Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Monika Gorska, Pawel Pohl
Summary: Miniaturized atmospheric pressure glow discharge (APGD) microplasma devices operated in contact with a flowing liquid anode (FLA) or a flowing liquid cathode (FLC) and a He jet were used for determining the concentration of bromine (Br) through optical emission spectrometry (OES). The impact of crucial parameters on the intensity of the Br analytical line was studied and the analytical figures of merit were assessed under optimal conditions. The developed methods showed good endurance to matrix effects and were successfully applied for determining low concentrations of Br in water samples.
MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Monika Gorska, Pawel Pohl
Summary: In this study, novel atmospheric pressure microplasma systems were investigated for the determination of Ga and In by optical emission spectrometry (OES), with optimized working parameters and the addition of low molecular weight organic compounds (LMWOCs) into the solution. The impact of concomitant ions on the signals intensity of Ga and In was also studied, showing the resistance to matrix effects. The detection limits obtained under optimized conditions were comparable to those obtained by large-scale instrumentation, confirming the accuracy and reliability of the developed FLC-APGD-OES method.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Monika Gorska, Pawel Pohl, Krzysztof Greda
Summary: Investigating the impact of antioxidant addition in FLA APGD OES to reduce matrix effects originating from concomitant elements lead to enhancing analyte signals by up to 4.5-fold, improving efficiency in analyte transport. The proposed approach proved suitable for analyses of simulated manganese steel and mineral water samples, with detection limits for Ag, Pb, and Zn ranging from 0.006 to 0.4 μg L-1 and excellent measurement precision and analyte recoveries.
MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Spectroscopy
Monika Gorska, Pawel Pohl
Summary: This study tested tubes of different diameters and materials for their suitability in a flowing liquid cathode atmospheric pressure glow discharge system. The impact of different tube combinations on discharge stability and signal intensity was evaluated. Tungsten and corundum tubes were found to perform well in terms of discharge stability and signal intensity.
SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART B-ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Monika Gorska, Pawel Pohl
Summary: Novel atmospheric pressure glow discharge microplasma systems were investigated for the direct determination of Br and Cl, showing resistance to foreign ions at relatively high concentrations in water and juices samples.
Article
Spectroscopy
Sunil P. Badal, Paul B. Farnsworth, George C-Y Chan, Brian T. Molnar, Jessica R. Hellinger, Jacob T. Shelley
Summary: Plasma-based ambient desorption/ionization sources often use helium as the primary discharge gas, but studies show advantages of mixed-gas plasmas. Adding H-2 to helium can decrease reagent-ion signals while preserving analyte-ion signals. Nitrogen addition increases negative reagent ions for enhanced ion signal of specific compounds. Various molecular gases impact emission characteristics and plasma parameters in mixed-gas systems.
SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART B-ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY
(2021)
Article
Spectroscopy
Jaime Orejas, Yinchenxi Zhang, Cristian Soto-Gancedo, Luis Javier Fernandez-Menendez, Jorge Pisonero, Nerea Bordel
Summary: The Solution-Cathode Glow Discharge (SCGD) is a plasma source that provides simplicity and low consumption for elemental analysis. When combined with Optical Emission Spectrometry (OES), it can achieve ng/mL limits of detection for multiple elements. This study focuses on fundamental plasma diagnostics of SCGD and investigates how dissolved ions in the sample solution affect the performance of the analysis.
SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART B-ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY
(2023)
Review
Spectroscopy
Brian T. Molnar, Jacob T. Shelley
Summary: Plasmas have been used as ionization sources in mass spectrometry experiments since the early days of Thomson and Aston. Plasma ion sources were chosen because they were one of the few known sources of gas-phase ions at the time and were relatively easy to set up and operate. The development of plasma ionization has led to advancements in mass spectrometry and laid the foundation for ionization approaches, mass analysis, and detection methods for very large molecules.
MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Monika Gorska, Krzysztof Greda, Pawel Pohl
Summary: A novel atmospheric pressure glow discharge microplasma system was combined with a hydride generation technique to improve the determination performance of As, Bi, Hg, Sb, and Se. The optimized conditions yielded improved detection limits for these elements, allowing for their quantification in wastewater and spiked water samples.
