{"title":"Porous Chitosan Composite Membrane Tandem Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Detection of Metal Elements in Liquid Samples","authors":"Bing Zhang, Cuilan Qu, Rui Wang, Yuanguo Shi, Minxia Lin, Weibiao Zhang, Cheng Qian","doi":"10.56530/spectroscopy.vw6667s5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56530/spectroscopy.vw6667s5","url":null,"abstract":"Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is currently one of the most popular techniques for direct element analysis of solid samples. However, when directly used for liquid sample analysis, there are disadvantages, including sample splashing, plasma quenching, and poor signal stability. These problems can be overcome through liquid-solid matrix conversion; at the same time, LIBS signal enhancement can be realized, and the sensitivity of detection of liquid samples can be improved. For this research, the authors used chitosan (CS) as a raw material, and introduced poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and polyethyleneimine (PEI) to finally synthesize a new type of porous membrane material with better stability and more functional group content. The membrane was used as a liquid-solid conversion matrix material combined with LIBS technology to successfully achieve rapid separation and detection of Cu, Ag, Pb, and Cr, and the corresponding detection limits can reach 0.038, 0.069, 0.012, and 0.009 mg/L, respectively. This method further improves the sensitivity of the LIBS method. Combining it with membrane materials will replace inactive membranes and open up a new way for the rapid analysis of solution samples using LIBS technology.","PeriodicalId":21957,"journal":{"name":"Spectroscopy","volume":"77 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83390785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SpectroscopyPub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.56530/spectroscopy.xy2066v8
F. Adar
{"title":"Calibrating the Composition of a Copolymer","authors":"F. Adar","doi":"10.56530/spectroscopy.xy2066v8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56530/spectroscopy.xy2066v8","url":null,"abstract":"In collaboration with Isao Noda, I have been using Raman spectroscopy to study the properties of the bioplastic polyhydroxybutyrate hexanoate (PHBHx), which depend on the percentage of hexanoate (which produces propyl side branches to the polymer chain). The percentages of hexanoate determine the maximum crystallinity that the polymer can experience, and that determines its physical and chemical properties, which include its optical clarity, dyability, flexibility, and thermal properties (melting and glass transition temperature). It is useful to have an easy way to determine the composition; in this column, we describe how Raman spectroscopy was used to show that this is feasible at an accuracy greater than expected.","PeriodicalId":21957,"journal":{"name":"Spectroscopy","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81142804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SpectroscopyPub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.56530/spectroscopy.er6076l5
G. Açıkgöz, Abdullah Çolak
{"title":"Illicit Drug Analysis in Blood Samples with Multivariate Analysis Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy","authors":"G. Açıkgöz, Abdullah Çolak","doi":"10.56530/spectroscopy.er6076l5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56530/spectroscopy.er6076l5","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to discriminate different types of illicit drugs (MDMA and THC) in blood samples using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) combined with chemometric techniques including principal components analysis (PCA) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA). A PLS-DA classification model was built using a training data set containing Raman spectra from control and experimental groups (drug-detected blood). PLS-DA was performed for discrimination and classification among blood samples. The scores obtained in the PLS-DA model were used to evaluate the performance of the created model. The leave one out cross-validation (LOOCV) method was used for calibration and validation of the PLS-DA model. In the study, it was observed that the SERS method and chemometric techniques together could be used in drug analysis, even at low concentrations in complex body fluids such as blood. As a result, Raman spectroscopy with PCA and PLS-DA methods of data analysis could be used extensively to build similar or different classification models.","PeriodicalId":21957,"journal":{"name":"Spectroscopy","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73830875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SpectroscopyPub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.56530/spectroscopy.pj7374x9
Maria Montes-Bayón
