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Ho Manh L, Chen VCP, Rosenberger J, Wang S, Yang Y, Schug KA. Prediction of Vacuum Ultraviolet/Ultraviolet Gas-Phase Absorption Spectra Using Molecular Feature Representations and Machine Learning. J Chem Inf Model 2024; 64:5547-5556. [PMID: 38938209 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.4c00676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
Abstract
Ultraviolet (UV) absorption spectroscopy is a widely used tool for quantitative and qualitative analyses of chemical compounds. In the gas phase, vacuum UV (VUV) and UV absorption spectra are specific and diagnostic for many small molecules. An accurate prediction of VUV/UV absorption spectra can aid the characterization of new or unknown molecules in areas such as fuels, forensics, and pharmaceutical research. An alternative to quantum chemical spectral prediction is the use of artificial intelligence. Here, different molecular feature representation techniques were used and developed to encode chemical structures for testing three machine learning models to predict gas-phase VUV/UV absorption spectra. Structure data files (.sdf) and VUV/UV absorption spectra for 1397 volatile and semivolatile chemical compounds were used to train and test the models. New molecular features (termed ABOCH) were introduced to better capture pi-bonding, aromaticity, and halogenation. The incorporation of these new features benefited spectral prediction and demonstrated superior performance compared to computationally intensive molecular-based deep learning methods. Of the machine learning methods, the use of a Random Forest regressor returned the best accuracy score with the shortest training time. The developed machine learning prediction model also outperformed spectral predictions based on the time-dependent density functional theory.
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- Linh Ho Manh
- Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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Tammekivi E, Geantet C, Lorentz C, Faure K. Two-dimensional chromatography for the analysis of valorisable biowaste: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1283:341855. [PMID: 37977769 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Various everyday areas such as agriculture, wood industry, and wastewater treatment yield residual biowastes in large amounts that can be utilised for the purpose of sustainability and circular economy. Depending on the type of biowaste, they can be used to extract valuable chemicals or converted into alternative fuels. However, for efficient valorisation, these processes need to be monitored, for which thorough chemical characterisation can be highly beneficial. For this aim, two-dimensional (2D) chromatography can be favourable, as it has a higher peak capacity and sensitivity than one-dimensional (1D) chromatography. Therefore, here we review the studies published since 2010 involving gas chromatography (GC) or liquid chromatography (LC) as one of the dimensions. For the first time, we present the 2D chromatographic characterisation of various biowastes valorised for different purposes (chemical, fuels), together with future prospects and challenges. The aspects related to the 2D chromatographic analysis of polar, poorly volatile, and thermally unstable compounds are highlighted. In addition, it is demonstrated how different 2D setups can be applied for monitoring the biowaste conversion processes.
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- Eliise Tammekivi
- Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, ISA UMR 5280, CNRS, 5 Rue de La Doua, 69100, Villeurbanne, France.
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- Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, IRCELYON UMR 5256, CNRS, 2 Av. Albert Einstein, 69626, Villeurbanne, France.
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- Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, IRCELYON UMR 5256, CNRS, 2 Av. Albert Einstein, 69626, Villeurbanne, France.
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- Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, ISA UMR 5280, CNRS, 5 Rue de La Doua, 69100, Villeurbanne, France.
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Varona-Torres E, Schug KA. Thermodynamic characterization of interactions between environmental contaminants and room temperature ionic liquids using static headspace gas chromatography with vacuum ultraviolet detection. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1264:341236. [PMID: 37230731 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Understanding the thermodynamic interactions between an analyte and the sample phase is of paramount importance when choosing a co-solvent in headspace analysis. A sample phase - gas phase equilibrium partition coefficient (Kp) is used fundamentally to describe the distribution of the analyte between the two phases. Kp determinations by headspace gas chromatography (HS-GC) were acquired by two methods: vapor phase calibration (VPC) and phase ratio variation (PRV). Here, we demonstrated a pressurized - loop headspace system in conjunction with gas chromatography vacuum ultraviolet detection (HS-GC-VUV) to directly calculate the concentration of analytes in the gas phase from room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) sample phases, using pseudo-absolute quantification (PAQ). PAQ, an attribute of VUV detection, allowed for quick determination of Kp and other thermodynamic properties, such as enthalpy (ΔH) and entropy (ΔS) of the system through the use of van't Hoff plots in the temperature range of 70-110 °C. The Kp determinations by PAQ were comparable to those obtained using the VPC method with percent difference ranging from ≤ 1-33%. Kp determinations were made for analytes (cyclohexane, benzene, octane, toluene, chlorobenzene, ethylbenzene, m-,p-, and o-xylene) at the varying temperatures (70-110 °C) using different RTILs (1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethylsulfate ([EMIM][ESO4]), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium diethylphosphate ([EMIM][DEP]), and tris(2-hydroxyethyl)methylammonium methylsulfate ([MTEOA][MeOSO3])) and (1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trisfluoromethanesulfonyl)imide ([EMIM] [NTF2])). The results from the van't Hoff analysis revealed that [EMIM] cation-based RTILs exhibit strong solute-solvent interactions with analytes that have π- electrons.
