Zeolite 5 A mediated palmitic acid detection in tomato seed oil by photoionization detector

Oliva, G.; Manin, Laura; Valić, Srećko; Islam, S.K.; Fiorillo, A.S.; Pullano, S.A. (2025) Zeolite 5 A mediated palmitic acid detection in tomato seed oil by photoionization detector. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 431 . ISSN 09254005

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Abstract

Tomato seed oil (TSO) is an edible product characterized by a wide range of molecules, with beneficial effects on human health. Volatile organic compounds (VOC) formed from the degradation of fatty acids, are promising candidates for the characterization of vegetable oils. Hereafter, a sensor based on photoionization detector for palmitic acid is presented. The sensor exploits thermal emission profile analysis from a thin layer of zeolite 5 A. Emissive profiles were acquired through a Photoionization Detector (PID) at 100 °C. Specifically, the combination of use of zeolite with pore size of 5.1 Å and an ultraviolet lamp of 10.9 eV allows selective adsorption and detection of palmitic acid in a solution of pentane and TSO. The PID-zeolite sensor was investigated using oils at different dilution and at different storage conditions (−20 °C, 4 °C and 25 °C). Results evidenced that pentane dilution plays a significant role in palmitic acid adsorption, with a maximum emissive profile at ∼885 µmol/L. Low temperature storage (−20 °C) of samples before analysis results in 1.5 times higher emission peak due to the formation of triple chain molecular arrangement of palmitic acid. Calibration evidenced a linear range from 0.45 mmol/L up to 1.8 mmol/L with a sensitivity of 34.65 ppm∙mmol−1∙L and an R2 = 0.92. Real scenario analysis was performed a mixture of TSO with soybean oil (SO) at different storage stability. A significant emissive reduction in palmitic acid was observed in mixed oil, depending on its stability which allows for the evaluation of adulterated samples.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Palmitic acid; Photoionization technique; Sensor; Thermal desorption process; Tomato seed oil; VOCs
Subjects:	NATURAL SCIENCES > Chemistry
Divisions:	Division of Physical Chemistry
Depositing User:	Ema Buhin Šaler
Date Deposited:	24 Mar 2026 14:13
URI:	http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/11450
DOI:	10.1016/j.snb.2025.137428

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