Rapid detection of propiconazole and tebuconazole in wood by solid phase desorption: ion mobility spectrometry

• Published in: Wood science and technology Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 205 - 214
• Main Authors: Rasmussen, J. S., Felby, C., Prasad, S., Schmidt, H., Eiceman, G. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01-05-2011; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Arsenates; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Ceramics; Chromium; Composites; Desorption; Environmental law; Environmental legislation; Fungicides; Glass; Ionic mobility; Ions; Legislation; Life Sciences; Machines; Manufacturing; Mobility; Natural Materials; Original; Pine trees; Pinus sylvestris; Preservatives; Processes; Propiconazole; Sample preparation; Scientific imaging; Shavings; Solid phases; Spectrometry; Spectroscopy; Tebuconazole; Wood; Wood preservatives; Wood Science & Technology; Azole; Wood Sample; Drift Time; Tebuconazole; Propiconazole
• ISSN: 0043-7719; 1432-5225
• DOI: 10.1007/s00226-010-0319-5

The durability of wood is improved by wood preservatives. Due to new environmental legislation, commonly used active ingredients such as chromium and arsenate are being replaced by alternative and more environmentally friendly preservatives. However, the alternative wood preservatives are more difficult to detect in the wood. Detection of the preservatives is necessary in order to monitor millwork production for qualitative assessment of the wood preservative uptake. The aim of this study is to examine the use of solid phase desorption-ion mobility spectrometry (SPD-IMS) can be used for rapid detection of the wood preservatives propiconazole and tebuconazole in Scots pine (
Pinus sylvestris
). The findings proved that SPD-IMS is capable of detecting and distinguishing wood preservatives directly from treated wood shavings. SPD-IMS requires no additional sample preparation or extraction of the wood sample. The findings show that SPD-IMS is a fast and easily applied method for direct detection of propiconazole and tebuconazole in small wood samples.