Article
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Yarong Zhang, Junlin Fang, Shaofeng Xu, Ying Guo, Jianjun Shi
Summary: A two-dimensional self-consistent fluid model was developed to investigate the ignition process of radio frequency (RF) discharge in an atmospheric helium cascade glow discharge. The model considered the case where a pulsed discharge was excited ahead of the RF discharge by applying pulsed DC voltage and RF voltage to two parallel plate electrodes separately. The spatio-temporal distribution of electron, ion, electric field, and mean electron energy showed that the electron and ion localized in the vicinity of the RF electrode with the extinguishment of the pulsed discharge, while a sheath region formed above the pulsed electrode due to the space charge. This explained the asymmetric ignition of RF discharge in the interelectrode gap observed in experiments. The migration of ions towards the pulsed electrode allowed for stable operation of the RF discharge. Furthermore, the migration time of ions from the RF electrode to the pulsed electrode was estimated to be 3.0 μs, which was consistent with the calculated migration time of ions across the discharge gap.
PLASMA SOURCES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiaoxu Peng, Zheng Wang
Summary: The article provides an overview of the development of solution electrode glow discharge (SEGD) in various fields and discusses its discharge mechanism. SEGD has unique advantages for optical emission spectrometry and mass spectrometry, and it has broad research potential in biology and medicine, material synthesis, electrochemistry, etc.
CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Krzysztof Greda, Pawel Pohl
Summary: A new method of optical emission spectrometry (OES) using micmplasma source was developed for the determination of Na, K, Mg, Ca, and Zn in wine, without the need for acid digestion. The study also found that red wines have higher levels of K and Mg, and different grape varieties can be distinguished based on the concentrations of K and Ca.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Meng Zhang, Qingsong Tang, Peixia Li, Lin He, Xiandeng Hou, Xiaoming Jiang
Summary: A new compact tandem excitation source was designed and constructed using an array point discharge microplasma for a miniaturized optical emission spectrometer. The ArrPD microplasma was constructed by arranging three pairs of point discharges in sequence in a narrow discharge chamber, improving excitation capability through serial excitation. The enlarged discharge plasma region allowed for increased interception of gaseous analytes, leading to improved excitation efficiency and OES signal.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Meng Zhang, Qingsong Tang, Peixia Li, Lin He, Xiandeng Hou, Xiaoming Jiang
Summary: A new compact tandem excitation source was designed and constructed using an array point discharge microplasma for a miniaturized optical emission spectrometer. The ArrPD microplasma consisted of three pairs of point discharges arranged in sequence in a narrow discharge chamber, which significantly improved the excitation capability and efficiency. The proposed ArrPD source was compared to a commonly used microplasma source and showed 3-6-fold improvement in analytical sensitivities for seven elements.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Peichao Zheng, Yuanjiang Luo, Jinmei Wang, Qiang Hu, Yang Yang, Xuefeng Mao, Chunhong Lai
Summary: A refrigerating anode method was developed to enhance spectral signals and stability in SCGD-AES for the determination of metal elements. Compared to the unrefrigerated system, the detection limits for Ag, Cd, Cu, Mn, and Zn were significantly improved, and the method exhibited high accuracy and reliability in analyzing water samples. The results indicated that SCGD-AES coupled with a refrigerating anode could provide an effective analytical method for on-line determination of metal elements.
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Krzysztof Swiderski, Krzysztof Greda, Pawel Pohl, Piotr Jamroz
Summary: This study evaluated the application of hanging drop cathode atmospheric pressure glow discharge coupled with a Dove prism as an efficient excitation microsource for optical emission spectrometry. The operating conditions were optimized using a design of experiment approach, and it was found that the addition of formic acid significantly enhanced the atomic emission lines of Ag, Pb, and Tl, resulting in improved detection limits for these elements.
