Quantification of transformation products of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine in aqueous extracts from soil based on vacuum-assisted headspace solid-phase microextraction

  • Dina Orazbayeva Center of Physical and Chemical Methods of Research and Analysis, al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-4576
  • Bulat Kenessov Center of Physical and Chemical Methods of Research and Analysis, al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8541-0903
  • Aray Zhakupbekova Center of Physical and Chemical Methods of Research and Analysis, al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Keywords: solid-phase microextraction, vacuum-assisted headspace solid-phase microextraction, transformation products, unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine, soil analysis

Abstract

Quantification of transformation products of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) in soil requires tedious, time- and labor-consuming sample preparation. The simple and fast method for quantification of transformation products of UDMH in aqueous extracts from soil using vacuum-assisted headspace solid-phase microextraction (Vac-HSSPME) was optimized in this work. The method is based on extraction of analytes from soil with water followed by Vac-HSSPME of the obtained aqueous extracts, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis. The target transformation products were: pyrazine, 1-methyl-1H-pyrazole, N-nitrosodimethylamine, N,N-dimethylformamide, 1-methyl-1Н-1,2,4-triazole, 1-methyl-imidazole and 1H-pyrazole. The effect of a sample pH on responses of target analytes was studied. It was negligible, and no pH adjustment was recommended before a subsequent extraction. The water amount was optimized to provide the best combination of analytes responses and their precision. Extraction by adding 7.00 mL of water to 2.0 g of soil ensured linear dependence of responses of the analytes on their concentrations in soil. The optimized method provided detection limits of target analytes in soil in the range from 0.2 to 9 ng/g. The spike recoveries obtained for model samples were in the range 90-103%. The developed method can be recommended for application in laboratories conducting routine analyses of soil samples potentially contaminated by rocket fuel residuals.

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Published
2018-06-30
How to Cite
Orazbayeva, D., Kenessov, B., & Zhakupbekova, A. (2018). Quantification of transformation products of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine in aqueous extracts from soil based on vacuum-assisted headspace solid-phase microextraction. Chemical Bulletin of Kazakh National University, 89(2), 4-11. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15328/cb1014