کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1169568 | 960640 | 2009 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

Aluminum oxide activated by heating to 300–400 °C retains n-alkanes with more than about 20 carbon atoms, whereas iso-alkanes largely pass non-retained (with characteristics described in more detail in Part I). This property is useful for the analysis of mineral oil contamination of foods and other matrices: it enables the removal of plant n-alkanes, typically ranging from C23 to C33, when they disturb the analysis of mineral paraffins (usually almost exclusively consisting of iso-alkanes). An on-line HPLC–LC–GC–FID method is proposed in which a first silica gel HPLC column isolates the paraffins from the bulk of edible oils or extracts and is backflushed with dichloromethane. In a second separation step, a 10 cm × 2 mm i.d. column packed with activated aluminum oxide separates the long chain n-alkanes from the fraction of the iso-alkanes which is transferred to GC–FID by the on-column interface and the retention gap technique. The retained n-alkanes are removed by flushing with iso-octane.
Journal: Analytica Chimica Acta - Volume 634, Issue 1, 16 February 2009, Pages 102–109