Determination of cyanamide in workplace air by high-performance liquid chromatography.
- Author:
Yuping BAI
1
;
Qingzhao LI
1
;
Guoying ZHENG
1
;
Weijun GUAN
1
;
Qian WANG
1
;
Dong MA
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Air Pollutants; analysis; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; methods; Cyanamide; analysis; Occupational Exposure; analysis; Workplace
- From: Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2014;32(1):72-74
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo establish a method for determining cyanamide in workplace air by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
METHODSAir samples were collected from the workplace using the shock absorption tube containing water solution at a rate of 2.8∼3.0 ml/min for 60 min; dansyl chloride was used as a derivatization reagent to conduct pre-column derivatization, and the procedure was as follows: acetone solution (2.5 ml), mixed solution (1.0 ml) containing 0.016 mol/L Na2CO3 and 0.184 mol/L NaHCO3, and 10 mg/ml acetone solution of dansyl chloride (0.5 ml) were added into the samples, and reaction proceeded in a water bath (50 °C) for 1 h. HPLC was performed on an ODS C18 column (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 üm) with a mobile phase of acetonitrile-phosphate buffer (35:65) at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min and a column temperature of 25°C; a fluorescence detector was used at an excitation wavelength of 360 nm and an emission wavelength of 495 nm.
RESULTSThe minimum detectable concentration of cyanamide was 0.05 üg/ml; a good linear relationship was noted when the concentration of cyanamide was 0.2∼100.0 üg/ml; the intraday relative standard deviation (RSD) was 0.28%∼1.18%, and the interday RSD was 0.22∼2.16%; the recovery rate was 95.7%∼103.0%, and the sampling efficiency was 95.8%∼96.9%. Water solution of cyanamide (pH<6.5) could be stable in the dark at room temperature for 7 d.
CONCLUSIONThis method is stable, reliable, easy to operate, and highly sensitive and suitable for determination of cyanamide in workplace air.