Flame AAS determination of lead in water with flow-injection preconcentration and speciation using functionalized cellulose sorbent

The on-line solid phase extraction of trace amount of lead in flow-injection system with flame AAS detection was investigated using cellulose sorbents with phosphonic acid and carboxymethyl groups, C(18) sorbent non-modified and modified with Pyrocatechol Violet or 8-quinolinol, commercial chelating sorbents Chelex 100 and Spheron Oxin 1000, non-polar sorbent Amberlite XAD-2 modified with Pyrocatechol Violet and several cation-exchange resins. The best dynamic characteristics of retention were observed for functionalized cellulose sorbents. For Cellex P assumed as optimum sorbent, elution with a separate fractions of nitric acid and ethanol allows the differentiation between tetraalkyllead and sum of inorganic lead and organolead species of smaller number of alkyl groups. The detection limit for the determination of inorganic Pb(II) was estimated as 0.17 microg/l. at preconcentration from 50 ml sample at a flow rate of 7 ml/min.     

Solid phase extraction of amines

The objective of this paper is to provide information about solid phase extraction (SPE) as an alternative to liquid-liquid extraction of amines from several matrices. Different sorbents ranging from non-polar phases, such as C₁₈ silica to more polar such as cyanopropylsilica (CN) have been tested for analysis of aliphatic amines as monoamines, diamines and polyamines. Phenylalkylamines such as amphetamine or methamphetamine and heterocyclic amines such as histamine or cephalosporins (which also contain a carboxylic group), have also been studied. The different steps involved in the extraction procedure have been tested (conditioning, retention, pre-concentration, washing and elution) in order to obtain extracts free of interferences and enough sensitivity. C₁₈ silica (100 mg) was selected as optimal phase with recoveries nearly of 100%. The elution of more polar amines was performed in acidic conditions while less polar amines required organic solvents. Cephalosporin retention was performed in acid condition by using disk cartridges EM C_18, which gave better selectivity. The optimised clean-up procedures have been discussed to the quantification of the corresponding amines in real samples (urine, water and beer). The accuracy and precision were outlined.     

Chemically modified polymeric sorbents for sample preconcentration

Solid-phase extraction is an attractive alternative in sample preparation because it overcomes many drawbacks of liquid-liquid extraction and makes on-line determination possible by hyphenation with chromatographic techniques. Driven by the need for more effective and more selective sorbents, advances in solid-phase extraction include the development of new materials. This paper describes different types of chemically modified sorbents for the solid-phase extraction of compounds from aqueous samples. Chemical introduction of different functional groups into a polymeric resin improves the efficiency of solid-phase extraction by providing better surface contact with the aqueous samples; also, these sorbents have a greater capacity than the typical solid-phase materials for polar compounds have. The most important new sorbents are the chemically modified resins based on styrene-divinylbenzene copolymers. Preparation of these new sorbents is described, and advantages and drawbacks of off-line procedures and on-line procedures are also discussed. Applications for off-line and on-line chromatographic determinations of polar compounds are presented.     

Extraction of mono- and dicarboxylic acids from a curative water

A method for the analysis of mono- and dicarboxylic acids from water is presented. For this purpose two techniques, a C(18) solid phase extraction (SPE) and a combination method of liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) and aminopropyl SPE, were tested. With the combination method all analytes, short-chain mono- and long-chain dicarboxylic acids, could be analysed in one approach. The C(18) SPE was not suitable for short-chain mono- but for dicarboxylic acids. Concentrations in the investigated water ranged from 315 mg/l (butanoic acid) to 2.9 mg/l (octanoic acid). Dicarboxylic acids were found from 5 mg/l (octanedioic acid) to 0.5 mg/l (dodecanedioic acid).     

