Biochemistry Method: Simultaneous determination of formaldehyde and methyl tert-buthyl ether in water samples using static headspace gas chromatography mass spectrometry
Vol 2, Issue 01, Pages 33-42,*** Field:Biochemistry Method
Abstract
The present study describes a method based on static
headspace extraction (HS) followed by gas chromatography/
mass spectrometry (GC/MS) for the qualitative and quantitative
analysis of methyl tert-buthyl ether (MTBE) and formaldehyde
(HCHO) in water samples. Cytochrome P4502A6 has important
role for converting of MTBE to tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) and
HCHO. To enhance the extraction capability of the HS, extraction
parameters such as extraction temperature, extraction time, the
ratio of headspace volume to sample volume and sodium chloride
concentration have been optimized. Wide linearity range was
verified in a range of 5-10000 μgL-1 for MTBE (r2=0.9998), while
those for HCHO was 5-500 μg L-1 (r2=0.9996). Detection limits
for MTBE and HCHO was 1.0 μg L-1 and 1.3 μg L-1, respectively.
Best results were obtained when the analyzed oily water samples
were heated to 70 ◦C for 20 min, with the sample volume 10
mL in 20 mL vial, and NaCl 30% (w/v) was used to saturate the
samples. The proposed analytical method was successfully
used for the quantification of analytes in water and wastewater
samples.
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