Journal
JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A
Volume 1218, Issue 3, Pages 367-372Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2010.11.041
Keywords
Cold fiber SPME; PAHs; Phthalate esters; Multivariate optimization; Sample preparation
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- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
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This study describes a new optimization strategy for internally cooled solid-phase microextraction based on a multivariate approach. The coating temperature was changed in an extraction while manipulating the extraction times to improve the extraction of compounds with different volatilities. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and phthalic acid esters (PEs) and adipate were used as model compounds in this study. The optimization strategy was in two steps: (1) multivariate optimization of extraction time and initial coating temperature and (2) multivariate optimization of total extraction time and the time required to cool the coating to a lower temperature as determined in step 1. The observed analytical response in relation to the coating temperature was found to be dependent on the analyte volatility and size. The optimized extraction condition for PEs was 23 min extraction while maintaining the coating at 140 degrees C, followed by 7 min of cooling the coating at 10 degrees C. For the PAHs the coating temperature was maintained at 60 degrees C for the first 20 min and at 5 degrees C in the last 20 min of extraction. Comparisons have been made between the proposed optimized conditions with the conventional internally cooled fiber approach and the results thoroughly discussed. The proposed optimization strategy was found to be more effective for all the analytes, especially for the semi-volatiles, compared to the conventional method. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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