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Comparison of two sample clean‐up methodologies for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in edible oils
Author(s) -
Barranco Alejandro,
AlonsoSalces Rosa M.,
Berrueta Luis A.,
Gallo Blanca,
Vicente Francisca,
Sarobe Martin
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of separation science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.72
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1615-9314
pISSN - 1615-9306
DOI - 10.1002/jssc.200301583
Subject(s) - chromatography , high performance liquid chromatography , chemistry , clean up , sample preparation , detection limit , gas chromatography , reversed phase chromatography , hydrocarbon , certified reference materials , organic chemistry , extraction (chemistry)
Abstract An off‐line high‐performance normal‐phase liquid chromatography procedure with a silica column followed by reversed‐phase high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detection for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in edible oils is reported. The method was validated using certified reference materials and compared with a standardized method widely used in the food industry, consisting in low pressure column chromatography with alumina as stationary phase followed by reversed phase HPLC determination. The limits of detection were lower than 1 ng/g and good selectivity was achieved for both methods. There were no significant differences in accuracies and precisions obtained for each approach. The advantages and disadvantages of the two methods are discussed.