Abstract

The standard method for methanol assay in wine is based on a methanol/KMnO4/H2C2O4/fuchsin sodium sulfite (FSS) reaction system. However, it is difficult to control the degree of colour and the temperature of the reaction product in this assay, and its repeatability is also poor due to the generation of CO and CO2 in the reaction. Therefore, to solve these problems, potassium metabisulfite was selected to replace H2C2O4, and an automatic analysis method was developed which can realize rapid and accurate determination of methanol and can be used to make an online analyzer. It was discovered that the reactions of methanol/KMnO4 and acetaldehyde/FSS are exothermic, while the reactions of methanol/KMnO4 and formaldehyde/FSS are endothermic. Consequently, based on the temperature effect, not only was the interference of ethanol eliminated in detecting methanol in wines, the purpose of the research was achieved to directly and accurately determine methanol without sample pretreatment. By optimizing the system, the obtained conditions for determining methanol in wines were as follows: 20 g L−1 concentration for KMnO4; 3 g L−1 concentration for FSS; 40 cm length for the first reaction coil (RC1); 100 cm length for RC2; 700 cm (I.D.: 0.8 mm) length for RC3; 50 °C for RC3; about 20 °C for RC1 and RC2; 330 μL for the sample volume. The method showed a linear response in the range 25–1000 mg L−1, with a 0.6% RSD, 8.8 mg L−1 detection limit and 25 samples per h, and was successfully used for testing representative wine samples. It also obtained better accuracy than previous methods. Due to its superiority in automated operation, reproducibility, analysis speed and test cost, this method and system can serve as a supplementary standard for methanol assay, and for the quality control of the winemaking process and the final wine-product, as well as for low-alcohol drinks.

Highlights

  • Methanol in wines mainly comes from the hydrolysis of pectic substances[1] in raw materials and from the deamination of amino acids

  • The standard method for methanol assay in wine is based on a methanol/KMnO4/H2C2O4/fuchsin sodium sulfite (FSS) reaction system

  • Based on the temperature effect, was the interference of ethanol eliminated in detecting methanol in wines, the purpose of the research was achieved to directly and accurately determine methanol without sample pretreatment

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Introduction

Methanol in wines mainly comes from the hydrolysis of pectic substances[1] in raw materials and from the deamination of amino acids. Regulations[7] require that the methanol content in red wine is less than 400 mg LÀ1, where the ethanol content is controlled in the range 9.5–15%

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