Development of a fast sample treatment for the analysis of free and bonded sterols in human serum by LC‐MS

The analysis of sterols in biological fluids allows the clinical study of cholesterol related diseases. This research is focused on reducing the sample processing time of the determination of free and bonded sterols in human serum. Ten sterols were studied: cholesterol precursors (desmosterol, lanosterol, and cholestanol); phytosterols (stigmasterol, campesterol, sitosterol, and sitostanol) and oxysterols (7‐α‐hydroxy‐4‐cholesten‐3‐one, 24‐hydroxycholesterol, and 27‐hydroxycholesterol). Ultrasound assistance was used to diminish the reaction time during the alkaline hydrolysis for determining total sterols. Different retention mechanisms of solid‐phase extraction were compared, two reversed‐phase sorbents DSC‐18 and polymeric Oasis‐HLB and a novel zirconia‐coated silica phase. DSC‐18 and zirconia‐coated silica were the most suitable sorbents to analyze these metabolites. The resulting extracts were analyzed by liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. The analytical parameters were determined and better values were observed with DSC‐18 cartridges for most sterols. LOQ were in the low ng/mL level. Recoveries were in the range 85–99%. Average intermediate precision was 15%. Accuracy for both cartridges was more than 92%. Zirconia‐coated silica showed better performance for the oxysterols, with recoveries around 90%. The procedure allows the determination of free and bonded sterol precursors, phytosterols, and oxysterols in human serum.     

Hypercrosslinked strong anion‐exchange resin for extraction of acidic pharmaceuticals from environmental water

Two novel high‐specific surface area polymeric sorbents (HXLPP‐SAXa and HXLPP‐SAXb) were synthesised and evaluated as solid‐phase extraction sorbents. The novel sorbents under study are based on hypercrosslinked polymer microspheres and designed specifically to offer ion‐exchange properties; the specific polymers of interest in the current work have been chemically modified in such a way as to impart a tuneable level of strong anion‐exchange character onto the sorbents. The novel sorbents were applied as strong anion‐exchange sorbents in solid‐phase extraction studies, with the goal being to selectively extract a group of acidic compounds from complex environmental samples in an efficient manner. Out of two HXLPP‐SAX resins evaluated in this study, it was found that the sorbent with the lower ion‐exchange capacity (HXLPP‐SAXa) gave rise to the best overall performance characteristics and, indeed, was found to compare favourably to the solid‐phase extraction performance of commercial strong anion‐exchange sorbents. When the HXLPP‐SAXa sorbent was applied to the solid‐phase extraction of environmental water samples, the result showed quantitative and selective extraction of low levels of acidic pharmaceuticals from 500 mL of river water and 100 mL of effluent wastewater.     

Multiresidue analytical method of pesticides in peanut oil using low-temperature cleanup and dispersive solid phase extraction by GC-MS

A method for the determination of 33 pesticides in peanut oil by GC-MS was described. Two extraction procedures based on (i) low-temperature extraction and (ii) liquid-liquid extraction were tested for the optimization of the method. The mixture of anhydrous MgSO(4) with primary secondary amine (PSA) or with PSA and C(18) was performed as sorbents in dispersive SPE. Low temperature along with PSA and C(18) cleanup gave the best results. Pesticides were identified and quantified by GC-MS in SIM mode. The correlation coefficients, R(2), in the linear range tests were better than 0.990. The average recoveries for most pesticides (spiked at 0.02, 0.05, 0.2, and 1 mg/kg) ranged from 70 to 110%, the RSD was below 20% in most instances, and LODs varied from 0.5 to 8 mug/kg.     

Analysis of terpenes in white wines using SPE-SPME-GC/MS approach

Terpenes contribute to some white wines aroma, especially these produced from Muscat grapes and others aromatic ones of high terpene contents (Gewürtztramminer, Traminer, Huxel, Sylvaner). Terpenes are present in wine in free and bound (in a form of glycosides) forms. Analyses of bound terpenes are usually performed using solid phase extraction after hydrolysis of glycosides. A new method for determination of terpenes from wine, focused on determination of terpenes released after acidic hydrolysis, based on solid phase extraction (SPE) followed by solid phase microextraction (SPME) was developed. Non-polar (free) and polar (bound terpenes) fractions were separated on 500 mg C18 cartridges. Bound terpenes were sampled using SPME immediately after acidic hydrolysis in non-equilibrium conditions. Application of combined SPE-SPME approach allowed quantification of selected terpenes in lower concentrations than in SPE approach and added a selectivity to the method, which enabled detection of compounds non-detectable in SPE extracts. Results obtained by SPE and SPE-SPME approach were correlated for free terpenes and those released after acid hydrolysis 20 white wines obtained from different grape varieties (R² = 0.923). Although developed for wine terpenes analysis, SPE followed by SPME approach has a great potential in analysis of other bound wine flavor compounds, especially those potent odorants present in trace amounts.     

