TY - JOUR A1 - Westwood, S. A1 - Josephs, R. A1 - Choteau, T. A1 - Daireaux, A. A1 - Mesquida, C. A1 - Wielgosz, R. A1 - Rosso, A. A1 - de Arechavaleta, M.R. A1 - Davies, S. A1 - Wang, H. A1 - do Rego, E.C.P. A1 - Rodrigues, J.M. A1 - de Freitas Guimaraes, E. A1 - Sousa, M.V.B. A1 - Monteiro, T.M. A1 - das Neves Valente, L.A. A1 - Violante, F.G.M. A1 - Almeida, R. R. R. A1 - Quaresma, M.C.B. A1 - Nogueira, R. A1 - Windust, A. A1 - Dai, X. A1 - Li, X. A1 - Zhang, W. A1 - Li, M. A1 - Shao, M. A1 - Wei, C. A1 - Wong, S.-K. A1 - Cabillic, J. A1 - Gantois, F. A1 - Philipp, Rosemarie A1 - Pfeifer, Dietmar A1 - Hein, Sebastian A1 - Klyk-Seitz, Urszula-Anna A1 - Ishikawa, K. A1 - Castro, E. A1 - Gonzalez, N. A1 - Krylov, A. A1 - Lin, T.T. A1 - Kooi, L.T. A1 - Fernandes-Whaley, M. A1 - Prévoo, D. A1 - Archer, M. A1 - Visser, R. A1 - Nlhapo, N. A1 - de Vos, B. A1 - Ahn, S. A1 - Pookrod, P. A1 - Wiangnon, K. A1 - Sudsiri, N. A1 - Muaksang, K. A1 - Cherdchu, C. A1 - Gören, A.C. A1 - Bilsel, M. A1 - LeGoff, T. A1 - Bearden, D. A1 - Bedner, M. A1 - Duewer, D. A1 - Hancock, D. A1 - Lang, B. A1 - Lippa, K. A1 - Schantz, M. A1 - Sieber, j. T1 - Final report on key comparison CCQM-K55.b (aldrin): An international comparison of mass friction purity assignment of aldrin JF - Metrologia N2 - Under the auspices of the Organic Analysis Working Group (OAWG) of the Comité Consultatif pour la Quantité de Matière (CCQM) a key comparison, CCQM K55.b, was coordinated by the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) in 2010/2011. Nineteen national measurement institutes and the BIPM participated. Participants were required to assign the mass fraction of aldrin present as the main component in the comparison sample for CCQM-K55.b which consisted of technical grade aldrin obtained from the National Measurement Institute Australia that had been subject to serial recrystallization and drying prior to sub-division into the units supplied for the comparison. Aldrin was selected to be representative of the performance of a laboratory's measurement capability for the purity assignment of organic compounds of medium structural complexity [molar mass range 300 Da to 500 Da] and low polarity (pKOW < -2) for which related structure impurities can be quantified by capillary gas phase chromatography (GC). The key comparison reference value (KCRV) for the aldrin content of the material was 950.8 mg/g with a combined standard uncertainty of 0.85 mg/g. The KCRV was assigned by combination of KCRVs assigned by consensus from participant results for each orthogonal impurity class. The relative expanded uncertainties reported by laboratories having results consistent with the KCRV ranged from 0.3% to 0.6% using a mass balance approach and 0.5% to 1% using a qNMR method. The major analytical challenge posed by the material proved to be the detection and quantification of a significant amount of oligomeric organic material within the sample and most participants relying on a mass balance approach displayed a positive bias relative to the KCRV (overestimation of aldrin content) in excess of 10 mg/g due to not having adequate procedures in place to detect and quantify the non-volatile content–specifically the non-volatile organics content–of the comparison sample. There was in general excellent agreement between participants in the identification and the quantification of the total and individual related structure impurities, water content and the residual solvent content of the sample. The comparison demonstrated the utility of 1H NMR as an independent method for quantitative analysis of high purity compounds. In discussion of the participant results it was noted that while several had access to qNMR estimates for the aldrin content that were inconsistent with their mass balance determination they decided to accept the mass balance result and assumed a hidden bias in their NMR data. By contrast, laboratories that placed greater confidence in their qNMR result were able to resolve the discrepancy through additional studies that provided evidence of the presence of non-volatile organic impurity at the requisite level to bring their mass balance and qNMR estimates into agreement. PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/0026-1394/49/1A/08014 SN - 0026-1394 SN - 1681-7575 VL - 49 IS - CCQM-K55.b Final Report October 2012 SP - 1 EP - 41 PB - Inst. of Physics Publ. CY - Bristol AN - OPUS4-26831 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kuroiwa, T. A1 - Zhu, Y. A1 - Inagaki, K. A1 - Long, S. A1 - Christopher, S. A1 - Puelles, M. A1 - Porinsky, M. A1 - Hatamleh, N. A1 - Murby, J. A1 - Merrick, J. A1 - White, I. A1 - Saxby, D. A1 - Caciano de Sena, R. A1 - Dominguez de Almeida, M. A1 - Vogl, Jochen A1 - Phukphatthanachai, Pranee A1 - Fung, W.-H. A1 - Yau, H.-P. A1 - Okumu, T. O. A1 - Kang'iri, J. N. A1 - Tellez, J. A. S. A1 - Campos, E. Z. A1 - Galvan, E. C. A1 - Kaewkhomdee, N. A1 - Taebunpakul, S. A1 - Thiengmanee, U. A1 - Yafa, C. A1 - Tokman, N. A1 - Tunc, M. A1 - Can, S. Z. T1 - Report of the CCQM-K123: trace elements in biodiesel fuel JF - Metrologia N2 - The CCQM-K123 key comparison was organized by the Inorganic Analysis Working Group (IAWG) of CCQM to assess and document the capabilities of the national metrology institutes (NMIs) or the designated institutes (DIs) to measure the mass fractions of sodium, calcium, potassium, magnesium phosphorous and sulfur in biodiesel fuel (BDF). The National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) acted as the coordinating laboratories. Results were submitted by 11 NMIs and DIs. The participants used different measurement methods, though most of them used inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), isotope dilution technique with ICP-MS and inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) with microwave acid