Refinement of the borohydride reduction method for trace analysis of dissolved and particulate dimethyl sulfoxide in marine water samples

Simó, Rafel, Malin, Gillian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3639-9215 and Liss, Peter S. (1998) Refinement of the borohydride reduction method for trace analysis of dissolved and particulate dimethyl sulfoxide in marine water samples. Analytical Chemistry, 70 (22). pp. 4864-4867. ISSN 0003-2700

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Abstract

A recently reported borohydride reduction method for the trace determination of aqueous dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was adapted for use with a different sample preparation and analytical system, and the adaptation and optimization steps that we followed gave us further insight into the method. Increasing the proportion of reducing agent was critical. A number of compounds with potential for analytical interference were tested, but all proved negative. Water blanks were problematic, with substantial DMSO contamination observed in all but very recently purified water. Preliminary comparison with the highly specific and precise enzyme-linked method gave very good agreement. When DMSO analysis was done sequentially after analysis of dimethyl sulfide and alkali hydrolysis for dimethylsulfoniopropionate, we found that the DMSO concentration was not affected by increasing the length of the hydrolysis step. This allows storage and/or transport of hydrolyzed samples in gastight containers. The adapted method was applied to the novel determination of DMSO on glass fiber filters, and this revealed a significant pool of particulate DMSO in marine particles.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: sdg 14 - life below water ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Climatic Research Unit
Depositing User: Rosie Cullington
Date Deposited: 06 Jun 2011 14:36
Last Modified: 16 Jun 2023 23:53
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/31865
DOI: 10.1021/ac980345o

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