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An investigation of parameters affecting solid-phase microextraction (SPME) for the quantitative determination of nonylphenol polyethoxylate surfactants

Klontza Eleftheria

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URI: http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/A0378287-3D9F-4EBC-AC4D-C51D96C5427B
Year 2011
Type of Item Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication
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Bibliographic Citation E. Klontza, E.E. Koukouraki and E. Diamadopoulos, "An investigation of parameters affecting solid-phase microextraction (SPME) for the quantitative determination of nonylphenol polyethoxylate surfactants", Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 206-212, Jan. 2011.
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The aim of the research was to apply the solid-phase microextraction method (SPME) as a sample pretreatment method for the separation and quantitative determination of the oligomers that are present in a nonylphenol polyethoxylate commercial surfactant mixture (Imbentin-N/63). An immersion SPME-HPLC method was used for the analysis of commercial mixtures of surfactants. The analytes were separated and quantified by an HPLC system equipped with an SPME-HPLC interface and a fluorescence detector. Critical parameters that affect the extraction efficiency such as the fiber coating material and the concentration of the organic solvent were optimized. The compounds were successfully isolated using 60 μm PDMS/DVB coating. Linearity of the SPME-HPLC method was in the range of 0.9-200 [ig L-1. The limits of detection of the SPMEHPLC method were around 0.67 μg L-1 with different values for each ethoxamer. Samples from the Chania (Crete, Greece) Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant were analyzed for the presence of nonylphenol ethoxylates.

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