{"title":"Toward Normalization of Quantitative Single Cell ICP-MS Experiments","authors":"Maria Montes-Bayón","doi":"10.56530/spectroscopy.pj7374x9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56530/spectroscopy.pj7374x9","url":null,"abstract":"Single-cell ICP-MS was used to study the uptake and apoptotic status of nanoplatinum (IV) treated cells, specifically selenized yeast, and the question of using commercialized reference material to validate single cell ICP-MS analysis is addressed.","PeriodicalId":21957,"journal":{"name":"Spectroscopy","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136026124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SpectroscopyPub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.56530/spectroscopy.js8781e3
Jerry Workman, H. Mark
{"title":"Artificial Intelligence in Analytical Spectroscopy, Part II: Examples in Spectroscopy","authors":"Jerry Workman, H. Mark","doi":"10.56530/spectroscopy.js8781e3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56530/spectroscopy.js8781e3","url":null,"abstract":"In Part I (February 2023) of this two-part series on artificial intelligence (AI), and its subfield machine learning (ML), we presented the variety of chemometric algorithms used to compare AI, ML, and chemometrics. These algorithms included those used for classification, regression, clustering, ensemble learning, signal processing, and component analysis. Now, in Part II, we discuss the applications of AI to electronic and vibrational spectroscopy. We also touch on some applications of deep learning (DL), which is a subfield of machine learning where more complex artificial neural networks (ANNs) with more hidden layers are used. This column article includes a number of selected references that discuss the application of AI in analytical chemistry and in molecular spectroscopy. We give a few early and late examples of AI and ML as applied to different vibrational spectroscopy methods, such as Raman, infrared (FT-IR), near-infrared (NIR), and ultraviolet–visible (UV-vis) spectroscopic techniques. This article is intended only as a sampling of the numerous research manuscripts addressing this subject.","PeriodicalId":21957,"journal":{"name":"Spectroscopy","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89579378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SpectroscopyPub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.56530/spectroscopy.rn7976g7
Chao Guo, Yiwen Ge, Lan Chu, Qing Zhang, Mingyang Hao, Zhe Liu
{"title":"A Raman Spectral Area Scanning Method to Identify the Sequences of Crossed Writings and Seal Stamps","authors":"Chao Guo, Yiwen Ge, Lan Chu, Qing Zhang, Mingyang Hao, Zhe Liu","doi":"10.56530/spectroscopy.rn7976g7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56530/spectroscopy.rn7976g7","url":null,"abstract":"In the field of document identification, it is always challenging to determine the printing sequences of crossed writings and seal stamps, which can serve as important evidence in litigation. Some common methods to determine the intersection sequence are expensive, destructive, cumbersome, and time-consuming. In this study, we provide several new potential ideas to help solve those problems by using the Raman spectral area scanning method to identify the intersection sequence (printing order) quickly and nondestructively. The results show that for red or blue seal inks, Raman spectroscopy can be used for good verification and as a supplementary method in determining the intersection sequence of writings and seal stamps. It is also effective for pigments analysis and can powerfully complement other analytical methods.","PeriodicalId":21957,"journal":{"name":"Spectroscopy","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85256362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SpectroscopyPub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.56530/spectroscopy.nq1471w5
Xiaoyun Chen, M. Kumbhalkar, J. Fisk, Brian Murdoch
{"title":"In situ Monitoring of Double Metal Cyanide (DMC) Catalyst Synthesis by Raman Spectroscopy","authors":"Xiaoyun Chen, M. Kumbhalkar, J. Fisk, Brian Murdoch","doi":"10.56530/spectroscopy.nq1471w5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56530/spectroscopy.nq1471w5","url":null,"abstract":"Double metal cyanide (DMC) catalyst is widely used for the alkoxylation reaction to produce polyether polyol from ethylene/propylene/butylene oxides. It is challenging to optimize the synthesis process, due to the lack of real-time understanding of the speciation of the reaction mixture. Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and actual alkoxylation reaction performance are effective ways for the evaluation of success of each synthesis, but it is difficult to guide process optimization. An in situ Raman method is developed in this study to monitor the DMC catalyst synthesis in real time to accelerate the process optimization. The synthesis involves the reaction of ZnCl2 and K3Co(CN)6 (KHCC) to form Zn3[Co(CN)6]2 (ZHCC). ZHCC is then converted to DMC in the presence of excess of t-butanol and ZnCl2 in the second step. Characteristic KHCC Raman peaks were observed at 2138 and 2153 cm-1, ZHCC at 2185 and 2206 cm-1, and DMC at 2203 and 2225 cm-1, respectively. This enables realtime tracking of both steps’ conversion. Both t-butanol and ZnCl2 concentrations were found to substantially influence the kinetics of DMC formation, but not the Raman spectra of the final DMC products. The reaction time could be adjusted from hours to minutes through the control of reactant concentrations.","PeriodicalId":21957,"journal":{"name":"Spectroscopy","volume":"76 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85517649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SpectroscopyPub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.56530/spectroscopy.cn5172t4
