On-line molecularly imprinted solid phase extraction for the selective spectrophotometric determination of catechol

A molecularly imprinted polymer has been synthesized for a selective on-line catechol extraction, followed by its spectrophotometric determination in guarana powder, mate tea and tap water samples. A clean-up column, containing a methacrylic polymer + C₁₈ solid phase, was also used in order to enhance selectivity. The imprinted polymer was prepared by bulk polymerization using catechol as template and 4-vinylpyridine as the functional monomer. Permanganate solution was used as spectrophotometric reagent, where Mn(VII) was reduced to Mn(II) by catechol in an acid medium, causing color loss, which was monitored at 528 nm. Physical (extraction flow rate, elution flow rate, coil length) and chemical (nature and concentration of the eluent, potassium permanganate concentration) variables were optimized, and the selectivity was appraised using three molecules (4-chloro-2-methylphenol, 2-cresol, 2-methoxyphenol) similar to catechol. These molecules did not present interference in 1:8, 1:10 and 1:10 (catechol/concomitant) proportions, respectively. The analytical calibration curve ranged from 3.0 up to 100 μmol L^− 1 (r > 0.999; seven concentrations levels, n = 3) and the limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) were 0.8 and 2.7 μmol L^− 1, respectively. Precision, expressed as RSD, was of 3.0% (20 μmol L^− 1, n = 10), and the analytical frequency was 15 h^− 1. Accuracy was checked by the HPLC technique and the results did not present significant difference at 95% confidence levels according to the t test.     

Preliminary results on the determination of ultratrace amounts of cadmium in tea samples using a flow injection on-line solid phase extraction separation and preconcentration technique to couple with a sequential injection hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry

In this work, a method was developed for determination of ultra-trace levels of Cd in tea samples by atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS). A flow injection solid phase extraction (FI-SPE) separation and preconcentration technique, to on-line couple with a sequential injection hydride generation (SI-HG) technique is employed in this study. Cd was preconcentrated on the SPE column, which was made from a neutral extractant named Cyanex 923, while other matrix ions or interfering ions were completely or mostly separated off. Conditions for the SPE separation and preconcentration, as well as conditions for the HG technique, were studied. Due to the separation of interfering elements, Cd hydride generation efficiency could be greatly enhanced with the sole presence of Co²⁺ with a concentration of 200 μg L⁻¹, which is much lower than those in other works previously reported. Interferences on both the Cd separation and preconcentration, and Cd hydride generation (HG) were investigated; it showed that both the separation and preconcentration system, and the HG system had a strong anti-interference ability. The SPE column could be repeatedly used at least 400 times, a R.S.D. of 0.97% was obtained for 6 measurements of Cd with 0.2 μg L⁻¹ and a correlation coefficiency of 1.0000 was obtained for the measurement of a series of solutions with Cd concentrations from 0.1 to 2 μg L⁻¹. The method has a low detection limit of 10.8 ng L⁻¹ for a 25 mL solution and was successfully validated by using two tea standard reference materials (GBW08513 and GBW07605).     

Pesticide analysis in herbal infusions by solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography with atomic emission detection

A direct immersion solid-phase microextraction (SPME) procedure was used in combination with capillary gas chromatography with atomic emission detection (GC-AED) for the determination of 10 pesticides (organochlorines, organophosphorus compounds and pyrethrins) in herbal and tea infusions. Ionic strength, sample dilution and time and temperature of the absorption and desorption stages were some of the parameters investigated in order to select the optimum conditions for SPME with a 100 μm PDMS fiber-coating. Element-specific detection and quantification was carried out by monitoring the chlorine (479 nm) and bromine (478 nm) emission lines, which provided nearly specific chromatograms. Calibration was carried out by using a spiked sample infusion. The detection limits varied between 11.9 ng ml⁻¹ for deltamethrin and 0.03 ng ml⁻¹ for p,p′-DDE and p,p′-DDD. The recoveries ranged from 73.5% for deltamethrin to 108.3% for p,p′-DDT in a spiked white tea infusion. Two of the eight samples analyzed contained low levels of some the pesticides considered.     

超高效合相色谱-四极杆飞行时间质谱法测定水果和茶叶中手性农药顺式-氟环唑对映体残留

利用超高效合相色谱-四极杆飞行时间质谱( UPC2-QTOF/MS),建立了顺式-氟环唑在苹果、葡萄和茶叶中的手性对映体拆分与残留分析方法。对合相色谱条件(流动相改性剂及比例、色谱柱温度、背压、辅助溶剂等)进行了优化。样品采用乙腈提取, Cleanert TPT或Pesti-Carb柱净化, Chromega Chrial CCA柱进行分离,以CO2/异丙醇(95：5, V/V)为流动相,流速2.0 mL/min,动态背压13.79 MPa,柱温30℃,离子化辅助溶剂为2 mmol/L甲酸铵的甲醇-水(1：1, V/V),采用超高效合相色谱-四极杆飞行时间质谱分析测定,基质外标法定量。结果表明,本方法的线性范围为0.01 mg/L ~1.00 mg/L,相关系数大于0.99;在0.005,0.025和0.25 mg/kg添加浓度水平下,苹果和葡萄中顺式-氟环唑手性对映体平均回收率(n=6)为67.9%~92.8%,相对标准偏差小于10%,方法定量限为0.005 mg/kg;在0.01,0.05和0.5 mg/kg添加浓度水平下,茶叶中顺式-氟环唑手性对映体平均回收率( n=6)为74.1%~84.0%,相对标准偏差小于8%,方法定量限为0.01 mg/kg。本方法准确、简便、可靠,可以满足残留分析的要求。     

A porous carbon derived from amino‐functionalized material of Institut Lavoisier as a solid‐phase microextraction fiber coating for the extraction of phthalate esters from tea

In this work, a porous carbon derived from amino‐functionalized material of Institut Lavoisier (C‐NH₂‐MIL‐125) was prepared and coated onto a stainless‐steel wire through sol–gel technique. The coated fiber was used for the solid‐phase microextraction of trace levels of phthalate esters (diallyl phthalate, di‐iso‐butyl ortho‐phthalate, di‐n‐butyl ortho‐phthalate, benzyl‐n‐butyl ortho‐phthalate, and bis(2‐ethylhexy) ortho‐phthalate) from tea beverage samples before gas chromatography with mass spectrometric analysis. Several experimental parameters that could influence the extraction efficiency such as extraction time, extraction temperature, sample pH, sample salinity, stirring rate, desorption temperature and desorption time, were investigated. Under the optimal conditions, the linearity existed in the range of 0.05–30.00 μg/L for green jasmine tea beverage samples, and 0.10–30.00 μg/L for honey jasmine tea beverage samples, with the correlation coefficients (r) ranging from 0.9939 to 0.9981. The limits of detection of the analytes for the method were 2.0–3.0 ng/L for green jasmine tea beverage sample, and 4.0–5.0 ng/L for honey jasmine tea beverage sample, depending on the compounds. The recoveries of the analytes for the spiked samples were in the range of 82.0–106.0%, and the precision, expressed as the relative standard deviations, was less than 11.1%.     

Application of head-space solid-phase microextraction coupled to comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography-time-of-flight mass spectrometry for the determination of multiple pesticide residues in tea samples

A new method has been developed to detect 36 pesticides that may contaminate tea samples (green, black and fruit tea). The hyphenation of solid-phase microextraction in head-space mode with a comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled with high-speed time-of-flight mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC × GC/TOF MS) proved to be a quick alternative to conventional GC/MS methodology which employs solvent-based extraction. The key parameters for controlling HS-SPME performance were optimized, including fiber coating type, temperature and absorption time settings and tea matrix modification by adding water. Quantification was carried out using matrix-matched calibration. The repeatability of measurements, expressed as relative standard deviation (R.S.D.), was less than 24% for all analytes. The limits of quantification ranged from 1 to 28 μg kg⁻¹. The optimized method was applied to analyze real life samples obtained from a retail market. Results generated by the new SPME procedure and those obtained by using a conventional one involving ethyl acetate extraction and high-performance gel permeation chromatography (HPGPC) clean up agreed with each other for positive (containing residue) samples.     

