Determination of alkylphenol ethoxylates in coating agent by ultra high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
Objective A method of ultra performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(UPLC-MS)was established for the determination of octylphenol ethoxylates(OPEO)and nonylphenol ethoxylates(NPEO)in coating agent.Methods Samples were extracted with water,and purified by solid phase extraction column.And Thermo Acclaim RSLC 120 C18(2.1 mm×100 mm,2.2 µm)chromatographic column was used for separation.Acetonitrile and 0.1%formic acid water were mobile phase,gradient elution and quantification was performed in SIM mode with positive ion mode of electrospray ionization.Results Octylphenol ethoxylates(OPEO)and nonylphenol ethoxylates(NPEO)were in the range of 0-400 μg/L,and the linear relationships was good(r2>0.996).The recoveries at three spiked levels(0.12,0.24 mg/kg,1.2 mg/kg)were 88.5%-96.9%with the relative standard deviation of 2.9%-7.0%,and the limits of quantitative was 0.12 mg/kg.Conclusion The method was simple,rapid and accurate.Its sensitivity,accuracy and precision were suitable for the quantitative analysis and determination of alkylphenol ethoxylates in coating agent.
Ultra high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometrycoating agentalkylphenol ethoxylates