Determining the permeability of organic solvents through PVC pipes using a direct SPME model

The permeability of aromatic hydrocarbons, i.e. BTEX and styrene, through PVC pipes was investigated using a 6-cm pipe-bottle model with direct solid-phase microextraction (SPME) sampling. It was found that an aromatic hydrocarbon with a large molecular size or low polarity may be less permeable through PVC pipes. In addition, the diffusion coefficients of BTEX and styrene in PVC pipes ranged from 4.87 to 7.64 × 10⁻⁸ cm²/s. According to the simulation results of a one-dimensional diffusion model, it is speculated that diffusion transport of benzene and toluene in PVC pipes may have non-Fickian behavior. The advantage of using the innovated test model is that SPME provides a nondestructive analytical means to monitor the concentrations of organic compounds in pipe-water. Therefore, the pipe-bottle model developed herein has potential applications in determining the resistance of polymeric pipes to permeation by solvents in the aqueous solution.     

Ionic liquid‐based dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction followed by RP‐HPLC determination of saquinavir in rat serum: application to pharmacokinetics

An ionic liquid‐based dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction followed by RP‐HPLC determination of the most commonly prescribed protease inhibitor, saquinavir, in rat plasma was developed and validated. The effects of different ionic liquids, dispersive solvents, extractant/disperser ratio and salt concentration on sample recovery and enrichment were studied. Among the ionic liquids investigated, 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate was found to be most effective for extraction of saquinavir from rat serum. The recovery was found to be 95% at an extractant/disperser ratio of 0.43 using 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate and methanol as extraction and dispersive solvents. The recovery was further enhanced to 99.5% by addition of 5.0% NaCl. A threefold enhancement in detection and quantification limits was achieved, at 0.01 and 0.03 µg/mL, compared with the conventional protein precipitation method. A linear relationship was observed in the range of 0.035–10.0 µg/mL with a correlation coefficient (r²) of 0.9996. The method was validated and applied to study pharmacokinetics of saquinavir in rat serum. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Microfunnel‐filter‐based emulsification microextraction followed by gas chromatography for simple determination of organophosphorus pesticides in environmental water samples

A simple and fast method named microfunnel‐filter‐based emulsification microextraction is introduced for an efficient determination of some organophosphorus pesticides including diazinon, malathion, and chlorpyrifos in the environmental samples including the river, sea, and well water. This method is based upon the dispersion of a low‐toxicity organic solvent (dihexyl ether), as the extractant, in a high volume of an aqueous sample solution (45 mL). It is implemented without a centrifugation step, and using a syringe filter and a micro‐funnel, the phase separation and transfer of the enriched analytes to the gas chromatograph are simply achieved. By filtration of the extractant phase, a suitable sample clean‐up is obtained, and the total extraction time is just a few minutes. The factors influencing the extraction efficiency are optimized, and under the optimal conditions, the proposed method provides a good linearity (in the range of 15–1500 ng/mL (R² > 0.996). A high enrichment factor is obtained (in the range of 306–342), and the method provides low limits of detection and quantification (in the ranges of 4–8 and 15–25 ng/mL, respectively).     

Calibration of the complex matrix effects on the sampling of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in milk samples using solid phase microextraction

Solid phase microextraction (SPME), a simple, fast and promising sampling technique, has been widely used for complex sample analysis. However, complex matrices could modify the absorption property of coatings as well as the uptake kinetics of analytes, eventually biasing the quantification results. In the current study, we demonstrated the feasibility of a developed calibration method for the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in complex milk samples. Effects of the complex matrices on the SPME sampling process and the sampling conditions were investigated. Results showed that short exposure time (pre-equilibrium SPME, PE-SPME) could increase the lifetime of coatings, and the complex matrices in milk samples could significantly influence the sampling kinetics of SPME. In addition, the optimized sampling time, temperature and dilution factor for PAHs were 10 min, 85 °C and 20, respectively. The obtained LODs and LOQs of all the PAHs were 0.1–0.8 ng/mL and 1.4–4.7 ng/mL, respectively. Furthermore, the accuracy of the proposed PE-SPME method for milk sampling was validated by the recoveries of the studied compounds in two concentration levels, which ranged from 75% to 110% for all the compounds. Finally, the proposed method was applied to the screening of PAHs in milk samples.     

Determination of As(III) using developed dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction and flame atomic absorption spectrometry

The method relies on selective complexation of As(III) with a suitable chelating agent followed by dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (DLLME) method. Flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) equipped with microsample introduction system was utilised for determination of As(III). 1-Undecanol and acetone were used as extraction solvent and disperser solvent respectively. Some effective parameters on complex formation and extraction have been optimised. Under the optimum conditions, the enrichment factor of 108 for As(III) was obtained from 9.8?mL of water samples. The calibration graph was linear in the range of 2–15?µg?L^?1 with detection limits of 0.60?µg?L^?1 for As(III). The relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) for ten replicate measurements of 5.00?µ?gL^?1 of As(III) was 6.2%. Operation simplicity and high enrichment factors are the main advantages of DLLME for the determination of As(III) without necessity for hydride generation in water samples.     

