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Y Moliner Martinez

Rapid analysis of effluents generated by the dairy industry for fat determination by preconcentration in nylon membranes and attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy measurement

Abstract This paper describes a new approach for the determination of fat in the effluents generated by the dairy industry which is based on the retention of fat in nylon membranes and measurement of the absorbances on the membrane surface by ATR-IR spectroscopy. Different options have been evaluated for retaining fat in the membranes using milk samples of different origin and fat content. Based on the results obtained, a method is proposed for the determination of fat in effluents which involves the filtration of 1 mL of the samples through 0.45 µm nylon membranes of 13 mm diameter. The fat content is then determined by measuring the absorbance of band at 1745 cm −1 . The proposed method c…

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Rapid fluorimetric assay for primary amine groups in water samples

Bond Elut C(18) solid-phase extraction cartridges were used for pre-concentration followed by derivatization with o-phthaldialdehyde-N-acetylcysteine (OPA-NAC) of primary amines in water. Optimal conditions were: conditioning the cartridges with borate buffer pH 10.4, retention of the primary amines, addition of the OPA-NAC(3.7 mmol L(-1)) 1:1 molar ratio and borate buffer pH 8, elution of the isoindol with MeOH-borate buffer (9:1) pH 10.2 and fluorescence measurement. The equations of the calibration graphs for methylamine, ethylamine, propylamine, butylamine, pentylamine, and beta-phenylethylamine at lambda(excitation)=330 nm and lambda(emission)=440 nm, in the optimal conditions are pres…

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Evaluation of C18 adsorbent cartridges for sampling and derivatization of primary amines in air

Abstract The sampling efficiency of C18 solid-phase extraction cartridges was investigated for methylamine, ethylamine, propylamine, butylamine and pentylamine, in air. Determination of these analytes was based on derivatization with o-phthaldialdehyde–N-acetylcysteine (OPA–NAC) on the solid support and fluorescence detection at λexcitation=330 nm and λemission=440 nm of the eluted derivatives. The calibration model derived from aqueous standards was statistically comparable with the calibration model for air standards. Aqueous amines can be used as standards. The method was useful for calculating short-term exposure limits (STEL). A sampling time of 15 min at 30 ml min−1 was employed. Good…

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Analysis of primary aliphatic short-chain monoamines by LC in water samples

Abstract Several derivatization procedures with o-phthaldialdehyde-N-acetylcysteine (OPA-NAC) were compared for a rapid analysis of primary aliphatic short-chain monoamines in water samples by HPLC using a LiChorospher analytical separation column (100RP18 125 mm ×4  mm i.d., 5 μm). Both the solution and the solid-support assisted off-line derivatization on C18 SPE cartridges were inadequate options because of beginning degradation processes of the instable isoindol derivatives during their transfer to the analytical column. This problem was precluded with the on-column or solid-support assisted on-line derivatization. In the last mentioned procedure, the derivatization took place in a Hype…

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