the determination of ferrocyanide ([Fe(CN)₆]^4–), ferricyanide ([Fe(CN)₆]³⁻), nitrate (NO₃^–), and nitrite (NO₂^–)] in sodium nitroprusside (SNP) drug substance and liquid dosage form. Chromatographic separation was achieved using a USP L43 column (ACE PFP, 150 × 4.6 mm, 3 μm) with a simple isocratic elution. The buffer consists of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (50 mM), tetrabutylammonium hydrogen sulfate (9 mM), and tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (25 mM). The buffer pH was adjusted to 7.2 with tetrabutylammonium hydroxide. The mobile phase was mixed with the buffer and acetonitrile (68:32 v/v). The flow rate was 0.8 mL/min, column temperature was maintained at 30°C, and injection volume was 5.0 μL. The SNP impurities were monitored at 225 nm using a UV detector. Further, the method was validated per the International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) guidelines, and forced degradation studies were carried out under different stress conditions. The detector responses were plotted against concentrations, and correlation was linear (r > 0.999) over the range of 0.8–7.5 μg/mL for ferricyanide; 1.0–37.5 μg/mL for SNP; and 0.2–7.5 μg/mL for ferrocyanide, nitrite, and nitrate. The method repeatability was established for all the impurities with relative standard deviation (%), and the results were found to be less than 2.0.     

流动注射在线预富集-高效液相色谱法测定四种硝基类化合物

建立了以香烟过滤嘴纤维作吸附剂,在线固相萃取-高效液相色谱（SPE—HPLC）测定水中邻硝基苯甲酸、对硝基苯胺、邻硝基苯酚、3-氯硝基苯四种硝基类化合物的方法。邻硝基苯甲酸、对硝基苯胺、邻硝基苯酚、3-氯硝基苯分别在0．006～4．80、0．003～2．40、0．002～1．60、0．002～1．60mg／L范围内峰面积与浓度呈线性关系,相关系数分别为0．9994、0．9996、0．9997和0．9996;检出限（S／N=3）分别为1．0、0．8、0．6,0．6μg／L;富集倍数分别为28．2、176．6、172．1、153．3。该法用于河水中四种硝基类化合物的测定,回收率为85．41％～116．44％,相对标准偏差在1．1％～5．4％范围内。     

在线微孔膜双萃取-流动注射光度法测定水中阴离子表面活性剂的研究

采用在线微孔膜双萃取-流动注射光度法测定了水中的阴离子表面活性剂.方法基于亚甲基蓝与阴离子表面活性剂作用生成的盐类(λ_(max)=650 nm),可被氯仿萃取,采用在线双微孔膜液液萃取相分离器,优化了流路参数、萃取模块的流路尺寸和微孔膜的孔径.方法的线性范围为25～1000 μg/L,线性相关系数r≥0.999;检出限为4.3 μg/L;不同浓度的相对标准偏差(n=7)为0.7%～6.0%;实际水样的加标回收率为96%～110%;样品测定频率为18样/h.利用本方法分别测定了2个实际水样和2个国家标准参考物质中的阴离子表面活性剂,结果令人满意.     

Copper determination after FI on-line sorbent preconcentration using 1-nitroso-2-naphthol as a complexing reagent

The suitability of 1-nitroso-2-naphthol as a complexing agent for on-line preconcentration of copper using RP-C₁₈ material in a microcolumn with flow injection coupled with flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FI-FAAS) has been tested. Various parameters affecting complex formation, such as pH, sample flow rate, etc. and its elution into the nebulizer of FAAS were optimized. ¶A 5 × 10^–3 mol/L reagent was on-line mixed with aqueous sample solution acidified with 0.1% (v/v) nitric acid ¶(pH 3–4) and flowed through the microcolumn for 30 s. The adsorbed complexes in the microcolumn were eluted with ethanol in 10 s into the nebulizer of FAAS. A good precision (1.7% for 50 μg/L copper, n = 12), high enrichment factor (19) with detection limit (3σ) 2.0 μg/L, and sample throughput (90 h^–1) were obtained. The method was applied to certified reference materials seawater, mussel (biological), NBS-362 and NBS-364 (special low alloy steel), for the determination of copper, and the results were in good agreement with the certified values.     

