Evidence of Cr(VI) formation during analysis of leather Proposal of an alternative method of analysis through the ion-chromatographic approach and post-column reaction

The formation of Cr(VI) in Cr(III) tanned leather, in neutral and alkaline solution, has been demonstrated by means of crossed experiments using different pH buffers, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid as Cr(III) complexing agent and NaCl solutions. According to the found results the composition of the extracting solution suitable to extract Cr(VI) amount present in leather was pH 4.4 (which is also the tanned leather natural pH) and 5% NaCl (w/v). Interferences coming from coloured compounds have been eliminated with suitable SPE cartridges. A new protocol for the analysis of Cr(VI) based on ion chromatography and a diphenylcarbazide post-column reaction has been implemented. The use of a large volume injection loop (500 μl) allowed to obtain a very low quantification limit (0.15 mg kg⁻¹) despite the low amount of leather extracted (0.2 g with respect to 2.0 g used by the IUC 18 official method). Evidence of the transient nature of Cr(VI) in leather requires using the external calibration procedure for the correct quantification of the species.     

高效液相色谱-电感耦合等离子体质谱联用技术测定皮革中Cr(Ⅵ)

本文建立了高效液相色谱-电感耦合等离子体质谱(HPLC-ICP-MS)法测定皮革中Cr(Ⅵ)含量。采用Dionex AS19色谱柱,以NH4NO3(pH=7.4)为流动相,在流速为1.0mL/min的条件下,可以很好地分离Cr(Ⅲ)与Cr(Ⅵ)。在色谱进样量为100μL,质谱采用He碰撞池模式下,对Cr(Ⅵ)的检出限达到了0.02μg/L;2.0、20.0μg/L两个加标水平的回收率分别为93.5%~97.0%和97.8%~102.3%,方法精密度优于4.1%,可以满足测定要求。应用该方法测定了各类皮革产品中的Cr(Ⅵ)。     

Application of solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for the determination of chlorophenols in leather

This paper proposes a new analytical procedure based on the headspace solid‐phase microextraction (HS‐SPME) technique and gas chromatography‐selected ion monitoring‐mass spectrometry (GC‐SIM‐MS) for the determination of 16 phenols extracted from leather samples. The optimized conditions for the HS‐SPME were obtained through two experimental designs – a two‐level fractional factorial design followed by a central composite design – using the commercial SPME fiber polyacrylate 85 μm (PA). The best extraction conditions were as follows: 200 μL of derivatizing agent (acetic anhydride), 20 mL of saturated aqueous NaCl solution and extraction time and temperature of 50 min and 75°C, respectively. All optimized conditions were obtained with fixed leather sample mass (250 mg), vial volume (40 mL) and phosphate buffer pH (12) and concentration (50 mmol/L). Detection limits ranging from 0.03 to 0.20 ng/g, and relative standard deviation (RSD) lower than 10.23% (n=6) for a concentration of 800 ng/g (chlorophenols) and 1325 ng/g (2‐phenylphenol) in the splitless mode were obtained. The recovery was studied at three concentration levels by adding different amounts of phenols to the leather sample and excellent recoveries ranging from 90.0 to 107.2% were obtained. The validated method was shown to be suitable for the quantification of phenols in leather samples, as it is simple, relatively fast and sensitive.     

一种皮革产品的红外无损检验

基于红外光谱法可以对不同形态物质进行结构分析,可对皮革产品进行定性分析。依据红外光谱谱带的数目、位置、形状和强度都随化合物不同而各不相同的特点,将牛皮革、羊皮革和聚氯乙烯（PVC）革的红外谱图进行比对和剖析,并用于皮革产品的检验。通过实验得出,利用红外方法可以快速对皮革产品进行红外无损检验。     

Study of the influence of NaOH treatment on the pyrolysis of different leather tanned using thermogravimetric analysis and Py/GC-MS system

This paper presents a study of the influence of a NaOH treatment on leather samples tanned using different tanning agents. Thermogravimetric analysis (TG/DTG) and flash pyrolysis (Py/GC-MS) was carried out on treated samples, and the results were compared with those obtained with the untreated samples. Treatment with sodium hydroxide seemed to decrease the temperature of maximum leather decomposition rate between 4 and 27 °C, depending on the tanning agent, and increased the range of temperatures where leather degradation occurs. From flash pyrolysis experiments, it was found that the volatile products obtained from NaOH-treated samples contain higher amounts of nitrogen compounds than those obtained from untreated samples. The results of a multivariate analysis applied to pyrolytic products obtained in the flash pyrolysis of samples showed greater similarity between the results obtained in all treated samples than between treated and untreated samples produced with the same tanning process.     