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- Emmanuel Varona-Torres
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA.
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Lelevic A, Geantet C, Lorentz C, Moreaud M, Souchon V. Make‐up gas influence on the signal behavior of the Vacuum ultraviolet detector for gas chromatography. SEPARATION SCIENCE PLUS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/sscp.202200068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Aleksandra Lelevic
- IFP Energies nouvelles Rond‐point de l'échangeur de Solaize BP 3 Solaize 69360 France
- Univ Lyon Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 CNRS IRCELYON Villeurbanne F‐69626 France
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- Univ Lyon Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 CNRS IRCELYON Villeurbanne F‐69626 France
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- Univ Lyon Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 CNRS IRCELYON Villeurbanne F‐69626 France
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- IFP Energies nouvelles Rond‐point de l'échangeur de Solaize BP 3 Solaize 69360 France
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- IFP Energies nouvelles Rond‐point de l'échangeur de Solaize BP 3 Solaize 69360 France
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Aslani S, Armstrong DW. High Information Spectroscopic Detection Techniques for Gas Chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1676:463255. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.463255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Reavis M, Goodpaster J. Quantitative analysis of smokeless powder particles in post‐blast debris via gas chromatography/vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy (
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). J Forensic Sci 2022; 67:1431-1440. [PMID: 35368092 PMCID: PMC9322668 DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.15037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Forensic analysis of smokeless powder particles recovered from the debris of an improvised explosive device can provide information about the type of smokeless powder used and can aid investigation efforts. In this study, quantitative methods were used to yield information about the difference in the chemical composition of the particles pre‐ and post‐blast. The technique, gas chromatography/vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy (GC/VUV), was able to quantify nitroglycerin, 2,4‐dinitrotoluene, diphenylamine, ethyl centralite, and di‐n‐butyl phthalate in pre‐ and post‐blast smokeless powder particles using heptadecane as an internal standard. Post‐blast debris was obtained via controlled explosions with assistance from the Indiana State Police Bomb Squad. Two galvanized steel and two polyvinyl chloride pipe bombs were assembled. Two devices contained single‐base smokeless powder and two contained double‐base smokeless powder. 2,4‐dinitrotoluene and diphenylamine were successfully quantified in the single‐base smokeless powder post‐blast debris while nitroglycerin, diphenylamine, and ethyl centralite were successfully quantified in the double‐base smokeless powder post‐blast debris. Compounds were detected at concentrations as low as 9 μg of 2,4‐dinitrotoluene per mg, <3 μg of diphenylamine per mg, 131 μg of nitroglycerin per mg, and <3 μg of ethyl centralite per mg. Concentration changes between pre‐ and post‐blast smokeless powder particles were determined as well as microscopic differences between pre‐ and post‐blast debris for both smokeless powders in all devices. To our knowledge, this is the first use of GC/VUV for the quantification of explosives.
