Analysis of isothiazolinone biocides in paper for food packaging by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.
A novel and simple method to detect isothiazolinone-type biocides (2-methyl-3-isothiazolinone (MI), 5-chloro-2-methyl-3-isothiazolinone (CMI), 1,2-benzisothiazolinone (BIT) and 2-octyl-3-isothiazolinone (OIT)) in paper used for food packaging by ultrasonic extraction coupled with UPLC-MS/MS was developed. Parameters affecting process efficiency such as extraction solvents, UPLC mobile phase, gradient elution procedure and MS/MS conditions were studied to optimise the operating conditions. Using the optimised gradient elution procedure, the retention time was less than 6 min. The limits of detection (LODs) were found to be between 0.001 and 0.010 mg kg⁻¹, which was validated using actual concentrations. After diluting the standard solution with a blank matrix, the linear calibration curve ranges were 0.002-1.000 mg kg⁻¹ for BIT and OIT, 0.005-1.000 mg kg⁻¹ for MI, and 0.020-1.000 mg kg⁻¹ for CMI, with correlation coefficients higher than 0.9985 (n = 6). A good level of precision with a mean recovery greater than 81.3% and a relative standard deviation (RSD) less than 6.2% were also obtained. A methodology has been proposed for the analysis of isothiazolinones in paper.
Lin
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Institute of Applied Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China. qblin@sxu.edu.cn
Wang
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TJ
Song
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Li
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D002138:Calibration; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D018857:Food Packaging; D057230:Limit of Detection; D010209:Paper; D059027:Recycling; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012997:Solvents; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D014465:Ultrasonics
D004202:Disinfectants; D012997:Solvents; D013844:Thiazoles