Miniaturized Dielectric Barrier Discharge-Molecular Emission Spectrometer for Determination of Total Sulfur Dioxide in Food
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SO 2 is a type of additive widely used in the food processing industry as preservative and anti-browning, bleaching, or effective antibacterial agent. However, the SO 2 residue can have adverse effects on human health. In this work, a low-temperature microplasma generated by dielectric barrier discharge was used for the direct, in situ excitation of the molecular emission of SO 2 in food samples. The food samples were acidified and heated to release SO 2 and a miniaturized charge-coupled device spectrometer recorded the characteristic emission line at 301.9 nm. The linear correlation coefficient of the method was greater than 0.99 in the range of 10 to 100 mg L-1. Moreover, the limit of detection was 0.01 mg L-1, with recoveries between 72% and 108% and relative standard deviations of 1.5%-7.6%. The method is simple, accurate, low-cost, involves miniaturized and compact equipment and is suitable for the determination of total SO 2 in food samples.
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The Codex Alimentarius Commission and the United States Food and Drug Administration have issued laws and regulations regarding the additional limit of sulfur dioxide in food.
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- Authors
- Qian, B., Zhao, J., He, Y., Peng, L., Ge, H., & Han, B.
- Affiliations
- Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Han, Bingjun
- Venue
- Food Chemistry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-07
- Volume
- 317
- Pages
- 126437
- ISSN
- 0308-8146 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3008747302
- Cited by
- 23
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- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1
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- 1.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Food Chemistry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (21607171)
- Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System
- Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund for Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences
- Agriculture Research System of China (CARS -31)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Plasma Applications and Diagnostics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanics of Materials › Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Analytical Chemistry › Analytical chemistry methods development
- Keywords
- sulfur dioxide, dielectric barrier discharge, microplasma, miniaturized spectrometer, CCD spectrometer, food additives, food preservatives
- MeSH terms
- Equipment Design, Food Additives, Food Analysis, Miniaturization, Spectrophotometry, Atomic, Sulfur Dioxide, Limit of Detection
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