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- Madison Reavis
- Forensic and Investigative Sciences Department Indiana University—Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis Indiana USA
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- Forensic and Investigative Sciences Department Indiana University—Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis Indiana USA
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Applicability of liquid and supercritical fluid chromatographic separation techniques with diode array ultraviolet detection for forensic analysis. Forensic Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forc.2021.100359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Wahab MF, Aslani S, Mikhonin AV, Neill JL, Armstrong DW. Enhancing Sensitivity for High-Selectivity Gas Chromatography-Molecular Rotational Resonance Spectroscopy. Anal Chem 2021; 93:15525-15533. [PMID: 34748700 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A next-generation gas chromatograph-molecular rotational resonance (MRR) spectrometer (GC-MRR) with instrumental improvements and higher sensitivity is described. MRR serves as a structural information-rich detector for GC with extremely narrow linewidths and capabilities surpassing 1H nuclear magnetic resonance/Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy/mass spectrometry (MS) while offering unparalleled specificity in regard to a molecule's three-dimensional structure. With a Fabry-Pérot cavity and a supersonic jet incorporated into a GC-MRR, dramatic improvements in sensitivity for molecules up to 244 Da were achieved in the microwave region compared to the only prior work, which demonstrated the GC-MRR idea for the first time with millimeter waves. The supersonic jet cools the analytes to ∼2 K, resulting in a limited number of molecular rotational and vibrational levels and enabling us to obtain stronger GC-MRR signals. This has allowed the limits of detection of the GC-MRR to be comparable to a GC thermal conductivity detector with an optimized choice of gases. The performance of this GC-MRR system is reported for a range of molecules with permanent dipole moments, including alcohols, nitrogen heterocyclics, halogenated compounds, dioxins, and nitro compounds in the molecular mass range of 46-244 Da. The lowest amount of any substance yet detected by MRR in terms of mass is reported in this work. A theoretically unexpected finding is reported for the first time about the effect of the GC carrier gas (He, Ne, and N2) on the sensitivity of the analysis in the presence of the gas driving the supersonic jet (He, Ne, and N2) in the GC-MRR. Finally, the idea of total molecule monitoring in the GC-MRR analogous to selected ion monitoring in GC-MS is illustrated. Structural isomers and isotopologues of bromobutanes and bromonitrobenzenes are used to demonstrate this concept.
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- M Farooq Wahab
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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- BrightSpec, Inc., 770 Harris St., Suite 104b, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States
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- BrightSpec, Inc., 770 Harris St., Suite 104b, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, United States.,AZYP, LLC, Arlington, Texas 76012, United States
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Aziz AA, Nordin FNM, Zakaria Z, Abu Bakar NK. A systematic literature review on the current detection tools for authentication analysis of cosmetic ingredients. J Cosmet Dermatol 2021; 21:71-84. [PMID: 34658114 DOI: 10.1111/jocd.14402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND The use of cosmetic products is considered a necessity for beautification in our daily lives. Cosmetic products composed of natural oils or fats as a main ingredient for various beneficial properties. Fats and oils are composed of various type of fatty acids with different compositions. Hence, fatty acids profile can be an effective chemical fingerprint for authentication analysis of cosmetic products. OBJECTIVE This systematic review aims to enlighten the current detection tools developing for fatty acids profile authentication analyses of cosmetic ingredients based on the effectiveness, halal status, safety, advantages and disadvantages of the methods. METHODOLOGY The data were extracted from the scientific literatures published between October 2015 and 2020 in the Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar databases, and analyzed with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). FINDINGS Based on the systemic literature reviews, essential oil, argan oil, mineral oil, vegetable oil, and jojoba oil were among the mostly studied ingredients in cosmetics. Furthermore, a combination of more than one analytical instrument was utilized to profile fatty acids while the determination of the origin of the fatty acids is under scrutiny. The portable mass spectrometer combined with a direct inlet membrane (DIM) probe seems to be the best tool in terms of time consumption, cost, requires no sample preparation with high efficiency. The current review showed that the best cosmetic base is when the oil is composed of high concentration of fatty acids such as linoleic, oleic, stearic acid, and palmitic acids with concentration range from 19.7 - 46.30%, which offers various beneficial properties to cosmetic products.