Richard A. Crocombe, Brooke W. Kammrath, Pauline E Leary
{"title":"Portable Raman Spectrometers: How Small Can They Get?","authors":"Richard A. Crocombe, Brooke W. Kammrath, Pauline E Leary","doi":"10.56530/spectroscopy.cn5172t4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56530/spectroscopy.cn5172t4","url":null,"abstract":"Portable Raman spectrometers have become smaller over the last 20 years, while their performance has increased. This has been made possible by closer coupling of all the components, use of transmission gratings rather than reflection gratings, and general advances in electronics, displays, and battery technologies. An obvious question to ask is whether this trend can continue. This paper describes the technologies and evolution of these instruments, existing limitations, the current landscape of miniature Raman spectrometers, and the state of the art. Finally, the paper also looks at what emerging technologies could be applied in this area, and how those could lead to new applications","PeriodicalId":21957,"journal":{"name":"Spectroscopy","volume":"67 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76531361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SpectroscopyPub Date : 2023-05-01DOI: 10.56530/spectroscopy.ua9474q7
Xiuxiu Zhao, M. Xu, Chunying Ma, Yingying Ma, Xianji Ma
{"title":"Spectrophotometric Determination of Thiosulfate in Desulfurization Solutions by Decoloration of Methylene Blue","authors":"Xiuxiu Zhao, M. Xu, Chunying Ma, Yingying Ma, Xianji Ma","doi":"10.56530/spectroscopy.ua9474q7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56530/spectroscopy.ua9474q7","url":null,"abstract":"Spectrophotometric Determination of Thiosulfate in Desulfurization Solutions by Decoloration of Methylene Blue\u0000Published on: May 1, 2023\u0000Xiuxiu Zhao, Ming Xu, Chunying Ma, Yingying Ma, Xianji Ma\u0000Spectroscopy, May 2023, Volume 38, Issue 5\u0000Pages: 19–22,34\u0000\u0000\u0000This article proposes a method for the determination of thiosulfate by decoloring spectrophotometry with methylene blue as an oxidant. Methylene blue has redox properties. Its oxidized form is blue, and its reduced form is colorless. Thiosulfate is a medium-strength reducing agent. In an acidic medium, the two can undergo redox reactions to reduce methylene blue and cause the solution to exhibit a fading reaction within a certain range, and the degree of fading is proportional to the amount of thiosulfate added. This method measures the change in absorbance (AU) at a fixed wavelength of 664 nm, and ΔAU has a linear relationship with the content of thiosulfate. The linear range is 0–0.3 mmol/L. From this curve, the content of thiosulfate in the desulfurization solution can be accurately measured. This method is not interfered with by other secondary salts in the desulfurization solution during the thiosulfate determination process, and has high sensitivity. The color change can be observed by the naked eye to judge whether there is thiosulfate in the solution. This method is simple to perform and is an improved method for the determination of thiosulfate in a desulfurization solution.","PeriodicalId":21957,"journal":{"name":"Spectroscopy","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83764073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Terahertz Spectral Investigation of L-Cysteine Hydrochloride and its Monohydrate","authors":"Xun Zhang, Bin Yang, Zhenqi Zhu, Yujing Bian, Ruonan Zeng, Wenlong Zhou","doi":"10.56530/spectroscopy.tp4981e2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56530/spectroscopy.tp4981e2","url":null,"abstract":"Although terahertz waves are susceptible to water of crystallization (bound water), we found that the terahertz absorption spectra of cysteine hydrochloride (LCH) and its monohydrate (LCHM) are highly similar. To explain this particular phenomenon, density functional theory (DFT) and the independent gradient model (IGM) were used to obtain the vibration mode and intermolecular interaction of LCH and LCHM. The molecular polarities of LCH and LCHM were then obtained by calculating their molecular polarity index (MPI). The characteristic peak positions in the terahertz spectra of LCH and LCHM basically corresponded, with the superimposed interference of vibration modes and the van der Waals interaction between molecules concealing the expression of hydrogen bonds produced by bound water in the LCHM terahertz spectrum. In addition, the intensity of the characteristic peaks in the LCHM terahertz spectrum was higher because of its higher molecular polarity. In general, the analysis method combining THz-TDS and MPI provides a new theoretical reference for studying the relationship between biomolecules and water.","PeriodicalId":21957,"journal":{"name":"Spectroscopy","volume":"106 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87953119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}