染色皮革,纺织品上禁用偶氮染料的高效液相色谱测定方法

德国联邦消费者保护和兽医研究所规定不得使用能还原出２０种芳香胺的偶氮染料，针对这一规定研究了同时测定２０种芳香胺的高效液相色谱方法，进行了样品预处理和色谱条件优化的探讨。方法检出限小于３０×１０－６，满足进出口商品检验的需要。方法回收率一般为７０％～１００％，相对标准偏差为９５％～２１０％。     

Extraction and recovery of azo dyes into an ionic liquid

The azo dyes are commonly used in the leather and textile industries as they are quite versatile in nature. However, they are neither totally utilised during the process, nor are they recovered at the end of the process. In fact, in the leather industry, typically about 10–15% of the dye is discharged with the effluent creating both environmental and economic issues. Hence, there is a need to remove the residual dye from the large volume of aqueous effluent. In this study, for the first time, azo dyes employed in the leather industry have been successfully extracted into a neutral ionic liquid, with an extraction efficiency of 98%, potentially providing a method of minimizing pollution of waste-waters. The extraction of the dye into the ionic liquid also provides a potential analytical approach to determination of these dyes.     

皮革中富马酸二甲酯GC-MS测定

建立了皮革中富马酸二甲酯的萃取及气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)检测方法. 萃取过程以乙酸乙酯作为萃取剂, 超声波辅助萃取;萃取液经过中性氧化铝净化处理. 加标回收率为85.1%～89.3%, 相对标准偏差为5.6%～9.1%. 方法适合于皮革中富马酸二甲酯含量的测定.     

Capillary electrophoresis hyphenated to inductively coupled plasma-sector field-mass spectrometry for the detection of chromium species after incubation of chromium in simulated sweat

The presence of chromium in chromium-tanned leather represents a considerable health problem since it can lead to chronic allergic contact dermatitis. Apart from trivalent chromium (Cr(III)), which is used for tanning, leather often contains hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)), resulting from the oxidation of Cr(III) during the tanning process. This study deals with the chromium compounds in simulated sweat when brought into contact with Cr(III) or Cr(VI) and with chromium-tanned leathers. A capillary electrophoresis (CE) method was developed, with inductively coupled plasma-sector field-mass spectrometry (ICP-SF-MS) for element-specific detection. Two different electrophoretic runs, applying once the positive and once the negative polarity mode, were necessary for the detection of positively and negatively charged chromium species. Although sometimes described in the literature, a pre-run derivatization of the chromium-species was not performed here to prevent species transformation. 50 mmol.L(-1) sodium phosphate at a pH of 2.5 was used as CE separation buffer and as make-up liquid for the CE-ICP-SF-MS interface. When applied to simulated sweat samples incubated with Cr(VI), this method showed that methionine is responsible for the reduction of Cr(VI) into Cr(III), which, at its turn, forms a complex with lactic acid. In the case of sweat plus Cr(III), the latter step was also seen. Applied to simulated sweat in contact with leather samples, the method developed showed the presence of the former species among a much more complex pattern.     

Optimization of an analytical procedure for the determination of banned azo dyes in leather

The possibility of improving an existing method, based on supercritical-fluid extraction (SFE) and microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), for the determination of banned azo dyes in leather has been studied. Thus, optimization of experimental conditions in different steps (degreasing, reduction, and extraction) of the analytical procedure was performed. The influence of different variables (reaction time, temperature, and concentration of reducing agent) on the reduction process was evaluated by use of a factorial design. It was found that the concentration of the reducing agent and the interaction between time and temperature were the most influential variables. Consequently, by applying a higher temperature, the reaction time could be halved. The use of acidified water as extraction solvent in MAE was also investigated. Usually 1 mol L^–1 HCl was superior to methanol and buffer in terms of extraction efficiency. In conclusion, the present method gave significantly higher recoveries in comparison with the original method. All dyes were determined indirectly by measuring their corresponding harmful amines, formed after reduction by use of sodium dithionite.