Microchemical Journal 77 (2004) 101 – 106 www.elsevier.com/locate/microc Research on analytical chemistry in Brazil: an overview J.B. de Andrade a,*, M.G.A. Korn a, S. Cadore b a Instituto de Quı́mica, Universidade Federal da Bahia-UFBA, Campus de Ondina, 40170-290 Salvador, BA, Brazil b Instituto de Quı́mica, UNICAMP, 13.084-971, Campinas, SP, Brazil Accepted 25 February 2004 Available online Abstract An overview is presented of the beginnings, evolution and current status of research on analytical chemistry in Brazil. Among the various fields of chemistry two decades ago, Analytical Chemistry was considered one of the least developed in Brazil. In the last 15 years, however, research and development in this field have expanded considerably and today it is one of the most highly developed fields of Chemistry in Brazil. This paper offers a general overview of this evolution and some suggestions for possible routes for the future of analytical chemistry in Brazil. D 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Analytical chemistry; Research in Brazil 1. The beginnings Chemistry in Brazil dates from 1817, 9 years after the arrival of the Portuguese royal family to the country, with the implementation of the first professorship in Chemistry, created in 1808 at the Colégio Médico-Cirúrgico (MedicalSurgical College) of Bahia. The first professorial chair was occupied by Sebastião Navarro de Andrade, who was appointed by a Royal Charter that stated the following: ‘‘Being indispensable not only for the progress of studies in medicine, surgery and agriculture, for which reason I have ordered it to be established in this city, but also for the perfect knowledge of the many precious products which nature has enriched this kingdom in Brazil, let the practical principles of Chemistry be taught, as well as their different branches be applied to the arts and to pharmacy: I will, therefore, create the Professorship of Chemistry in this city’’ [1]. Fritz Fiegl, an Austrian chemist who emigrated to Brazil in late 1940, introduced scientific research in Analytical Chemistry in the country with his pioneering work at the Ministry of Agriculture’s Laboratory of Mineral Products in Rio de Janeiro. Extending far beyond the development of the spot test technique, his research involved in-depth studies of chemical reactions and their mechanisms, which * Corresponding author. Fax: +55-71-237-5524. E-mail address: [email protected] (J.B. de Andrade). 0026-265X/$ - see front matter D 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.microc.2004.02.014 led to remarkable discoveries [1,2]. His book, ‘‘Chemistry of Specific, Selective and Sensitive Reactions’’, entirely written in Brazil, was published in the late 1940s [1]. Still in the 1940s, Heinrich Hauptman established a doctoral course in Chemistry in the country, at the newly created University of São Paulo. One of Hauptman’s first doctoral students, P. Senise, who began his research work in 1951, became one of the main mobilizers and multipliers of Analytical Chemistry in Brazil and launched the foundations for graduate teaching of Chemistry in Brazil [1]. In the 1950s, research in Analytical Chemistry crossed the boundaries of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Deserving of special mention is the pioneer work of A. Celso Spinola Costa, who was the foremost mentor of several generations of chemistry students at the Federal University of Bahia [3]. This decade also saw the founding of the Pontifı́cia Universidade Católica’s Department of Chemistry in Rio de Janeiro, thanks in large part to the efforts of Father Leopoldo Hainberger, who made this department a center of reference in Analytical Chemistry [1]. During this time, the first Analytical Chemistry textbook was published in Portuguese, authored by Professor Otto A. Ohlweiler [4] of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. This and other books written by Prof. Ohlweiler contributed substantially to the education of several generations of Brazilian chemistry students. The 1960s saw the introduction and/or consolidation of graduate courses in chemistry and, later, research activities, in Brazil’s universities. 102 J.B. de Andrade et al. / Microchemical Journal 77 (2004) 101–106 2. The evolution In a guest editorial published in Analytical Letters in 1985, P. Senise [5] gave a general description of the evolution of Analytical Chemistry in Brazil and the status at that time. He stated that several groups were doing relevant research in Analytical Chemistry at 10 Brazilian universities in 7 of Brazil’s 21 states: Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo [5]. In addition to identifying researchers and current subjects of study, Senise stated that ‘‘...there is no general definitive policy for the development of Analytical Chemistry research in Brazil. The groups that have emerged have been driven either by historical motives or by the desire to solve local problems...’’ [5]. Fifteen years later, Oliveira Neto, Cadore and Kubota [6] wrote a mini-review for Analytical Letters, describing the work developed in Analytical Chemistry by researchers at 18 universities in 13 Brazilian states that offered graduate programs in Analytical Chemistry. This review listed 233 papers authored by Brazilian researchers, mainly in the period of 1996– 2000, and published in the foremost journals in this field, including a large variety of analytical techniques (e.g., electroanalytical—including biosensors, atomic absorption and plasma emission spectrometry, high resolution gas and liquid chromatography, thermal analysis, automation of analytical methods, EPR spectroscopy, radiochemical and chemometric methods). The methods developed by those researchers were applied to different matrices such as biological, geological, metallurgical and environmental materials. Several studies were also reported involving the use of organic reagents for the preconcentration and determination of metals, as well as the determination of equilibrium constants and kinetic studies to shed light on reactive mechanisms of analytical interest and applied to complex ions of biological interest. In the year 2001, Brazilian researchers published approximately 1900 scientific papers. In the same year, 400 scientists earned their MSc and 300 their Fig. 1. Main areas of scientific investigation by Brazilian Analytical Chemists. Fig. 2. Main chemical species under scientific investigation by Brazilian Analytical Chemists. PhD degrees in Chemistry, 20% of them in Analytical Chemistry [7]. The growth recorded in Analytical