Tin compounds in food – their distribution and determination
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The article deals with optimization of trace- and ultratrace analysis methods such as ICP-OES or ETA-AAS for charting resources of tin forms in foodstuffs.
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TIN COMPOUNDS IN FOOD – THEIR DISTRIBUTION AND DETERMINATION
Mi osla Fiše a, S anisla K áčma , Helena Velicho á, Lenka Fiše o á, Pa la Bu ešo á,
Pa el T zník
ABSTRACT
The aim o his wo k was op imiza ion o he me hods o ace- and ul a ace analysis, such as ICP-OES, ETA-AAS o
cha ing he esou ces o indi idual o ms o in in oods u s. Inc ease o he sensi i i y o he me hod o ICP-OES was
achie ed using he echniques o gene a ion o hyd ides, which was also op imized. Based on he in o ma ion a ailable on
he occu ence o he di e en o ms o in, i appea s ha many o hese o ganome allic compounds a e con ained in
ma ine animals; a en ion has mainly ocused on o ganisms such as ma ine ish, c us aceans, molluscs and algae. Tin
compounds o p edominan ly ino ganic o igin can be ound in oods and be e ages which a e packed in cans wi h
a p o ec i e in coa ing, oo. The abo e men ioned me hods ha e been applied o he analysis o selec ed be e ages wi h
low con en o in such as Coca Cola, Sp i e, Fan a, Gamb inus 10°, Powe King, and milk in he cans. Fu he mo e samples
o animal o igin as Sa dines in oil, and Hun e 's salami we e examined, oo. P io o he de e mina ion o in, samples need
o be app op ia ely modi ied o analysed. Decomposi ion o he samples was done in he mic owa e sys em. Low p essu e
ion exchange ch oma og aphy wi h on-line de ec ion o ICP-OES was used o sepa a ion o ino ganic in compounds.
Sepa a ion o o ganically bound in compounds was pe o med by HPLC on a column o ACE C-18, 3 µm,
15 cm × 1.0 mm wi h o -line de ec ion by ETA-AAS. All o he abo e o ms o in compounds can be sepa a ed wi h his
column. Due o he imp o emen in he de ec ion o o ganically bounded in, HPLC wi h iden ical ACE C-18 column
coupled online o example wi h ICP-MS o spec o luo ime y could be ecommended.
Keywo ds: oods; in; specia ion o o gano in; HG-ICP-OES; HPLC-ETA-AAS
INTRODUCTION
One o he indica o s o he oxicological quali y o ood
is he con en o oxic mine al compounds. Lead,
cadmium, me cu y and a senic belong among he mos
oxic elemen s. In highe concen a ions ace elemen s
such as, in, ch omium, cobal , coppe , molybdenum,
nickel, selenium, anadium, and o he s may show oxic
e ec s. Fo hese elemen s, he maximum allowed
quan i y, he pe missible maximum quan i y o special
dose a e speci ied in ood legisla ion in he Czech
Republic.
Fo humans o o o he animals, in is an essen ial
elemen , bu in la ge quan i ies i appea s as oxic. I s
biological impo ance o humans has no ye been ully
elucida ed; i is assumed ha i is indispensable o op imal
g ow h and he o ma ion o blood. Tin compounds a e
p ima ily loca ed in he Ea h's c us and also due o he
human ac i i ies in he ai and wa e low.
The mos dange ous o m o in a e he compounds
whe e in is o ganically bounded in o ganome allic
compounds. In spi e o i s po en ial oxici y, in is used in
la ge quan i ies in plas ic and canning indus y and o
des uc ion o pes s in ag icul u e, whe e i ge s in o
ag icul u al p oduc s and om he e in o he ood. Toxic
e ec s o in a e known, bu i s use is inc easing.
Humans can abso b in om ood, du ing b ea hing, and
h ough he skin. Abso p ion o in can en e human
o ganism in he diges i e sys em, hus ood con ol has
been emphasized qui e in ensi ely ecen ly.
The a e age con en o in in he Ea h's c us is abou
3.0 mg.kg-1. In na u e, in occu s as he mine al cassi e i e
(s annic oxide SnO2,) and as an ing edien in some
sulphides.
Me al in is an impo an componen o common alloys
(b onze). The inpla e cans a e made o s eel shee s used in
he ood indus y. Consump ion o inpla e in ood
packaging is s ill g owing and he la ges sha e goes o he
p oduc ion o cans o he dis ibu ion o bee and o he
be e ages (G eenwood and Ea nshaw, 1993).
