Quantitative chromatographic analysis under changes in the composition of samples in the course of sample preparation: A modification of the double internal standard method

A well-known method of quantitative chromatographic analysis—the double internal standard method—is modified. This modification consists in the use of two analyte homologs (preceding and following ones) as standard substances. This approach can be used to compensate for considerable losses of both test components and standard substances in the course of various sample preparation procedures. The advantages of this method are illustrated using liquid extraction, vapor-phase analysis, distillation of volatile components with volatile solvents (preconcentration in a condensate), and evaporation of volatile solvents (preconcentration in a distillation residue) as examples. The method proposed maintains a high precision of determinations (the relative error (c _specified ? c _found)/c _specified is 1–6%).     

Evaluation of the source of bias caused by losses of solvent vapour during sample preparation

Evaporation losses of organic solvents used to dissolve reference solutions and samples lead directly to errors in the measurement of amount of substance. This is due to changes in the mass fraction composition and the mass:volume concentration of solutions. We have found that measuring the amount of solute added to a solution by weighing by difference is vulnerable to negative bias in the measured amount of solute added, because solvent vapour is lost from opened vials and from syringe needles. Relative negative bias became larger with higher solvent volatility and with smaller volumes, reaching −28% for 10 μL of dichloromethane. Straightforward precautions that reduce the impact of evaporation on gravimetric operations with volatile solvents are presented.     

Generalised H-point standard addition method for the isolation of the analyte signal from the sample signal when coelution of unknown compounds occurs in liquid chromatography.

The generalised H-point standard addition method (GHPSAM) is proposed for isolating the analytical signal of an analyte from the signal of an unknown sample. Samples containing two and three coeluting compounds have been analysed. The accuracy of the predictions depends on the shape of the analyte and interferent spectra but not on the degree of chromatographic overlap. This methodology involves the location of linear intervals for the unknown interference spectrum from the spectrum of the sample. Once the linear interval has been found the selection of three wavelengths within the interval will allow the cancellation of the signal of the unknown interferent. The method has been applied to the determination of diuretics, amphetamines and phenols in water.     

Bismuth and Bismuth-Chitosan modified electrodes for determination of two synthetic food colorants by net analyte signal standard addition method

In this paper, an electrochemical application of bismuth film modified glassy carbon electrode for azo-colorants determination was investigated. Bismuth-film electrode (BiFE) was prepared by ex-situ depositing of bismuth onto glassy carbon electrode. The plating potential was ?0.78 V (vs. SCE) in a solution of 0.15 mg mL^?1 Bi(III) and 0.05 mg mL^?1 KBr for 180 s. In the next step, a thin film of chitosan was deposited on the surface of bismuth modified glassy carbon electrode, thus the bismuth-chitosan thin film modified glassy carbon electrode (Bi-CHIT/GCE) was fabricated and compared with bare GCE and bismuth modified GCE. Azo-colorants such as Sunset Yellow and Carmoisine were determined on these electrodes by differential pulse voltammetry. Due to overlapping peaks of Sunset Yellow and Carmoisine, simultaneous determination of them is not possible, so net analyte signal standard addition method (NASSAM) was used for this determination. The results showed that coated chitosan can enhance the bismuth film sensitivity, improve the mechanical stability without caused contamination of surface electrode. The Bi-CHIT/GC electrode behaved linearly to Sunset Yellow and Carmoisine in the concentration range of 5×10^?6 to 2.38×10^?4 M and 1×10^?6 to 0.41×10^?4 M with a detection limit of 10 µM (4.52 µg mL^?1) and 10 µM (5.47 µg mL^?1), respectively      

Application of argon as the internal standard method in glow discharge mass spectrometry

Using (78)Ar(2)(+) as the internal standard (argon internal standard) in glow discharge mass spectrometry (GDMS) was investigated in detail. After comparing ion intensities and interferences, i.e. of argon ions, bi-atom argon ions and tri-atom argon ions, the (78)Ar(2)(+) was selected as the internal standard in the analysis. Mass spectral behavior of the argon internal standard affected by glow discharge current and voltage were studied. The ion intensity relationship between the argon internal standard and the matrix internal standard showed that the argon internal standard and the matrix internal standard have the same corrective effect on sample analysis. The experiment proved that the effects of the difference in analysis samples and the fluctuation of discharge conditions for analytical results were efficiently reduced if the argon internal standard was used. Moreover, the argon internal standard is similar to the matrix internal standard in correcting analytical results and both give satisfactory results. Elemental content in samples can be accurately determined by using the argon internal standard when the matrix content is unknown with good results.     

Suppression of analyte signal in inductively-coupled plasma/mass spectrometry and the use of an internal standard

The signal suppression of ⁹Be, ²⁷Al, ⁶⁴Zn, ⁸⁵Rb, ¹¹⁵In and ²⁰⁸Pb in the presence of increasing amounts of sodium chloride is studied. The suppression does not depend significantly on the analyte element considered. The use of ¹¹⁵In as internal standard thus allows correction for the matrix effect. It is shown that the suppressive effect decreases in the order CsCl>NaCl>NH₄Cl. The use of the internal standard also significantly improves the precision. The signal suppression is probably due largely to an increasing number of extracted ions resulting in a more pronounced space-charge effect.     

Application of the internal standard method coupled with the standard addition method in photon activation analysis to trace characterization of environmental materials

The internal standard method coupled with the standard addition method has been applied to the analysis of environmental materials, such as urban particulate matter, vehicle exhaust particulates and coal fly ash by photon activation. High-resolution gamma-ray spectrometry makes possible to use multi-internal standard gamma-rays, in order to crosscheck the analytical results obtained from each internal standard. It was ascertained that this method can provide not only accurate analytical results but also the information of homogeneity of samples, correlation of elements in the sample, loss or contamination in the preparation process.     

Application of k0-based internal mono standard instrumental neutron activation analysis method method for composition analysis of stainless steel clad sample

The k₀-based internal mono standard instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) method was used for the composition analysis of some irregular shape stainless steel (SS) samples of type SS 316M, which is used as fuel cladding in Indian fast breeder test reactor (FBTR). The method utilizes in situ relative detection efficiency using γ-rays of the activation products present in the sample for overcoming γ-ray self-attenuation. Samples were neutron activated using the thermal column as well as the core position of the reactor and the assay of radioactivity was carried out by high-resolution gamma ray spectrometry. The elements determined were Fe, Cr, Ni, Mo, Mn, Co, Cu, As and W. Since all the major elements (Fe, Cr, Ni, Mo and Mn) were amenable to NAA, the relative elemental concentrations with respect to Fe, obtained by this method, were converted to their absolute values by mass balance. The results were compared with specified compositions and found to be satisfactory. In order to validate these results obtained by the standard-less approach, sub samples of SS 316M in solution forms were analyzed by prevalent relative and k₀ methods of INAA, and results were found to be in good agreement. The accuracy of the internal mono standard INAA method has been evaluated by analyzing an alloy steel certified reference material, CRM 225/1 of British Chemical Standards (BCS).     

Chromatographic effect during the preparation of supported two-component catalysts by impregnation

The reason for variation in the granule depth of the component ratio in supported two-component catalysts during their preparation has been studied. This phenomenon, which may be called chromatographic effect, depends on the different affinities between substrate and ions in the impregnating solution. The model system chosen is CuCo₂O₄/Al₂O₃. It has been established that after modification of the support with Cu²⁺ ions, the stoichiometric CuCo₂O₄ phase is formed. The catalysts obtained have an enhanced activity.     

气相色谱-串联质谱双内标法测定茶叶中53种农药残留

建立了气相色谱-串联质谱（GC-MS/MS）动态多反应离子监测（dMRM）模式,结合串联双色谱柱检测茶叶中53种农药残留量的分析方法。样品中加入QuEChERS缓冲盐,用乙腈提取,采用石墨化炭黑/氨基柱（ENVI-Carb/NH₂）净化。为减少农药在GC-MS/MS分析中基质效应的影响,在标准溶液中加入古洛糖酸内酯和山梨醇作为保护剂,用蒽醌-D8和磷酸三苯酯作双内标定量。结果表明,除了氯氰菊酯的线性范围是40~1000 μg/L外,其他52种农药的线性范围均为20~500 μg/L,线性关系良好,相关系数均大于0.99;有28种农药的定量限（LOQ）小于10 μg/kg,其余25种农药的定量限为10~20 μg/kg;加标回收率为72.5%~130.9%;相对标准偏差（RSD）为0.4%~19.4%。该方法能有效地减少茶叶在GC-MS/MS上的基质效应,操作简单快速,灵敏度和选择性高,适用于农药残留的日常检测。     

A modification of the internal normalization method with sample splitting

Summary The procedure of sending a part of the sample vapor directly to the detector has been proposed earlier. This permits the quantitative determination of any sample component by relating its peak area to that of the total peak. This method represents a modification of the internal normalization method, with sample splitting. The necessary operating conditions and the applicability range of the method are considered. The dependence of the analytical results on the errors of splitting detector response factors and peak area measurements is discussed. Different types of split systems and flow paths have been tested. The possibilities of this method are demonstrated by determining the total amount of paraffins and cycloparaffins in platforming gasolines enriched in aromatics.     

Instrumental photon activation analysis of soil samples using the internal standard method coupled with the standard addition method

Multielement determinations in the certified reference materials of soils (IAEA soil-5 and 7) have been studied fundamentally by instrumental photon activation analysis using the internal standard method coupled with the standard addition method. For the soil-5 sample, in the first place, the qualities of the comparative standards prepared by two processing methods were compared with each other. As a result, it was demonstrated that a highly accurate and precise multielement determination can be achieved easily by minor improvement in the processing method of the comparative standard to ensure homogeneity. The utility of this processing method for soil samples was proved further through a similar analysis in another soil sample (IAEA soil-7).     

A new method for the preparation of modified oligonucleotides

[reaction-see text] N-Nitrothymidine can be transformed into a phosphoramidite building block suitable for oligonucleotide synthesis using the standard phosphite triester solid-phase approach. The N-nitrothymidine residues remain stable during the elongation cycles and react smoothly with primary amines, furnishing oligonucleotides containing N3-modified thymidines. A number of N3-substituted oligonucleotides have been prepared using this methodology, some of them incorporating aminoalkyl or hydroxyalkyl groups.     

Simultaneous determination of antazoline and naphazoline by the net analyte signal standard addition method and spectrophotometric technique

A novel net analyte signal standard addition method (NASSAM) was used for simultaneous determination of the drugs anthazoline and naphazoline. The NASSAM can be applied for determination of analytes in the presence of known interferents. The proposed method is used to eliminate the calibration and prediction steps of multivariate calibration methods; the determination is carried out in a single step for each analyte. The accuracy of the predictions against the H-point standard addition method is independent of the shape of the analyte and interferent spectra. The net analyte signal concept was also used to calculate multivariate analytical figures of merit, such as LOD, selectivity, and sensitivity. The method was successfully applied to the simultaneous determination of anthazoline and naphazoline in a commercial eye drop sample.     

Instrumental photon activation analysis of coal fly ashes using the internal standard method coupled with the standard addition method

Multielement determinations of coal fly ashes (NIST SRM-1633a and BCR CRM-38) have been carried out by instrumental photon activation analysis using 30 MeV bremsstrahlung and the internal standard method coupled with the standard addition method. In these determinations, some major and minor constituent elements in the samples were properly used as effective internal standards. As a result, it was demonstrated that concentrations of 18 elements were determined accurately and precisely. Furthermore, a similar multielement determination has also been examined using 20 MeV bremsstrahlung. In this case, it was proved that better results can be achieved, because all interfering reactions were eliminated completely.     

Liquid chromatography/electrospray tandem mass spectrometry method for the quantitation of fosinoprilat in human serum using automated 96-well solid-phase extraction for sample preparation

A sensitive, specific, accurate and reproducible liquid chromatography/electrospray tandem mass spectrometry method was developed and validated for the quantitation of fosinoprilat in 0.2 mL of human serum. The method employed acidification (with pH 4.0 sodium acetate buffer) of the serum samples to minimize the hydrolysis of the prodrug fosinopril to fosinoprilat prior to purification by automated 96-well solid-phase extraction. The required chromatographic separation of fosinoprilat and fosinopril was achieved isocratically on a Luna C8 analytical column (2 x 50 mm, 3 microm). The total run time was 2 min. The mobile phase contained methanol and water with 10 mM ammonium acetate. Detection was by positive ion electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. The standard curve, which ranged from 2.00 to 500 ng/mL, was fitted to a 1/x(2) weighted linear regression model. Fosinoprilat quality control (QC) samples used to determine the accuracy and precision of the method were prepared in human serum at concentrations of 5.00, 200, 400 and 1000 ng/mL. The assay accuracy was within 8% (dev). The intra- and inter-assay precisions were within 6 and 3% (RSD), respectively. Fosinopril QC samples used to gauge the rate of hydrolysis of fosinopril to fosinoprilat during the assay procedure were prepared in human serum at 500 ng/mL. The hydrolysis of fosinopril to fosinoprilat was 相似文献   

Revaluation of the internal standard method coupled with the standard addition method applied to soil samples by means of photon activation

In order to achieve the highly accurate and precise multielement determination in environmental materials, the usefulness of the comparative standard provided by the processing method proposed previously for soil samples has been re-examined using calcareous loam soil, light sandy soil and river sediment as unknown samples. As a result, it was also demonstrated that concentrations of 15 trace elements in each sample can be determined effectively and reasonably.     

Photon and proton activation analysis of iron and steel standards using the internal standard method coupled with the standard addition method

The internal standard method coupled with the standard addition method has been applied to photon activation analysis and proton activation analysis of minor elements and trace impurities in various types of iron and steel samples issued by the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan (ISIJ). Samples and standard addition samples were once dissolved to mix homogeneously, an internal standard and elements to be determined and solidified as a silica-gel to make a similar matrix composition and geometry. Cerium and yttrium were used as an internal standard in photon and proton activation, respectively. In photon activation, 20 MeV electron beam was used for bremsstrahlung irradiation to reduce matrix activity and nuclear interference reactions, and the results were compared with those of 30 MeV irradiation. In proton activation, iron was removed by the MIBK extraction method after dissolving samples to reduce the radioactivity of⁵⁶Co from iron via⁵⁶Fe(p,n)⁵⁶Co reaction. The results of proton and photon activation analysis were in good agreement with the standard values of ISIJ.