Welchrom QuEChERS
QuEChERS – a Simplified Method of Sample Preparation for Pesticide Analysis
In 2003, M Anastassisdes developed a simple way to prepare food samples for pesticide analysis. It’s called QuEChERS (pronounced as “Catchers”), an acronym for Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe. With QuEChERS, you could prepare your samples in multi-class, multi-residue pesticide analysis while saving time and money. Welch Materials provides high quality, competitive price Welchrom® QuEChERS for your sample preparation.
Why Welchrom® QuEChERS?
• Saving time and money for your sample preparation
• High quality, best reproducibility
• Lowest contamination
• Lower cost as compared to other brands
QuEChERS extraction method is designed for multi-residue pesticide analysis of fruits and vegetables with high water content (80%-95%).
Some compounds will interfere the detection of target pesticide, such as chlorophyll, fatty acid, pigment, which could be removed by QuEChERS.
Some QuEChERS methods add buffers during the extraction step. Two most common methods are the European Committee for Standardization (CEN 15662) method which applies citrate buffer for extraction and the Association of Analytical Communities (AOAC 2007.01) method using acetic acid buffer.
For low-water content fruits and vegetables, additional water needs to be added to optimize the extraction. For high-fatty content fruits and vegetables, C18E should be added to remove it. For high-pigment content fruits and vegetables, graphicarb should be added.
Welchrom® QuEChERS Workflow
Transfer homogenized sample (10g or 15g) to 50ml tube, then add extraction solvent and salt, shake for one minute, centrifuge > 1500rcf for 1 minute.
Welchrom® QuEChERS Extraction Kits:
• 50ml tubes
• Pre-packaged MgSO4, NaCl or other salts
Welchrom® QuEChERS Extraction Bags Ordering Information (without 50ml tubes)
|
Part
Numbers |
Pack
Size |
MgSO |
Na
Acetate |
Na
Citrate |
Na Citrate
Sesquihtdrate |
NaCl |
AOAC QuEChERS
Extraction
Bags for 15 g samples |
00528-00000
|
100 |
6 g |
1.5 g |
|
|
|
EN uEChER
SExtraction Bags for 10 g Samples |
00529-00000
|
100 |
4 g |
|
1 g |
0.5 g |
1 g |
Original QuEChERS
Extraction Bags 10 g Samples |
00530-00000
|
100 |
4g |
|
|
|
1 g |
Step 2: Clean up
Choose right clean up tube, transfer the extracted sample in Step 1 to clean up tube, shake for 30 seconds, then centrifuge > 1500 rcf for 1 minute.
Welchrom® QuEChERS Clean-up Tubes Ordering Information
|
Part Numbers
|
Tubes
|
Pack Size
|
MgSO4
|
PSA
|
C18E
|
GCB
|
AOAC Methodfruits and vegetables |
00531-20020 |
2 mL |
100 |
150 mg |
50 mg |
- |
- |
00531-20021
|
15 mL
|
50
|
1200 mg
|
400 mg
|
|
|
EN Method fruits and vegetables |
00532-20020 |
2 mL |
100 |
150 mg> |
25 mg |
- |
- |
00532-20021
|
15 mL
|
50
|
900 mg
|
150 mg
|
|
|
|
|
AOAC Method Waxy or fatty fruits and vegetables |
00533-20020< |
2 mL |
100 |
150 mg |
50 mg |
50 mg |
- |
00533-20021
|
15 mL
|
50
|
1200 mg
|
400 mg
|
400 mg
|
|
EN Method Waxy or fatty fruits and vegetables |
00534-20020 |
2 mL |
100 |
150 mg |
25 mg |
25 mg |
- |
00534-20021
|
15 mL
|
50
|
900 mg
|
150 mg
|
150 mg
|
-
|
AOAC Method Pigment content fruits and vegetables |
00535-20020 |
2 mL |
100 |
150 mg |
50 mg |
- |
50 mg |
00535-20021 |
2 mL |
50 |
1200 mg |
400 mg |
- |
400 mg |
EN Method Pigment content fruits and
vegetables |
00536-20020 |
2 mL |
100 |
150 mg |
25 mg |
- |
2.5 mg |
00536-20021 |
15 mL
|
50
|
900 mg
|
150 mg
|
-
|
15 mg
|
AOAC Method High pigment and fatty content fruits and vegetables |
00537-20020 |
2 mL |
100 |
150 mg |
50 mg |
50 mg |
50 mg |
00537-20021
|
15 mL
|
50
|
1200 mg
|
400 mg
|
400 mg
|
400 mg
|
EN Method High pigment content fruits and vegetables |
00538-20020 |
2 mL |
100 |
150 mg |
25 mg |
|
7.5 mg |
00538-20021
|
15 mL
|
100
|
900 mg
|
150 mg
|
|
45 mg
|
What are these sorbents used for?
MgSO1 |
Remove H2O in the matrix |
PSA
|
Adsorb the carbohydrate, fatty acid, organic acid and some pigment in the matrix |
C18E
|
Remove non-polar compounds in the matrix |
GCB
|
Remove pigment, sterol in the matrix |
Bulk Sorbents
the Clean-up result from Spinage using different content of Welchrom® GraphiCarb
Application: the analysis of multi-residue pesticide in apple using Welchrom QuEChERS Kit
Extraction
1) Transfer homogenized sample (10g or 15g) to 50ml tube
2) Add 15ml CAN with 1% HOAC
3) Add internal standard
4) Shake for 1 min
5) Add 00529-00000 extraction salt into tube
6) Shake for 1 min
7) Centrifuge > 4000rpm for 5 min
8) Get the above liquid
Clean up
1) Add 1 ml above liquid sample into 00531-20020 clean up tube, shake for 1 min
2) Add 8 ml above liquid sample into 00532-20021 clean up tube, shake for 1 min
3) Centrifuge > 13000rpm for 2 min
4) Get the above liquid for injection
GC Method
Autosampler: Agilent 7683 AS
Column: Welchrom WM-5MS GC Column,30 m*0.25 mm, 0.25um
Gas: He
Temp: 70ć(2min),25ć/min to 150ć(0min),3ć/min to 200ć(0min),8ć/min to 280ć
Volume: 1.0ul
Mass Method
Mode: SIM
Source: Quadrupole Interface
Temp: 230ć, 150ć and 280ć
Results