Chemistry in Brazil in this 15-year period [5,6] was driven by at least two major mobilizing factors: the SBQ—Sociedade Brasileira de Quı́mica (Brazilian Society of Chemistry) and the PADCT— Plano de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientı́fico e Tecnológico [8] (Support Plan for Scientific and Technological Development). The SBQ was founded in 1977, concomitant to the establishment of the journal Quı́mica Nova (New Chemistry), and marked the beginning of the cohesion, organization and dissemination of Chemical research in the country. In the early 1980s, the country offered only six graduate programs in Analytical Chemistry and the number of researchers interested in this field was considered small [9]. However, during the 5th Annual Meeting of the SBQ held in Campinas, SP in July 1982, several researchers interested in Analytical Chemistry decided to organize periodic meetings on Analytical Chemistry. The 1st National Meeting on Analytical Chemistry (ENQA) was held 4 months later [9]. So far, 12 national meetings have taken place, which, together with the SBQ’s Division of Analytical Chemistry, have contributed toward promoting the development of this area [10]. The PADCT, a program created by Brazil’s federal government and financed jointly with the World Bank, was fully operational from the mid-1980s to the mid1990s. During that period, 449 projects received financial support totaling US$ 83,000,000.00 [11,12], which involved funding for Education in HR (Undergraduate and PostGraduate projects); Research Groups (Consolidated and under Consolidation); Infrastructure (Analytical Centers, Multi-user Equipment, Libraries and Maintenance); Technological Research (University – Company Projects); Scientific Dissemination and the Editing of Didactic Books, which also led to the creation of the Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society in 1989 [13], consolidating the promotion of scientific publications. With an exponential growth in the 1990s, the field of Chemistry in Brazil has entered this millennium displaying one of the highest growth rates in the country in terms of producing MSc and PhDs, as well as in the J.B. de Andrade et al. / Microchemical Journal 77 (2004) 101–106 103 number of articles published in top quality scientific journals [8]. 3. Current status and future of analytical chemistry In 2002 there were 25 masters’ courses and 17 doctoral courses qualifying professionals in Analytical Chemistry in Brazil. Twenty of these courses involved Analytical Chemistry, three involved Environmental Chemistry and two involved Chemistry, with research lines in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry. The areas of scientific investigation are extensive, with emphasis on studies involving the determination of chemical species in foods [14 –26] and environmental samples (relating to the hydrosphere, lithosphere and atmosphere) [27 – 53]. A marked increase has also been observed in research work on pharmaceuticals and clinical samples [54 –67]—Fig. 1. Apart from the above, metals appear to be the most extensively studied chemical species (Fig. 2), for which different spectroanalytical techniques are employed, such as atomic emission, absorption or fluorescence [67 – 101]. Chromatographic techniques [102 – 122] have been widely utilized in environmental and clinical research applications. Electroanalytical techniques have also been increasingly employed and their use is rapidly becoming widespread throughout the country [123 – 145]—Fig. 3. The development of analytical instrumentation, which was but incipient a decade ago, has increased quantitative and qualitatively, particularly electrodes, biosensors [146 – 153] and flow analysis [20,79,154 –159]. The use of ultrasoundbased chemical reactions and other types of sample treatment strategies [14,24,26,70,160 – 166], new preconcentration procedures [20,23,77,91,101,167 – 171] and chemometric methods [20,172 – 179] have contributed to the continuing development of research conducted in Brazil. Zagatto and Sá [180] recently published an excellent review about the development of Analytical Chemistry in Brazil in the last century, focusing on international achievements, tendencies for the next century and forecasts of future trends. This review [180], together with the articles and the six other reviews [151,181 –185] published in the special edition of the Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society and dedicated to the 11th Annual Meeting on Analytical Chemistry held in 2001, provides a good overview of the state of the art of Analytical Chemistry in Brazil. In line with worldwide trends, however, there is an increasing need for analytical methods involving the use of smaller sample amounts, that are sufficiently sensitive to determine low concentrations of different species and of separating mixtures of increasingly complex substances. In this context, the emphasis in analytical chemistry research in Brazil has been mainly on trace analysis, particularly in connection with environmental studies, as well on the automation of analytical methods in parallel with the development of instrumentation, as Senise pointed out in 1985 [3]. Senise’s [3] comment to the effect that ‘‘... Unfortunately, research in Fig. 3. Main analytical techniques used by Brazilian Analytical Chemists. the Chemical industry is still very limited and, for a number of reasons, it seems unlikely that it will be implemented in the near future. . .’’ still holds true [8]. One of our strongest hopes and major challenges is for a change in this picture, particularly since Brazil’s chemical industry is at the forefront of the sector in Latin America, with an annual net revenue reaching up to US$40 billion. However, 50% of the revenue of Brazil’s chemical industry derives from the production of chemical products for industrial applications, i.e., ‘‘base industry’’. The proactive interaction between academia and the industrial and business sector is of high strategic relevance to modify the profile of our chemical industry, as well as to increment academic chemistry technologically and innovatively. In the last few years, interest in science has grown quite remarkably in Brazil, and this interest includes the field of Chemistry. Analytical chemistry went through a period of questioning, during which its objectives and contents were reassessed to adapt them to current demands. Today, it is the most interdisciplinary area in Chemistry, interacting with practically all the others. 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