A la ge quan i y o in is consumed o he p oduc ion o
o ganome allic compounds. Tin is used as a componen o
special pain s o ships and o he bodies subjec ed o he
long- e m e ec s o he sea wa e . T ibu yl in compounds
a e used o he p ese a ion o wood. T ibu yl in oxide
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O(SnBu3)2 is an excellen agen o p o ec ion o he wood.
R3SnX is also used as an an imic obial agen o
ex e mina e o slime mould in he pape and pulp.
T iphenyl inace a e and iphenyl inhyd oxide a e applied
in ag icul u e as ungicides. Fo example, Bu2SnOH and
Ph3SnOAc inhibi he g ow h o ungi, such as po a o
bligh and simila in ec ions, in suga bee , peanu s and
ice. Tin also se es as a mi e-kille on apple and pea
ees. O he R3SnX compounds a e e ec i e a killing
insec s as chemos e ilan o by killing o la es (Velíšek,
1999).
Dibu yldilau a e and analogue oc yl in compounds a e
used as s abilize s o plas ics (PVC). The mos e ec i e
s abilize compounds (R2SnX2 – R = oc yl-, X = lau a e,
malea e). Fo he packaging o ood p oduc s, he
polyme ic cis-bu enedioic and (Oc 2SnOCOCH =
CHCOO)n and Oc 2Sn(SCH2COO Oc )2, wi h S,S´-bis
(isooc yl-me cap oe hanola e), which is used in cases
whe e a colo less, non- oxic, highly anspa en ma e ial is
essen ial, we e app o ed.
Ano he no less impo an applica ion o o gano in
compounds is hei use as cu ing agen s in ulcaniza ion o
silicone unde no mal empe a u e (G eenwood and
Ea nshaw, 1993).
On o he hand, he ino ganic o ms o in a e less oxic
o human o ganism. Ino ganic in is jus di icul o be
abso bed by he o ganism and is usually exc e ed in he
u ine. Acco ding o he s udy om 1997, in (II) is mo e
oxic han in (IV). Due o he p esence o humic acids in
he g ound wa e s ha educe in (IV) on in (II) i s
concen a ion is inc easing (Pawlik-Skow onska,
Kaczo owska and Skow onski, 1997; Rüdel, 2003).
Ino ganic in is no ca cinogenic o e a ogenic.
Tin in all o ganic indus ial compounds is e a alen .
O ganic alkyl o a yl g oups a e g oups ha a e co alen ly
bonded wi h he cen al a om o in. Mono-, di- and
isubs i u ed bu yl in, phenyl in, and hei de i a i es a e
conside ed i s mos impo an compounds. The solubili y
o o ganically bounded in compounds depends on pH,
ionic s eng h and empe a u e o en i onmen .
Deg ada ion o o gano in compounds occu s in bio ic o
abio ic p ocesses. The ans o ma ion is simila o bo h
cases (Rüdel, 2003) i leads h ough he dealkyla ion o
dea yla ion on ino ganic in compounds (Hoch, 2001).
The Eu opean Union (EU) limi s maximum le els o
ce ain con aminan s wi h a iew o educe he con en o
hese subs ances in oods a such a low le el, which is ye
o be achie ed in compliance wi h he good manu ac u ing
o ag icul u al p ac ices. The aim is o achie e a high le el
o public heal h p o ec ion, especially o ulne able
g oups o he popula ion: child en, alle gies, e c.
(Commission Regula ion (EC), 2006).
Tin ge s in o inned ood ia u he decomposi ion o he
inne walls o inned ood cans. The decomposi ion o
inpla e is dependen on he ood ma ix, pH, he p esence
o oxidizing subs ances (an hocyanines, ni a es, ions o
i on and coppe ), and he p esence o ai (oxygen) in he
a ea o ood, ime and s o age empe a u e.
Nowadays, co osion and dissolu ion o in cans will be
supp essed by a a nish, which g ea ly educes he
pene a ion o in in ood p oduc s.
Tin cans con ain mainly canned ege ables, ui s, juices
and o he be e ages, ui s in swee pickle, mixed ui s in
b ine, canned milk and pickled mush ooms (Figu e1).
Fo he de e mina ion o ace elemen s as well as o
de ec ion o in in oods u s, i is necessa y o choose he
analy ical me hods, which a e able o de ec e y low,
ace amoun s o analy e. A omic Spec ome y me hods –
a omic abso p ion, emission and mass spec ome y a e
sugges ed o analyses o in in ood.
