Automated electric-field-driven membrane extraction system coupled to liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
An automated analyte electroextraction and preconcentration system, which was used as the front end for a liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry instrument, is described. The extraction was based on driving the anionic analytes across a polymer inclusion membrane by application of a po...
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American Chemical Society
2014
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/51966/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ac5015589 |
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| Institution: | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia |
| Summary: | An automated analyte electroextraction and preconcentration system, which was used as the front end for a liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry instrument, is described. The extraction was based on driving the anionic analytes across a polymer inclusion membrane by application of a potential of 200 V to the cell. Five milliliters (5 mL) of sample were passed through a flow-through cell at a flow rate of 0.2 mL/min containing a membrane 20 μm thick. This consisted of 75% cellulose triacetate as base polymer, 12.5% of tris(2-ethylhexyl)phosphate as plasticizer, and 12.5% of Aliquat 336 as cationic carrier. The target analytes were enriched in 20 μL of a stagnant acceptor solution prior to online LC/MS analysis. The performance of the system was demonstrated for the determination of chlorinated phenoxyacetic acid herbicides in spiked river water. Enrichment factors of ∼200 were achieved with recoveries of typically 99% and precision values of typically 5%. The limit of detection (LOD) values were found to be between 0.03 ng/mL to 0.08 ng/mL. |
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