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Terahertz Multivariate Spectral Analysis and Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Three Pyrethroid Pesticides

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The terahertz (THz) multivariate spectral characteristics and the molecular dynamics of three pyrethroid pesticides, including deltamethrin, fenvalerate, and beta-cypermethrin, were studied in this paper. THz spectra of the pesticides were measured in frequency range of 0.06–3.5 THz by using THz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS). To improve the THz spectral quality, the wavelet threshold de-noising (WTD) method was used to remove spectral noise and the spectral baseline correction (SBC) method was used to remove baseline drift. Specific absorption peaks were observed in the processed THz spectra of the three pesticides. Deltamethrin showed three peaks at 0.90, 1.49, and 2.32 THz. Fenvalerate had five peaks at 1.13, 1.43, 1.61, 1.98, and 2.58 THz. Beta cypermethrin had four peaks at 1.27, 1.84, 2.12, and 2.92 THz. The density functional theory (DFT) was used to characterize the molecular dynamics and formation mechanism of the absorption peaks. Results showed that there was a good matching effect between the THz experimental spectra and the DFT quantum calculation spectra. Based on the characterized fingerprint absorption peaks, the linear addition model was used to simulate the THz spectra of mixed pesticides. The simulated spectra of multicomponent pesticides were demonstrated to be in good agreement with those obtained by THz-TDS. By analyzing the absorption peaks of THz spectra, the composition and concentration of multicomponent pesticides could be determined. The proposed strategy presented an analytical methodology for studying the THz spectral characteristics of pesticides. In addition, this work provided experimental and theoretical basis for the detection potential of pesticides in agricultural products based on THz technology.

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Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge technical support and experimental guidance provided by Shenzhen Institute of Terahertz technology and Innovation.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support of the National key point research and invention program of the thirteenth (2016YFD0700304) and National key research and development plan (2017YFD0700501).

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  1. Fangfang Qu and Lei Lin contributed equally to this work.

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  1. College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China

    Fangfang Qu, Lei Lin, Yong He, Pengcheng Nie, Chengyong Cai & Tao Dong

  2. Key Laboratory of Spectroscopy Sensing, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China

    Fangfang Qu, Lei Lin, Yong He, Pengcheng Nie, Chengyong Cai & Tao Dong

  3. State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China

    Pengcheng Nie

  4. Laser Information Technology Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, China

    Yi Pan

  5. College of Automation, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510225, China

    Yu Tang & Shaoming Luo

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Qu, F., Lin, L., He, Y. et al. Terahertz Multivariate Spectral Analysis and Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Three Pyrethroid Pesticides. J Infrared Milli Terahz Waves 39, 1148–1161 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-018-0519-x

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