The mos common me hod is a omic abso p ion
spec ome y (AAS). When you use lame a omiza ion he
limi o de ec ion is on he le el o 0.1 mg.L-1; using he
elec o he mal a omiza ion e en dec eases his limi .
Addi ional op ions o he de e mina ion a e ep esen ed
by di e en ex ac an s (e.g. wi h hexane, oluene,
chlo o o m me hanol), con e sion o he compounds in o
ola ile de i a i es (by eac ion wi h G igna d´s eagen s
o eac ion wi h NaBH4 esul in ola ile hyd ides usable
o a omic abso p ion spec ome y de e mina ion) and
sepa a ion by gas ch oma og aphy. I is also possible o
use liquid ch oma og aphy wi h mass spec ome e wi h
ICP (induc i ely coupled plasma).
These me hods o e o many elemen s excellen limi o
de ec ion, so hey a e sui able o he de e mina ion o
ace amoun s o elemen s in biological ma e ials.
Compa able esul s a e achie ed using sensi i e
elec oanaly ical me hods, mainly a modi ica ion o
pola og aphy and ol ampe ome y, elec og a ime y o
luo escence.
Fo he de e mina ion o o ganically bounded o ms o
in, in pa icula o ibu yl in compounds (including
deg ada ion p oduc s – di- and monobu yl de i a i es) a e
also used he abo e me hods (AAS, ICP-OES and ICP-
MS), in connec ion wi h sep aing in on-line o o -line
a angemen (Figu e 4).
To de e mine o al in de ec ion o di e en o ms
(sepa a ion o ino ganic and o ganically bound o ms o
in) is pe o med bo h ia comple e mine aliza ion o
samples and in d y (combus ion and subsequen
dissolu ion in acid) o we way (oxida ion eac ions in he
s ongly acidic en i onmen ). Mine aliza ion by he we
way can be u he pe o med unde he hood in an open o
closed sys em. Mine aliza ion in a closed sys em can be
done unde high o low p essu e and ei he common o
Figu e 1 The mos equen ly obse ed ypes o
canned ood on he in con en (Pe ing and Basic-
D o zak, 2002).
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mic owa e hea ing can be employed (Made and
Ču do á, 1997).
I he de e mina ion o he di e en o ms o in is
equi ed, ea men o samples keeping in compounds in
hei o iginal o m is essen ial and also main aining hei
ini ial ela ionship in he sample is c ucial. Fo hese
pu poses e y gen le p ocedu es mus be employed. They
a e based on he ex ac ion wi h helping o ul asonic wa e
o wi h he suppo o many mic owa es in pH bu e ed
en i onmen s. I he sepa a ion o isola ion o he
indi idual o ms in one s ep is impossible, i is necessa y
o use a mul i-s ep ex ac ion o speci ic ex ac ion o he
con e sion o o he o ms, and hen mul i-s ep analysis
mus be ca ied ou (Simon e al., 2002).
Scien i ic hypo hesis
Since he de e mina ion o he in compounds in oods is
o g ea impo ance, pa icula ly in e ms o he occu ence
o o gano in compounds ha accumula e in human adipose
issue, many echniques ha e been used o his pu pose.
S udies using di e en echniques, such as g aphi e
u nace a omic abso p ion spec ome y (GF AAS) and
cold apou a omic abso p ion spec ome y (CV AAS),
ha e been epo ed.
The induc i ely coupled plasma op ical emission
spec ome y (ICP-OES), which makes i possible
simul aneous de e mina ions on mo e di e en wa eleng h
and allows apid an e ec i e analysis, is also epo ed. The
design o expe imen s is an impo an app oach and has
been success ully employed in sample p epa a ion
p ocedu es o iden i y he op imum condi ions and selec
he p opo ions be ween he eac an s, allowing a as e
acqui ing o esul s, minimizing cos s and ime in ol ed.
The use o dilu ed eagen s in decomposi ion o ex ac ion
p ocedu es, which leads o media wi h educed acidi y and
also dec eases he amoun o co osi e subs ances, is an
example o he expe imen al design applica ion.
Chemome ic ools we e used o es ablish he app op ia e
expe imen al condi ions o de e mina ion o o al in
con en by CV AAS o by hyd ide gene a ion a omic
emission spec ome y wi h induc i e coupled plasma (HG
ICP-OES) and combina ion o sepa a ion s ep (EC o
HPLC) wi h he same me hods o de ec ion o
de e mina ion o in (II) and in (IV) and o gano in
compounds in biological samples.
