Application of high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection for the analysis of N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N’-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine quinone in ambient particulates

A simple and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method with electrochemical detection (ECD) was developed for measuring N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N’-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine quinone (6-PPDQ) in environmental samples. The system used C30 columns for sample separation and a dual-mode...

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Main Authors: Natsumi Okawa, Akira Ito, Vonika Ka-Man Au, Nozomu Tsuchiya, Takayuki Kameda
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Akira Ito
Vonika Ka-Man Au
Nozomu Tsuchiya
Takayuki Kameda
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Vonika Ka-Man Au
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Takayuki Kameda
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description A simple and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method with electrochemical detection (ECD) was developed for measuring N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N’-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine quinone (6-PPDQ) in environmental samples. The system used C30 columns for sample separation and a dual-mode electrochemical detector with a reduction cell, followed by an oxidation/detection cell connected in series. Under the optimal reduction voltage (–600 mV vs. Au) and optimal oxidation voltage (+600 mV vs. Ag/AgCl), the assay demonstrated high accuracy (96 %–107 %) when applied to airborne particulate sample extracts spiked with known amounts of 6-PPDQ. The detection limit was 3 fmol per injection (signal-to-noise ratio = 3), with a calibration range of 0.1–100 pmol, exhibiting excellent linearity (R2 > 0.9995). Using this newly developed HPLC-ECD analytical method with simple sample preparation, daily variations in 6-PPDQ concentrations in airborne particles collected in Kyoto, Japan, ranging from 21 to 165 fmol m–3 (n = 20), were successfully measured, highlighting the high potential of this HPLC-ECD method for routine trace analysis in environmental samples.
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spelling doaj-art-2718487c72584ff3b0accbb7af3beb4e2025-08-20T02:05:20ZengElsevierJournal of Chromatography Open2772-39172025-05-01710023210.1016/j.jcoa.2025.100232Application of high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection for the analysis of N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N’-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine quinone in ambient particulatesNatsumi Okawa0Akira Ito1Vonika Ka-Man Au2Nozomu Tsuchiya3Takayuki Kameda4Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, JapanEicom Corporation, 113 Shimotobakita Enmenda-Cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, 612–8497, JapanGraduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, JapanGraduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, JapanGraduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan; Corresponding author.A simple and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method with electrochemical detection (ECD) was developed for measuring N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N’-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine quinone (6-PPDQ) in environmental samples. The system used C30 columns for sample separation and a dual-mode electrochemical detector with a reduction cell, followed by an oxidation/detection cell connected in series. Under the optimal reduction voltage (–600 mV vs. Au) and optimal oxidation voltage (+600 mV vs. Ag/AgCl), the assay demonstrated high accuracy (96 %–107 %) when applied to airborne particulate sample extracts spiked with known amounts of 6-PPDQ. The detection limit was 3 fmol per injection (signal-to-noise ratio = 3), with a calibration range of 0.1–100 pmol, exhibiting excellent linearity (R2 > 0.9995). Using this newly developed HPLC-ECD analytical method with simple sample preparation, daily variations in 6-PPDQ concentrations in airborne particles collected in Kyoto, Japan, ranging from 21 to 165 fmol m–3 (n = 20), were successfully measured, highlighting the high potential of this HPLC-ECD method for routine trace analysis in environmental samples.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S27723917250003016-PPD quinoneHPLC-ECDTire wear particlesAirborne particlesRoad dust
spellingShingle Natsumi Okawa
Akira Ito
Vonika Ka-Man Au
Nozomu Tsuchiya
Takayuki Kameda
Application of high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection for the analysis of N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N’-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine quinone in ambient particulates
Journal of Chromatography Open
6-PPD quinone
HPLC-ECD
Tire wear particles
Airborne particles
Road dust
title Application of high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection for the analysis of N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N’-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine quinone in ambient particulates
title_full Application of high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection for the analysis of N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N’-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine quinone in ambient particulates
title_fullStr Application of high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection for the analysis of N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N’-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine quinone in ambient particulates
title_full_unstemmed Application of high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection for the analysis of N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N’-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine quinone in ambient particulates
title_short Application of high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection for the analysis of N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N’-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine quinone in ambient particulates
title_sort application of high performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection for the analysis of n 1 3 dimethylbutyl n phenyl p phenylenediamine quinone in ambient particulates
topic 6-PPD quinone
HPLC-ECD
Tire wear particles
Airborne particles
Road dust
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772391725000301
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