Determination of Malathion Using Corona Discharge – Ion Mobility Spectrometry with Solid-Phase Microextraction

A corona discharge (CD) ion mobility spectrometer combined with solid-phase microextraction was constructed. The detection limit and stability of the system for malathion detection were improved using a novel sample introduction port through which the sample desorption was performed in high-temperature drift tube and the sample was introduced directly to the ionization area. The working parameters of the distance between CD needle tip and carrier gas outlet, the drift tube and carrier gas temperature, the carrier gas flow, and the voltage on CD needle were selected. When the extraction time for standard malathion was set to 5?min, the detection limit was 0.96?µg?L^?1 based on thrice the baseline noise, the linear range was 50–500?µg?L^?1, the correlation coefficient was approximately 0.9941, and the relative standard deviation was below 10%. Malathion-spiked lake water samples were analyzed using the developed system and the recovery was 92–102%. This method is suitable for the rapid detection of organophosphorus pesticide residues.     

固相萃取高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定地表水中苯并三唑类及苯并噻唑类衍生物

建立了环境水样中8种苯并三唑类和苯并噻唑类化合物:苯并三唑(1H-benzotriazole,BTri)、5-甲基苯并三唑(5-Methyl-1H-benzotriazole,5-TTri)、5,6-二甲基苯并三唑(5,6-Dimethyl-1H-benzotriazole,5,6-DMBTri)、5-氯-苯并三唑(5-Chloro-1H-benzotriazole,5-ClBTri)、1-羟基苯并三唑(1-Hydroxybenzotriazole,1-OHBTri)、苯并噻唑(Benzothiazole,BT)、2-氨基苯并噻唑(2-Aminobenzothiazole,2-ABT)和2-甲基苯并噻唑(2-Methylbenzothiazole,2-TBT)的高效液相色谱-串联质谱(LC-MS/MS)分析方法。200 mL环境水样经0.22μm滤膜过滤后用盐酸(1∶1)调至pH 3.0,过HLB固相萃取柱,经3 mL 10%甲醇水溶液淋洗,6 mL丙酮-甲醇(2∶8,体积比)洗脱。目标化合物经Hypersil GOLD型色谱柱(150 mm×2.1 mm)结合甲醇-水-乙腈梯度洗脱分离后,用正离子多重反应监测模式进行质谱分析。结果表明,1-OHBTri、BT及2-TBT的线性范围为8~1 000μg/L,其他5种化合物的线性范围为1.6~1 000μg/L,相关系数均大于0.99。8种化合物的基质加标回收率为59.8%~98.7%,相对标准偏差(n=5)为0.9%~12.5%,方法的检出限(S/N=3)为0.03~1.4μg/L。     

Dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction combined with online preconcentration MEKC for the determination of some phenoxyacetic acids in drinking water

A fast and simple technique composed of dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (DLLME) and online preconcentration MEKC with diode array detection was developed for the determination of four phenoxyacetic acids, 2,4,5‐trichlorophenoxyacetic acid, 2,4‐dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, 2,6‐dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, and 4‐chlorophenoxyacetic acid, in drinking water. The four phenoxyacetic acids were separated in reversed‐migration MEKC to the baseline. About 145‐fold increases in detection sensitivity were observed with online concentration strategy, compared with standard hydrodynamic injection (5 s at 25 mbar pressure). LODs ranged from 0.002 to 0.005 mg/L using only the online preconcentration procedures without any offline concentration of the extract. A DLLME procedure was used in combination with the proposed online preconcentration strategies, which achieved the determination of analytes at limits of quantification ranging from 0.2 to 0.5 μg/kg, which is far lower than the maximum residue limits established by China. The satisfactory recoveries obtained by DLMME spiked at two levels ranged from 67.2 to 99.4% with RSD <15%, making this proposed method suitable for the determination of phenoxyacetic acids in water samples.     

Electropolymerization of single‐walled carbon nanotubes composited with polypyrrole as a solid‐phase microextraction fiber for the detection of acrylamide in food samples using GC with electron‐capture detection

We developed a solid‐phase microextraction coupled to GC with electron‐capture detection method for the detection of acrylamide in food samples. Single‐walled carbon nanotubes and polypyrrole were electropolymerized onto a stainless‐steel wire as a coating, which possessed a homogeneous, porous, and wrinkled surface, chemical and mechanical stability, long lifespan (over 300 extractions), and good extraction efficiency for acrylamide. The linearity range between the signal intensity and the acrylamide concentration was found to be in the range 0.001–1 μg/mL, and the coefficient of determination was 0.9985. The LOD, defined as three times the baseline noise, was 0.26 ng/mL. The reproducibility for each single fiber (n = 6) and the fiber‐to‐fiber (n = 5) repeatability prepared in the same batch were less than 4.1 and 11.2%, respectively.     

Rapid analysis of the essential oil components of dried Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim by Fe2O3‐magnetic‐microsphere‐assisted microwave distillation and simultaneous headspace single‐drop microextraction followed by GC–MS

In this work, microwave distillation assisted by Fe₂O₃ magnetic microspheres (FMMS) and headspace single‐drop microextraction were combined, and developed for determination of essential oil compounds in dried Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim (ZBM). The FMMS were used as microwave absorption solid medium for dry distillation of dried ZBM. Using the proposed method, isolation, extraction, and concentration of essential oil compounds can be carried out in a single step. The experimental parameters including extraction solvent, solvent volume, microwave power, irradiation time, and the amount of added FMMS, were studied. The optimal analytical conditions were: 2.0 μL decane as the extraction solvent, microwave power of 300 W, irradiation time of 2 min, and the addition of 0.1 g FMMS to ZBM. The method precision was from 4 to 10%. A total of 52 compounds were identified by the proposed method. The conventional steam distillation method was also used for the analysis of essential oil in dried ZBM and only 31 compounds were identified by steam distillation method. It was found that the proposed method is a simple, rapid, reliable, and solvent‐free technique for the determination of volatile compounds in Chinese herbs.