Thus, his pape pu pose is a mul i a ia e op imiza ion o
an analy ical me hod h ough all pa ame e s ou side he
de ice pa ame e s conclude selec ion he mos sui able
wa eleng h, concen a ions o eagen solu ions, co ec ion
o in e e ences and inle lows o gases and solu ions o
de e mine he indi idual species o in employing ICP-
OES.
MATERIAL AND METHODOLOGY
Ma e ial and eagen s
All eagen s used we e analy ical g ade, and solu ions
we e p epa ed wi h ul apu e deionized wa e ob ained
om a e e se osmosis wa e pu i ica ion sys em and
ul apu e sys em (Aqua Osmo ic 02 Tisno , CR and
Pu elab ULTRA, Elga, UK). The ni ic acid (68%),
hyd ochlo ic acid (37%) and hyd ogen pe oxide (31%)
used we e o Analpu e Ul a (Analy ika, s. .o., CR).
Ex e nal calib a ion was p epa ed om s ock solu ion o
in o 1000 mg.L−1 (As asol®). Also, 1000 mg.L−1 s ock
solu ions o gano in compounds we e p epa ed om
dibu yl in dichlo ide (97%), iphenyl in chlo ide (95%)
and ibu yl in chlo ide (95%), Sigma – Ald ich s. .o. CR
and dilu ed acco ding o he wo king ange equi ed. The
calib a ion cu es we e p epa ed in a sui able ange o
concen a ions in acco dance wi h he pu pose.
O he eagen s such as sodium e ahyd idobo a e
NaBH4, NaOH, KOH o hyd ide gene a ion used and
o ganic sol en s and acids (me hanol, ace oni ile, ace ic
acid and ie hanolamine) we e HPLC g ade om Sigma –
Ald ich s. .o. CR.
The glasswa e used in he expe imen s was p e iously
decon amina ed wi h a ni ic acid solu ion (10% / ) o
24 h (Dan as e al., 2013), subsequen ly washed wi h
ul apu e wa e and d ied a oom empe a u e.
Ins umen a ion
Fo he analysis o he ood samples an induc i ely
coupled plasma op ical emission spec ome e wi h axial
iew (ICP-OES, The mo Ja ell Ash, IRIS/AP,USA) and
an a omic abso p ion spec ome e wi h elec o he mal
a omisa ion (The mo Elemen al, Solaa M6, UK) we e
used, and he ope a ing condi ions a e de ailed in Table 1
and Table 2. Fo p epa a ion o samples o o al in
con en analyses a mic owa e diges ion sys em MLS 1200,
Miles one i was used and o sepa a ion o o gano in
o ms an HPLC sys em (Dionex RS 3000 Ul ima e, USA)
was used.
Op imiza ion s a egy and analysis o he da a
In o de o achie e he bes wo king condi ions p o iding
he lowes de ec ion limi we e pe o med an op imiza ion,
which includes he choice o he bes wa eleng h o in
and app op ia e ins umen se ings. Sensi i e wa eleng hs
o in ha e been selec ed om a da abase o TEVATM
(The mo Elemen al Valida ed Analysis, ICP-OES
so wa e, . 1.4.0. o con ols he op ical emission
spec ome e wi h induc i ely coupled plasma). I was
es ed a o al o six wa eleng hs, which is able o he in
de e mina ion. O hese six wa eleng hs we e chosen wo
(Table 2), which was he signal o in he bes esponse
(SBR).
O he pa ame e s we e se ing he inpu o he plasma on
1150 W, auxilia y gas low 1 L.min-1, he up ake o he
sample o he nebulize 1.85 mL.min-1.
S a is ic analysis
Valida ion o analy ical me hod
The p ecision o he me hod was e alua ed ia he
epea abili y and can be exp essed as he ela i e s anda d
de ia ion (RSD) o a se o measu emen s. Accu acy
exp esses he di e ence be ween he alue ound
expe imen ally and a e e ence alue. In his s udy, T ace
elemen s in CRM ma e ial ish issue (NIES-11) was used
o es ablish he accu acy h ough he alues calcula ed
using he Eq. (1). This app oach is di ec ly ela ed o
in e na ional s anda ds.