Reversed phase HPLC determination of titanium(IV) and iron(III) with sodium 1,2-dihydroxybenzene-3,5-disulfonic acid

A highly sensitive method has been developed for the determination of titanium(IV) and iron(III) by ion-pair reversed phase liquid chromatography using sodium 1,2-dihydroxybenzene-3,5-disulfonic acid (Tiron) as a precolumn chelating reagent. The metal - Tiron chelates were separated on a C₁₈ (ODS) column; the mobile phase was a 2:8 (v/v) mixture of acetonitrile and acetate buffer (0.04 mol/L, pH 6.2) containing 2.0 × 10^?3 mol/L Tiron, 0.04 mol/L tetrabutylammonium bromide, and 0.1 mol/L potassium nitrate. The detection limits for titanium(IV) and iron(III) are 0.5 and 2.0 μg/L, respectively. The method has been applied to the simultaneous determination of titanium(IV) and iron(III) in river water samples and has furnished highly precise results.     

Use of zwitterionic micelles in the eluent II: a new approach to ion chromatographic analysis of inorganic cations in biological fluids with direct sample injection

A new ion chromatographic (IC) technique has been developed for the determination of inorganic cations in biological fluids with direct sample injection. This involved the use of a mixed zwitterionic-micelle/electrolyte solution as an eluent. The proteins in the sample became bound to the zwitterionic micelles in the eluent and were thus eliminated from the column. The cations were separated by cation exchange. This method is ideal for the on-line, simultaneous determination of common inorganic cations (Na⁺, NH₄ ⁺, K⁺, Mg²⁺, and Ca²⁺) in urine and serum samples. Such an application was demonstrated experimentally. Non-suppressed conductivity was used for analyte detection. The detection limits obtained using this IC system were 2.94, 5.22, 34.9, 32.6, and 56.7 μg/L for Na⁺, NH₄ ⁺, K⁺, Mg²⁺, and Ca²⁺, respectively.     

A rapid MCM‐41 dispersive micro‐solid phase extraction coupled with LC/MS/MS for quantification of ketoconazole and voriconazole in biological fluids

A rapid dispersive micro‐solid phase extraction (D‐μ‐SPE) combined with LC/MS/MS method was developed and validated for the determination of ketoconazole and voriconazole in human urine and plasma samples. Synthesized mesoporous silica MCM‐41 was used as sorbent in d ‐μ‐SPE of the azole compounds from biological fluids. Important D‐μ‐SPE parameters, namely type desorption solvent, extraction time, sample pH, salt addition, desorption time, amount of sorbent and sample volume were optimized. Liquid chromatographic separations were carried out on a Zorbax SB‐C₁₈ column (2.1 × 100 mm, 3.5 μm), using a mobile phase of acetonitrile–0.05% formic acid in 5 mm ammonium acetate buffer (70:30, v /v). A triple quadrupole mass spectrometer with positive ionization mode was used for the determination of target analytes. Under the optimized conditions, the calibration curves showed good linearity in the range of 0.1–10,000 μg/L with satisfactory limit of detection (≤0.06 μg/L) and limit of quantitation (≤0.3 μg/L). The proposed method also showed acceptable intra‐ and inter‐day precisions for ketoconazole and voriconazole from urine and human plasma with RSD ≤16.5% and good relative recoveries in the range 84.3–114.8%. The MCM‐41‐D‐μ‐SPE method proved to be rapid and simple and requires a small volume of organic solvent (200 μL); thus it is advantageous for routine drug analysis.     

