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Ren T, Lin Y, Su Y, Ye S, Zheng C. Machine Learning-Assisted Portable Microplasma Optical Emission Spectrometer for Food Safety Monitoring. Anal Chem 2024; 96:5170-5177. [PMID: 38512240 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05332] [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: 03/22/2024]
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To meet the needs of food safety for simple, rapid, and low-cost analytical methods, a portable device based on a point discharge microplasma optical emission spectrometer (μPD-OES) was combined with machine learning to enable on-site food freshness evaluation and detection of adulteration. The device was integrated with two modular injection units (i.e., headspace solid-phase microextraction and headspace purge) for the examination of various samples. Aromas from meat and coffee were first introduced to the portable device. The aroma molecules were excited to specific atomic and molecular fragments at excited states by room temperature and atmospheric pressure microplasma due to their different atoms and molecular structures. Subsequently, different aromatic molecules obtained their own specific molecular and atomic emission spectra. With the help of machine learning, the portable device was successfully applied to the assessment of meat freshness with accuracies of 96.0, 98.7, and 94.7% for beef, pork, and chicken meat, respectively, through optical emission patterns of the aroma at different storage times. Furthermore, the developed procedures can identify beef samples containing different amounts of duck meat with an accuracy of 99.5% and classify two coffee species without errors, demonstrating the great potential of their application in the discrimination of food adulteration. The combination of machine learning and μPD-OES provides a simple, portable, and cost-effective strategy for food aroma analysis, potentially addressing field monitoring of food safety.
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- Tian Ren
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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Geng C, Dong Z, Zhang T, Yang Z, Xu Z, Liang S, Ding X. Advances in atmospheric pressure plasma-based optical emission spectrometry for the analysis of heavy metals. Talanta 2024; 270:125634. [PMID: 38215585 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.125634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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Over the past decade, miniaturized optical emission spectrometry (OES) systems utilizing atmospheric pressure plasmas (APPs) as radiation sources have exhibited impressive capabilities in trace heavy metal analysis. As the core of the analytical system, APPs sources possess unique properties such as compact size, light weight, low energy requirement, ease of fabrication, and relatively low manufacturing cost. This critical review focuses on recent progress of APP-based OES systems employed for the determination of heavy metals. Influences of technical details including the sample introduction manner, the sampling volume, the sample flow rate, the pH of the solutions on the plasma stability and the intensity of analytical signals are comprehensively discussed. Furthermore, the review emphasizes the analytical challenges faced by these techniques and highlights the opportunities for further development in the field of heavy metal detection.
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- Chaoqun Geng
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Shandong Qingdao Hospital of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, Qingdao, 266002, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Qingdao Institute for Food and Drug Control, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Shandong Institute for Food and Drug Control, Jinan 250101, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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Zhang R, Zhong Y, Hu Y, Chen Y, Xia L, Li G. Liquid-Phase Cyclic Chemiluminescence for the Identification of Cobalt Speciation. Anal Chem 2024; 96:3933-3941. [PMID: 38359085 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Accurate discrimination of metal species is a significant analytical challenge. Herein, we propose a novel methodology based on liquid-phase cyclic chemiluminescence (CCL) for the identification of cobalt speciation. The CCL multistage signals (In) of the luminol-H2O2 reaction catalyzed by different cobalt species have different decay coefficients k. Thereby, we can facilely identify various cobalt species according to the distinguishable k values, including the complicated and structurally similar cobalt complexes, such as analogues of [Co(NH3)5X]n+ (X = Cl-, H2O, and NH3), Co(II) porphyrins, and bis(2,4-pentanedione) cobalt(II) derivatives. Especially, the number of substituent atoms also influences the k value greatly, which allows excellent discrimination between complexes that only have a subtle difference in the substituent group. In addition, linear discriminant analysis based on In provides a complementary solution to improve the differentiating ability. We performed density functional theory calculations to investigate the interaction mode of H2O2 over cobalt species. A close negative correlation between the adsorption energy and the k value is observed. Moreover, the calculation of energy evolutions of H2O2 decomposition into a double hydroxide radical shows that a high level of consistency exists between the activation energy barrier and the k value. The results further demonstrate that the decay coefficient of the CCL multistage signal is associated with the catalytic reactivity of the cobalt species. Our work not only broadens the application of chemiluminescence but also provides a complementary technology for speciation analysis.
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- Runkun Zhang
- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems Spectroscopy, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Su Y, Lin Y, Ren T, Li Y, Deng Y, Zheng C. Solid Phase Photothermo-Induced Chemical Vapor Generation: A New Desorption Method for Mercury Analysis by High-Throughput 20-Fiber Direct Immersion Solid Phase Microextraction. Anal Chem 2023; 95:14036-14042. [PMID: 37658803 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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A simple solid phase photothermo-induced chemical vapor generation (SP-PT-CVG) is described and used as an environmentally friendly desorption method for the sensitive determination of mercury in water by direct immersion solid phase microextraction (DI-SPME) atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS). A DI-SPME array equipped with 20 nano-TiO2-coated tungsten fibers was employed to simultaneously preconcentrate mercury from 20 samples, enabling an extraction throughput of 40 samples per hour. Subsequently, the fibers were drawn from the sample solutions and inserted into an inner tube sealed in a specially designed UV lamp in turn for SP-PT-CVG to generate Hg0, which was swept to an AFS detector for its detection. It is worth noting that the tube served as both a vapor generator and a desorption chamber. This proof-of-concept study confirms the feasibility of solid phase CVG. Compared to conventional CVG carried out in the liquid phase, solid phase CVG not only retains the advantages of conventional CVG but also alleviates the matrix interference on vapor generation and preconcentrates analyte prior to vapor generation, improving analytical performance for liquid state samples. DI-SPME-SP-PT-CVG-AFS provides a limit of detection of 2.3 ng L-1 for mercury determination by AFS. In the proposed method, the combination of DI-SPME and SP-PT-CVG eliminates the tedious derivatization steps required in conventional headspace SPME, thus minimizing toxic reagent consumption and improving extraction throughput. The practicality of DI-SPME-SP-PT-CVG-AFS was evaluated by analyzing two different certified reference materials and river water samples with good spike recoveries (98-107%).