Reco e y (%) = [ ound alue/ce i ied alue] x 100 (1)
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Whe e ound alue is he analy e concen a ion
de e mined by he p oposed me hod and he ce i ied alue
is he concen a ion alue o he analy e epo ed in he
SRM ce i ica ion documen . The p ecision and accu acy
exp essed as RSD (%) and eco e y (%), espec i ely,
ob ained o he op imized analy ical me hod calcula ed on
he ce i ied alues and he ound alues o CRM. The
eco e y be ween he ce i ied alues and he ound alues
anged om (87.0 ±1.0) % ( o ibu yl in) and abou
(92.0 ±5.0) % o o al in con en , and he RSD alues
ob ained we e be e han 5% (n = 3).
The in con en in di e en samples o oods was
measu ed by HG-ICP-OES. Samples be o e he
de e mina ion we e decomposed in he mic owa e de ice
by mine aliza ion s ep. As samples we e selec ed common
be e ages: Coca Cola, Sp i e, Fan a, Gamb inus 10°,
Powe King and picnic in he cans. I was also de e mined
a o al con en o he in in caned Sa dines in ege able oil
and in he hun e salami as a po en ial possible sou ce o
o gano in compounds.
Samples o d inks be o e mine alisa ion s ep in he
ul asonic ba h we e degassed. Fo he decomposi ion o
samples o be e ages and oods u s was ake up 10 mL o
1.0 g o samples and added 8 ml o HNO3 and 2 mL o
HCl. A e his ope a ion he sample was e apo a ed o
nea d yness, almos added o i 1 mL o HCl and olume
was ill up on 10 mL. Values measu ed du ing bo h he
wa eleng hs used a e lis ed in Table 8.
The analysis o he da a ob ained om he expe imen al
design was pe o med using S a is ica® 12.0 so wa e
(S a So , USA). The measu emen s we e pe o med in
iplica e and he da a a e exp essed as mean ±95%
con idence in e al (CI).
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Op imiza ion o he hyd ide echnique
The hyd ide gene a ion echnique was used o he
educ ion o he limi o de ec ion. This echnique based on
eac ion o NaBH4 wi h acid o p oduce hyd ogen, which
gene a e ola ile hyd ide wi h sui able ions o me al. These
ions a e hen ca ied in o he ca ie gas s eam in o
discha ge o he ICP. I we compa e he di ec me hod o
measu ing in and he hyd ide gene a ion echnique we can
change measu emen ex en om he ange ppm (mg.L-1)
o ppb (µg.L-1) le els. The op imiza ion o he
concen a ion o sodium e ahyd obo a e o he hyd ide
gene a ion o he co ec de e mina ion was pe o med.
Op imiza ion o he concen a ion ange NaBH4 was
selec ed on he li e a u e (Hosick, Ingamells and
Macheme , 2002) whe e he op imum o concen a ion
was abou 2.4% o NaBH4. The e o e, he op imiza ion o
educing eagen s a concen a ions o 0.5; 1; 1.5; 2; 2.5; 3;
3.5; 4; 5% o he NaBH4 dissol ed in 0.1% KOH was
pe o med.
Simila ly o he acidi ica ion o he samples has been
used 0.10; 0.25; 0.50; 0.75; 1.0 M hyd ochlo ic acid.
As he mos sensi i e appea ed wa eleng h o in
189.989 nm (wi h he highes a io o in ensi ies (IR),
which is he a io o ull in ensi y o he in ensi y o
backg ound o blank on he same selec ed wa eleng h),
he e o e he inal op imiza ion was ca ied ou and he
inal esul s o p ocessing o he con en o in was
exp essed only a his wa eleng h. The esul s o he
op imiza ion s eps wi h a concen a ion o 100.0 ppb in
a e p esen ed in Table 3 and Table 4.
Calib a ion o hyd ide echnique o he de e mina ion o
di e en o m o in
The calib a ion solu ions o s anda ds o di e en o ms
o in we e measu ed a wa eleng hs 189.989 and
242.949 nm. The concen a ion o he calib a ion solu ions
was selec ed 50; 100; 150 µg.L-1 and as blank was used
a 0.25 M solu ion o HCl. The calib a ion solu ions o Sn
(IV) species we e p epa ed om s anda d calib a ion
solu ion 1.0 g.L-1 in 0.25 M o HCl solu ion in o he
100 mL lasks. Calib a ion solu ions o Sn (II) we e
p epa ed by loading he app op ia e amoun o
SnCl2.2H2O. This amoun was ans e ed o 100 mL
olume ic lask and ill up wi h deionised wa e . F om
his s ock solu ions ha e been u he p epa ed calib a ion
solu ions o he abo e concen a ion.
