SPE–UPLC–MS/MS for Determination of 36 Monomers of Alkylphenol Ethoxylates in Tea
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. UPLC–MS/MS Conditions Optimization
2.2. Optimization of Extraction and Clean-Up
2.3. Method Validation
2.4. Residues in Marketed Tea Samples
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Reagents, Chemicals, and Materials
3.2. Blank Tea Samples
3.3. Sample Collection and Preparation
3.4. Instrumental Analysis
3.5. Statistical Analysis
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Analyte | Matrix | Enrichment | Optimisation of Extraction | Detection | Recovery (%) | Ref. |
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APEO3–13 | Beehive samples | QuEChERS | – | LC–MS | 74–111 | [20] |
OPEO7–11 | Water | SPE | Cartridges | LC–MS/MS | 58.7–68.4 (absolute recovery) | [36] |
APEO2–20 | Water | SPE | Cartridges Elution solvents | HPLC–MS/MS | 37–69 (absolute recovery) | [40] |
APEO1–12 | Sewage | SPE | Cartridges pH and ionic strength Sample volume Wash step Elution solvents | LC–MS/MS | 60–108 | [41] |
APEO1–15 | Soil sludge | PLE *–SPE | Solvents | LC–APCI–MS | 89–102 | [42] |
APEO1–8 | Sewage | SPE | Sample volume pH Wash step Elution solvents | LC–MS/MS | 74–106 | [43] |
APEO1–8 | Wastewater | On-line SPE | Sorbents Loading volume Elution solvents | LC–MS/MS | 50–120 | [44] |
APEO3–20 | Tea | SPE | Elution solvents Wash step Elution solvents volume | LC–MS/MS | 70.3–110.7 (APEO20 61.8%–62.9%) | This work |
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Lin, Q.; Qin, Y.; Sun, H.; Wang, X.; Yang, M.; Zhang, X.; Zhou, L.; Luo, F. SPE–UPLC–MS/MS for Determination of 36 Monomers of Alkylphenol Ethoxylates in Tea. Molecules 2023, 28, 3216. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28073216
Lin Q, Qin Y, Sun H, Wang X, Yang M, Zhang X, Zhou L, Luo F. SPE–UPLC–MS/MS for Determination of 36 Monomers of Alkylphenol Ethoxylates in Tea. Molecules. 2023; 28(7):3216. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28073216
Chicago/Turabian StyleLin, Qin, Yujie Qin, Hezhi Sun, Xinru Wang, Mei Yang, Xinzhong Zhang, Li Zhou, and Fengjian Luo. 2023. "SPE–UPLC–MS/MS for Determination of 36 Monomers of Alkylphenol Ethoxylates in Tea" Molecules 28, no. 7: 3216. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28073216