G004220

GC Analysis of PCBs in Transformer Oil on a 5% Phenyl Column after SPE using Supelclean^™ Sulfoxide

suitable for GC, application for SPE

Properties

• technique(s): gas chromatography (GC): suitable; solid phase extraction (SPE): suitable
• test parameters: SPE tube/cartridge: Supelclean Sulfoxide SPE Tube, Glass 6 g/20 mL (55252-U); sample preparation: SPE (Solid Phase Extraction); column: 5% phenyl polysiloxane (Supelco equivalent, SLB-5ms, 28471-U); sample addition: transformer oil spiked with PCBs; detector: QMS (For full method details, please see reference (1)); extraction process: Sample Pre-treatment: paraffin oil was spiked with a Kanechlor PCB mix at the total levels of 3.7 ppm (mg/kg) and diluted with hexane (1:1 v/v). (Commercial insulation oil (Japan Industrial Standard JIS C2320-1999, insulating oil, Class 1-2/4).); condition: 20 mL acetone; 40 mL of hexane; sample addition: 0.4 mL diluted oil sample; elution: 12 mL hexane (elutes oil interferences); 25 mL hexane (elutes PCBs); eluate post-treatment: concentrate under nitrogen
• suitability: application for SPE
• application(s): environmental

Description

Application

Sample Pre-treatment:
Commercial insulation oil (Japan Industrial Standard JIS C2320-1999, insulating oil, Class 1-2/4, paraffin oil) was spiked with a Kanechlor PCB mix at the total levels of 3.7 ppm (mg/kg) and diluted with hexane (1:1 v/v).

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