A novel sorbent for the determination of clenbuterol in bovine liver.

The use of three C18 sorbents in matrix solid phase dispersion (MSPD) for the determination of clenbuterol in bovine liver fortified at 5 ng g-1 is described. MSPD grade C18 sorbents give rise to more efficient blending and packing of the material for subsequent washing and analyte elution in comparison with a non-MSPD grade C18 sorbent. Following enzymatic deconjugation of the liver extracts, radioimmunoassay is used as the method of determination. The mean recovery of clenbuterol with all sorbents is comparable and within the range 86-96% in two intra-assay studies (n = 3). The liver extracts in each case are highly coloured. The variation in recovery is observed to be lowest with MSPD grade C18 (end-capped). This sorbent was used in further studies to evaluate the use of solid phase extraction (SPE), post MSPD, with normal phase aminopropyl or mixed mode cation exchange columns for extract purification. The mean recovery of clenbuterol (n = 4, inter-assay study) following MSPD and normal phase SPE clean-up was 95 +/- 15% and 89 +/- 9% at fortification levels of 1 and 2.5 ng g-1, respectively.     

The use of solid sorbents for direct accumulation of organic compounds from water matrices–a review of solid-phase extraction techniques

The main principles of solid-phase extraction techniques are reviewed in this paper. Various solid sorbents can be used as a suitable trap for direct accumulation of organic compounds from aqueous solutions. The trapped analytes can be desorbed by elution with suitably chosen liquid phases. These preconcentration procedures can be considered as low performance liquid chromatography and the efficiency of the procedure can thus be related to the retention characteristics of the preconcentration column. The main sorbents used for trace enrichment purposes are also reviewed. Besides, the concise methodology, sample storage, and automation are discussed. The advantages of solid phase extraction as compared to liquid-liquid extraction are given as well as some drawbacks of this method.     

A comparative study of the ability of different solvents and adsorbents to extract aroma compounds from alcoholic beverages

Seven liquid solvent systems--dichloromethane, dichloromethane-pentane (1:1), freon 113, diethyl ether-pentane (1:1 and 1:9), ethyl acetate-pentane (with and without an additional salting-out effect) (1:3 and 1:20), and seven solid-phase extraction (SPE) systems (Amberlite XAD-2, 4, 7, and 16; Porapak Q; C8; and C18)--are comparatively studied. The distribution coefficients between the extraction system and a hydroalcoholic solution (12% v/v in ethanol, pH = 3.2) of 14 selected volatile compounds belonging to different chemical families and polarities are calculated. The results are processed by factor analysis and cluster analysis, and the following conclusions are reached. First, the efficiency of extraction decreases in this order: polymeric sorbents > silica-based sorbents > liquid-liquid systems with salting-out effect approximately dichloromethane > rest of liquid solvents. Second, the addition of salt mainly increases the recovery of compounds with Lewis acid properties. Third, the efficiency of the extraction of a liquid solvent depends not only on its polarity but also on its solubility in water. Fourth, in regards to the selectivity of the SPE systems, Porapak Q is the best to extract nonpolar compounds, Amberlite XAD 4 and 16 provide the least selective extraction profiles, and C8 and C18 have a special ability to extract compounds with a Br?nstedt-Lowry character. Results indicate that in all cases liquid solvents can be replaced satisfactorily by SPE systems.     