Selective flow injection analysis of ultra-trace amounts of Cr(VI), preconcentration of it by solvent extraction, and determination by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS)

A rapid, robust, sensitive and selective time-based flow injection (FI) on-line solvent extraction system interfaced with electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) is described for analyzing ultra-trace amounts of Cr(VI). The sample is initially mixed on-line with isobutyl methyl ketone (IBMK). The Cr(VI) is complexed by reaction with ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (APDC), and the non-charged Cr(VI)–PDC chelate formed is extracted into IBMK in a knotted reactor made from PTFE tubing. The organic extractant is separated from the aqueous phase by a gravity phase separator with a small conical cavity and delivered into a collector tube, from which 55 μl organic concentrate is subsequently introduced via an air flow into the graphite tube of the ETAAS instrument. The operations of the FI-system and the ETAAS detector are synchronously coupled. A significant advantage of the approach is that matrix constituents, such as high salt contents, effectively are eliminated. The extraction procedure was optimized by a simplex approach. A central composite design was subsequently employed to verify the estimated operational optimum. An 18-fold enhancement in sensitivity of Cr(VI) was achieved after preconcentration for 99 s at a sample flow rate of 5.5 ml min⁻¹, as compared to direct introduction of 55 μl of sample, yielding a detection limit (3σ) of 3.3 ng l⁻¹. The sampling frequency was 24.2 samples h⁻¹. The proposed method was successfully evaluated by analyzing a NIST Cr(VI)-reference material, synthetic seawater and waste waters, and waste water samples from an incineration plant and a desulphurization plant, respectively.     

Determination of Cefpodoxime Levels and Cefpodoxime Stability In Human Urine By Direct Injection HPLC with Column-Switching

Abstract

A semi-automated method providing on-line sample extraction and quantitative analysis for cefpodoxime in human urine, injected directly into the HPLC, is reported.

Samples were filtered by the analyst, injected into the HPLC system with an autosampler and loaded onto a 3 cm RP-18 precolumn with a mobile phase consisting of 10% methanol in 0.2% phosphoric acid and then automatically eluted onto a RP-18 analytical column using a mobile phase containing 7% acetonitrile in pH 5.2 sodium acetate buffer. the mean between-day precision of the standards was ± 4.29%. Spiked urine control recovery averaged 96 ± 6% for controls ranging from 1.0 to 20.0 μg/mL. the limit of quantitation for the method was 0.11 μg/mL.     

高效液相色谱法测定生物转化反应液中N,N'-乙二胺二琥珀酸

建立了高效液相色谱测定生物转化反应液中N,N'-乙二胺二琥珀酸（EDDS）含量的分析方法。采用InertSustain AQ-C₁₈色谱柱（250 mm×4.6 mm,5 μm）,以体积分数25%的甲醇水溶液（含有1.0 g/L一水乙酸铜、2.0 g/L四丁基氢氧化铵,以磷酸调节pH至2.80）为流动相,流速为1.0 mL/min,柱温为30℃,进样量为20 μL,检测波长为254 nm。该方法可在8 min内分离EDDS及其生物合成相关物质（苹果酸、柠檬酸、乙二胺四乙酸（EDTA）和富马酸）,且峰形良好。EDDS在0.06~0.6 g/L范围内线性线性关系良好（相关系数（r）为0.9995）,平均回收率为100.39%（n=9,RSD=1.15%）。EDDS生物合成反应液中EDDS含量为0.25 g/L,大部分底物被转化为苹果酸（36.56 g/L）;而EDDS的水解反应中富马酸产生较少,形成了3.05 g/L的苹果酸。该方法简便快速,灵敏可靠,适用于EDDS生物合成的研究。     

在线固相萃取-离子色谱法测定4种芳环磺酸盐中的硫酸根离子

建立一种在线固相萃取-离子色谱测定4种芳环磺酸盐中硫酸根离子含量的新方法。将自装填的多孔石墨化碳固相萃取柱应用于离子色谱系统,对样品进行在线前处理。样品经过多孔石墨化碳固相萃取柱基体消除后进入收集环,通过阀切换方式使待测硫酸根离子转入阴离子分析柱和检测系统。固相萃取流路用1.5 mmol/L碳酸钠以0.8 mL/min的流速对基体在线富集,进样量为20μL,分析柱为SH-AC-3(250 mm×4.0 mm)+SH-AG-3(50 mm×4.0 mm)色谱柱,柱温为35℃,在6 mmol/L碳酸钠-4 mmol/L碳酸氢钠条件下等度洗脱,流速为0.8 mL/min。结果表明:硫酸根离子在0.50~20.00 mg/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,线性相关系数为0.998 3,保留时间、峰高和峰面积的相对标准偏差均在0.28%~2.86%之间,方法检出限为0.010 6 mg/L,回收率为91.01%~109.3%,具有良好的线性关系和重复性。整个在线分析过程在25 min之内完成。该方法进样量少、快速、高效。     

On-line preconcentration and determination of mercury in biological samples by flow injection vapour generation inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry

An FI-ICP-AES method for the determination of trace levels of mercury in biological samples has been described, which is based on the extraction of the mercury complex with 1,5-bis (di-2-pyridyl)methylene thiocarbonohydrazide (DPTH) on-line into isobuthyl-methyl ketone (IBMK). The organic phase (containing the complex) has been mixed on-line with SnCl₂ in N,N-dimethylformamide. Thus, mercury vapour can be generated directly from the organic phase and separated in a gas-liquid separation device. The detection limit for mercury is 4 ng/ml and the calibration curve is linear at least from 10 to 2500 ng/ml. The relative standard deviation for 10 replicate measurements is ±1% for 100 ng/ml of Hg(II). Results from the analysis of some certified biological reference materials are given.     

Speciation of trace amounts of aluminium in percolating water of forest soil by online coupling HPLC-ICP-MS

Procedures were developed for the speciation of trace amounts of aluminium present in percolating water of forest soil by online coupling of different chromatographic separation methods to an ICP-MS detection system. Inorganic and organic aluminium species were fractionated on a cation exchange column IONPAC CG12 (10-32). Phytotoxic polymeric aluminium hydroxides, as e.g. Al₁₃ (AlO₄Al₁₂(OH)₂₄(H₂O)₁₂ ⁷⁺), were determined using pyrocatechol violet (PCV) as a species dependant complexing reagent prior to the cation exchange step. Size fractionation of the organic aluminium species was obtained by size exclusion chromatography using the columns Superdex-75-HR 10/30 and Superdex-Peptide-HR 10/30. Validation of the speciation procedures proved that online coupling HPLC to the element selective and sensitive ICP-MS detection system leads to low detection limits of 0.3–0.6 μg/L and high precision and reproducibility (1.2–3.5%) of the speciation procedures. Speciation data determined for aluminium in a percolating water of the Zierenberg catchment are given.     

Indirect Determination of Cyanide by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

Abstract

Two methods for determination of cyanide by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) are developed. Both methods are based on the formation of an ion association compound between a metal complex, (Ag(CN)₂ ^? or Cu(CN)₃ ^2-), and a quaternary ammonium ion (benzyldimethylhexadecylammonium ion). The ion association compound is extracted into isomethylbutylketone (IBMK) and the metal is determined by AAS directly in extract. The method based on the formation of silver cyanide complex provides a reproducibility of 2.5%, a recovery of 99% and a detection limit of 1.7 μg/L while the method based on the formation of copper complex gives a reproducibility of 6%, a recovery of 93% and a detection limit of 0.6 μg/L. Several foreign ions were studied: the method based on the formation of Ag(CN)₂ ^? presents minor interferences.     

Determination of Cefmenoxime in Human Serum by Ion-Pair Reverse-Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Abstract

A highly reproducible ion-pair reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatographic assay for cefmenoxime in human serum has been developed. A simple sample cleanup procedure is employed. Cefoxitin is the internal standard and separation is achieved using a C-18 μ-Bondapak column. The mobile phase consists of 20% acetonitrile and 80% 0.05 M ammonium acetate buffer containing 0.005 M tetrabutylammonium hydrogen sulphate as the ion-pair agent. Samples are quantitated by UV detector at 254 nm and 0.02 aufs with an assay sensitivity of 0.625 μg/ml. The method has been successfully applied in a clinical setting.     