E alua ion o he ope a ing condi ions ob ained o he
ICP-OES
This p ocedu e made i possible o selec he mo e
sensi i e lines, ee o in e e ence (Table 1), ha we e
used o calcula e he limi s o de ec ion (LOD) and he
limi s o quan i ica ion (LOQ) h ough he backg ound
equi alen concen a ion (BEC) and he signal- o-
backg ound a io (SBR). The LOD and LOQ alues we e
calcula ed using he BEC and he SBR, acco ding o
In e na ional Union o Pu e and Applied Chemis y
(IUPAC); BEC = Cs anda d / SBR, whe e SBR = (Is anda d −
Iblank) / Iblank; Cs anda d is he e e ence elemen
concen a ion in he solu ion; and Is anda d and Iblank a e
he emission in ensi ies o he e e ence elemen and
blank solu ions, espec i ely a he selec ed wa eleng h
(Da Cos a e al., 2013, Schia o e al., 2009).
The LOD was hen calcula ed as (3 × RSDblank × BEC /
100) and he LOQ as (3.3 × LOD), whe e RSDblank is he
ela i e s anda d de ia ion o en measu emen s o he
emission in ensi y o he blank solu ion.
Sepa a ion o ino ganic o ms o in by ICP-OES me hod
Ion-exchange ch oma og aphy
Fo ms o in we e sepa a ed by ion-exchange
ch oma og aphy wi h on-line de ec ion o ICP-OES. The
measu emen was done by using he ime scan module in
he TEVA so wa e. Be o e choosing a sui able so be is
necessa y o ind ou as much as possible in o ma ion
abou samples, which conside ed he p ope ies o he
ma ix and he analy e, and based on his knowledge, hen
choose he ype o phase and size o columns. O e o
so ben s is simila as o illing o liquid ch oma og aphy.
All so ben s, which we e used, had o be ac i a ed a i s .
Ac i a ed so ben s unde educed p essu e using he
so p ion appa a us we e implemen ed in polyp opylene
columns. A e illing he columns we e washed up wi h
deionised wa e .
Tin in he compounds occu s in he o m ca ions Sn (II)
and Sn (IV). The e o e ion change s we e selec ed as
ca ion exchange s. The mos app op ia e ca ion exchange
is like his he in ions a e ela i ely closely e ained and
hey a e no washed up wi h wa e . Ano he impo an
pa ame e is he selec ion o app op ia e eluen eagen s.
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Due o he s abili y o he plasma is no app op ia e use o
elu ion agen s con aining highe amoun o o ganic
compounds o high concen a ions o sal s.
In wo k we e es ed exchange s Ambe li e IRC 50,
Cellulose CM 23, Se acel CM 3, Dowex 50WX,
T isac yl M CM and Sephadex CM 50 wi h elu ion
eagen s 1 M HCl and 0,5 M NaOH. The mos o hem -
Ambe li e IRC 50, Cellulose CM 23, T isac yl M CM and
Sephadex CM 50 – we e sui able o sepa a ion o Sn (IV).
Pe ec sepa a ion o Sn (II) and Sn (IV) ions is
complica ed how is desc ibe in li e a u e (Whi e e al.,
1998) ha he solu ions o sal s o Sn (II) ions a e e y
uns able, easily oxidized by ai and especially on ligh .
The e o e, he s udy was ocused on ime dependency o
Sn (IV) con e sion on Sn (II) species on he ligh . In he
p e ious chap e , i was ound ha when using a column
illed wi h exchange Ambe li e IRC 50, in in he o m Sn
(II) is washed ou a he sampling and Sn (IV) is e ained
on he exchange and washed ou wi h 1 M HCl. This
phenomenon was used o de e mining he ime con e sion
dependency Sn (II) on Sn (IV) species. The unc ional
ange o he pH o ion exchange which was used
Ambe li e IRC 50 is 5-14, in o de o he pH o he sample
is no need egula e. Resul s o measu ing dependences o
peak a eas on ime in de i a ion and loga i hmical modes
a e shown in Table 5 and Figu es 2 and 3.
De e mina ion o in compounds by ETA–AAS me hod
Op imiza ion o me hod
Fo he de e mina ion o in in samples by elec o he mal
a omisa ion in g aphi e u nace an ELC (Ex ended Li e
Cu e e) and Sn hollow ca hode lamp has been used.
