Application of the poly (POSS-octavinyl-co-N-methylacetamide-co-divinylbenzene) solid extraction column in analyzing preservatives

Abstract

In this study, a special poly solid-phase extraction (in-tube SPE) column consisting of poly (POSS-octavinyl-co-N-methylacetamide-co-divinylbenzene) [poly (POSS-OS-co-DVB-co-NMA)] was prepared based on the chemical structure of the preservatives, and was used as medium for extraction analysis in combination with UPLC. The composition of polymer SPE was optimized and characterized; good scanning electron microscopy (SEM) properties and satisfactory porosity were obtained with 30% monomer (POSS-OS:DVB:NMA\u2009=\u20092 wt%:13 wt%:15 wt%) and 70 wt% porogenic solvent (PEG20000:DMSO:ACN\u2009=\u200910 wt%:50 wt%:10 wt%). The experimental parameters of the in-tube SPE-UPLC analysis were optimized systematically. Then, the in-tube SPE-UPLC method was applied for analyzing the beverage sample, and correlation coefficients (R2) >\u20090.99 were obtained for the linear relationship within limits of 0.1~5.0 μg mL−1. Excellent extraction efficiency, good precision, and satisfactory limit of detection sensitivity between 0.03 and 0.10 μg mL−1 were obtained. The recovery ranged from 71.5 to 88.0%, with RSD ≤\u20096.1%. Furthermore, the proposed method has the features of simple sample pretreatment, high throughput, rapid analysis, cost-effectiveness, and satisfactory sensitivity. Hence, the developed in-tube SPE-UPLC method based on the poly (POSS-OS-co-DVB-co-NMA) SPE column can be potentially used for simple and sensitive detection of preservatives.