Determination of formaldehyde in fruit juice based on magnetic strong cation-exchange resin modified with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine

Using ionic liquid as extraction solvent and 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH) as derivative agent, formaldehyde in shiitake mushroom was determined by liquid-phase microextraction coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Shiitake mushroom was leached with water and filtrated, then the formaldehyde in filtrate was derivatized with DNPH and extracted simultaneously into a 10mul drop of ionic liquid suspended on the tip of the microsyringe, and finally injected into the HPLC system for determination. The proposed procedure has a detection limit of 5mugl(-1) formaldehyde in extraction solution, thus the mushroom sample filtrate could be diluted with a large ratio to eliminate the influence of sample matrix. The method has a relative standard deviation of 3.5% between days for 53.5mugl(-1) formaldehyde standards. High contents of formaldehyde (119-494mugg(-1) wet weight), which is harmful for human beings, were detected in shiitake mushroom. Therefore, strategies must be taken to prevent the accumulation and strictly control the content of formaldehyde in shiitake mushroom. Show more

Magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers were prepared using hydrophobic Fe(3)O(4) magnetite as the magnetically susceptible component, oxytetracycline as template molecule, methacrylic acid as functional monomer, and styrene and divinylbenzene as polymeric matrix components. The polymers were applied to the separation of tetracycline antibiotics from egg and tissue samples. The extraction and clean-up procedures were carried out in a single step by blending and stirring the sample, extraction solvent and polymers. The analytes can be transferred from the sample matrix to the polymers directly or through the extraction solvent as medium. When the extraction was complete, the polymers adsorbing the analytes were easily separated from the sample matrix by an adscititious magnet. The analytes eluted from the polymers were determined by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The recoveries ranging from 72.8% to 96.5% were obtained with relative standard deviations in the range of 2.9-12.3%. The limit of detection was less than 0.2 ng g(-1). The feasibility of this method was validated by analysis of incurred egg and tissue samples, and the results were compared with those obtained by the classical method in which solvent extraction, centrifugation, and subsequent clean-up and concentration by solid-phase extraction were applied. The proposed method reduced the complicacy of classical method and improved the reliability of method. Show more