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- Atiqah Ab Aziz
- Universiti Malaya Halal Research Centre (UMHRC), HIR Building, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Science and Technology Studies, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Universiti Malaya Halal Research Centre (UMHRC), HIR Building, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Lelevic A, Souchon V, Geantet C, Lorentz C, Moreaud M. Advanced data preprocessing for comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy detection. J Sep Sci 2021; 44:4141-4150. [PMID: 34510756 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202100528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with vacuum ultraviolet detection results in sizable data for which noise and baseline drift ought to be corrected. As the data is acquired from multiple channels, preprocessing steps have to be applied to the data from all channels while being robust and rather fast with respect to the significant size of the data. In this study, we have described advanced data preprocessing techniques for such data which were not available in the existing commercial software solutions and which were dedicated primarily to noise and baseline correction. Noise reduction was performed on both the spectral and the time dimension. For the baseline correction, a morphological approach based on iterated convolutions and rectifier operations was proposed. On the spectral dimension, much less noisy and reliable spectra were obtained. From a quantitative point of view, mentioned preprocessing steps significantly improved the signal-to-noise ratio for the analyte detection (circa six times in this study). These preprocessing methods were integrated into the plugim! platform (https://www.plugim.fr/).
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- Aleksandra Lelevic
- IFP Energies nouvelles, Rond-point de l'échangeur de Solaize BP 3, Solaize, 69360, France.,Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IRCELYON, F-69626, Villeurbanne, France
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- IFP Energies nouvelles, Rond-point de l'échangeur de Solaize BP 3, Solaize, 69360, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IRCELYON, F-69626, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IRCELYON, F-69626, Villeurbanne, France
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- IFP Energies nouvelles, Rond-point de l'échangeur de Solaize BP 3, Solaize, 69360, France
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Lelevic A, Geantet C, Lorentz C, Moreaud M, Souchon V. Determination of vacuum ultraviolet detector response factors by hyphenation with two-dimensional comprehensive gas chromatography with flame ionization detection. J Sep Sci 2021; 44:3849-3859. [PMID: 34387030 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202100459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Two-dimensional comprehensive gas chromatography is an established technique, employed for the characterization of complex samples. Broadband vacuum ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy detection has recently attracted a lot of attention as it is a universal detection technique characterized by good selectivity but also ease of use and amenability to coupling with two-dimensional comprehensive gas chromatography. Vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy is particularly interesting due to the possibility of performing spectral decomposition for species that coelute in gas chromatography analysis. This detector has quantitative capabilities, however not all species absorb vacuum ultraviolet radiation the same. Unfortunately, vacuum ultraviolet relative response factors for compounds are not always available. Methods to rapidly measure vacuum ultraviolet relative response factors and generate a large database that would allow calibration free quantitative analysis of complex mixtures are therefore of great interest. In this work, a universal methodology that permits rapid measurement of vacuum ultraviolet relative response factors is reported. It involves flow modulated two-dimensional comprehensive gas chromatography with dual vacuum ultraviolet and flame ionization detection. In this set-up, flame ionization detection is employed as a quantitative reference allowing to scale vacuum ultraviolet responses of investigated compounds. This approach was validated by flow measurements and by comparing relative response factors obtained for model compounds with literature data.
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- Aleksandra Lelevic
- IFP Energies nouvelles, Rond-point de l'échangeur de Solaize BP 3, Solaize, 69360, France.,Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IRCELYON, Villeurbanne, F-69626, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IRCELYON, Villeurbanne, F-69626, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IRCELYON, Villeurbanne, F-69626, France
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- IFP Energies nouvelles, Rond-point de l'échangeur de Solaize BP 3, Solaize, 69360, France
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- IFP Energies nouvelles, Rond-point de l'échangeur de Solaize BP 3, Solaize, 69360, France
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A critical comparison of vacuum UV (VUV) spectrometer and electron ionization single quadrupole mass spectrometer detectors for the analysis of alkylbenzenes in gasoline by gas chromatography: Experimental and statistical aspects. Talanta 2021; 225:122081. [PMID: 33592794 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Recent advances in benchtop vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) spectrometers have yielded effective universal detectors for gas chromatography (GC). The ability of these detectors to acquire absorbance spectra from 125 nm to 430 nm poses an alternative to the gold standard of mass spectrometry (MS) as a sensitive and selective GC detector. The applications of GC/VUV extend into many areas. Featured here is the potential application of GC/VUV to the analysis of ignitable liquids, which may be found on debris from suspected arson fires. A particular compound class of interest is the alkylbenzenes, as they are a significant component in fuels such as gasoline, petroleum distillates, and aromatic solvents such as degreasers and cleaning solvents. To measure the sensitivity, selectivity and specificity of GC-VUV and GC-MS for alkylbenzenes we employed both library search methods and chemometric analysis using discriminant analysis. The GC-VUV detector was found to have superior specificity to the GC-MS detector in full scan mode. The GC-VUV detector was able to identify all alkylbenzenes correctly, including the correct identification of all structural isomers. LODs for both GC-VUV and GC-MS were found to be picograms on column.
