Chinese Journal of Chromatography ›› 2017, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (7): 755-759.DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1123.2017.03008

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Determination of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde in packaging paper by dansylhydrazine derivatization-high performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection

GONG Shuguo1, LIANG Yong2, TANG Liyun1, HUANG Ping1, DAI Yunhui1   

  1. 1. Technology Research & Development Center, Hunan Branch of China Tobacco Industrial Corporation, Changsha 410007, China;
    2. College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Key Laboratory of Environment Friendly Chemistry and Application of Ministry of Education, Xiangtan 411105, China
  • Received:2017-03-09 Online:2017-07-08 Published:2013-10-18
  • Supported by:

    Project of Hunan Branch of China Tobacco Industrial Corporation (No.KY2017JC0002).

Abstract:

A high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) method was developed for the simultaneous determination of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde in packaging paper by dansylhydrazine (DNSH) derivatization. The samples were extracted by derivatization reagent for 30 min, and derived for 24 h. After purifying treatment with a PSA/C18 cartridge, a Diamonsil® C18 column (150 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μ m) was used as stationary phase for separation, the mixtures of acetic acid aqueous solution (pH 2.55)-acetonitrile were used as mobile phases by gradient elution, and the excitation and emission wavelengths were 330 nm and 484 nm, respectively. The results showed that the recoveries of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde spiked in the samples were 81.64%-106.78%, and the relative standard deviations (RSDs) were 2.02%-5.53% (n=5). The limits of detection of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde were 19.2 μ g/kg and 20.7 μ g/kg, respectively. The limits of quantification of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde were 63.9 μ g/kg and 69.1 μ g/kg, respectively. The method is simple, sensitive and reproducible. It provides a basic approach for the determination of trace formaldehyde and acetaldehyde.

Key words: acetaldehyde, dansylhydrazine (DNSH), derivatization, formaldehyde, high performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD), packaging paper

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