QuEChERS-液相色谱-串联质谱法测定棕榈原油中敌草快等6种农药残留

建立了QuEChERS-液相色谱-串联质谱同时测定棕榈原油中敌草快、乐果、倍硫磷、倍硫磷亚砜、倍硫磷砜、氟吡甲禾灵残留量的方法。以回收率及基质效应为考察指标,评估了乙二胺-N-丙基硅烷(PSA)/C18混合物、C18键合锆胶(Z-Sep+)/C18混合物、Z-Sep+、C18 4种分散吸附剂的净化效果,结果表明Z-Sep+/C18的净化效果最佳。样品采用含1%(v/v)乙酸的甲醇溶液提取,Z-Sep+/C18分散固相萃取净化;液相色谱以Atlantis T3色谱柱梯度洗脱分离,质谱分析采用电喷雾正离子电离、多反应监测模式,以基质匹配校准曲线外标法进行定量。6种农药在3个添加水平(10、20、250 μg/kg)下的回收率范围为70.0%~97.9%,相对标准偏差范围为2.6%~10.2%; 6种农药的定量限(S/N≥10)为0.1~2.5 μg/kg。该方法简便、灵敏、准确、环保,适用于棕榈原油中上述6种农药残留的定性、定量分析。     

分散固相萃取-分散液液微萃取/气相色谱-串联质谱法测定蔬菜中19种有机磷农药残留

采用分散固相萃取和分散液液微萃取联用方法,建立了气相色谱-串联质谱法(GC-MS/MS)同时测定蔬菜中19种有机磷农药残留量的分析方法。分散固相萃取方法以乙腈为萃取液,以N-丙基-乙二胺(PSA)和C18为吸附剂。对影响分散液液微萃取效率的因素(萃取溶剂种类及体积、分散剂体积等)进行优化,同时分析了实验过程中添加掩蔽试剂L-古洛糖酸γ-内酯(AP)对基质效应补偿作用的影响。在最佳实验条件下,19种有机磷在辣椒和大葱中3个添加水平(0.05,0.1,0.5 mg/kg)的回收率为76.9%~126.8%,相对标准偏差为0.6%~7.3%,检出限(S/N=3)为0.10~0.50μg/kg。该方法简单、高效、重现性好、富集倍数高,可用于蔬菜中有机磷农药的快速检测。     

Application of ion-pair high-performance liquid chromatography to detection of the atypical coproporphyrin isomers II and IV in human faeces

A highly selective and sensitive method has been developed for the detection of small amounts of the atypical isomers II and IV of coproporphyrin in human faeces. This method combines liquid-liquid extraction and solid-phase sampling techniques using talc and C18-modified silica gel as the sorbents. Simultaneous separation of the four coproporphyrin isomers I-IV was achieved by isocratic ion-pair high-performance liquid chromatography. Stool samples of healthy subjects (n = 12) contained 1.1 +/- 0.4% (mean +/- S.D.) isomer II and 2.2 +/- 0.9% isomer IV of total coproporphyrins. A somewhat higher content of isomer II (2.7%) and isomer IV (5.4%) was found in faeces of a patient suffering from porphyria variegata.     

Comparative study of solid-phase extraction of phenolic compounds. Influence of the ion pair reagent

Chromatographia - A comparative study of the solid phase extraction of phenolic compounds in water was carried out. Three different sorbents, C18, CH and PLRP-S, were tested for the...     

分散固相萃取-分散液液微萃取/高效液相色谱法测定西瓜中氟唑菌酰羟胺残留

采用分散固相萃取和分散液液微萃取联用的方法,建立了高效液相色谱快速检测西瓜中氟唑菌酰羟胺残留的分析方法。使用乙腈和水混合溶液作为萃取溶剂,经N-丙基-乙二胺硅烷(PSA)固相萃取吸附剂净化提取液,分散液液微萃取将目标物富集到1,1,2,2-四氯乙烷溶剂中,采用高效液相色谱进行分析。考察了萃取溶剂的种类与体积、分散剂体积及盐浓度等因素对分散液液微萃取萃取效率的影响。结果表明:分析物的质量浓度在0.01~5 mg/L范围内与峰面积的线性关系良好,相关系数(r)为0.999 9,定量下限(S/N=10)为0.01 mg/kg。加标水平为0.01、0.1、1 mg/kg时,平均回收率为89.2%~94.5%,相对标准偏差(n=5)为3.0%~8.7%。该方法简单、高效、灵敏度高,适用于西瓜中氟唑菌酰羟胺的残留检测。     

低温冷冻及分散固相萃取净化-超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定植物油中104种农药残留

