Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Research Center for Health Sciences, School of Health, Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran.
Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada.
Sci Rep. 2023 Mar 14;13(1):4243. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-31108-7.
Aromatic amines are a large group of chemical compounds that have attracted the attention of researchers due to their toxicity and carcinogenicity. This study aimed to develop an efficient method for sampling and analysis of aromatic amines (Aniline, N, N-dimethylaniline, 2-chloroaniline, and 3-chloroaniline) from the vapour phase (headspace) of urine samples. For the implementation of this plan, a needle trap device packed with the three-component adsorbent consisting of nano-Hydroxy Apatite (nHA), Zeolite (Ze), and Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) equipped with GC-FID was employed for the first phase. Examination of the prepared adsorbents was performed by FT-IR, PXRD, and FE-SEM techniques. The optimal value of considerable parameters such as time and temperature of extraction, salt content, and pH were established using the Response Surface Methodology-Central Composite Design (RMS-CCD) method. In this way, the optimal extraction of targeted analytes was accomplished in 41 min at 41 °C with NaCl content of 33.0% (w/v) and pH: 13.0, respectively. Also, the repeatability and reproducibility of the method were calculated to be in the range of 2.2-7.1% and 3.9-8.1%, respectively, which indicates the acceptable precision of the method. Also, the limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) were determined in the range of 0.3-32.0 ng.L and 0.8-350.0 ng.L, respectively, which proves the high sensitivity of the proposed method. Furthermore, the recovery percent of the extracted analytes was concluded in the range of 97.0-99.0% after 6 and 30 days of the sampling and storage at 25 °C and 4 °C, respectively. Finally, the designed procedure was employed in the analysis of the above-mentioned aromatic amines in the real urine samples. The achieved results illustrate that the three-component absorbent system (nHA;Ze;MOF@NTD) can be introduced as an efficient, fast-response, sensitive, and versatile procedure for trace analysis of the different aromatic amine compounds in public and occupational health.
芳香胺是一大类化合物,由于其毒性和致癌性,引起了研究人员的关注。本研究旨在开发一种从尿液样品气相(顶空)中高效采样和分析芳香胺(苯胺、N,N-二甲基苯胺、2-氯苯胺和 3-氯苯胺)的方法。为了实施该计划,采用了一种填充有由纳米羟基磷灰石(nHA)、沸石(Ze)和金属有机骨架(MOF)组成的三组分吸附剂的针管捕集器装置,并配备 GC-FID 进行第一阶段的实验。通过傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)、粉末 X 射线衍射(PXRD)和场发射扫描电子显微镜(FE-SEM)技术对制备的吸附剂进行了检查。使用响应面法-中心复合设计(RMS-CCD)方法确定了提取时间和温度、盐含量和 pH 值等重要参数的最佳值。通过这种方式,在 41°C 下,使用 33.0%(w/v)的 NaCl 含量和 pH 值 13.0,在 41 分钟内完成了目标分析物的最佳提取。此外,方法的重复性和再现性分别在 2.2-7.1%和 3.9-8.1%的范围内,表明方法具有可接受的精密度。此外,检测限(LOD)和定量限(LOQ)分别在 0.3-32.0ng·L 和 0.8-350.0ng·L 的范围内,证明了该方法的高灵敏度。此外,在 25°C 和 4°C 下分别储存 6 天和 30 天后,提取分析物的回收率在 97.0-99.0%的范围内。最后,采用设计的程序对实际尿液样品中的上述芳香胺进行了分析。所得到的结果表明,三组分吸附剂系统(nHA;Ze;MOF@NTD)可作为一种高效、快速响应、灵敏且通用的程序,用于公共和职业健康中不同芳香胺化合物的痕量分析。