Selective on-line serum peptide extraction and multidimensional separation by coupling a restricted-access material-based capillary trap column with nanoliquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

As the serum peptidome gets increasing attention for biomarker discovery, one of the important issues is how to efficiently extract the peptides from highly complex human serum for peptidome analysis. Here we developed a fully automated platform for direct injection, on-line extraction, multidimensional separation and MS detection of peptides present in human serum. A capillary SPE column packed with a novel mix mode restricted access material (RAM) exhibiting strong cation exchange and size exclusion chromatography (SCX/SEC) properties were coupled with a nanoliquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (nanoLC-MS) system. The capillary SPE column excludes the high abundant serum proteins such as HSA by size exclusion chromatography and simultaneously extracts the low molecular weight peptides by binding to sulfonic acid residues. Subsequently, the trapped peptides are eluted to a capillary LC column packed with a RP-C18 stationary phase. After injection of only 2 μL human serum to the one-dimensional nanoLC-MS system around 400 peptides could be identified. When conducting a multidimensional separation, the described SCX/SEC/RP-MS platform allows the separation and identification of 1286 peptides present in human serum by the injection and on-line processing of 20 μL human serum sample.     

Determination of Lead, Cadmium, and Mercury by On-Line Enrichment Followed by RP-HPLC

A new method for the simultaneous determination of lead, cadmium, and mercury ions as metal tetra-(4-chlorophenyl)-porphyrin (T₄CPP) chelates was developed using reversed-phase-high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) and combined with on-line enrichment technique. When the Hg-T₄CPP, Pb-T₄CPP, and Cd-T₄CPP chelates were injected into the injector and sent to the enrichment column with 0.05 mol/L of pH = 10 pyrrolidine-acetic acid buffer solutions (containing 10% of THF) as mobile phase, they were absorbed onto the tip of the enrichment column. By switching the six ports switching valve, the retained chelates can be back-flushed by mobile phase and travel towards the analytical column. With 0.05 mol/L of pH = 10 pyrrolidine-acetic acid buffer solution (containing 10% of THF) and tetrahydrofuran (THF) (containing 0.05 mol/L pH = 10.0 pyrrolidine-acetic acid buffer salt) gradient elution as mobile phase, the separation of chelates on the analytical column was satisfactory. The linearity ranges are 0.01 ± 120 g/L for each metal chelate. The detection limits (S/N = 3) of lead, cadmium, and mercury are 2.0, 1.5, and 2.0 ng/L, respectively. This method was applied to the determination of the g/L level of lead, cadmium, and mercury ions in a water sample with good results.     

Flame atomic absorption spectrometric determination of chromium(VI) by on-line preconcentration system using a PTFE packed column

A new, sensitive and robust time-based flow injection (FI) method for on-line preconcentration and determination of ultra trace amounts of chromium(VI) by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) has been elaborated. The sample is initially mixed on-line with ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (APDC) and the Cr(VI)-PDC chelate is absorbed quantitatively on a mini-column packed with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) turnings at a pH range 0.8-1.4. The complex is subsequently eluted with isobutyl methyl ketone (IBMK) and introduced directly into the nebulizer-burner system. The optimized system offered improved performance characteristics, with unlimited lifetime of the proposed column. The enhancement factor was 80, for a 3-min preconcentration time and the sample frequency was 18 h(-1). The calibration curve was linear over the concentration range 1-40 mug l(-1) with a detection limit of c(L)=0.8 mug l(-1) and a relative standard deviation of s(r)=3.2%, at the 20 mug l(-1) level. The proposed method was evaluated by analyzing samples of certified and spiked water, and it was applied to the analysis of natural water samples and sediments.