A study of vegetable oil modified QCM sensor to detect β-pinene in Indian cardamom

Nilava Debabhuti; Sumani Mukherjee; Swarnali Neogi; Prolay Sharma; Ugir Hossain Sk; Soumen Maiti; Mousumi Poddar Sarkar; Bipan Tudu; Nabarun Bhattacharyya; Rajib Bandyopadhyay

doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122837

A study of vegetable oil modified QCM sensor to detect β-pinene in Indian cardamom

Talanta. 2022 Jan 1:236:122837. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122837. Epub 2021 Sep 2.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Instrumentation and Electronics Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700 106, India.
² Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, St. Thomas' College of Engineering and Technology, Kolkata, 700023, India.
³ Department of Instrumentation and Electronics Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700 106, India. Electronic address: prolay28sharma@gmail.com.
⁴ Clinical and Translational Research, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700 026, India.
⁵ Department of Basic Science & Humanities, St. Thomas' College of Engineering and Technology, Kolkata, 700023, India.
⁶ Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata, 700073, India.
⁷ Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Kolkata, 700 091, India; Laboratory of Artificial Sensory Systems, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, 191002, Russia.
⁸ Department of Instrumentation and Electronics Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700 106, India; Laboratory of Artificial Sensory Systems, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, 191002, Russia.

PMID: 34635227
DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122837

Abstract

A quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensor was developed in this study with the vegetable oil from olive (OLV-QCM) to detect an important volatile organic compound, β-pinene in Indian cardamom. Hydrophobic vegetable oil from olive, which contains oleic acid and omega-9, a monounsaturated fatty acid was found to be suitable for binding β-pinene through non-covalent bonds. The fabricated QCM sensor coating was examined with the field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) to determine its surface morphology and chemical compositions. The sensitivity, reproducibility, repeatability, and reusability were studied for the developed sensor. Notably, the sensor was observed to be highly selective towards β-pinene as compared to the other volatile components present in cardamom. The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantitation (LOQ) parameters were determined as 5.57 mg L^-1 and 18.57 mg L^-1, respectively. Moreover, the adsorption isotherm models of the sensor were studied to validate the physical adsorption affinity towards β-pinene applying Langmuir, Freundlich, and Langmuir-Freundlich isotherm models. The sensor showed a correlation factor of 0.99 with the peak area percentage of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis for β-pinene in cardamom samples. The sensor was prepared with natural vegetable oil, unlike health hazard chemicals. In addition to this, the low-cost, easy fabrication process ensured the suitability of the sensor for practical deployment.

Keywords: Adsorption isotherm model; Cardamom; Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; Quartz crystal microbalance; β-pinene.

MeSH terms

Bicyclic Monoterpenes
Elettaria*
Molecular Imprinting*
Plant Oils
Polymers
Quartz Crystal Microbalance Techniques
Reproducibility of Results

Substances

Bicyclic Monoterpenes
Plant Oils
Polymers
beta-pinene