digestion. The material was quite challenging and a number of questions were raised at the IAWG meeting. Concerning S, the variation in S results between participants, particularly those using IDMS methods was discussed at the IAWG meeting. BAM, NIST and NMIJ reviewed their experimental conditions, results and/or uncertainty calculations for IDMS. According to the additional evaluation and investigation, the variances between the revised results became smaller than the original one, the revised results were overlapping between IDMS measurements of S content at the k=2 level. It is not possible to calculate a KCRV with values being modified after submission. It was concluded that this KC does not support S measurements. Accounting for relative expanded uncertainty, comparability of measurement results for each of Na, Ca, K, Mg and P was successfully demonstrated by the participating NMIs or DIs. It is expected that sodium, calcium, potassium, magnesium and phosphorus at mass fractions greater than approximately 0.1 mg/kg, 0.1 mg/kg, 0.05 mg/kg, 0.05 mg/kg and 0.1 mg/kg respectively in biodiesel fuel and similar matrices (fuels and oils etc.) can be determined by each participant using the same technique(s) employed for this key comparison to achieve similar uncertainties mentioned in the present report. Furthermore, the results of this key comparison can be utilized along with the IAWG core capability approach. KW - Biodiesel KW - Fuel KW - Sulphur KW - Reference measurement PY - 2017 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-393941 UR - http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0026-1394/54/1A/08008/meta DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/0026-1394/54/1A/08008 SN - 0026-1394 SN - 1681-7575 VL - 54 SP - Tech. Suppl. 2017, 08008, 1 EP - 47 PB - IOP Publishing CY - Bristol, UK AN - OPUS4-39394 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - De la Hoz Alford, L. A1 - Pecanha de Souza, C. G. A1 - Paciornik, S. A1 - d` Almeida, J. R. M. A1 - Santos Leite, B. A1 - Avila, H. C. A1 - Léonard, F. A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - Three-Dimensional Characterization of Polyurethane Foams Based on Biopolyols JF - Three-Dimensional Characterization of Polyurethane Foams Based on Biopolyols N2 - Two biopolyol-based foams derived from banana leaves (BL) or stems (BS) were produced, and their compression mechanical behavior and 3D microstructure were characterized. Traditional compression and in situ tests were performed during 3D image acquisition using X-ray microtomography. A methodology of image acquisition, processing, and analysis was developed to discriminate the foam cells and measure their numbers, volumes, and shapes along with the compression steps. The two foams had similar compression behaviors, but the average cell volume was five times larger for the BS foam than the BL foam. It was also shown that the number of cells increased with increasing compression while the average cell volume decreased. Cell shapes were elongated and did not change with compression. A possible explanation for these characteristics was proposed based on the possibility of cell collapse. The developed methodology will facilitate a broader study of biopolyol-based foams intending to verify the possibility of using these foams as green alternatives to the typical petrol-based foams. KW - Compression mechanical KW - Biopolyol KW - Banana KW - 3D microstructure KW - X-ray microtomography PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-571982 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16052118 SN - 1996-1944 VL - 16 IS - 5 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - MDPI CY - Basel AN - OPUS4-57198 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Cruz, D. A1 - Almeida, Ângela A1 - Calisto, V. A1 - Esteves, V. I. A1 - Schneider, Rudolf A1 - Wrona, F. J. A1 - Soares, A. M. V. M. A1 - Figueira, E. A1 - Freitas, R. T1 - Caffeine impacts in the clam Ruditapes philippinarum: Alterations on energy reserves, metabolic activity and oxidative stress biomarkers JF - Chemosphere N2 - Caffeine is known to be one of the most consumed psychoactive drugs. For this reason, caffeine is continuously released into the environment with potential impacts on inhabiting organisms. The current study evaluated the biochemical alterations induced in the clam species Ruditapes philippinarum after exposure for 28 days to caffeine (0.5, 3.0 and 18.0 mg/L). The results obtained showed that, with the increasing caffeine concentrations, an increase in clams defense mechanisms (such as antioxidant and biotransformation enzymes activity) was induced which was accompanied by an increase in protein content. Nevertheless, although an increase on defense mechanisms was observed, clams were not able to prevent cells from lipid peroxidation that increased with the increase of caffeine concentration. Furthermore, with the increase of exposure concentrations, clams increased their metabolic activity (measured by electron transport activity), reducing their energy reserves (glycogen content), to fight against oxidative stress. Overall, the present study demonstrated that caffeine may impact bivalves, even at environmentally relevant concentrations, inducing oxidative stress in organisms. The present study is an important contribution to address knowledge gaps regarding the impacts of long-term exposures to pharmaceuticals since most of the studies assessed the effects after acute exposures, most of them up to 96 h. KW - Bivalves KW - Oxidative stress KW - Pharmaceuticals KW - Long-term exposure KW - Environmentally relevant concentrations PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.06.068 VL - 2016 IS - 160 SP - 95 EP - 103 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-38508 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -