On-Fiber Derivatization of SPME Extracts of Phenol, Hydroquinone and Catechol with GC-MS Detection

A gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method for the simultaneous determination of phenol (PHE), hydroquinone (HQ) and catechol (CAT) in urine was developed and validated. The method was based on the acidic hydrolysis of conjugated phenolic compounds and further extraction of analytes using solid-phase microextraction (SPME). Analytes were extracted by submersing the polar polyacrylate coated fiber (85 μm) into urine (adjusted to pH 3.0 with glacial acetic acid) for 20 min with magnetic stirring. The extracted compounds on the fiber were exposed to hexamethyldisilazane reagent in the vapor phase for 20 min to yield the corresponding trimethysililylated derivates. This on-fiber derivatization procedure allowed the formation of more amenable compounds for GC analysis, without adversely affecting the lifetime of the fiber. The MS was operated in the selected ion monitoring mode (SIM). The limits of detection were 0.3 μg mL⁻¹ for PHE, 0.15 μg mL⁻¹ for HQ and 0.02 μg mL⁻¹ for CAT. Inter and intra-assay precisions were also verified (coefficient of variation < 8%) with the use of deuterated internal standards. This method of GC-MS analysis can be readily utilized to monitor PHE and its metabolites (HQ and CAT) in urine samples.     

顶空固相微萃取-气相色谱质谱法测定蜂蜜中的苯酚残留量

建立了一种顶空固相微萃取-气相色谱质谱法(SPME-GC/MS)测定蜂蜜中苯酚的分析方法。对SPME纤维头、萃取温度、萃取时间及解吸时间等萃取条件进行了优化。结果表明:用85μm的聚丙烯酸酯(PA)萃取涂层对蜂蜜中的苯酚萃取效果很好,苯酚在0.5~1000 ng/g的浓度范围内,方法的检出限为0.1ng/g,相对标准偏差(n=9)为3.3%,平均回收率为85.79%~99.35%。     

Simple extraction of phencyclidine from human body fluids by headspace solid-phase microextraction (SPME)

Summary Phencyclidine (PCP) was found to be extractable by headspace solid-phase microextraction (SPME) from human whole blood and urine. Sample solutions were heated at 90°C in the presence of NaOH and K₂CO₃, and an SPME fiber was exposed in the headspace of a vial for 30 min. Immediately after withdrawal of the fiber, it was analyzed by gas chromatography with surface ionization detection (GC-SID). Recoveries of PCP were approximately 9.3–10.8% and 39.8–47.8% for whole blood and urine samples, respectively. The calibration curve for PCP showed good linearity in the range 2.5–100 ng mL^–1 whole blood and 0.5–100 ng mL^–1 urine. The detection limits were approximately 1.0 ng mL^–1 for whole blood and 0.25 ng mL^–1 for urine.     

Determination of aliphatic amines in water by gas chromatography using headspace solvent microextraction

The possibility of applying headspace microextraction into a single drop for the determination of amines in aqueous solutions is demonstrated. A 1 μl drop of benzyl alcohol containing 2-butanone as an internal standard was suspended from the tip of a micro syringe needle over the headspace of stirred sample solutions for extraction. The drop was then injected directly into a GC. The total chromatographic determination was less than 10 min. Optimization of experimental conditions (sampling time, sampling temperature, stirring rate, ionic strength of the solution, concentration of reagents, time of extraction and organic drop volume) with respect to the extraction efficiency were investigated and the linear range and the precision were also examined. Calibration curves yielded good linearity and concentrations down to 2.5 ng ml⁻¹ were detectable with R.S.D. values ranging from 6.0 to 12.0%. Finally, the method was successfully applied to the extraction and determination of amines in tap and river water samples. This system represents an inexpensive, fast, simple and precise sample cleanup and preconcentration method for the determination of volatile organic compounds at trace levels.     

