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Analysis of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Transformer Oil by Using Liquid-Liquid Partitioning in a Microfluidic Device

Analysis of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Transformer Oil by Using Liquid-Liquid Partitioning in a Microfluidic Device

Arata Aota, Yasumoto Date, Shingo Terakado, Hideo Sugiyama, Naoya Ohmura

Anal Chem. 2011 Oct 15;83(20):7834-40.

PMID: 21892819

Abstract:

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that are present in transformer oil are a common global problem because of their toxicity and environmental persistence. The development of a rapid, low-cost method for measurement of PCBs in oil has been a matter of priority because of the large number of PCB-contaminated transformers still in service. Although one of the rapid, low-cost methods involves an immunoassay, which uses multilayer column separation, hexane evaporation, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) partitioning, antigen-antibody reaction, and a measurement system, there is a demand for more cost-effective and simpler procedures. In this paper, we report a DMSO partitioning method that utilizes a microfluidic device with microrecesses along the microchannel. In this method, PCBs are extracted and enriched into the DMSO confined in the microrecesses under the oil flow condition. The enrichment factor was estimated to be 2.69, which agreed well with the anticipated value. The half-maximal inhibitory concentration of PCBs in oil was found to be 0.38 mg/kg, which satisfies the much stricter criterion of 0.5 mg/kg in Japan. The developed method can realize the pretreatment of oil without the use of centrifugation for phase separation. Furthermore, the amount of expensive reagents required can be reduced considerably. Therefore, our method can serve as a powerful tool for achieving a simpler, low-cost procedure and an on-site analysis system.

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AS2121344	PCBs in Transformer Oil			Price

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