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Anna Dzimitrowicz, Pawel Pohl, Magda Caban, Piotr Jamroz, Piotr Cyganowski, Mateusz Bykowski, Aleksandra Klimczak, Aleksandra Bielawska-Pohl
Summary: This research proposed a method for functionalizing orange juice using direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge, which increased the concentration of certain substances and prolonged the shelf life of the juice. The treated juice showed no toxicity towards non-malignant cells, but exhibited cytotoxicity towards malignant cells, making it a potential alternative to untreated juice.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Pawel Pohl, Anna Dzimitrowicz, Piotr Cyganowski, Piotr Jamroz
Summary: Cold atmospheric pressure plasma (CAPP) technology can be used to treat fruit and vegetable beverages, not only extending their shelf-life, but also improving their nutritional properties and anticancer activity. The presence of numerous reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) at the plasma-liquid interface can increase the content of nutritional and bioactive compounds in the beverages.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Pawel Pohl, Maja Welna, Anna Szymczycha-Madeja, Krzysztof Greda, Piotr Jamroz, Anna Dzimitrowicz
Summary: The Box-Behnken response surface design and individual desirability functions were used to develop a new and simplified sample preparation method for coffee brews. The method showed high precision and accuracy, and was successfully applied to the multielement analysis of different types of coffee and various brewing devices.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Piotr Cyganowski, Magda Caban, Mujahid Ameen Khan, Mateusz M. Marzec, Andrzej Zak, Pawel Pohl, Piotr Jamroz, Andrzej Bernasik, Anna Dzimitrowicz
Summary: Monosaccharide- and polysaccharide biopolymer-stabilized rhenium oxide nanoparticles have been effectively applied for the deactivation of furazolidone and chloramphenicol dissolved in solutions. The optical and granulometric properties of the stabilized nanoparticles were revealed using various experimental techniques. The raw nanoparticles showed a high efficiency in reducing both furazolidone and chloramphenicol, while the saccharide-stabilized nanostructure was less effective in reducing chloramphenicol.
PLASMA CHEMISTRY AND PLASMA PROCESSING
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Pawel Pohl, Maja Welna, Anna Szymczycha-Madeja, Piotr Cyganowski, Piotr Jamroz, Anna Dzimitrowicz
Summary: A new analytical method was proposed for multielement analysis of Pu-erh teas infusions, with precise and reliable results. The method showed good detectability and was successfully applied to analyze the infusion of Pu-erh teas and verify the effect of their preparation conditions.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Dominik Terefinko, Magda Caban, Agata Motyka-Pomagruk, Weronika Babinska, Pawel Pohl, Piotr Jamroz, Piotr Cyganowski, Wojciech Sledz, Ewa Lojkowska, Piotr Stepnowski, Anna Dzimitrowicz
Summary: The high demands from the medical and husbandry sectors have caused a global production of 100,000 tonnes of various antibiotics annually. To address the subsequent increase in resistance of virulent human bacterial pathogens due to exposure to sublethal doses of antibiotics, there is an urgent need for novel methods and techniques for antibiotic degradation in aqueous solutions. In this study, high-throughput continuous flow plasma pencil and plasma brush methods were developed and evaluated for their effectiveness in removing antibiotics from solutions. The plasma brush method showed significantly higher degradation rates compared to the plasma pencil method.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Maja Welna, Anna Szymczycha-Madeja, Pawel Pohl
Summary: A fully validated ICP-OES-based method combined with simplified sample preparation was proposed for the determination of elements in YM drinks. Acidification with HNO3 and US provided the best results with LODs at 0.11-8.5 ng g(-1), precision below 5%, and trueness better than 5%. YM drinks commercially available in Poland were analyzed and found to have low bioaccessibility of essential elements but relatively high bioaccessible caffeine content.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mujahid Ameen Khan, Anna Dzimitrowicz, Magda Caban, Piotr Jamroz, Dominik Terefinko, Wlodzimierz Tylus, Pawel Pohl, Piotr Cyganowski
Summary: The common utilization of antimicrobial agents in medicine and veterinary creates serious problems with multidrug resistance. This study used a DBD-CAPP system as a tool to deactivate nitrobased pharmaceuticals in solutions. The reactive species generated in the DBD-CAPP-treated liquid played a dual role in the degradation of the drugs and the production of Re nanoparticles. The catalytically enhanced DBD-CAPP achieved higher removal of Furazolidone and Chloramphenicol in waste solutions compared to DBD-CAPP alone.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Bachir Ben Seghir, Meriem Hima, Fatima Moulatti, Ibtihal Sahraoui, Ilham Ben Amor, Soumeia Zeghoud, Hadia Hemmami, Imane Kouadri, Asma Ben Amor, Mohammed Messaoudi, Shakeel Ahmed, Abdelkrim Rebiai, Pawel Pohl
Summary: The green approach-based nanoparticle synthesis is a cost-effective and ecologically responsible method. This article describes a simple method for producing MgO and ZnO nanoparticles using aqueous extracts of Zingiber officinale and Glycyrrhiza roots, and investigates their characterization and antibacterial activity.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Maja Welna, Anna Szymczycha-Madeja, Pawel Pohl
Summary: An analytical method for determining total Sn in canned tomatoes was developed using hydride generation (HG) coupled to inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP OES) without laborious sample preparation. Different reagents were tested for ultrasound-assisted extraction to replace the traditional wet sample digestion, and aqua regia showed the best results. The developed method had a detection limit of 0.74 ng g(-1), a precision of better than 6%, and a trueness of 98.4-104%.
