Determination of di(hydrogenated tallow alkyl) dimethyl ammonium compounds in textile auxiliaries by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1123.2014.09023

Abstract

Abstract:

A method has been developed for the determination of di(hydrogenated tallow alkyl) dimethyl ammonium compounds (DHTDMAC) in textile auxiliaries by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). The samples were extracted and diluted with acidified methanol by 5%(v/v) formic acid under ultrasonic assistance. The separation was performed on an Eclipse Plus C18 column (50 mm×2.1 mm, 1.8 μm) using 0.1%(v/v) formic acid solution and methanol as the mobile phases. Identification and quantification were achieved by UPLC-MS/MS with electrospray ionization (ESI) source in positive ion mode and multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. The results indicated that the calibration curve of DHTDMAC showed good linear relationship between peak area and mass concentration in the range of 10-280 μg/L with the correlation coefficient (r²) of 0.9991. The limit of detection (LOD, S/N=3) and the limit of quantification (LOQ, S/N=10) of this method were 3 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg, respectively. The average recoveries from three typical textile auxiliary matrices including dispersant, anti-static agent and fabric softener, at three spiked levels were in the range of 97.2%-108.3% with the relative standard deviations (RSDs) of 1.5%-4.6%. The method is sensitive, accurate, simple and effective for the analysis of DHTDMAC in textile auxiliaries.

Key words: di(hydrogenated tallow alkyl) dimethyl ammonium compounds (DHTDMAC), textile auxiliaries, ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS)

CLC Number:

O658

ZHU Feng. Determination of di(hydrogenated tallow alkyl) dimethyl ammonium compounds in textile auxiliaries by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry[J]. Chinese Journal of Chromatography, 2015, 33(1): 68-74.

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