A multicommuted flow-system for spectrophotometric determination of tannin exploiting the Cu(I)/BCA complex formation

A flow system exploiting the multicommutation approach is proposed for spectrophotometric determination of tannin in beverages. The procedure is based on the reduction of Cu(II) in the presence of 4,4′-dicarboxy-2,2′-biquinoline, yielding a complex with maximum absorption at 558 nm. Calibration graph was linear (r = 0.999) for tannic acid concentrations up to 5.00 μmol L^− 1. The detection limit and coefficient of variation were estimated as 10 nmol L^− 1 (99.7% confidence level) and 1% (1.78 μmol L^− 1 tannic acid, n = 10), respectively. The sampling rate was 50 determinations per hour. The proposed procedure is more sensitive and selective than the official Folin-Denis method, also minimizing drastically waste generation. Recoveries within 91.8 and 115% were estimated for total tannin determination in tea and wine samples.     

A novel spectrophotometric determination of copper（Ⅱ） with bromosulphonazo Ⅲ

A novel chromogenic reaction involving copper（Ⅱ） and bromosulphonazo Ⅲ （Br-SAZⅢ） in hexamethylenetetramine- hydrochloric buffer solution was investigated. The results showed that a blue complex of copper（Ⅱ） and bromosulphonazo Ⅲ was formed with a molar ratio of 1：1. The apparent molar absorptivity was 3.3×10^5Lmol-1cm-1 and the maximum absorption peak was at 616.8 nm. The proposed procedure was used for quantitative estimation of Cu（II） in the concentration range of 0-1.024μg/mL with the detection limit （3σ） of 7.03 × 10^-4 μg/mL （n = 20）. The relative standard deviations （RSDs） were 0.56-4.68%. Under the optimized conditions, total copper in the vegetables and tea was successfully determined. 2007 Li Yuan. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society. All rights reserved.     

安徽茶园茶叶中四种大量元素和七种微量元素的含量分析及生物富集研究

主要采用电感耦合等离子体质谱技术(inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry,ICP-MS)测定了安徽茶园茶叶中四种大量元素(Ca,K,Mg,P)和七种微量元素(Al,Mn,Fe,Cu,Zn,Cd 和Pb)含量,并进行了生物富集分析。结果表明,嫩叶中Ca,K,Mg 和 P的含量最高(Ⅰ, >3.0 mg·g-1),Al,Mn,Zn 和 Fe的含量次之(Ⅱ, 0.2～3.0 mg·g-1),Cu,Pb 和 Cd的含量最低(Ⅲ, <0.05 mg·g-1);而老叶中含量最高的是Ca,K,Mg 和Al(Ⅰ, >3.0 mg·g-1),P,Mn,Zn 和 Fe的含量次之(Ⅱ, 0.2～3.0 mg·g-1),Cu,Pb 和 Cd的含量最低(Ⅲ, <0.05 mg·g-1)。其中,P和Mn是茶叶中富集能力最强的;此外,Cu, Pb和Cd的含量低于相关的限量标准。聚类分析结果表明舒茶早和龙井43两个品种之间矿质元素的组成没有显著性的差异。     

微波等离子炬原子发射光谱法测定茶叶中的锰和磷

本文用微波等离子矩原子发射光谱法测定了茶叶中的磷和锰,并通过与ＩＣＰ－ＡＥＳ方法对照讨论了它的特点。