[Determination of cyanamide in workplace air by high-performance liquid chromatography].

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To establish a method for determining cyanamide in workplace air by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

METHODS:

Air samples were collected from the workplace using the shock absorption tube containing water solution at a rate of 2.8∼3.0 ml/min for 60 min; dansyl chloride was used as a derivatization reagent to conduct pre-column derivatization, and the procedure was as follows: acetone solution (2.5 ml), mixed solution (1.0 ml) containing 0.016 mol/L Na2CO3 and 0.184 mol/L NaHCO3, and 10 mg/ml acetone solution of dansyl chloride (0.5 ml) were added into the samples, and reaction proceeded in a water bath (50 °C) for 1 h. HPLC was performed on an ODS C18 column (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 üm) with a mobile phase of acetonitrile-phosphate buffer (35:65) at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min and a column temperature of 25°C; a fluorescence detector was used at an excitation wavelength of 360 nm and an emission wavelength of 495 nm.

RESULTS:

The minimum detectable concentration of cyanamide was 0.05 üg/ml; a good linear relationship was noted when the concentration of cyanamide was 0.2∼100.0 üg/ml; the intraday relative standard deviation (RSD) was 0.28%∼1.18%, and the interday RSD was 0.22∼2.16%; the recovery rate was 95.7%∼103.0%, and the sampling efficiency was 95.8%∼96.9%. Water solution of cyanamide (pH<6.5) could be stable in the dark at room temperature for 7 d.

CONCLUSION:

This method is stable, reliable, easy to operate, and highly sensitive and suitable for determination of cyanamide in workplace air.

• Authors: Yuping Bai, Qingzhao Li, Guoying Zheng, Weijun Guan, Qian Wang, Dong Ma
• Journal: Zhonghua lao dong wei sheng zhi ye bing za zhi = Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi = Chinese journal of industrial hygiene and occupational diseases (Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi) Vol. 32 Issue 1 Pg. 72-4 (Jan 2014) ISSN: 1001-9391 [Print] China
• PMID: 24429000 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Air Pollutants
• Cyanamide

Topics

• Air Pollutants (analysis)
• Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid (methods)
• Cyanamide (analysis)
• Occupational Exposure (analysis)
• Workplace