Nitrate and Nitrite Determination in Gunshot Residue Samples by Capillary Electrophoresis in Acidic Run Buffer

Erol O. O., Yavuz Erdoğan B., Onar A. N.

JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES, cilt.62, sa.2, ss.423-427, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 62 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/1556-4029.13275
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.423-427
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: forensic science, forensic analysis, large volume sample stacking, electroosmotic flow reversal, gunshot residue, swab samples, ZONE-ELECTROPHORESIS, POSTBLAST RESIDUES, IDENTIFICATION, INSTRUMENTATION, ANIONS, IONS
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Simultaneous determination of nitrate and nitrite in gunshot residue has been conducted by capillary electrophoresis using an acidic run buffer (pH 3.5). In previously developed capillary electrophoretic methods, alkaline pH separation buffers were used where nitrite and nitrate possess similar electrophoretic mobility. In this study, the electroosmotic flow has been reversed by using low pH running buffer without any additives. As a result of reversing the electroosmotic flow, very fast analysis has been actualized, well-defined and separated ion peaks emerge in less than 4min. Besides, the limit of detection was improved by employing large volume sample stacking. Limit of detection values were 6.7 and 4.3 mu M for nitrate and nitrite, respectively. In traditional procedure, mechanical agitation is employed for extraction, while in this work the extraction efficiency of ultrasound mixing for 30min was found sufficient. The proposed method was successfully applied to authentic gunshot residue samples.