Preparation of gamma-alumina nanoparticle modified polyacrylamide composite and study on its solid phase extraction of Sunset Yellow

摘要

An organic-inorganic composite, gamma-alumina nanoparticle modified polyacrylamide, was synthesized in this study. The composite was characterized by scanning electron microscope, nitrogen adsorption-desorption measurement, thermal gravimetric analyzer, differential scanning calorimetry, and Fourier-transformed infrared spectrometer. A novel solid-phase extraction method with the synthesized composite as the adsorbent was developed for the enrichment of Sunset Yellow coupled with ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry. To obtain the optimum extraction efficiency, the experimental parameters in the processes of preparation of the adsorbent and solid-phase extraction were studied including synthesis temperature, synthesis time, the dosage of gamma-alumina nanoparticles, sample flow rate, sample pH, eluant concentration, and eluant flow rate. Under the optimum conditions, the detection limit of the developed method was calculated to be 0.037 mu g mL(-1) with intra-day and inter-day relative standard deviation values of 2.57% and 3.89%, respectively. When the method was applied to the determination of Sunset Yellow in beverages, satisfactory recoveries were obtained in the range of 92.3-109.8%.