TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of pH on the analysis of 2-MIB and geosmin in water
AU - Hsieh, Wen Hsing
AU - Hung, Wei Nung
AU - Wang, Gen Shuh
AU - Hsieh, Shu Ting
AU - Lin, Tsair Fuh
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments This study was funded by the Department of Industrial Technology, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan, under Grant Number 98-EC-17-A-10-S2-0066.
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - 2-Methylisoborneol (2-MIB) and trans-1,10-dimethyl-trans-9-decalol (geosmin) are two commonly observed taste and odor compounds present in drinking water sources. The effects of pH on the analysis of the two chemicals are investigated using a gas chromatograph and mass spectrometric detector (GC/MSD) coupled with three preconcentration methods, namely solid-phase microextraction (SPME), purge-and-trap concentration (PTC), and liquid-liquid extraction (LLE). At neutral and alkaline pH conditions, the concentrations detected for both compounds remain constant. However, a substantial reduction of concentration for both chemicals is observed when the water solution pH is less than 5. Under acidic conditions (pH≅2.5), the 2-MIB concentrations detected by GC/MSD coupled with SPME, PTC, and LLE are 87%, 16%, and 37% lower than those measured at pH 6-7, respectively. For geosmin, a decrease in concentration is only observed when using GC/MSD-SPME, presumably due to the higher extraction temperature compared to the other two techniques. The pH-dependent behavior was attributed to dehydration of the tertiary alcohols of 2-MIB and geosmin under acidic conditions. The dehydration for 2-MIB and geosmin is reversible, and the analysis can be mitigated by adjusting the water solution pH back to a neutral condition.
AB - 2-Methylisoborneol (2-MIB) and trans-1,10-dimethyl-trans-9-decalol (geosmin) are two commonly observed taste and odor compounds present in drinking water sources. The effects of pH on the analysis of the two chemicals are investigated using a gas chromatograph and mass spectrometric detector (GC/MSD) coupled with three preconcentration methods, namely solid-phase microextraction (SPME), purge-and-trap concentration (PTC), and liquid-liquid extraction (LLE). At neutral and alkaline pH conditions, the concentrations detected for both compounds remain constant. However, a substantial reduction of concentration for both chemicals is observed when the water solution pH is less than 5. Under acidic conditions (pH≅2.5), the 2-MIB concentrations detected by GC/MSD coupled with SPME, PTC, and LLE are 87%, 16%, and 37% lower than those measured at pH 6-7, respectively. For geosmin, a decrease in concentration is only observed when using GC/MSD-SPME, presumably due to the higher extraction temperature compared to the other two techniques. The pH-dependent behavior was attributed to dehydration of the tertiary alcohols of 2-MIB and geosmin under acidic conditions. The dehydration for 2-MIB and geosmin is reversible, and the analysis can be mitigated by adjusting the water solution pH back to a neutral condition.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11270-011-0896-4
DO - 10.1007/s11270-011-0896-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84856532896
SN - 0049-6979
VL - 223
SP - 715
EP - 721
JO - Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
JF - Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
IS - 2
ER -