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Kranenburg RF, Lukken CK, Schoenmakers PJ, van Asten AC. Spotting isomer mixtures in forensic illicit drug casework with GC-VUV using automated coelution detection and spectral deconvolution. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2021; 1173:122675. [PMID: 33848800 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2021.122675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Analysis of isomeric mixtures is a significant analytical challenge. In the forensic field, for example, over 1000 new psychoactive substances (NPSs), comprising of many closely related and often isomeric varieties, entered the drugs-of-abuse market within the last decade. Unambiguous identification of the isomeric form requires advanced spectroscopic techniques, such as GC-Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy (GC-VUV). The continuous development of NPSs makes the appearance of a novel compound in case samples a realistic scenario. While several analytical solutions have been presented recently to confidently distinguish NPS isomers, the presence of multiple isomers in a single drug sample is typically not considered. Due to their structural similarities it is possible that a novel NPS coelutes with a known isomer and thus remains undetected. This study investigates the capabilities of VUV spectral deconvolution for peak detection and identification in incompletely resolved drug mixtures. To mimic worst case scenarios, severe coelution was deliberately induced at elevated GC temperatures. The deconvolution software was nevertheless able to correctly detect both substances, even in case of near-identical VUV spectra at almost full coelution. As a next step, spectra were subsequently removed from the reference library to simulate the scenario in which a novel substance was encountered for the first time in forensic case work. However, also in this situation the deconvolution software still detected the coelution. This work shows that a VUV library match score below 0.998 may serve as a warning that a novel substance may be present in a street sample.
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- Ruben F Kranenburg
- Dutch National Police, Unit Amsterdam, Forensic Laboratory, Kabelweg 25, Amsterdam 1014 BA, the Netherlands; Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 94157, Amsterdam 1090 GD, the Netherlands.
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- Dutch National Police, Unit Amsterdam, Forensic Laboratory, Kabelweg 25, Amsterdam 1014 BA, the Netherlands; Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 94157, Amsterdam 1090 GD, the Netherlands
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- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 94157, Amsterdam 1090 GD, the Netherlands
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- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 94157, Amsterdam 1090 GD, the Netherlands; Co van Ledden Hulsebosch Center (CLHC), Amsterdam Center for Forensic Science and Medicine, PO Box 94157, Amsterdam 1090 GD, the Netherlands
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Roberson ZR, Goodpaster JV. Optimization of the qualitative and quantitative analysis of cocaine and other drugs of abuse via gas chromatography - Vacuum ultraviolet spectrophotometry (GC - VUV). Talanta 2021; 222:121461. [PMID: 33167202 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Gas Chromatography-Vacuum UV Spectroscopy (GC-VUV) has seen increased attention in many areas, however, a statistical optimization of VUV method parameters has not been published. This article presents the first statistical optimization of parameters influencing analytes such as cocaine in the VUV flow-cell. Flow-cell temperature, make-up gas pressure, and carrier gas flow rate from the GC were examined and optimized for the detection of controlled substances. The accuracy, precision, linearity, and optimized detection limits for drugs such as cocaine (98.5%, 1.2%, 0.9998, 1.5 ng), heroin (99.3%, 0.94%, 0.9998, 2.0 ng), and fentanyl (98.5%, 1.7%, 0.9752, 9.7 ng) are reported. In general, the limits of detection for cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine after optimization were comparable to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in "scan mode", which had detection limits of 1.1-38 ng on column. The VUV absorption spectra of cocaine, PCP, lorazepam, and HU-210 are also reported. And three samples of "real world" cocaine are analyzed to demonstrate applicability to forensic drug analysis.
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- Zackery R Roberson
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 402 North Blackford St., LD326, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 402 North Blackford St., LD326, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, United States; Forensic and Investigative Sciences Program, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 402 North Blackford St., LD326, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, United States.
