Comparative analysis of formaldehyde and toluene sorption on indoor floorings and consequence on Indoor Air Quality

Indoor surfaces may be adsorptive sinks with the potential to change Indoor Air Quality. To estimate this effect, the sorption parameters of formaldehyde and toluene were assessed on five floorings by an experimental method using solid-phase microextraction in an airtight emission cell. Adsorption rate constants ranged from 0.003 to 0.075 m·h⁻¹, desorption rate constants from 0.019 to 0.51 h⁻¹, and the partition coefficient from 0.005 to 3.9 m, and these parameters vary greatly from one volatile organic compound/material couple to another indicating contrasted sorption behaviors. A rubber was identified as a sink of formaldehyde characterized by a very low desorption constant close to 0. For these sorbent floorings identified, the adsorption rates of formaldehyde are from 2 to 4 times higher than those of toluene. Two models were used to evaluate the sink effects of floorings on indoor pollutant concentrations in one room from different realistic conditions. The scenarios tested came to the conclusion that the formaldehyde sorption on one rubber (identified as a sink) has a maximum contribution from 15% to 21% for the conditions of low air exchange rate. For other floorings, the sorption has a minor contribution less than or equal to 5%, regardless of the air exchange rate.     

气相色谱/质谱法分析检测莳萝酊的挥发成分

用同时蒸馏萃取(SDE)和固相微萃取(SPME)两种方法对莳萝酊进行前处理,通过气相色谱/质谱法(GC-MS)检测了其挥发性和半挥发性成分。两种方法从莳萝酊中共检出62个化学物质,其中SDE检出47个,SPME检出41个,二者共同组分26个。莳萝酊的主要成分有γ-松油烯、对-伞花烃、枯敬醛,4-乙基-3-壬烯-5-炔、百里酚、香芹酚、3-甲基-4-异丙基苯酚等,和国内产的大茴香、小茴香、红茴香、藏茴香的成分明显不同。这些不同构成了莳萝的特征香味。烟草的加香实验表明,莳萝有增加香气,丰富烟香等作用。     

有机硅乳液中挥发性物质的测定

根据固相微萃取原理,对萃取条件进行了优化。优化后的HS-SPME-GC-MS(顶空固相微萃取/气相/质谱)实验条件为:采用85μm PAA纤维萃取头,萃取时间30min,萃取温度室温,解吸时间5min。在此条件下对3种有机硅乳液进行分析,通过计算机数据系统(质谱数据库NIST和Willy)检索及人工谱图解析,鉴定了非硅油挥发性成分。该方法的相对标准偏差为0·57%~2·59%。     

Volatile compounds of original African black and white shea butter from Tchad and Cameroon

Shea butter is used as an edible vegetable fat in many African countries. It can be utilized as a substitute or complete replacement for cocoa butter in various applications and plays an important role in traditional African medicinal practice. Although detection of volatile compounds by solid‐phase micro‐extraction gas‐chromatography mass‐spectroscopy (SPME‐GC‐MS) is a very reliable and reproducible technique, which can be used as an important part of authenticity checking, production monitoring and contamination detection, no published data about volatile compounds of shea butter are available so far. In this investigation, the characteristic volatiles in the headspace of original African shea butter samples were identified by using SPME‐capillary‐GC coupled to a mass selective detector. Almost 100 different volatile components were identified, e.g. fatty acids, saturated and unsaturated aldehydes and ketones, terpenes, and typical Maillard reaction products such as methylfuranes and pyrazines. Furthermore, the samples have been olfactorily evaluated by a panel of professional flavorists and trained analytical chemists. It can be stated that variations in processing conditions of shea butter result in considerable differences in the composition of headspace volatiles, detected by SPME‐GC‐MS and human olfaction.     

Accurate determination of hexanal in beef bouillons by headspace solid‐phase microextraction gas‐chromatography mass‐spectrometry

Lipid oxidation has great impact on the quality of food products through flavor and taste deterioration, reduction in nutritive value, and potential toxicity of the oxidized food components. Flavor and taste deterioration can be easily perceived and it represents one of the major causes of consumer complaints in the food industry. The deterioration of sensory properties is due to the decomposition products of hydroperoxides that easily isomerize and degrade into volatile compounds. Volatile products are responsible for flavor and taste deterioration. In this study, we present the development of the solid‐phase microextraction gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry (SPME‐GC‐MS) technique to quantify low amounts (μg/g range) of secondary oxidation products, i.e. hexanal. The optimization of SPME parameters is a difficult task because of the possibility of further formation of volatile products during analysis. Different parameters such as type of fiber, exposure time of the fiber to the sample headspace and the optimal temperature of absorption have also been investigated. The complete validation of the method was achieved by the determination of linearity, limits of detection and quantification and repeatability. We demonstrated that the SPME method is a valuable tool for the quantification of low amounts of secondary oxidation products such as hexanal. Therefore, this technique can be used to detect early formation of volatiles.     