Acco ding o li e a u e (Chen e al., 1996), whe e i was
pe o med by op imizing he wo king condi ions o he
de e mina ion o Sn by ETA AAS me hod. Fo
backg ound co ec ion a Zeeman co ec ion me hod has
been selec ed and as ma ix modi ie a combina ion o
Palladium and Asco bic acid was used. The uni was
se ing o he basic wo king condi ions ecommended by
he manu ac u e (Table 6 and Table 7).
Applica ion o op imized me hod o ood samples
A e se inµ he op imal condi ions a calib a ion me hod
o di e en o ms o in was pe o med. Calib a ion
solu ions we e measu ed a a wa eleng h o 224.6 nm wi h
calib a ion unc ions y = 0.0073x + 0.0502 and
R² = 0.9977 o ibu yl in chlo ide; y = 0.006x + 0.0524
and R² = 0.9975 o dibu yl in dichlo ide and
y = 0.004x + 0.0457, R² = 0.9962 o iphenyl in chlo ide.
The concen a ion o he calib a ion solu ions 10, 30,
50 µg.L-1 has been p epa ed. A solu ion o 50 µg.L-1 o
di e en o ms o in wi h he addi ion o 0.5 ml 65%
HNO3 in o a 50 ml olume ic lask and added a mix u e
o MeOH: H2O (40: 10) has been p epa ed om s anda d
solu ions (Schia o e al., 2009). As blank and dilu ion
solu ion 0.65% HNO3 has been used. As a ma ix modi ie
a solu ion o Pd(NO3)2 and 1% solu ion o asco bic acid
we e used. This mix u e wi h sample by au osample was
sampled o he ELC o ETA AAS.
Due o he imp o emen o he de ec ion o o ganically
bound in and s eamlining o analysis would be sui able
HPLC wi h column ACE C-18 connec in on-line
a angemen , o example wi h ICP-MS o luo ime e
(Gonzáles-Toledo e al., 2001).
Table 1 Cha ac e is ics and ope a ing condi ions used o analysis by ICP-OES wi h axial iew.
Pa ame e
Cha ac e is ics
Radio equency powe (W)
1150
Plasma gas low a e (L.min−1)
15.0
Auxilia y gas low a e (L.min−1)
1.5
Sample up ake a e (mL.min−1)
1.85
Nebulize gas low a e (L.min−1)
1.00
Nebulize ype
Concen ic
Sp ay chambe
Type cyclone
Replica es
3
Injec o ube diame e (mm)
2.0
Signal in eg a ion ime (s)
1.0
Wa eleng h (nm)
Tin 189.989
242.949
Table 2 Wa eleng hs sui able o de e mina ion o in.
Wa eleng h [nm]
Spec al o de
ela i e in ensi y
189.989
136
150,000
242.949
107
100,000
Table 3 Values ob ained o BEC, LOD and LOQ in he analysis o liquid samples o be e ages by ICP-OESa.
Analy ical
pa ame e
Sn(II) 189.989 nm
Di ec me hod
Sn(IV) 242.949 nm
Di ec me hod
Sn(II) 189.989 nm
Hyd ide gene a ion
Sn(IV) 242.949 nm
Hyd ide gene a ion
BEC (mg.L−1)
0.2185
0.9422
0.0298
0.0967
LOD (mg.L−1)
0.0036
0.0232
0.0006
0.0011
LOQ (mg.L−1)
0.0107
0.0697
0.0017
0.0033
No e: a Fo solid samples alues o LOD and LQD is necessa y mul iplied wi h ac o o mass o 1.00 g o samples
and comple ed o 10.0 mL wi h deionised wa e and exp essed in mg.kg-1.
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Table 4 Dependency o in ensi y a ios (IR) on he concen a ion o NaBH4 in he solu ion.
% NaBH4
IR
% RSD
0.5
13.57
0.6973
1.0
32.95
0.8726
1.5
49.96
0.8841
2.0
64.77
1.3630
2.5
80.50
0.7996
3.0
90.37
0.6808
3.5
78.21
0.7758
4.0
73.77
1.6490
5.0
18.40
5.5600
Table 5 Dependence o he peak a ea a he ime by ICP-OES me hod in ime scan model.
Peak a ea
[s]
Sn (II)
Sn (IV)
20
6659.5
10211.0
420
2929.5
13678.0
780
1720.5
14204.0
1140
620.5
15217.0
1560
417.0
15450.0
1920
145.5
16006.5
Table 6 Wo king condi ions o de e mina ion o in by ETA-AAS me hod.