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Shen MR, He Y, Shi SM. Development of chromatographic technologies for the quality control of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. J Pharm Anal 2020; 11:155-162. [PMID: 34012691 PMCID: PMC8116203 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2020.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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As an important branch of medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been applied for the treatment of diseases for thousands of years in China and other countries in East Asia. The Chinese Pharmacopoeia (ChP) is a drug code formulated by the Chinese government, and it includes a special volume for the monographs of TCM, which plays an important role in ensuring the quality of drugs. The use of quality control technology has always been a complex and important factor in TCM. Owing to the chemical diversity of TCM, chromatography technology has been proven to be a comprehensive strategy for the assessment of the overall quality of TCM and has become the main analytical method in the ChP. This article provides an overview of the classical and modern chromatographic technologies applied in the ChP, and summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of each technique in the TCM monographs. In 2020, the new edition of the ChP (the 2020 edition) has been implemented at the end of 2020. This paper also contains a brief introduction about the application of chromatographic technologies in the new edition of the ChP. An overview of the classical and modern chromatographic technologies applied in the ChP. A discussion of the reason why each chromatographic technologies was chosen in the quality control of TCM. Introduction of the chromatographic technologies applied in the 2020 edition of ChP.
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Donval JP, Guyader V, Boissy E. A simple method for the preparation and injection of gas mixtures into a gas chromatograph using a two-component device. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1631:461579. [PMID: 33035905 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2020.461579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Environmental sciences are expanding and are based on standardized and certified calibrations when measurements are required. When a gaseous composition is quantified, commercial standards are used. Here, we report on a two-component device for the preparation and injection of gas mixtures at the appropriate levels of pressure and volume. The two-component calibrator/injector can be used simultaneously or separately depending on the experimental objective but their combination is extremely effective for injecting gas mixtures at low concentrations. The quantity of gas introduced into a gas chromatograph with the injector can be adapted to the sensitivity of the detector or to avoid column overload. The calibrator provides for a large range of gas-mixture concentrations, from ppm to % mol/mol with an error of preparation of around 1% and an accuracy of less than 3%. This device prepares a variety of gas mixtures (hydrogen, methane and dioxide of carbon) which are compared with certified mixtures by means of gas chromatographic measurements. The results show good agreement between prepared and certified mixtures with a maximum difference of 2% which remains within the relative error of commercial standard. In addition, the preparation of dissolved methane at different concentrations in seawater is presented as a direct application of the calibrator.
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- J P Donval
- Unité des Géosciences Marines Géosciences Marines, Laboratoire Cycles Géochimiques et ressources IFREMER Centre de Brest, Plouzané, France.
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- Unité des Géosciences Marines Géosciences Marines, Laboratoire Cycles Géochimiques et ressources IFREMER Centre de Brest, Plouzané, France
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- Département Mesures Physiques, INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE TECHNOLOGIE, Lannion, France
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Tomberg T, Vuorio N, Hieta T, Jussila M, Hartonen K, Vainio M, Mikkonen T, Toivonen J, Riekkola ML, Halonen L, Metsälä M. Broadband Laser-Based Infrared Detector for Gas Chromatography. Anal Chem 2020; 92:14582-14588. [PMID: 33081464 PMCID: PMC7660589 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c02887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cantilever-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy coupled with gas chromatography is used to quantitatively analyze a mixture of alcohols in a quasi-online manner. A full identification and quantification of all analytes are achieved based on their spectral fingerprints using a widely tunable continuous-wave laser as a light source. This can be done even in the case of interfering column/septum bleed or simultaneously eluted peaks. The combination of photoacoustic spectroscopy and gas chromatography offers a viable solution for compact and portable instruments in applications that require straightforward analyses with no consumables.
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- Teemu Tomberg
- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Gasera Ltd., Lemminkäisenkatu 59, FI-20520 Turku, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland.,Photonics Laboratory, Physics Unit, Tampere University, FI-33014 Tampere, Finland
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- Photonics Laboratory, Physics Unit, Tampere University, FI-33014 Tampere, Finland
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- Photonics Laboratory, Physics Unit, Tampere University, FI-33014 Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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