title: Screening of edible oils for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using microwave-assisted liquid-liquid and solid phase extraction coupled to one- to three-way fluorescence spectroscopy analysis.
abstract: The potential of microwave-assisted liquid-liquid and solid phase extraction coupled with fluorescence spectroscopy and employing one- to three-way spectral data was assessed in terms of their capacity for the rapid detection of heavy polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in olive and sunflower oils. Tocopherols and pigments groups (chlorophyll and pheophytin) present in oil matrices were the main interference compounds in the detection of PAHs using fluorescence spectroscopy. Partial spectral overlap and inner-filter effects were observed in the emission range of the analytes. The effectiveness of removing these interferences using solid phase extraction (silica, C18 and graphitized carbon black) was examined. Solid phase extraction with silica was the most effective method for the removal of pigments and tocopherol and allowed for the detection of PAHs in edible oils using fluorescence spectroscopy. The limit of detection was observed to depend on the use of one-, two- or three-way fluorescence spectral data in the range of 0.8 to 7.0 μg kg(-1). The individual recoveries of PAHs following the microwave-assisted L-L extraction and SPE with silica were assessed using HPLC-FD with satisfactory results.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Analítica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Sergio Livingstone 1007, Santiago, Casilla 233, Chile.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alarcón
authors.forename: María E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Báez
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bravo
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: Edwar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fuentes
mesh_terms: D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D059625:Liquid-Liquid Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D008872:Microwaves; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D052616:Solid Phase Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D000074242:Sunflower Oil
chemical_list: D000069463:Olive Oil; D010938:Plant Oils; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D000074242:Sunflower Oil