Article
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Rita Gelli, Monica Tonelli, Francesca Ridi, Dominik Terefinko, Anna Dzimitrowicz, Pawel Pohl, Aleksandra Bielawska-Pohl, Piotr Jamroz, Aleksandra Klimczak, Massimo Bonini
Summary: Atmospheric pressure plasma treatments can modify the surface properties of magnesium phosphate-based cements (MPCs), resulting in changes in the relative amounts of different phases. These modified MPCs show good biocompatibility and promote cell proliferation, adhesion, and osteogenic differentiation.
ACS BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Michelle Buoso, Beatrice Campanella, Massimo Onor, Emanuela Pitzalis, Alessandro D'Ulivo
Summary: The use of BH intermediates as derivatization reagents significantly improves the tolerance to interference from transition metal ions in the generation of SbH3 and BiH3, and shows high tolerance in a wide range of acidity. The method has been successfully applied to the determination of Sb and Bi in complex samples, providing further understanding of the chemical behavior of borohydrides.
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Chao-Feng Li, Xuan-Ce Wang, Zhu-Yin Chu, Peng Peng
Summary: Thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) is the standard method for obtaining precise Sr-87/Sr-86 isotopic ratios. However, our developed hydrofluoric acid coprecipitation method offers a low-cost, rapid, simple, and high-throughput alternative for analyzing red wine samples, effectively eliminating isobaric interference and matrix element inhibition.
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Ivan B. Krstic, Bratislav M. Obradovic, Milorad M. Kuraica
Summary: This paper presents the spatio-temporal dynamics of a Grimm-type microsecond pulsed glow discharge (mu PGD) in argon at 6 mbar. The occurrence of a high current peak during the discharge ignition is analyzed and the importance of displacement current is emphasized. The development of electron excitation temperature for argon atoms and ions at various distances from the cathode is measured. The spatio-temporal evolution of selected spectral lines of argon and copper atoms and ions is analyzed during different phases of the discharge. The results suggest that the behavior of spectral line emissions differs between the pre-peak and afterglow periods, with different lines reaching maximum intensity during these phases. The appearance time and decay time of the afterpeak are shorter for ions than for atoms. These findings are explained in terms of three-body recombination processes and ion mobilities.
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Qiuyun Wang, Anmin Chen, Xun Gao
Summary: In this paper, the combination of Tesla coil discharge (TCD) and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) was used to enhance the emission of Al atomic lines and AlO molecular bands. The optimized distance between the TCD tip and the sample surface was found to be 5 mm, and the optimal laser energy was 25.1 mJ. Furthermore, TCD-SELIBS showed lower limits of detection (LoDs) for Cr and Pb elements compared to surface enhanced LIBS (SELIBS). The combination of TCD and LIBS is a promising technology for high-sensitivity analysis of heavy metals in water, with the advantages of simplicity, low cost, ease of operation, industrialization, and commercialization.
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Yanwen Tang, Tingguang Lan, Jianfeng Gao, Zhongjie Bai, Xiaowen Huang, Junjie Han, Na Liu
Summary: Titanium is an important metal widely used in various industries. Ilmenite minerals are the main source of titanium metal and can be found in igneous and metamorphic rocks as well as different types of deposits. To accurately determine U-Pb ages of ilmenite, a new calibration method and appropriate reference materials are urgently needed. Laser ablation sector field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry has been used to minimize matrix effects and zircon 91500 has been identified as a suitable reference material for measuring the Pb/U ratio in ilmenite. The direct calibration method using zircon 91500 as an external standard has been found to be effective for in situ U-Pb dating of ilmenite samples under different ablation settings.
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY
(2024)