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Screening and analyzing method of p-phenylenediamine quinone substance and application thereof

Overview

HKBU has developed a method which employs high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) combined with multi-strategy screening techniques to identify both known and unknown PPD-quinone compounds in various environmental media.

  • Screening and analyzing method of p-phenylenediamine quinone substance and application thereof 0
Commercialisation opportunities
Non-exclusive licensing
Problem addressed

This method addresses challenges such as the lack of commercial standards and the need for high specificity and reduced false positives.

Innovation
  • This method combines full scanning, full-ion fragmentation scanning (AIF), and neutral loss secondary mass spectrum scanning (NL dd-MS2) for comprehensive screening.
  • Specific diagnostic ions and neutral loss fragments are used as markers to screen PPD-quinones, ensuring high specificity and reduced false positives.
  • This approach includes steps like sample pre-treatment, HRMS analysis, and software-based data extraction and filtering.
Key impact
  • It provides a high efficiency, specificity, and applicability in identifying PPD-quinones in soil, air, and tire samples, providing critical insights into their environmental presence and potential health impacts.
  • This approach is highly efficient, specific, and capable of reducing false positives, offering a significant advancement in the detection and characterization of emerging contaminants.
Application
  • The current invention can be developed to screen for both known and unknown compounds for environmental monitoring and identifying new contaminants.

Patent

  • China Patent Publication No.: CN 118348132 A
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)

Aspiring to be a leading, research-led, liberal arts University in Asia, Hong Kong Baptist University is committed to conducting world-leading investigations that extends the frontiers of knowledge, tackles global challenges and benefits the community at home and abroad. 

Pursuing research excellence is one of the priorities of the University’s Institutional Strategic Plan 2018-2028. The University keeps enhancing its capacity and strength to produce world-class research with an aim to bring significant impact to the society. 

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