顶空衍生固相微萃取-气相色谱质谱法测定聚碳酸酯树脂中的环境雌激素

建立了固相微萃取-气相色谱质谱联用测定聚碳酸酯树脂中环境雌激素4-枯基苯酚和双酚A的分析方法。优化了固相微萃取纤维、萃取温度和时间、解吸时间、搅拌速度、pH等萃取条件及衍生化温度和时间、衍生化方式等衍生化条件，并对样品浸泡时间、浸泡温度等进行了研究。方法的线性范围为0．05μg/L～1mg／L，4-枯基苯酚和双酚A的检出限分别为50ng／L和0．5ng／L，相对标准偏差（RSD，n=5）分别为5．2％和1．6％，平均回收率（n=3）在90．50％～107．3％之间，该方法简单、快速、灵敏。     

Detection of organophosphate pesticides in human body fluids by headspace solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and capillary gas chromatography with nitrogen-phosphorus detection

Summary Organosphosphate pesticides have been found extractable by headspace solid-phase microextraction (SPME), and the best conditions of their extraction from human whole blood and urine samples have been investigated. The body fluid samples containing nine pesticides (IBP, methyl parathion, fenitrothion, malathion, fenthion, isoxathion, ethion, EPN and phosalone) were heated at 100°C in a septum-capped vial in the presence of various combinations of acid and salts, and SPME fiber was exposed to the headspace of the vial to allow adsorption of the pesticides before capillary gas chromatography (GC) with nitrogen-phosphorus detection. The heating with distilled water/HCl/(NH₄)₂SO₄/NaCl and with distilled water/HCl gave the best results for urine and whole blood, respectively. Recoveries of the nine pesticides were 0.8–10.6% except for phosalone (0.03%) for whole blood, and 3.8–40.2% for urine. The calibration curves for the pesticides showed linearity in the range of 50–400 ng/0.5 mL for whole blood except for malathion (100–400 ng/0.5 mL whole blood) and 7.5–120 ng/0.5 mL for urine except for phosalone (15–120 ng/0.5 mL urine) with detection limits of 2.2–40 ng/0.5 mL for whole blood and 0.8–12 ng/0.5 mL for urine.     

Analysis of chloroacetanilide herbicides in water samples by solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

A solid-phase microextraction (SPME) method has been developed for the determination of 3 chloroacetanilide herbicides in both fresh and seawater samples. The extracted sample was analyzed by gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS), and parameters affecting SPME operation including fibre type, sample pH, sample temperature, mixing speed and extraction time have been evaluated and optimized. The amount of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and the salt content both affected SPME extraction efficiency, but the presence of other competitive extractants such as organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the matrix showed no insignificance interference. The limit of detection (LOD) for acetochlor, metolachlor and butachlor were 1.2, 1.6 and 2.7 ng L⁻¹, respectively. The recoveries for the herbicides ranged from 79 to 102%, and the linear dynamic range was from 10 to 1000 ng L⁻¹. The developed method has been used to monitor herbicides contaminations in coastal water samples collected around Laizhou bay and Jiaozhou bay in Shandong peninsula, China. The concentrations of acetochlor and metolachlor ranged from undetectable to 78.5 ng L⁻¹ and undetectable to 35.6 ng L⁻¹, respectively. Butachlor was not observed but in only one sample and the concentration is lower than the limit of quantification (LOQ). The concentrations of the three herbicides in this study are low compared to most of the other places reported.     

超声雾化顶空单滴微萃取-气相色谱-质谱法测定果汁中的芳香成分

本文建立了超声雾化顶空单滴微萃取-气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)联用测定果汁中的β-月桂烯、D-柠檬烯和异戊酸叶醇酯含量的方法。考察了萃取溶剂、萃取时间、富集时间等影响芳香成分萃取效率的因素。在最优的实验条件下,对三种果汁中的芳香成分进行了分析,测得三种果汁中β-月桂烯、D-柠檬烯和异戊酸叶醇酯的含量分别为12.0~488.6μg·mL~(-1)、542.8~1.237×10~4μg·mL~(-1)和0.0470~498.5μg·mL~(-1)。方法的回收率范围为78.5%~110.4%,相对标准偏差为1.3%~4.4%。     