建立了适用于植物油中104种农药残留的检测方法。通过液液萃取(LLE)提取目标化合物,再借助离心、冷冻和分散固相萃取(D-SPE)净化手段,依托超高效液相色谱-串联质谱测定。以回收率和共提取物为衡量指标,着重优化了6种提取方式、不同冷冻时间及PSA(primary secondary amine)、GCB(graphite carbon black)和C18这3种不同固相萃取填料不同组合的效果。在0.01、0.02和0.05 mg/kg水平的平均添加回收率为55%~121%, RSD为0.47%~19.2%, 80%的目标物的定量限可达到1 μg/kg,低于我国相关标准限量,能够满足多种农药残留同时分析的要求。该方法步骤简便、可靠、稳定,可应用于进口植物油中多种农药残留的快速检测与确证的日常检测工作中,具有一定的推广价值。     

Synthesis of Davankov‐type hypercrosslinked resins using different isomer compositions of vinylbenzyl chloride monomer,and application in the solid‐phase extraction of polar compounds

Two different gel‐type resins have been prepared by suspension polymerization using 2 wt % divinylbenzene (DVB) with either p‐vinylbenzyl chloride (pVBC) or a mixture of VBC isomers (～ 70% m‐; ～ 30% p‐). Significant difference in the chlorine content was observed, which was attributed to a more favored hydrolysis process when p‐VBC was used. The presence of hydroxyl groups has been confirmed by elemental microanalytical data and solid‐state ¹³C cross‐polarization/magic angle spinning (CP‐MAS) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra. Hypercrosslinked resins were prepared from both gel‐type precursors by treatment with FeCl₃ in 1,2‐dichloroethane (DCE) at 80 °C. The resultant resins showed differences in specific surface area and degree of hydrophilicity. The performance of the hypercrosslinked resins was evaluated in solid‐phase extraction (SPE) of polar compounds, and better results were obtained for the hypercrosslinked resin prepared from p‐VBC that combines a relatively high specific surface area (908 m² g^?1) and somewhat higher oxygen content (3.96 wt % O). © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 1718–1728, 2005     

固相萃取采样和气相色谱-质谱检测液化石油气中的芳烃杂质（英文）

建立石墨化碳(GCB)为吸附剂的动态采样系统,可实现液化石油气(LPG)中芳烃杂质的采样和同步萃取富集。LPG中的芳烃杂质(苯、甲苯、二甲苯、苯乙烯和萘)被快速捕集后,进行气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)定性定量分析。与C18和苯乙烯二乙烯苯吸附剂(PS-DVB)相比,GCB填充柱对芳烃杂质的萃取效率最高。评价了基于GCB填充柱采样的吸附效率、重现性和贮存稳定性。采样和分析方法对氮气模拟气流中8种芳烃的定量分析线性范围为15~1 000μg/m~3。所开发的方法具有回收率高(92.9%~109.0%)、检出限低(1.0~6.2μg/m~3)、准确性好(相对标准偏差为0.6%~5.8%)和准确度高(标准偏差为0.8%~8.2%)等优点。     

Determination of ppb levels of tryptophan derivatives by capillary electrophoresis with homogeneous liquid-liquid extraction and sweeping method

Tryptophan (Trp) derivatives were selectively separated from 24 kinds of amino acid mixture solutions. Capillary electrophoresis (CE) with UV detection using the described pretreatment system was able to separate and determine 4 kinds of Trp derivatives: 5-hydroxy L-tryptophan, 5-methyl L-tryptophan, 1-methyl L-tryptophan and L-tryptophan. The pretreatment system used a combination of a homogeneous liquid-liquid extraction and a sweeping method, the two are different kinds of powerful preconcentration/separation methods. Trp derivatives were thus separated by two different separation systems. First, these derivatives were selectively extracted at 57-100% by a homogeneous liquid-liquid extraction; secondly, they were respectively separated by micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) with a sweeping effect. The detection limits following complete separation of the Trp derivatives were 10(-8) mol l(-1) levels, respectively. The proposed method provided a more than 10-fold the improvement in sensitivity compared with fluorescence labeling/fluorophotometric analysis; the proposed method was also applied to the component analysis of nutritious medicine.