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- Yubin Su
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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Cai JY, Liu S, Chen S, Yu YL, Wang JH. One-Pot Pretreatment Coupled to Microplasma Optical Emission Spectrometry for Field and Sensitive Determination of Inorganic Mercury and Methylmercury in Fish. Anal Chem 2023. [PMID: 37354088 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c00615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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Field and sensitive analysis of mercury species in seafood is helpful to assess the risk of human exposure to mercury, but the cumbersome pretreatment process is time-consuming and laborious. Herein, a simple one-pot pretreatment system is designed for extraction, separation, and enrichment of inorganic mercury (Hg(II)) and methylmercury (MeHg) in fish, and coupled to dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) microplasma optical emission spectrometry (OES). Both Hg(II) and MeHg species in fish can be effectively extracted by tetramethylammonium hydroxide under ultrasound, then separated from the fish matrix by vapor generation and photochemical vapor generation, and finally enriched on the activated carbon electrode tips. Mercury trapped on the activated carbon electrode tips can be rapidly released to produce OES under the DBD microplasma excitation for quantitative analysis. The pretreatment and analysis of a batch of 12 samples are completed within 50 min, and the extraction efficiency of total mercury is up to 90% for 100 mg of freeze-dried fish or 86% for 1 g of fresh fish. Under the optimized conditions, the detection limits are 2 μg kg-1 for Hg(II) and 1.2 μg kg-1 for MeHg in freeze-dried fish, and precisions are 3.2% for Hg(II) and 3.9% for MeHg. The present method is applied to the analysis of the certified reference material and real marine fishes, giving rise to spiked recoveries of 95-103%. The present system hardly leads to MeHg and Hg(II) transforming into each other during extraction, providing a simple, convenient, and low-cost analytical tool to evaluate the risk of mercury species in fish.
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- Ji-Ying Cai
- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Box 332, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Box 332, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Box 332, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Box 332, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Box 332, Shenyang 110819, China
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Jing J, He S, Yang J, Yang R, Lin Y, Zheng C. Rapid and sensitive quantification of cyclamate in beverages by miniature microplasma optical emission spectrometry. Food Chem 2023; 406:135077. [PMID: 36462350 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.135077] [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: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Most of the available methods for the quantification of cyclamate depend on laboratory instruments and their application in the field was limited. Herein, a simple and sensitive method was developed for the determination of cyclamate in beverage samples based on chemical vapor generation and miniature point discharge optical emission spectrometry (μPD-OES). The combination of headspace sampling and μPD-OES not only simplifies the separation process of cyclamate, improves sensitivity, and alleviates matrix interference but also eliminates the use of a bulky and expensive instrument. Under the optimal conditions, this method provided a limit of detection of 0.1 mg L-1 comparable to or better than most reported methods. The method eventually was applied to 14 different beverages and cyclamate was found below the threshold set by Chinese Standards for Food Additives. The proposed method provides great potential for the field analysis of cyclamate in the supervision of food safety.
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- Jiang Jing
- School of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Chengdu Technological University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan 610059, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan 610059, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China.
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Liu S, Yang QY, Chen S, Yu YL, Wang JH. Ultrasonic Nebulization-Accelerated Gas-Phase Enrichment Following In Situ Microplasma Desorption for Analysis of Trace Heavy Metals by Optical Emission Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2022; 94:16549-16554. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Shuang Liu
- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Box 332, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Box 332, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Box 332, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Box 332, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Box 332, Shenyang 110819, China
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Kumar P, Sonkar PK, Tiwari KN, Singh AK, Mishra SK, Dixit J, Ganesan V, Singh J. Sensing of mercury ion using light induced aqueous leaf extract mediated green synthesized silver nanoparticles of Cestrum nocturnum L. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:79995-80004. [PMID: 35199267 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19357-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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In this study, a simple, one-pot, and eco-friendly biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) was accomplished with the use of aqueous leaves extract of Cestrum nocturnum L.(AECN). Different techniques like ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometry, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and scanning area electron diffraction were used to investigate the optical, operational, and physical properties of the green synthesized AECN-AgNPs.The AECN-AgNPs were further used for the detection of Hg2+ by UV-Vis and electrochemical methods. The disintegration of the AECN-AgNPs solution caused the formation of an Ag-Hg amalgam, which caused discoloration of the solution. Sensing performance for a variety of metals such as Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Ni2+, Cu 2+, Fe3+, Zn2+, Co2+, Cd2+, Pb2+, As3+, and Mn2+ at 10-mM concentrations was measured in order to determine the selectivity of the sensor towards the Hg2+. For the electrochemical determination of 2 + Hg2+ , AECN-AgNPs were immobilized on a glassy carbon (GC) electrode, and the resulting modified electrode (GC/AECN-AgNPs) was characterized by cyclic voltammetry. This phenomenon is advantageously used for the sensitive determination of trace level Hg2+. GC/AECN-AgNPs demonstrated a linear calibration range of 100 nM to 10 μM and a limit of detection of 21 nM for Hg2+ determination.
