[Determination of N-nitrosamines in rubber products by solid phase extraction purification and ultra high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry].

A method using C18 solid phase extraction (SPE) for purification and ultra high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) coupled with electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS) for detection was developed to simultaneously determine 13 N-nitrosamines in rubber products. The analytes were extracted with methanol (60 degrees C, 30 min) with the aid of ultrasonic technique and then purified by a C18 SPE cartridge. The analytes were separated on a C18 chromatographic column and qualitatively and quantitatively detected by a mass spectrometer with positive ESI at multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. The operating parameters for UHPLC separation and ESI-MS/MS detection were also optimized. Under optimum operating conditions, the relative standard deviations (RSDs, n = 7) were less than 10% at spiked level of 50 microg/kg for all analytes except N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) which were spiked at 500 microg/kg. The recoveries spiked in real from 70.7% to 117.0%. The limits of detection (LODs, 10 times of standard deviation) were in the range of 0.5 - 500 microg/kg. The method has been successfully applied to the simultaneous determination of the 13 N-nitrosamines in rubber products.

[Determination of carcinogenic aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in textiles and leather by ultra high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry].

A rapid determination method was developed for the quantification and confirmation of 22 carcinogenic aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in textiles and leather by ultra high performance liquid chromatography-tandem electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS). The methods of EN 14362-1:2012 (for textiles) and ISO 17234-1:2010 (for leather) were adopted for sample pretreatment, finally diluted with methanol. The target compounds were separated by an Eclipse XDB-C18 RRHD column and eluted with methanol and water in gradient, and then determined by positive electrospray ionization mass spectrometry under multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. The external standard method was used for the quantitative analysis. The separation conditions, fragment voltages, collision energies, etc. were optimized. The limits of quantification (LOQ) were below 0.2 mg/kg for different compounds, matrix spike recoveries ranged from 70% to 120% at the spiked levels of 500, 1 000 and 1 500 microg/L, and the relative standard deviations (RSDs) were less than 15%. The proposed method is rapid, sensitive, accurate and selective.