Pa ame e
Se ing
Wa eleng h
224.6 nm
Backg ound co ec ion
Zeeman e ec
Time o measu emen
3 s
Sli
0.5 nm
HCL cu en
75% Imax
Table 7 Tempe a u e – ime p og amme o ETA AAS.
Phase
Tempe a u e
[ºC]
Time
[s]
Ramp [ºC.s-1]
Flow o A
[L.min-1]
1
100
30
10
0.2
2
120
10
50
0.2
3
800
20
150
0.2
4
2300
3
0
0
5
2600
3
0
0.2
Table 8 Con en o in in ood samples ob ained HG-ICP-OES me hod.
c [mg.L-1]
Sample
189.989 nm
Coca Cola
0.1766 ±0.0629
Sp i e
0.0903 ±0.1159
Fan a
0.0275 ±0.0390
Gamb inus 10° − bee
0.0360 ±0.0100
Powe King
0.0227 ±0.0015
Piknik
0.3758 ±0.0078
Sa dines in ege able oil
1.0791 ±0.0892
Hun e salami
0.7016 ±0.1250
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Figu e 2 Time dependence o con e sion Sn (II) on Sn (IV) – ime scan model.
Figu e 3 Loga i hmical dependence o con e sion o Sn (II) on Sn (IV).
y = -1445ln(x) + 11152
R² = 0.9846
y = 1230.3ln(x) + 6412.2
R² = 0.9868
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
0 500 1000 1500 2000
Peak a ea
[s]
Sn (II)
SnIV
SnII
Sn
IV
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CONCLUSION
In his wo k we e simul aneously de eloped and uned
he h ee pa s o he me hodology on he de e mina ion o
di e en o ms o in in ood and be e ages. The me hod
o de e mina ion o o al in con en in ood ma e ials by
ICP-OES has been uned. Inc ease he sensi i i y o he
me hod o ICP-OES was achie ed using he echniques o
gene a ion o hyd ides, which was also op imized. Hyd ide
gene a ion echnique educes he limi o de ec ion, so i
can be used o samples wi h low con en o in. This
me hod has been applied o he analysis o eal samples.
Selec ed samples wi h low con en o in we e d inks Coca
Cola, Sp i e, Fan a, Gamb inus 10°, Powe King and picnic
in he cans. Fu he mo e, Sa dines in ege able oil, and
Hun e salami.
Simul aneously he me hod o sepa a ion o ino ganic
o ms o in was de eloped and a op imisa ion has been
used low p essu e ion exchange ch oma og aphy wi h on-
line de ec ion wi h ICP-OES. As app op ia e ion
exchange s shown ca ion exchange s Ambe li e IRC 50,
Cellulose CM 23, whe e elu ion eagen was 1 M solu ion
o HCl and T isac yl M CM, 50 CM-Sephadex, whe e
elu ion eagen was 0.5 M NaOH solu ion. The bes
esponse was on Sephadex ion CM 50. The peak was
de ec ed du ing 40 seconds, and was su icien ly na ow
and all.
Simila ly sepa a ion o o ganically bound in was
pe o med by HPLC on a column o ACE C-18 3 mm
15 cm × 1.0 mm wi h o -line de ec ion by ETA AAS.
Elu ion eagen was degassed mix u e o ace oni ile-
wa e -glacial ace ic acid wi h 0.05% ie hylamine (65: 23:
12) abou pH 5. All o he abo e o ms o in can a e wi h
his column sepa a ed.
Since he pe o med analyses (ino ganic o ms o in and
o ganically bound in) and in o ma ion a ailable on he
occu ence o he o ms o in, i appea s ha many o
hese o ganome allic compounds a e con ained in ma ine
animals, a en ion was necessa y mainly ocused on
o ganisms such as ma ine ish, c us aceans, molluscs and
algae. Based on hese indings and he esul s o his wo k
on he op imiza ion o analy ical p ocedu es and he
p epa a ion o samples o analysis (homogeniza ion, he
selec ion o eagen s and echniques o he ex ac ion o
indi idual o ms, o he modi ica ions, such as pH
adjus men , adding speci ic eagen s, e c.) i will be
possible o measu e samples o he ood and be e ages by
using his me hodology ha a e c ea ed and op imized o
he de e mina ion o he di e en o ms o in.
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CZ-625 00 B no, Czech Republic, Tel.: +420 547218247,
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Depa men o Food Analysis and Chemis y, CZ-762 72
Zlín, Czech Republic,
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