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- Pradeep Kumar
- Department of Botany, MMV, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, MMV, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Botany, MMV, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Dravyaguna, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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Direct coupling of liquid–liquid extraction with 3D-printed microplasma optical emission spectrometer for speciation analysis of mercury in fish oil. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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He L, Lin Y, Chen P, Su Y, Li Y, Zheng C. A microplasma optical emission spectrometry pen for point-of-care diagnosis of child blood lead. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 439:129607. [PMID: 35907282 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Blood lead levels (BLL) of children have attracted considerable attention due to their putative impact on intelligence decline. However, most methods used for the determination of blood lead typically require expensive, bulky, high power and gas consuming instrumentation, limiting their application for a point-of-care diagnosis. Herein we report the development and testing of a portable ballpoint discharge microplasma optical emission spectrometer (BD-OES pen) device having the potential to fill this needed measurement capability. The BD-OES pen utilizes a compact ballpoint-pen format integrating point-discharge microplasma, which permits the determination of child BLL requiring no more than 100 μL blood while providing high specificity, sensitivity and satisfactory limit of detection (0.73 μg L-1). The handheld BD-OES pen is successfully used to diagnose BLL of 16 asymptomatic children on-site, two of whom had excessive the normal BLL. The pen may aid the on-site and rapid diagnosis of childhood BLL, particularly in low-income areas.
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- Liangbo He
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Precision Medicine Industrial Technology Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China.
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Hu J, Li C, Zhen Y, Chen H, He J, Hou X. Current advances of chemical vapor generation in non-tetrahydroborate media for analytical atomic spectrometry. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Coelho Junior GDS, Fontana KB, Maranhão TA, Borges DLG. Dielectric barrier discharge-assisted determination of methylmercury in particulate matter by atomic absorption spectrometry. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2022; 14:1371-1377. [PMID: 35315842 DOI: 10.1039/d1ay02048j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Particulate matter (PM) impregnated with methlymercury (MeHg+) was analyzed using atomic absorption spectrometry coupled to a customized dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) device. Chemical vapor generation (CVG) was applied to generate methylmercury hydride and the DBD device promoted bond cleavage with subsequent release of free Hg atoms to the gas phase. Hydride generation was carried out using a lab-made syringe-based device in batch mode using argon as a carrier gas. Optimized conditions included the use of 1.0 mL of a 0.05% m/v NaBH4 solution and 1.0 mL of a 10% v/v HCl solution. This system was coupled to the DBD device, designed to operate in "plasma jet" configuration. Assessment of the designed device for methylmercury detection was established based on an on-off switch, which promptly demonstrated that Hg signals could only be detected upon activation of the plasma discharge. In parallel, adsorption of MeHg+ to PM-loaded glass fiber filters was investigated. Direct analysis of methylmercury-impregnated PM resulted in significant signal suppression compared to the same mass of analyte from an aqueous standard, which suggests that methylmercury is efficiently adsorbed on PM. This was later confirmed by repeating the same experiment with "blank" (PM-free) glass fiber filters. Hence, extraction of methylmercury to a liquid phase was required for quantification. In order to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed setup to carry out methylmercury detection in the presence oh Hg2+, recovery tests were conducted by mixing MeHg+ with Hg2+ at three distinct concentration levels (100 : 1, 10 : 1 and 1 : 1 MeHg+ : Hg2+). Recoveries better than 91% were obtained for MeHg+ under these conditions, which demonstrates that the device is efficient for MeHg+ determination by simply modulating the plasma (switching on-off). Limits of detection and quantification were established as 6 ng and 19 ng, respectively.
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- Gilberto da S Coelho Junior
- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Departamento de Química, 88040-900 Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Departamento de Química, 88040-900 Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Departamento de Química, 88040-900 Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Departamento de Química, 88040-900 Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
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Yang Y, Lin Y, Yang J, Su Y, Li Y, Deng Y, Zheng C. 3D printed miniature atomic emission detector coupling with gas chromatography: A sensitive and cost-effective strategy for the determination of volatile methylsiloxanes in municipal sewage. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1191:339288. [PMID: 35033261 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.339288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The determination of volatile methylsiloxanes (VMSs) in municipal sewage has attracted great attention. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is the most mature detection technique for VMSs, however, its instrumentation and operation cost are unfavorable in low- and middle-income countries. Herein, a novel and cost-effective strategy by using a 3D printed miniature microplasma optical emission detector (μAED) as an alternative to MS detector, was developed to detect VMSs in municipal sewage by GC after preconcentration by a laboratory-built automatic purge and trap (P&T) system. Two types of μAEDs have been fabricated and their analytical performances were compared. The one using two tungsten rods as electrodes shows better performance and was thus selected as the detecting system for real sample analysis. Under the optimized conditions, the P&T-GC-μAED system provided limits of detection of 3.6 ng L-1 to 15.5 ng L-1 of Si for tested VMSs. Relative standard deviations were better than 3.0% and good recoveries ranging from 82.4% to 102.8% were obtained for all analytes. The applicability of this system was demonstrated via the measurement of VMSs in the influents and effluents from 10 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Chengdu, China.
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- Yuan Yang
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, China.
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Zhang Y, Na X, Shao Y, Liu J, Tian D, Mao X. Determination of Arsenic in Soil by Ultrasonic Assisted Slurry Sampling Hydride Generation (HG) in-Situ Dielectric Barrier Discharge Trap (DBD)-Optical Emission Spectrometry (OES). ANAL LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2021.2004156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Yaru Zhang
- College of Instrumentation & Electrical Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China
- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and Key Laboratory of Agro-food Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Ability Technique Company, Limited, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Ability Technique Company, Limited, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and Key Laboratory of Agro-food Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, China
- Beijing Ability Technique Company, Limited, Beijing, China
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- College of Instrumentation & Electrical Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and Key Laboratory of Agro-food Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, China
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Yang J, Lin Y, He L, Su Y, Hou X, Deng Y, Zheng C. Three-Dimensional Printed Dual-Mode Chemical Vapor Generation Point Discharge Optical Emission Spectrometer for Field Speciation Analyses of Mercury and Inorganic Selenium. Anal Chem 2021; 93:14923-14928. [PMID: 34726372 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Due to the large size and high energy consumption of instruments, field elemental speciation analysis is still challenging so far. In this work, a portable and compact system device (230 mm length × 38 mm width × 84 mm height) was fabricated by using three-dimensional (3D) printing technology for the field speciation analyses of mercury and inorganic selenium. The device comprises a cold vapor generator, photochemical vapor generator, and miniaturized point discharge optical emission spectrometer (μPD-OES). For mercury, inorganic mercury (IHg) was selectively reduced to Hg0 by cold vapor generation, whereas the reductions of both IHg and methylmercury (MeHg) were obtained by photochemical vapor generation (PVG) in the presence of formic acid. For selenium, Se(IV) and total inorganic selenium were converted to their volatile species by PVG in the presence and the absence of nano-TiO2, respectively. The generated volatile species were consequently detected by μPD-OES. Limits of detection of MeHg, IHg, Se(IV), and Se(VI) were 0.1, 0.1, 5.2, and 3.5 μg L-1, respectively. Precision expressed as the relative standard deviations (n = 11) were better than 4.5%. The accuracy and practicality of the proposed method were evaluated by the analyses of Certified Reference Materials (DORM-4, DOLT-5, and GBW(E)080395) and several environmental water samples with satisfactory recoveries (95-103%). This work confirms that 3D printing has great potential to fabricate a simple, miniaturized, easy-to-operate, and low gas and power consuming atomic spectrometer for field elemental speciation analysis.
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- Jiahui Yang
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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Zhang Y, Liu J, Mao X, Chen G, Tian D. Review of miniaturized and portable optical emission spectrometry based on microplasma for elemental analysis. Trends Analyt Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2021.116437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zhang Y, Mao X, Tian D, Liu J, Li C. Trace arsenic analysis in edible seaweeds by miniature in situ dielectric barrier discharge microplasma optical emission spectrometry based on gas phase enrichment. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2021; 13:4079-4089. [PMID: 34554154 DOI: 10.1039/d1ay01034d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this work, a novel method using low-cost miniaturized hydride generation optical emission spectrometry equipment coupled with an in situ dielectric barrier discharge trap (HG-in situ DBD trap-OES) was established for the determination of As in edible seaweed samples. An improved peak volume algorithm, where the start time point and end time point of the spectrum at each concentration are determined according to the unified judgment criteria, was first proposed to extend the linear range from 1-100 μg L-1 to 1-200 μg L-1, and increase the sensitivity by about 30%. In addition, a modification was done on the DBD implementation, providing an enhancement of sensitivity by a factor of about 4 for As. All in all the detection limit (LOD) was improved from 0.5 μg L-1 to 0.2 μg L-1. By applying the method to seaweed samples, a method detection limit (MD) of 0.25 mg kg-1 was achieved, with less than 3% relative standard deviations (RSDs). The calibration linearity reached R2 > 0.990 in the 1.25-250 mg kg-1 range. Results obtained by the proposed method showed good agreement with that of certified reference materials (CRMs), and spiked recoveries were 103% to 114%, indicating favorable accuracy. The proposed method is attractive in terms of instrumentation size (0.6 m × 0.5 m × 0.3 m), power consumption (<60 W), manufacturing cost, and gas consumption (300 measurements for 4 L compressed Ar/H2 gas), and therefore more advantageous than conventional atomic spectrometric methods.
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- Yaru Zhang
- College of Instrumentation & Electrical Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China.
- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-food Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-food Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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- College of Instrumentation & Electrical Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China.
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-food Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
- Beijing Ability Technique Company, Limited, Beijing 100081, China
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- College of Instrumentation & Electrical Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China.
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Yang Y, Lin Y, Deng Y, Hou X, Yang L, Zheng C. In-site and solvent-free exfoliation of porous graphene oxide from pencil lead fiber for solid-phase microextraction of cadmium ion before GF-AAS determination. Mikrochim Acta 2021; 188:172. [PMID: 33893562 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-021-04823-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Graphene oxide (GO)-functionalized pencil lead fiber was prepared for the first time by in situ oxidation and exfoliation of graphite contained in pencil lead fiber to porous graphene oxide structure via a one-step solvent-free dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) microplasma treatment. This new fiber was demonstrated as a highly efficient and low-cost solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fiber for the determination of toxic metal ions. The fiber extraction performance was evaluated by using cadmium as a model analyte in a direct immersing SPME mode. Unlike most commercially available and other lab-built fibers, the preparation of the graphene oxidized pencil lead fiber is environmentally friendly, low cost, and non-toxic without using any organic solvents. The fiber is robust due to its coating-free configuration. Furthermore, high extraction efficiency and high sensitivity for cadmium can be obtained due to the abundant oxygen-containing functional groups on the surface of the novel fiber. After extraction, the cadmium adsorbed on the fiber was desorbed to 150-μL solution. Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GF-AAS) with low sample consumption was used to determine cadmium. The calibration curve for cadmium ions was linear in a range 0.04-0.26 μg L-1 with a detection limit of 0.005 μg L-1. A relative standard deviation (RSD, n = 5) of 2.1% was obtained at 0.1 μg L-1 of cadmium. The sensitivity enhancement factor (EF) value of the proposed SPME method was 25. The SPME fiber was successfully applied to determine cadmium in tap water, river water, and pond water with spike recoveries ranging from 94 to 105%. Pipe network water samples were also analyzed to evaluate the cadmium release to drinking water due to the corrosion of tubes.
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- Yuan Yang
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, Sichuan, China.,Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, Sichuan, China
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- National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Canada.
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, Sichuan, China.
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Song C, Zhang Y, Li X, Ouyang G, Cui J, Zhang L, Yu A, Zhang S, Cui Y. Morphology-maintaining synthesis of copper hydroxy phosphate@metal-organic framework composite for extraction and determination of trace mercury in rice. Food Chem 2020; 343:128508. [PMID: 33248840 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A novel copper hydroxy phosphate@MOF composite DMP-Cu decorated by 2, 5-dimercapto-1, 3, 4-thiadiazol was facilely prepared and characterized. A dispersive SPE strategy using DMP-Cu as adsorbent combined with atomic fluorescence spectroscopy was developed for the selective capture of trace total mercury in rice sample. The adsorption mechanism showed that the Hg2+ removal process was fitted with pseudo second-order kinetics and the Langmuir adsorption model. The adsorbent was easy to be regenerated and the maximum adsorption capacity for the removal of Hg2+ was 249.5 mg g-1 at the optimal pH of 4. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Raman spectra verified the selective and strong interaction between Hg2+ and thiol/nitrogen-containing functional groups of DMTZ on DMP-Cu. The trace total mercury in rice samples was determined with detection limit of 0.0125 ng mL-1 and relative standard deviation below 6%. The high recoveries were obtained in range of 98.8-109% for the spiked rice samples.
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- Chenchen Song
- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Molecular Sensing and Harmful Substances Detection Technology, Zhengzhou University, Kexue Avenue 100, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Molecular Sensing and Harmful Substances Detection Technology, Zhengzhou University, Kexue Avenue 100, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China
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- Center of Advanced Analysis and Computational Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular Sensing and Harmful Substances Detection Technology, Zhengzhou University, Kexue Avenue 100, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Molecular Sensing and Harmful Substances Detection Technology, Zhengzhou University, Kexue Avenue 100, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Molecular Sensing and Harmful Substances Detection Technology, Zhengzhou University, Kexue Avenue 100, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Molecular Sensing and Harmful Substances Detection Technology, Zhengzhou University, Kexue Avenue 100, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China.
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- Center of Advanced Analysis and Computational Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular Sensing and Harmful Substances Detection Technology, Zhengzhou University, Kexue Avenue 100, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China
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Zhang Y, Ma J, Na X, Shao Y, Liu J, Mao X, Chen G, Tian D, Qian Y. A portable and field optical emission spectrometry coupled with microplasma trap for high sensitivity analysis of arsenic and antimony simultaneously. Talanta 2020; 218:121161. [PMID: 32797916 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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In this work, a portable and reliable optical emission spectrometric (OES) instrument based on solid acid hydride generation (HG) and subsequent in situ dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) preconcentration was first developed for simultaneous and field analysis of ultratrace As and Sb in environmental water. In situ DBD fulfilled both gas phase enrichment (GPE) and excitation; effective enrichment made it possible to use a low-cost charge coupled device (CCD) as detector. To simplify field protocol, solid tablet made from sulfamic acid was first used to replace hydrochloric acid for co-generation of As and Sb hydrides. Moisture interference was eliminated by carrier gas sweeping without any desiccant. After calculating peak volume for emission data handling, detection limits (LODs) were 0.5 μg L-1 for As and 0.2 μg L-1 for Sb, respectively, with <3% relative standard deviations (RSDs) at 10 μg L-1; linear dynamic ranges (R2>0.995) were 2-200 μg L-1 for As and 1-200 μg L-1 for Sb, respectively. The results agreed with certified values of CRMs and recoveries were 87-97% vs. inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The running costs can be controlled within one dollar per use. This HG-in situ DBD trap-OES scheme, with demonstrated advantages in sensitivity, low-cost, power (<60 W), size (0.6 m × 0.5 m × 0.3 m), weight (15 kg), gas consumption (300 measurements per 4 L tank), and multi-element capability, was implemented in a miniature spectrometer for field analysis.