SPME/GC-MS鉴别沉香真伪方法研究

采用固相微萃取/气相色谱-质谱联用(SPME/GC-MS)对沉香的成分进行研究,建立以特征成分鉴别沉香真伪的方法。通过SPME富集沉香的气味成分,GC-MS测定其化学组成,确定天然沉香的6种特征成分,并通过面积归一化确定特征成分在气味成分中的相对含量;通过沉香样品中气味成分的种类及其相对含量与天然沉香特征成分对比,判断沉香的真伪。SPME/GC-MS法具有样品用量小、操作简便快速、检测灵敏度高、特征性强、结果准确可靠的特点,适用于沉香气味成分的分析及真伪鉴别,且不破坏沉香收藏品的整体结构,已成功用于沉香药材及其工艺品等的真伪鉴别。     

固相微萃取/气相色谱-质谱联用法测定橡胶密封材料中N-亚硝胺

建立了固相微萃取/气相色谱-质谱联用法(SPME/GC-MS)测定橡胶密封材料中N-亚硝基-N-甲基苯胺(NMPh A)、N-亚硝基-N-乙基苯胺(NEPh A)和N-亚硝基二苯基胺(NDPhe A)3种N-亚硝胺化合物含量的方法。样品参考国标GB/T 24153-2009进行预处理后,采用固相微萃取进行提取,对影响固相微萃取效率的纤维涂覆种类、萃取时间、搅拌速度和萃取温度等条件进行优化。在优化条件下,方法的线性范围为5~500μg/L,相关系数(r)均大于0.99,检出限为0.5μg/kg,回收率为77%~92%,相对标准偏差(RSD,n=6)为3.8%~7.7%。     

Analysis of aqueous pyrethroid residuals by one-step microwave-assisted headspace solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography with electron capture detection

A one-step microwave-assisted headspace solid-phase microextraction (MA-HS-SPME) has been applied to be a pretreatment step in the analysis of aqueous pyrethroid residuals by gas chromatography (GC) with electron capture detection (ECD). Microwave heating was applied to accelerate the vaporization of pyrethroids (bioallenthrin, bifenthrin, fenpropathrin, cyhalothrin, permethrin, cyfluthrin, cypermethrin, fluvalinate, fenvalerate and deltamethrin) into the headspace, and then being absorbed directly on a SPME fiber under the controlled conditions. Optimal conditions for the SPME sampling, such as the selection of sampling fiber, sample pH, sampling temperature and time, microwave irradiation power, desorption temperature and time were investigated and then applied to real sample analysis. Experimental results indicated that the extraction of pyrethroids from a 20-mL aquatic sample (pH 4.0) was achieved with the best efficiency through the use of a 100-μm PDMS fiber, microwave irradiation of 157 W and sampling at 30 °C for 10 min. Under optimum conditions, the detections were linear in the range of 0.05-0.5 μg/L with the square of correlation coefficients (R²) of >0.9913 for pyrethroids except bifenthrin being 0.9812. Method detection limits (MDL) were found to be varied from 0.2 to 2.6 ng/L for different pyrethroids based on S/N (signal to noise) = 3. The coefficients of variation (CVs) for repeatability were 7-21%. A field underground water sample was analyzed with recovery between 88.5% to 115.5%. This method was proven to be a very simple, rapid, and solvent-free process to achieve the sample pretreatment before the analysis of trace pyrethroids in aqueous samples by gas chromatography.     

Analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls in aqueous samples by microwave-assisted headspace solid-phase microextraction

The hyphenated technique namely microwave-assisted headspace solid-phase microextraction (MA-HS-SPME) was developed and studied for the simultaneous extraction/enrichment of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in aqueous samples prior to the quantification by gas chromatography (GC). The PCBs in aqueous media are extracted onto a solid-phase micro fibre via the headspace with the aid of microwave irradiation. The optimum conditions for obtaining extraction efficiency, such as the extraction time, addition of salts, addition of methanol, ratio of sample to headspace volume, and the desorption parameters were investigated. Experimental results indicated that the proposed MA-HS-SPME method attained the best extraction efficiency under the optimized conditions, i.e., irradiation of extraction solution (20 ml aqueous sample in 40 ml headspace vial with no additions of salt and methanol) under 30 W microwave power for 15 cycles (1 min power on and 3 min power off of each cycle). Desorption at 270 degrees C for 3 min provided the best detection results. The detection limit obtained were between 0.27 and 1.34 ng/l. The correlation coefficient for the linear dynamic range from 1 to 80 ng/l exceeded 0.99 for 18 PCBs.     

固相微萃取-气相色谱-质谱联用分析环境水样中痕量有机磷农药

研究了固相微萃取(SPME) 气相色谱 质谱联用(GC MS)同时测定环境水样中二嗪农、甲基对硫磷、对硫磷和水胺硫磷4种有机磷农药(OPPs)的分析方法。选择聚丙烯酸酯(PA)萃取纤维,对SPME的条件如萃取时间、萃取溶液的pH值和离子强度、解吸温度、解吸时间和GC MS的条件进行了优化。对二嗪农和水胺硫磷方法线性范围为0.001～10μg L,对甲基对硫磷和对硫磷方法线性范围为0.001～100μg L。二嗪农、甲基对硫磷、对硫磷、水胺硫磷的检出限分别为0.015,0.020,0.013和0.039μg L。分析加标自来水、矿泉水和湖水样品,回收率在89.0%～102%之间,RSD在2.1%～14.1%之间。适合于环境水样中痕量OPPs的快速分析。     

Analysis of regulated suspected allergens in waters

Fragrance suspected allergens including those regulated by the EU Directive 76/768/EEC have been determined in different types of waters using solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The procedure was based on headspace sampling (HS-SPME) using polydimethylsiloxane/divinylbenzene (PDMS/DVB) fibers and has been optimized by an experimental design approach. The method performance has been studied showing good linearity (R ≥ 0.994) as well as good intra-day and inter-day precision (RSD ≤ 12%). Detection limits (S/N = 3) ranged from 0.001 to 0.3 ng mL⁻¹. Reliability was demonstrated through the quantitative recoveries of the compounds in real water samples, including baby bathwaters, swimming pool waters, and wastewaters. The absence of matrix effects allowed quantification of the compounds by external aqueous calibration. The analysis of 35 samples of different types of waters showed the presence of suspected allergens in all the analyzed samples. All targets were found in the samples, with the exception of methyl eugenol and amyl cinnamic alcohol. Highest concentrations of suspected allergens were present in baby bathwaters, containing from 5 to 15 of the compounds at concentrations ranging from few pg mL⁻¹ to several hundreds of ng mL⁻¹.     

辣椒油化学成分的气相色谱-质谱分析

采用溶液进样和顶空固相微萃取进样，GC－MS分离鉴定，总离子流色谱的峰面积归一化法定量分析了辣椒油的化学成分；在溶液进样方法中，鉴定的主要成分相对含量依次为辣椒碱（37.0％）、亚麻酸乙酯（26.3%)、棕榈酸（10.9%)、二氢辣椒碱（10.1%)、邻苯二甲酸二乙基己基酯（1.2%)和硬脂酸（1.1%)等；在顶空固相微萃取方法中，鉴定的成分主要为易挥发的头香成分，依次为顺－2，4α,5,6,9,9α-六氢-3,5,5，9－四甲基－1H－苯并环庚烯（22.9%)、2，4α，5，6，7，8，9，9α－八氢－3，5，5－三乙基－1H苯并环庚烯（9.2%)、正十五烷（6.7%)、艾蒿脑（5.9%)、正戊酸己酯（5.2%)、正十六烷（3.3%)、麝香内酯（3.3%)、正十七烷（2.4%)及5，6，7，7α－四氢－4，4，7α－三甲基－2（4H)-苯并呋喃酮（2.2%)等。     

