气相色谱-串联质谱检测烟草中15种苯氧羧酸类除草剂残留

建立了气相色谱-串联质谱技术对烟草中15种苯氧羧酸类除草剂农药残留量的分析方法。样品采用乙腈提取、Carbon TPT固相萃取柱净化、三甲基硅烷化重氮甲烷衍生化,采用气相色谱-串联质谱对15种苯氧羧酸类除草剂进行测定,通过保留时间、选择离子及相对丰度定性,外标法定量。结果表明,15种苯氧羧酸类除草剂在20~1 000μg/L浓度范围内均呈良好线性关系,相关系数大于0.992,检出限为0.9~3.3μg/kg,定量下限为3.2~10.8μg/kg。在20,100,200μg/kg 3个加标水平下的平均回收率为71.5%~105.6%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为4.5%~14.9%。该方法简便、快速、灵敏,适用于烟草中15种苯氧羧酸类除草剂的同时检测。     

气相色谱-质谱法测定地下水中多氯萘

建立了地下水中1-氯萘、2-氯萘、1,4-二氯萘、1,2,3,4-四氯萘、1,3,5,7-四氯萘、1,2,3,5,7-五氯萘、1,2,3,5,6,7-六氯萘、1,2,3,4,5,6,7-七氯萘和八氯萘9种多氯萘(PCNs)的气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)分析方法。对比研究了液液萃取(LLE)和固相萃取(SPE)萃取地下水中PCNs的提取效率,优选二氯甲烷-液液萃取为PCNs检测的前处理方法。在优化条件下,9种PCNs的线性范围为5~100μg/L,各组分的相关系数(r)大于0.995,方法检出限(S/N=3)为4.21~7.41 ng/L,地下水的平均加标回收率为70.7%~112%,相对标准偏差(RSD,n=5)均小于9.9%。该方法已用于地下水样中多氯萘的检测。     

Interrelationship between total volatile organic compounds emissions,structure and properties of natural rubber/polycaprolactone bio-blends cross-linked with peroxides

Natural rubber/polycaprolactone (NR/PCL) bio-based blends with different organic peroxides were prepared using an internal batch mixer and subsequently cross-linked at 170 °C. Two types of commonly used organic peroxides, dicumyl peroxide and di(tert-butylperoxyisopropyl)benzene peroxide, were applied as free-radical initiator. Cross-linking efficiency of NR/PCL blends were investigated using oscillating disc rheometer measurements, followed by infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, dynamic mechanical analysis and tensile testing. Total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) emissions were determined using headspace analysis integrated with gas chromatography with flame ionization detector. Determined TVOCs emissions varying in range 21.6–52.1 μg/g and generally value of this parameter decreased with increasing content of PCL phase in studied blends or with application of more efficient di(tert-butylperoxyisopropyl)benzene peroxide as cross-linking agent. It was found that increasing of TVOCs parameter indicated deterioration of mechanical properties of NR/PCL blends, which corresponded with the changes in chemical structure and thermal properties of cross-linked NR/PCL. This confirms that evaluation of TVOCs parameter is interesting alternative for “conventional methods” to characterization of the studied bio-based blends.     

基于高通量解析算法的复杂样品重叠气相色谱-质谱信号的快速分析

化学计量学算法为重叠气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)信号的解析提供了有效手段,但其在计算过程中一般需要将数据进行分段处理,然后只对信号的某些区间进行解析,难以实现真正意义上的高通量分析。该文结合移动窗口目标转换因子分析(MWTTFA)和非负免疫算法(NNIA),建立了一种高通量解析方法。首先,根据所有可能存在的目标组分的标准质谱信息,利用MWTTFA检验复杂信号中存在的组分,并确定目标组分的质谱信息和洗脱时间区域。以得到的质谱信息作为后续计算的输入值,利用NNIA解析得到相应的色谱信息。采用快速升温程序对17种和42种农药混合标准样品的GC-MS信号进行分析,利用所建立的方法可在10 min内得到全部组分的色谱和质谱信息。     

Remote detection of explosives using field asymmetric ion mobility spectrometer installed on multicopter

The detection of explosives and drugs in hard‐to‐reach places is a considerable challenge. We report the development and initial experimental characterization of the air analysis system that includes Field Asymmetric Ion Mobility Spectrometer, array of the semiconductor gas sensors and is installed on multicopter. The system was developed based on the commercially available DJI Matrix 100 platform. For data collection and communication with operator, the special compact computer (Intel Compute Stick) was installed onboard. The total weight of the system was 3.3 kg. The system allows the 15‐minute flight and provides the remote access to the obtained data. The developed system can be effectively used for the detection of impurities in the air, ecology monitoring, detection of chemical warfare agents, and explosives, what is especially important in light of recent terroristic attacks. The capabilities of the system were tested on the several explosives such as trinitrotoluene and nitro powder.     

Caffeine and glucosamine mobility shifts by adduction with 2‐butanol depended on interaction energy,charge delocalization,and steric hindrance in ion mobility spectrometry

Ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) is an analytical technique that separates gas‐phase ions drifting under an electric field according to their size to charge ratio. We used electrospray ionization‐drift tube IMS coupled to quadrupole mass spectrometry to measure the mobilities of glucosamine (GH⁺) and caffeine (CH⁺) ions in pure nitrogen or when the shift reagent (SR) 2‐butanol was introduced in the drift gas at 6.9 mmol m⁻³. Binding energies of 2‐butanol‐ion adducts were calculated using Gaussian 09 at the CAMB3LYP/6‐311++G(d,p) level of theory. The mobility shifts with the introduction of 2‐butanol in the drift gas were −2.4% (GH⁺) and −1.7% (CH⁺) and were due to clustering of GH⁺ and CH⁺ with 2‐butanol. The formation of GBH⁺ was favored over that of CBH⁺ because GBH⁺ formed more stable hydrogen bonds (83.3 kJ/mol) than CBH⁺ (81.7 kJ/mol) for the reason that the positive charge on CH⁺ is less sterically available than on GH⁺ and the charge is stabilized by resonance in CH⁺. These results are a confirmation of the arguments used to explain the drift behavior of these ions when ethyl lactate SR was used (Bull Kor Chem Soc 2014, 1023–1028). This study is a step forward to predict IMS separations of overlapping peaks in IMS spectra, simplifying a procedure that is trial and error by now.     

Characterization of odorous contaminants in post‐consumer plastic packaging waste using multidimensional gas chromatographic separation coupled with olfactometric resolution

The increasing world population with their growing consumption of goods escalates the issue of sustainability concepts with increasing demands in recycling technologies. Recovery of post‐consumer packaging waste is a major topic in this respect. However, contamination with odorous constituents currently curtails the production of recycling products that meet the high expectations of both consumers and industry. To guarantee odor‐free recyclates, the main prerequisite is to characterize the molecular composition of the causative odorants in post‐consumer plastic packaging waste. However, targeted characterization of odorous trace contaminants among an abundance of volatiles is a major challenge and requires specialized and high‐resolution analytical approaches. For this aim, post‐consumer packaging waste was characterized by sensory analysis and two‐dimensional high resolution gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry and olfactometry. The 33 identified odorants represent various structural classes as well as a great diversity of smell impressions with some of the compounds being identified in plastics for the first time. Substances unraveled within this study provide insights into sources of odorous contamination that will require specific attention in the future in terms of screening and prevention in recycling products.     

Quantification of fatty acids in erythrocytes and plasma by fast gas chromatography

As a result of the heterogeneous nature of lipid classes in complex biological matrices such as plasma and erythrocytes, it is imperative to have a robust and validated methodology for fatty acid quantification. The effective method presented here combines available methodology of fast gas chromatography and an improvement of the sample preparation methodology before injection into the gas chromatograph. This methodology ensures complete transesterification and quantification of total and individual fatty acids (and not only in relative amounts) by addition of internal standards. We considered sample preparation key, and we established the use of lysis buffer and ethanol for erythrocytes and plasma sample preparation, respectively. Fatty acid profile was determined by acid methylation and fast gas chromatography equipped with a flame ionization detector. The triacylglycerol 13:0, phosphatidylcholine 23:0, and methyl esters 21:0 were used as internal standards. Within the linearity of the calibration, the ratio of the peak area of each fatty acid over the peak area of the internal standard was constant (coefficient of variation ≤ 2.5). Satisfactory repeatability <15% and intermediate reproducibility < 15% were observed. Finally, this validated method was applied to a pre‐clinical trial that investigated the impact of dietary fats on accretion of specific fatty acids in plasma and erythrocytes.     

Preparation and evaluation of a novel bonded imidazolium ionic liquid as stationary phase for gas chromatography

1‐Butyl‐3‐[(3‐trimethoxysilyl)propyl]imidazolium chloride ionic liquid was synthesized and chemically modified onto the inner wall of a fused capillary column as a stationary phase for gas chromatography. The 1‐butyl‐3‐[(3‐trimethoxysilyl)propyl]imidazolium chloride ionic liquid bonded capillary column was evaluated in detail. The results revealed that the ionic liquid bonded capillary column exhibited high column efficiency of 1.08 × 10⁴ plates/m, and good chromatographic separation selectivity (α ) for polar and non‐polar substances, and a good thermal stability between room temperature and 400°C. Moreover, the determination of thermodynamic parameters and the linear solvation energy relationship were further carried out. The results indicated that the chromatographic retention of each probe molecule on the ionic liquid bonded stationary phase was an enthalpy‐driven process, and the system constants of the linear solvation energy relationship signified that the dispersion interaction, the hydrogen bonding acidity and hydrogen bonding basicity were dominant interactions between probes and stationary phase among five interactions during the chromatographic separation. However, the contribution of each specific interaction for the stationary phase is ranked as the dispersion interaction > the hydrogen bonding basicity > the hydrogen bonding acidity.     

Comparison of ultra high performance supercritical fluid chromatography,ultra high performance liquid chromatography,and gas chromatography for the separation of synthetic cathinones

A comparison of ultra high performance supercritical fluid chromatography, ultra high performance liquid chromatography, and gas chromatography for the separation of synthetic cathinones has been conducted. Nine different mixtures of bath salts were analyzed in this study. The three different chromatographic techniques were examined using a general set of controlled synthetic cathinones as well as a variety of other synthetic cathinones that exist as positional isomers. Overall 35 different synthetic cathinones were analyzed. A variety of column types and chromatographic modes were examined for developing each separation. For the ultra high performance supercritical fluid chromatography separations, analyses were performed using a series of Torus and Trefoil columns with either ammonium formate or ammonium hydroxide as additives, and methanol, ethanol or isopropanol organic solvents as modifiers. Ultra high performance liquid chromatographic separations were performed in both reversed phase and hydrophilic interaction chromatographic modes using SPP C18 and SPP HILIC columns. Gas chromatography separations were performed using an Elite‐5MS capillary column. The orthogonality of ultra high performance supercritical fluid chromatography, ultra high performance liquid chromatography, and gas chromatography was examined using principal component analysis. For the best overall separation of synthetic cathinones, the use of ultra high performance supercritical fluid chromatography in combination with gas chromatography is recommended.