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- Yaru Zhang
- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, And Key Laboratory of Agro-food Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100081, China; College of Instrumentation & Electrical Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130023, China
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- Beijing Ability Technology Company, Limited, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Beijing Ability Technology Company, Limited, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Beijing Ability Technology Company, Limited, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, And Key Laboratory of Agro-food Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100081, China; Beijing Ability Technology Company, Limited, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, And Key Laboratory of Agro-food Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center, 600 E. Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, PA, 19038, USA
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- College of Instrumentation & Electrical Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130023, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, And Key Laboratory of Agro-food Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, 100081, China
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Chen T, Lin Y, Li H, Yang R, Hou X, Zheng B, Zheng C. Reduction of mercury(II) by electrons contained in carbon dots: An environmentally friendly cold vapor generation for mercury analysis. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Highly Sensitive and Selective Colorimetric Sensor of Mercury (II) based on Layer-by-Layer Deposition of Gold/Silver Bimetallic Nanoparticles. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25194443. [PMID: 32992632 PMCID: PMC7583855 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25194443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A new colorimetric sensor based on gold/silver bimetallic nanoparticles (Au-Ag BNPs) for the sensitive and selective detection of mercury (II) was developed. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were synthesized by Turkevich method. The surface modification of AuNPs was modified by the layer-by-layer technique using poly(diallyl dimethylammonium chloride) which provided positively charged of AuNPs. Negatively charged silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized by chemical reduction using poly(4-styrenesulfonic acid-co-maleic acid) as the stabilizing agent. The layer-by-layer assembly deposition technique was used to prepare Au-Ag BNPs of positively and negatively charged of AuNPs and AgNPs, respectively. The synthesized Au-Ag BNPs were characterized by a UV-visible spectrophotometer, zeta potential analyzer, FT-IR, TEM, XRD, and EDX. The Au-Ag BNPs sensor was able to detect mercury (II) in aqueous solution, visibly changing from brownish-orange to purple. The linear relationships of the UV-visible spectrometry demonstrate that the Au-Ag BNPs-based colorimetric sensor can be used for the quantitative analysis of mercury (II) in the range of 0.5-80 mg L-1, with the correlation coefficient, r2 = 0.9818. The limit of detection (LOD) of mercury (II) was found to be 0.526 + 0.001 mg L-1. The BNPs is also verified to have a good practical applicability for mercury (II) detection in the real samples.
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Yang Y, Wang Y, Hou X, Lin Y, Yang L, Hou X, Zheng C. Can low-temperature point discharge Be used as atomic emission source for sensitive determination of cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes? Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1124:121-128. [PMID: 32534664 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.05.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Despite of increased interest in the application of miniature microplasma atomic spectrometry for environmental analytical chemistry, the amenable element detection range is limited to some metal elements and carbon due to it low power consumption. In this work, the generation of silicon atomic emission (251.6 nm and 288.2 nm) from the organosiloxanes was found possible in a low-temperature, low-power, and compact point discharge. Consequence, a tiny point discharge silicon optical emission spectrometer (μPD-OES) was exploited, and used as a novel GC detector for the determination of various cyclic volatile methyl siloxanes (cVMSs). Under the optimized conditions, the developed system provided limits of detection (LODs) of 0.2 mg L-1, 0.04 mg L-1, 0.03 mg L-1 and 0.02 mg L-1 of Si for hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane, octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, decamethylcyclopentasiloxane and dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane, respectively. Meanwhile, relative standard deviations (RSDs) of better than 2.3% were obtained. In contrast to gas chromatography mass spectrometer, GC-μPD-OES significantly simplifies the experimental setup with low power consumption and a miniature configuration. As far as we know, this work reports for the first time that silicon atomic emission can be generated in such low temperature microplasma. The accuracy of this system was validated by determining cVMSs in five daily-used shampoo samples collected from retail store, providing satisfactory recoveries (84%-114%) and excellent agreement with values determined by GC-MS at the 95% confidence level.
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- Yuan Yang
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, China
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- Chengdu Environmental Monitoring Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, China
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- National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0R6
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, China.
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Point discharge microplasma for the determination of mercury in Traditional Chinese Medicines by chemical vapor generation atomic emission spectrometry. Microchem J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2020.104695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Yang S, Jiang S, Hu K, Wen X. Investigation of dispersive solid-phase extraction combined with slurry sampling thermospray flame furnace atomic absorption spectrometry for the determination of cadmium. Microchem J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2019.104542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Ultrasensitive speciation analysis of mercury in waters by headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry. Microchem J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2019.104459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Speciation analysis of mercury in wild edible mushrooms by high-performance liquid chromatography hyphenated to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:2829-2840. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02515-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Zheng J, Chen L, Xie X, Tong Q, Ouyang G. Polydopamine modified ordered mesoporous carbon for synergistic enhancement of enrichment efficiency and mass transfer towards phenols. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1095:109-117. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.10.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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He Y, He M, Nan K, Cao R, Chen B, Hu B. Magnetic solid-phase extraction using sulfur-containing functional magnetic polymer for high-performance liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometric speciation of mercury in environmental samples. J Chromatogr A 2019; 1595:19-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2019.02.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Yu X, Liu C, Guo Y, Deng T. Speciation Analysis of Trace Arsenic, Mercury, Selenium and Antimony in Environmental and Biological Samples Based on Hyphenated Techniques. Molecules 2019; 24:E926. [PMID: 30866421 PMCID: PMC6429259 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24050926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In order to obtain a well understanding of the toxicity and ecological effects of trace elements in the environment, it is necessary to determine not only the total amount, but also their existing species. Speciation analysis has become increasingly important in making risk assessments of toxic elements since the toxicity and bioavailability strongly depend on their chemical forms. Effective separation of different species in combination with highly sensitive detectors to quantify these particular species is indispensable to meet this requirement. In this paper, we present the recent progresses on the speciation analysis of trace arsenic, mercury, selenium and antimony in environmental and biological samples with an emphasis on the separation and detection techniques, especially the recent applications of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) hyphenated to atomic spectrometry or mass spectrometry.
