Determination of Petroleum Oil in Soil by Fluorescence Spectrophotometry with Oscillatory Extraction

BACKGROUNDAs an important index of soil environmental quality, the determination of petroleum oil has become one of the must-test items in environmental monitoring. The gravimetric method is not suitable for the purpose of environmental monitoring because it can only be used for the determination of...

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Main Authors: Yuan LI, Xiaoyan DUAN, Yuge SHI, Gang LI
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Published: Science Press, PR China 2023-12-01
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Xiaoyan DUAN
Yuge SHI
Gang LI
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Yuge SHI
Gang LI
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description BACKGROUNDAs an important index of soil environmental quality, the determination of petroleum oil has become one of the must-test items in environmental monitoring. The gravimetric method is not suitable for the purpose of environmental monitoring because it can only be used for the determination of non-volatile substances and has low sensitivity. Gas chromatography is mainly used for the determination of C10-C40 saturated alkanes in samples. The infrared spectrometry used characteristic absorption at different wavenumber to characterize the content of petroleum substances in the samples, but the response of infrared spectrometry to aromatic hydrocarbons is not sensitive.OBJECTIVESTo establish a simple pre-treatment efficiency, low detection limit and good reproducible method for determination of petroleum oil in soil.METHODSUsing n-hexane as the solvent, adsorption column as the extraction method and oscillatory as the pretreatment method, petroleum oil was extracted from soil and determined by fluorescence spectrophotometry.RESULTSUnder the optimal conditions that with 275nm as the excitation wavelength and 315nm as the emission wavelength,the extraction solvent was n-hexane and the extraction method was adsorption column, the calibration curves of petroleum oil were linear with correlation coefficients 0.999, and the detection limit was 3mg/kg. The relative standard derivations (RSDs) were from 2.5% to 9.2% and the average spiked recoveries were between 80.0% and 110%. Compared with the currently valid infrared spectrometry method (HJ 1051—2019), the results of the two methods were consistent.CONCLUSIONSThe solvent of n-hexane has higher toxicity and stability than tetrachloroethene, and better environmental friendliness. The oscillatory extraction method is simple and easy to operate. The detection limit of this method is lower than that of infrared spectrometry (4mg/kg), and the precision and accuracy of the method is good. This method can be used as a supplement to the existing methods for the detection of petroleum in soil.
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spelling doaj-art-342c665d1aaa4ee09bf964c5bc7dca2a2025-08-20T02:59:23ZengScience Press, PR ChinaYankuang ceshi0254-53572023-12-014261240124710.15898/j.ykcs.202211150218yk202211150218Determination of Petroleum Oil in Soil by Fluorescence Spectrophotometry with Oscillatory ExtractionYuan LI0Xiaoyan DUAN1Yuge SHI2Gang LI3Ecology and Environmental Monitoring Center of Xinjiang, Urumqi 830011, ChinaEcology and Environmental Monitoring Center of Xinjiang, Urumqi 830011, ChinaEcology and Environmental Monitoring Center of Xinjiang, Urumqi 830011, ChinaEcology and Environmental Monitoring Center of Xinjiang, Urumqi 830011, ChinaBACKGROUNDAs an important index of soil environmental quality, the determination of petroleum oil has become one of the must-test items in environmental monitoring. The gravimetric method is not suitable for the purpose of environmental monitoring because it can only be used for the determination of non-volatile substances and has low sensitivity. Gas chromatography is mainly used for the determination of C10-C40 saturated alkanes in samples. The infrared spectrometry used characteristic absorption at different wavenumber to characterize the content of petroleum substances in the samples, but the response of infrared spectrometry to aromatic hydrocarbons is not sensitive.OBJECTIVESTo establish a simple pre-treatment efficiency, low detection limit and good reproducible method for determination of petroleum oil in soil.METHODSUsing n-hexane as the solvent, adsorption column as the extraction method and oscillatory as the pretreatment method, petroleum oil was extracted from soil and determined by fluorescence spectrophotometry.RESULTSUnder the optimal conditions that with 275nm as the excitation wavelength and 315nm as the emission wavelength,the extraction solvent was n-hexane and the extraction method was adsorption column, the calibration curves of petroleum oil were linear with correlation coefficients 0.999, and the detection limit was 3mg/kg. The relative standard derivations (RSDs) were from 2.5% to 9.2% and the average spiked recoveries were between 80.0% and 110%. Compared with the currently valid infrared spectrometry method (HJ 1051—2019), the results of the two methods were consistent.CONCLUSIONSThe solvent of n-hexane has higher toxicity and stability than tetrachloroethene, and better environmental friendliness. The oscillatory extraction method is simple and easy to operate. The detection limit of this method is lower than that of infrared spectrometry (4mg/kg), and the precision and accuracy of the method is good. This method can be used as a supplement to the existing methods for the detection of petroleum in soil.http://www.ykcs.ac.cn/article/doi/10.15898/j.ykcs.202211150218soilpetroleum oiloscillatory extractionfluorescence spectrophotometryhexane
spellingShingle Yuan LI
Xiaoyan DUAN
Yuge SHI
Gang LI
Determination of Petroleum Oil in Soil by Fluorescence Spectrophotometry with Oscillatory Extraction
Yankuang ceshi
soil
petroleum oil
oscillatory extraction
fluorescence spectrophotometry
hexane
title Determination of Petroleum Oil in Soil by Fluorescence Spectrophotometry with Oscillatory Extraction
title_full Determination of Petroleum Oil in Soil by Fluorescence Spectrophotometry with Oscillatory Extraction
title_fullStr Determination of Petroleum Oil in Soil by Fluorescence Spectrophotometry with Oscillatory Extraction
title_full_unstemmed Determination of Petroleum Oil in Soil by Fluorescence Spectrophotometry with Oscillatory Extraction
title_short Determination of Petroleum Oil in Soil by Fluorescence Spectrophotometry with Oscillatory Extraction
title_sort determination of petroleum oil in soil by fluorescence spectrophotometry with oscillatory extraction
topic soil
petroleum oil
oscillatory extraction
fluorescence spectrophotometry
hexane
url http://www.ykcs.ac.cn/article/doi/10.15898/j.ykcs.202211150218
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