Pressurised hot water extraction followed by simultaneous derivatization and headspace solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of aliphatic primary amines in sewage sludge

In this paper we describe an environmentally friendly and sensitive method for the determination of ten primary amines in sewage sludge. The method is based on pressurised hot water extraction (PHWE) followed by simultaneous derivatization with pentafluorobenzaldehyde (PFBAY) and headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) and subsequent gas-chromatography ion-trap tandem mass spectrometry (GC-IT-MS-MS) analysis. The influence of the main factors on the PHWE of sludge was optimized by a central composite design. For all species the optimal conditions were water at pH 4 as the extracting solvent, an extraction temperature of 100 °C and an extraction time of 15 min. The separation and detection of the ten amines by GC-IT-MS-MS took just 10 min and the entire process took approximately 1 h. Repeatability and reproducibility between days, expressed as RSD (%) (n = 5), were less than 19 and 24%, respectively. The average limit of detection (LOD) was of 65 μg kg⁻¹ s (range found 9-135) and the average limit of quantification (LOQ) was of 230 μg kg⁻¹ (range found 50-450) of dry weight (d.w.). Under optimized conditions we used this method to determine the compounds in industrial and municipal sewage sludge samples and in sludge from a potable water treatment plant. Methylamine and isobutylamine showed the highest levels in one of the industrial sewage sludge samples (404 and 543 mg kg⁻¹ (d.w.), respectively). To our knowledge, this paper presents for the first time the determination of ten primary amines in sewage sludge samples using PHWE.     

火炬松挥发物的固相微萃取-气相色谱/质谱法分析

采用固相微萃取(SPME)技术,结合气相色谱/质谱(GC-MS)分析了火炬松枝条和针叶中的挥发性化合物,共鉴定了30种化学成分。其中枝条中分离鉴定出21种挥发性成分。主要成分为α-蒎烯、β-蒎烯、β-月蒎烯、反式-石竹烯、β-杜松烯、大根叶烯-D;针叶中分离鉴定出24种挥发性成分,主要成分为α-蒎烯、β-蒎烯、β-月桂烯、β-水芹烯、异长叶烯、反式-石竹烯、α-律草烯、大根叶烯-D、双环吉马烯和双环榄香烯。     

Detection of ethanol in human body fluids by headspace solid-phase micro extraction (SPME)/capillary gas chromatography

Summary Ethanol has been found extractable from human whole blood and urine samples by headspace solid-phase micro extraction (SPME) with a Carbowax/divinylbenzene-coated fiber. After heating a vial containing the body fluid sample with ethanol, and isobutanol as internal standard (IS) at 70°C in the presence of (NH₄)₂SO₄, a Carbowax/divinylbenzene-coated SPME fiber was exposed in the headspace of the vial to allow adsorption of the compounds. The fiber needle was then injected into a middle-bore capillary gas chromatography (GC) port. The headspace SPME-GC gave intense peaks for both compounds; a small amount of background noises appeared, but did not interfere with the detection of the compounds. Recoveries of ethanol and IS were 0.049 and 0.026% for whole blood, respectively, and 0.054 and 0.085% for urine, respectively. The calibration curves for ethanol showed excellent linearity in the range of 80–5000 mg L^–1 for whole blood and 40–5000 mg L^–1 for urine; the detection limits for both samples were 20 and 10 mg L^–1, respectively. The data on actual determination of ethanol after the drinking of beer are also presented for two subjects.     

SPME-GC/MS在纺织品挥发性有害物质测定中的应用

建立了纺织品挥发性有害物质的测定方法,试样剪碎后置于体积分数为5%的甲醇的饱和NaCl溶液中,(40±1)℃超声处理10min,而后采用顶空固相微萃取和色质联用技术(HS SPME GC/MS)对目标化合物进行了测定,方法给出了相应的检测限量和适用范围,对几种主要的干洗剂检测限量均低于0.005mg/kg,回收率在90.6%～108.7%之间。