Fully Automated Water SamplingSurfactant-Enhanced Membrane Bag Liquid-Phase MicroextractionUltrahigh Performance Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry

A fully automated integrated analytical platform that included continuous water sampling, sample preparation (extraction), and analysis for the determination of nine glucocorticoids was developed. A peristaltic pump was employed to deliver the water sample automatically. The subsequent sample prepar...

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Published in:Analytical chemistry (Washington) 2020-04, Vol.92 (7), p.5362-5369
Main Authors: Goh, Shalene Xue Lin, Chong, Benson He Da, Lee, Hian Kee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytical chemistry
Automation
Chemistry
Chromatography
Contaminants
Enrichment
Environmental monitoring
Flow velocity
Glucocorticoids
Liquid chromatography
Liquid phases
Mass spectrometry
Mass spectroscopy
Mathematical analysis
Membranes
Octanol
Pollution monitoring
Quantitation
Salting
Sample preparation
Sodium dodecyl sulfate
Sodium lauryl sulfate
Surfactants
Water analysis
Water sampling
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Summary:A fully automated integrated analytical platform that included continuous water sampling, sample preparation (extraction), and analysis for the determination of nine glucocorticoids was developed. A peristaltic pump was employed to deliver the water sample automatically. The subsequent sample preparation and analytical processes were also fully automated with the use of a commercial autosampler unit coupled to an ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometric system. The sample preparation step involved membrane bag liquid-phase microextraction in which a synergistic mixture of n-octanol enhanced with surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) (0.10% in n-octanol) was applied as the extractant phase. Addition of SDS helped to improve the extraction, increasing enrichment factors (EFs) by severalfold compared with the use of n-octanol only as extractant solvent. Various parameters to improve extraction efficiency were evaluated. They included percentage of surfactant used, sample pH, agitation rate, extraction duration, salting out effect, extraction temperature, and flow rate for sample introduction. Under the most favorable conditions, enrichment factors of between 32 and 189 were attained with relative standard deviations of
ISSN:0003-2700
1520-6882
DOI:10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00021