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Low-temperature phosphorescence of 1,4-benzodiazepines
1991
Abstract A highly sensitive method for the low-temperature phosphorescence determination of a series of 1,4-benzodiazepines has been developed. Oxazepam has been used as a test molecule to study the effects of instrumental parameters, such as time decay, gate time, excitation and emission slits, and ordinate, on the phosphorescence spectra. The corresponding analytical parameters have been established for different concentration levels. Under the best sensitivity conditions a limit of detection of 16 parts per trillion (ppt) for oxazepam, 3.8 ppt for medazepam, 2 ppt for prazepam, 5 × 10 −3 ppt for diazepam, and 0.09 ppt for lorazepam could be obtained. The proposed method is thus the most …
Improved technique for quantitative EDXRF analysis of powdered plant samples
1998
An improved technique for energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence analysis of powdered plant samples is presented. It is based on the use of a special rotating and moveable sample holder (RMSH). This sample holder provides both controlled rotation and lateral transfer movements of the sample while a measurement is carried out, consequently simulating homogeneous excitation conditions over the sample. In this way it compensates for effects caused by the typical inhomogeneous distribution of intensity within the x-ray beam exciting the elements in the sample. The sample consists of powdered dry plant material deposited in an easy way on an adhesive tape, providing a stable layer of plant particl…
A comparative study of flame atomic-absorption methods for determination of zinc in serum and blood plasma
1983
Seven selected methods for determination of zinc in blood plasma by flame atomic-absorption spectroscopy have been compared. Analytical characteristics such as sensitivity, detection limit, precision, analytical recovery, accuracy and physical interferences were studied. Two of the seven methods are recommended as the most suitable for the purpose.
Vibrational Spectrometry Strategies for Quality Control of Procymidone in Pesticide Formulations
2005
Abstract Two vibrational spectrometry–based methodologies were developed for procymidone determination in wettable powdered pesticide formulations. The Fourier‐transform infrared (FTIR) procedure was based on the selective extraction of procymidone by chloroform and determination by peak area measurement between 1451 and 1441 cm−1, using a baseline correction established between 1490 and 1410 cm−1, and a precision of 0.4% and a limit of detection of 0.01% w/w procymidone for a sample mass of 25 mg were obtained. For FT‐Raman determination, the selected conditions were peak area measurement between 1005 and 995 cm−1 Raman shift, with a baseline correction fixed between 1030 and 947 cm−1, and…
Automated Fourier Transform near Infrared Determination of Buprofezin in Pesticide Formulations
2005
An automated procedure has been developed for Fourier transform near infrared (FT-NIR) determination of buprofezin in pesticide formulations. This methodology is based on on-line pesticide extraction with acetonitrile from solid samples and its determination by using peak area absorbance measurements between 2147 and 2132 nm, corrected with a horizontal baseline established at 2091 nm. The repeatability, as a relative standard deviation of five independent analyses of 18.9 mg g−1 of buprofezin, was 0.06% and the limit of detection 5 mg L−1. The reagent consumption was clearly reduced compared with a chromatographic reference procedure from 40.4 mL acetonitrile per sample, required by high …
Comparison of direct mass spectrometry methods for the on-line analysis of volatile compounds in foods
2013
For the on-line monitoring of flavour compound release, atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) and proton transfer reaction (PTR) combined to mass spectrometry (MS) are the most often used ionization technologies. APCI-MS was questioned for the quantification of volatiles in complex mixtures, but direct comparisons of APCI and PTR techniques applied on the same samples remain scarce. The aim of this work was to compare the potentialities of both techniques for the study of in vitro and in vivo flavour release. Aroma release from flavoured aqueous solutions (in vitro measurements in Teflon bags and glass vials) or flavoured candies (in vivo measurements on six panellists) was studie…
Interaction of diazepam with surfactants. Spectrophotometric and spectrofluorometric study
1986
Abstract The interaction of diazepam with non-ionic, anionic and cationic surfactants has been studied spectrophotometrically and fluorometrically. It has been verified that the absorption spectrum of diazepam is not modified in micellar medium. However, a dramatic five-fold increase in fluorescence sensitivity is observed in the presence of sodium lauryl sulphate (SDS). The experimental conditions, temperature, pH and surfactant concentration have been optimized to improve the fluorometric determination of diazepam and a detection limit of 0,04 ppmhas been obtained.
Theoretical prediction of the chemiluminescence behaviour of the ergot alkaloids
2004
Abstract The present manuscript is dealing with the application of molecular connectivity calculations to predict the chemiluminescent behaviour of ergot alkaloids when they react with common strong oxidants in liquid phase. Twenty compounds were theoretically studied by means of a discriminant equation formerly published, being 19 of them predicted as chemiluminescent with a high probability. Empirical confirmation of the chemiluminometric behaviour is performed with the few soluble and commercially available ergot alkaloids. On the basis of these results, a new FIA-direct chemiluminescent method is proposed for the determination of the ergot presenting the higher light emission, the pharm…
Direct determination of benzene in gasoline by flow-injection Fourier transform infrared spectrometry
1993
Abstract A Fourier transform infrared spectrometric procedure for the automated determination of benzene in gasoline was developed, based on the use of flow-injection analysis. The method permits the direct determination of benzene without any pretreatment of samples, with a limit of detection of 0.02% (v/v) and a relative standard deviation of ca. 1% [for five independent analyses of a diluted sample containing a 0.4% (v/v) of benzene]. Results found by direct analysis agreed with those obtained by off-line and on-line standard addition methods. A rapid quality control procedure was developed, based on the on-line injection of gasoline samples (diluted 1 + 9 in hexane) into a carrier strea…
Determination of edible oil parameters by near infrared spectrometry
2006
Abstract A chemometric method has been developed for the determination of acidity and peroxide index in edible oils of different types and origins by using near infrared spectroscopy (NIR) measurements. Different methods for selecting the calibration set, after an hierarchical cluster analysis, were applied. After discrimination of olive oils from maize, seed and sunflower, the prediction capabilities of partial least squares (PLS) multivariate calibration of NIR data were evaluated. Several preprocessing alternatives (first derivative, multiplicative scatter correction, vector normalization, constant offset elimination, mean centering and standard normal variate) were investigated by using…