馒头挥发物质的固相微萃取条件优化

以总峰面积和峰数为评价指标,研究了以聚二甲基硅氧烷(DVB/CAR/PDMS)为萃取头的固相微萃取(SPME)对馒头挥发物质萃取效果的影响.结果显示:当样品用量为2 g(15 mL样品瓶),萃取温度为60℃,吸附时间为60 m in,解析温度和时间分别为250℃和4 m in时,提取到的挥发物质数量较多,主要挥发物质的萃取效果较好.馒头的挥发物质主要有醇类64.88%、羰基化合物4.29%、苯类3.81%、酯类2.75%、酰基化合物18.11%、杂环类6.14%.     

SPME技术在有机锡化合物分析中的应用

固相微萃取(SPME)技术是20世纪80年代末发展起来的一种崭新的样品前处理技术,由于具有简便、快速、灵敏度高、易自动化、不用溶剂等优点,问世后几年内便成功地用于环境、药物、食品等样品中的有机物测定。简单介绍了SPME技术和有机锡化合物的分析特点,综述了SPME技术在测定水、酒、体液、沉积物和生物样品中有机锡化合物的应用,最后展望了SPME技术广阔的应用前景。     

Simulation of retronasal aroma of white and red wine in a model mouth system. Investigating the influence of saliva on volatile compound concentrations

The influence of saliva on aroma release from white and red wines was studied in a model mouth system. Aroma compounds were analysed in the dynamic headspace of wines by solid phase micro extraction/gas chromatography with flame ionization detection. Volatile compounds were identified by solid phase micro extraction/gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, resulting in a total of 43 compounds in white wine and 41 in red wine. The results showed a greater influence of saliva on aroma release in white wine than red wine. In white wine treated with human saliva, esters and fusel alcohols, responsible for fruity and fusel oil odours, were reduced of 32–80%; by contrast, the concentration of 2-phenylethanol and furfural, responsible for rose and toasted almond notes, increased by 27% and by 155%, respectively. In red wine, treated with human saliva, only a few esters decrease, with a reduction of 22–51% due to protein-binding ability of polyphenols that are able to inhibit the activity of the saliva. C-13 norisoprenoids, vitispirane (eucalyptol) and TDN (kerosene), decreased both in white and red wine, showing a comparable variation while, for β-damascenone, the variation was insignificant.     

Changes in Volatile Compounds of Black Cumin Oil and Hazelnut Oil by Microwave Heating Process

Black cumin and hazelnut oils were subjected to a heating process in a microwave oven for a duration of 2, 4, 6 and 8 min at a constant frequency of 2450 MHz and a power of 0.45 kW. The ultraviolet absorption and volatile products of the oils were investigated in detail during the processes. The experimental evidences obtained show that K₂₃₂ and K₂₇₀ parameters reach values of 4.69 and 1.30 for black cumin oil, 3.22 and 1.75 for hazelnut oil, respectively with the increment of heating time. The headspace SPME method was used to analyze volatile compounds extracted from black cumin and hazelnut oils being exposed to the microwave heating process. The SPME–GC/MS method allowed the detection of 17 identified volatile compounds (hexanal, α‐thujene, α‐pinene, sabinene, β‐pinene, 2‐heptenal, α‐terpinene, limonene, p‐cymene, γ‐terpinene, E‐2‐octenal, nonanal, 4‐terpineol, thymoquinone, E,E‐2,4‐decadienal, α‐longipinene and isolongifolene) in black cumin oils. Of the products, hexanal, 2‐heptenal, E‐2‐octenal, nonanal and E,E‐2,4‐decadienal were determined to be the predominant volatile oxidation products. In fact, the hexanal was found as a major volatile oxidation compound and reached a local maximum point of 7.41 × 10⁶ AU at the end of heating. On the other hand, only 8 volatile oxidation products (hexanal, heptanal, 2‐heptenal, nonanal, E‐2‐decenal, E,Z‐2,4‐decadienal, E,E‐2,4‐decadienal and E‐2‐tridecenal) were identified in hazelnut oils as a consequence of the heating process. Based on the experimental evidence observed, it is reasonable to conclude that the nonanal content dramatically increased at the end of heating and reached a value of 9.22 × 10⁶ AU.