Voltammetric investigation and development of electroanalytical procedure for the determination of fipronil using the graphite-polyurethane composite electrode

O comportamento eletroquímico do inseticida fipronil, 5-amino-[(2,6-dicloro)-4-trifluormetil-fenil]-4-trifluormetil-sulfinil-1H pirazol-3-carbonitrila, foi investigado pelas técnicas de voltametria cíclica, voltametria de onda quadrada, eletrólise a potencial controlado e voltametria de redissolução de onda quadrada utilizando o eletrodo compósito de grafite-poliuretana. O fipronil apresentou um comportamento de um sistema irreversível com potencial de pico de 0,95 V. O processo de transferência de carga apresentou um controle misto de difusão e adsorção de espécies na superfície do eletrodo. O pH 8,0 foi escolhido para o desenvolvimento de uma metodologia eletroanalítica para determinação do composto. Os estudos por eletrólise a potencial controlado mostraram que a oxidação do inseticida envolve a participação de um elétron. Na voltametria de onda quadrada, o melhor sinal de corrente foi obtido com os valores de freqüência de 100 s-1, amplitude de 50 mV e incremento de varredura de 2 mV. Os limites de detecção e de quantificação foram calculados pelo método da IUPAC e pelo método de extrapolação da curva analítica. A metodologia desenvolvida foi comparada com o método oficial de análise, a cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência com detecção de ultravioleta por meio do método de curvas de calibração por meio de adição externa de padrão e foi observada concordância entre os dois métodos no intervalo de concentração estudado. Nos estudos de pré-concentração, as melhores condições encontradas foram um potencial de acumulação de 0,5 V e tempo de acumulação de 120 s. Amostras de águas naturais, formulação veterinária e leite foram analisadas pelos procedimentos propostos.The electrochemical behavior of the insecticide fipronil, 5-amine-[(2,6-dichloro)-4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl]-4-trifluoromethyl-sulfynil-1H pyrazole-3-carbonitrile, was investigated by cyclic voltammetry, square wave voltammetry, controlled potential electrolysis and square wave stripping voltammetry using the graphite-polyurethane composite electrode. The electrochemical behavior of fipronil is a typical irreversible system and a peak potential at 0.95 V was observed. The charge transference process is controlled by diffusion and adsorption of species at electrode surface. The pH value 8.0 was chosen in order to develop an electroanalytical methodology for the determination the compound. Controlled potential electrolysis studies showed that the fipronil oxidation involves the participation of one electron. Square wave voltammetry investigations showed that the best current intensity was obtained using the values of a frequency of 100 s-1, pulse amplitude of 50 mV and scan increment of 2 mV. The limits of detection and quantification were calculated the IUPAC equations and statistics equations. The developed methodology was compared to the official analysis method, high performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection, using the calibration curves method. Both procedures are in agreement with the concentration-studied range. Stripping analysis studies were done in order to determine fipronil traces in natural water. The best conditions found were the accumulation potential of 0.5 V and accumulation time of 120 s. The electroanalytical methodology, based on the square wave voltammetry, was applied for the analysis of natural water samples, a commercial veterinary formulation and milk samples

Identification of natural pigments from vegetal species using paper chromatography

Submitted by Liliane Ferreira ([email protected]) on 2018-09-04T14:54:34Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Artigo - Fabiano Okumura - 2002.pdf: 53564 bytes, checksum: fd6f91d3289231f693c14a32a1ef19ea (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5)Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira ([email protected]) on 2018-09-05T11:48:06Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Artigo - Fabiano Okumura - 2002.pdf: 53564 bytes, checksum: fd6f91d3289231f693c14a32a1ef19ea (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5)Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-05T11:48:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Artigo - Fabiano Okumura - 2002.pdf: 53564 bytes, checksum: fd6f91d3289231f693c14a32a1ef19ea (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002The use of natural dyes to demonstrate principles of paper chromatography is proposed. Extraction of the coloring compounds were performed in order to obtain the aglycone form of the anthocyanins present in the crude extracts. Separations were carried out on chromatographic paper with BAW (butanol/acetic acid/water) as mobile phase and the results compared with literature data. The crude extracts were obtained from Tibouchina granulosa, Rododhendron simsii, Impatiens walleriana flowers which are wildely found in Brazil and Phaseolus vulgaris L. grains skin which is the principal ingredient of the world famous “feijoada”. Such species were chosen in order to attract the students attention since they are present in their quotidian, in agreement with the new proposals for Brazilian education

Termogravimetria: um novo enfoque para a clássica determinação de cálcio em cascas de ovos Termogravimetry: a new approach for the classic determination of calcium in eggshells

<abstract language="eng">The use of thermoanalytical data in sample preparation is described as a tool to catch the students' attention to some details that can simplify both the analysis and the analytical procedure. In this case, the thermal decomposition of eggshells was first investigated by thermogravimetry (TGA). Although the classical procedures suggest long exposure to high temperatures, the TGA data showed that the decomposition of organic matter takes place immediately when the sample is heated up to 800 °C under air atmosphere. After decomposition, the calcium content was determined by flame atomic emission photometry and compared with the results obtained using classical volumetric titration with EDTA

Preoperative risk score for prediction of long-term outcomes after hepatectomy for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Report of a collaborative, international-based, external validation study

International audienceA preoperative risk score (PRS) to predict outcome of patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma treated by liver surgery could be clinically relevant.To assess accuracy for broadly adoption, external validation of predictive models on independent datasets is crucial. The objective of this study was to externally validate the score for prediction of long-term outcomes after liver surgery for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma proposed by Sasaki et al. and based on preoperative albumin, neutrophil-to-lymphocytes-ratio, CA19-9 and tumor size