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- Xiaoping Yu
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Chemistry, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Chemistry, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Chemistry, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Chemistry, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
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Zheng H, Hong J, Luo X, Li S, Wang M, Yang B, Wang M. Combination of sequential cloud point extraction and hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry for preconcentration and determination of inorganic and methyl mercury in water samples. Microchem J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2018.11.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Xia SA, Leng A, Lin Y, Wu L, Tian Y, Hou X, Zheng C. Integration of Flow Injection Capillary Liquid Electrode Discharge Optical Emission Spectrometry and Microplasma-Induced Vapor Generation: A System for Detection of Ultratrace Hg and Cd in a Single Drop of Human Whole Blood. Anal Chem 2019; 91:2701-2709. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b04222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Shu-an Xia
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Sichuan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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Hu P, Wang X, Yang L, Yang H, Tang Y, Luo H, Xiong X, Jiang X, Huang K. Speciation of mercury by hydride generation ultraviolet atomization-atomic fluorescence spectrometry without chromatographic separation. Microchem J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2018.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Zheng J, Huang J, Yang Q, Ni C, Xie X, Shi Y, Sun J, Zhu F, Ouyang G. Fabrications of novel solid phase microextraction fiber coatings based on new materials for high enrichment capability. Trends Analyt Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2018.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Yang Y, Tan Q, Lin Y, Tian Y, Wu L, Hou X, Zheng C. Point Discharge Optical Emission Spectrometer as a Gas Chromatography (GC) Detector for Speciation Analysis of Mercury in Human Hair. Anal Chem 2018; 90:11996-12003. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Yuan Yang
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Chengdu Environmental
Monitoring Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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Cai Y, Yu YL, Wang JH. Alternating-Current-Driven Microplasma for Multielement Excitation and Determination by Optical-Emission Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2018; 90:10607-10613. [PMID: 30070828 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Microplasma optical-emission spectrometry (OES) is a promising technique for developing portable analytical instrumentations for real-time and on-site measurement of trace elemental species. However, its analytical performance is far from satisfactory for multielement analysis. Herein, a miniature OES system is developed for simultaneous multielement analysis with alternating-current-driven microplasma generated on the nozzle of a pneumatic micronebulizer as the excitation source. Because of the strong excitation capability of the microplasma and its sufficient contact with solution, a series of elements, including Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, and Zn, is directly excited in the spray with solution nebulization at a flow rate of 8 μL s-1. The characteristic optical emissions are measured by a charge-coupled-device (CCD) spectrometer. In addition, hydride generation is compatible with the present system, which makes it feasible for the simultaneous excitation of hydrides of As, Ge, Hg, Sb, and Sn by reaction with 0.8% (m/v) NaBH4. The microplasma-OES system exhibits a powerful capability for multielement analysis with favorable limits of detection for the mentioned elements.
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- Yi Cai
- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences , Northeastern University , Box 332, Shenyang 110819 , China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences , Northeastern University , Box 332, Shenyang 110819 , China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences , Northeastern University , Box 332, Shenyang 110819 , China
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Dielectric barrier discharge induced atomization of gaseous methylethylmercury after NaBEt4 derivatization with purge and trap preconcentration for methylmercury determination in seawater by GC-AFS. Microchem J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2018.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Yu H, Hu J, Jiang X, Hou X, Tian Y. Point discharge microplasma reactor for high efficiency conversion of H 2S to SO 2 for speciation analysis of sulfide and sulfite using molecular fluorescence spectrometry. Anal Chim Acta 2018; 1042:79-85. [PMID: 30428991 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2018.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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A low temperature plasma integrating the merits of small size, simple operation and rich active particles has good performance in analytical chemistry. In this work, a point discharge microplasma was used as a reactor to facilitate the gaseous conversion reaction from H2S to SO2 with an excellent efficiency as high as 95%. By coupling this reactor with a fluorescence spectrometer, the speciation analysis of sulfide and sulfite was achieved in a simple, chromatographic separation-free, time-saving and practical way. Specifically, with the discharge off, only sulfite was quantified; with discharge on, both sulfide and sulfite were quantified; and with a simple subtraction, the speciation analysis could be easily attained. By the acidification process, a limit of detection of 7.7 μM by the proposed method was obtained for both sulfide and sulfite in aqueous medium, and this method was successfully utilized to analysis of real samples.
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- Huimin Yu
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China; Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China.
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- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China.
