ISSN:
0887-6134
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
A liquid-solid extraction method suitable for rapid screening of sulfonated azo dyes in municipal wastewater has been developed. The dyes (Color Index Acid Yellow 23, Red 14 and Yellow 49) were separated on a short, reversedphase liquid chromatographic column with a water-methanol gradient containing 2 mM sulfuric acid. The column effluent was directed via a split-valve to an ion spray liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) interface to an atmospheric pressure ionization mass spectrometer. The ion spray LC/MS system produced abundant [M - Na]- and [M - 2Na]2- ions according to the number of sulfonic acid substituents. Collision-induced dissociation of the parent ions for the dyes studied gave the SO3-. fragment common to sulfonated compounds plus additional daughter ion fragments characteristic of each dye. The dyes were quantified by monitoring from four to six different daughter ions of each dye. The relative abundances and the sum of the daughter ion current counts were used for confirmation and quantification with external standards. Recoveries of the dyes were in the range of 70-122%, and the relative standard deviation of replicate determinations was 5.4-12%. The method detection limit was three times higher for Acid Yellow 23 compared with the other two dyes, which could be detected down to 50 ppb in municipal wastewater.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bms.1200180405