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He L, Zhou D, Lin Y, Ge R, Hou X, Sun X, Zheng C. Ultrarapid in Situ Synthesis of Cu2S Nanosheet Arrays on Copper Foam with Room-Temperature-Active Iodine Plasma for Efficient and Cost-Effective Oxygen Evolution. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b00032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Zheng C, Hu L, Hou X, He B, Jiang G. Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction Coupled to Miniaturized Microplasma Optical Emission Spectrometry for Detection of Mercury and Lead. Anal Chem 2018; 90:3683-3691. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b04759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Chengbin Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, People’s Republic of China
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Suherman AL, Tanner EE, Compton RG. Recent developments in inorganic Hg 2+ detection by voltammetry. Trends Analyt Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2017.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Suherman AL, Ngamchuea K, Tanner EEL, Sokolov SV, Holter J, Young NP, Compton RG. Electrochemical Detection of Ultratrace (Picomolar) Levels of Hg2+ Using a Silver Nanoparticle-Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode. Anal Chem 2017; 89:7166-7173. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Alex L. Suherman
- Department
of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, OxfordOX1 3PH, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, OxfordOX1 3PH, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
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Covaci E, Senila M, Ponta M, Darvasi E, Petreus D, Frentiu M, Frentiu T. Methylmercury determination in seafood by photochemical vapor generation capacitively coupled plasma microtorch optical emission spectrometry. Talanta 2017; 170:464-472. [PMID: 28501197 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2017.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Revised: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 04/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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A non-chromatographic method based on double liquid-liquid extraction and measurements by UV photochemical vapor generation capacitively coupled plasma microtorch optical emission spectrometry was developed and characterized for methylmercury determination in seafood. Samples were prepared following the procedure recommended in JRC Technical Report of European Commission formerly proposed for the determination of methylmercury in seafood by thermal decomposition atomic absorption spectrometry, namely confinement of Hg species in 47% HBr solution, extraction of CH3Hg+ in toluene and back-extraction in 1% l-cysteine aqueous solution. Mercury cold vapor was generated by flow injection UV photo-reduction from CH3Hg+ in 0.6molL-1 HCOOH, while quantification was performed against external Hg2+ aqueous standards and measuring Hg 253.652nm emission using a low power/Ar consumption plasma microtorch (15W, 100mLmin-1) and a low resolution microspectrometer (Ocean Optics). The figures of merit and analytical capability were assessed by analyzing certified reference materials and test samples of fish fillet and discussed in relation with requirements for Hg determination in seafood in European legislation (Decisions 2007/333/EC and 2002/657/EC) as well as compared to performances achieved in thermal decomposition atomic absorption spectrometry. The limit of detection and quantification of 2µgkg-1 and 6µgkg-1 respectively, precision of 2.7-9.4% and accuracy of 99±8% of the proposed method for the determination of CH3Hg+ fulfill the demands of European legislation for Hg quantification. The limit of detection and quantification were better than those in the used reference method or other non-/chromatographic methods taken for comparison. The analysis of certified reference materials and the Bland and Altman test performed on 12 test samples confirmed trueness of the proposed method and its reliability for the determination of traces of CH3Hg+ with 95% confidence level. The proposed method fulfills several demands of the eco-scale concept, is sensitive, simple and safe related to sample preparation through elimination of classical, harmful reductants and attractive by using economical miniaturized instrumentation incorporating a low power and low Ar consumption plasma.
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- Eniko Covaci
- Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Arany Janos 11, 400028 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Optoelectronics Bucharest, Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, Donath 67, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Arany Janos 11, 400028 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Arany Janos 11, 400028 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Gh. Baritiu 26-28, 40002 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Optoelectronics Bucharest, Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, Donath 67, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Arany Janos 11, 400028 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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Leng AQ, Tian YF, Wang MX, Wu L, Xu KL, Hou XD, Zheng CB. A sensitive and compact mercury analyzer by integrating dielectric barrier discharge induced cold vapor generation and optical emission spectrometry. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2016.06.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Chen Q, Lin Y, Tian Y, Wu L, Yang L, Hou X, Zheng C. Single-Drop Solution Electrode Discharge-Induced Cold Vapor Generation Coupling to Matrix Solid-Phase Dispersion: A Robust Approach for Sensitive Quantification of Total Mercury Distribution in Fish. Anal Chem 2017; 89:2093-2100. [PMID: 28208276 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b04753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Sensitive quantification of mercury distribution in fish is challenging because of insufficient sensitivities of conventional analytical methods, the limited mass of organs (tens of micrograms to several milligrams), and dilution of analyte concentration from sample digestion. In this work, a simple and robust approach coupling multiwall carbon nanotubes assisted matrix solid-phase dispersion (MWCNTs-MSPD) to single-drop solution electrode glow discharge-induced cold vapor generation (SD-SEGD-CVG) was developed for the sensitive determination of mercury in limited amount of sample. Mercury species contained in a limited amount of sample can be efficiently extracted into a 100 μL of eluent by MWCNTs-MSPD, which are conveniently converted to Hg0 by SD-SEGD-CVG and further transported to atomic fluorescence spectrometry for their determination. Therefore, analyte dilution resulted from sample preparation is avoided and sensitivity is significantly improved. On the basis of consumption of 1 mg of sample, a limit of detection of 0.01 μg L-1 (0.2 pg) was obtained with relative standard deviations (RSDs) of 5.2% and 4.6% for 2 and 20 μg L-1, respectively. The accuracy of the proposed method was validated by analysis of three Certified Reference Materials with satisfying results. To confirm that SD-SEGD-CVG-AFS coupling to MWCNTs-MSPD is a promising method to quantify mercury distribution in fish, this method was successfully applied for the sensitive determination of mercury in seven organs of common carps (muscle, gill, intestine, liver, gallbladder, brain, and eye) after dietary of mercury species. The proposed method provides advantages of minimum sample dilution, low blank, high sample introduction efficiency, high sensitivity, and minimum toxic chemicals and sample consumption.
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- Qian Chen
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University , Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University , Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University , Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University , Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- National Research Council Canada , Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University , Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China.,Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University , Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of MOE, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University , Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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Jiang TJ, Guo Z, Ma MJ, Fang L, Yang M, Li SS, Liu JH, Zhao NJ, Huang XJ, Liu WQ. Electrochemical laser induced breakdown spectroscopy for enhanced detection of Cd(II) without interference in rice on layer-by-layer assembly of graphene oxides. Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Mon M, Lloret F, Ferrando-Soria J, Martí-Gastaldo C, Armentano D, Pardo E. Selective and Efficient Removal of Mercury from Aqueous Media with the Highly Flexible Arms of a BioMOF. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:11167-72. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201606015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Revised: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Marta Mon
- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMOL); Universitat de València; Paterna 46980 València Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMOL); Universitat de València; Paterna 46980 València Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMOL); Universitat de València; Paterna 46980 València Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMOL); Universitat de València; Paterna 46980 València Spain
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche (CTC); Università della Calabria; 87030 Rende, Cosenza Italy
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMOL); Universitat de València; Paterna 46980 València Spain
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Selective and Efficient Removal of Mercury from Aqueous Media with the Highly Flexible Arms of a BioMOF. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201606015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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