A solid-phase extraction method that eliminates matrix effects of complex pulp mill effluents for the analysis of lipophilic wood extractives
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Abstract The extraction of lipophilic wood extractives from pulp and paper process waters proves to be a challenging task, due to harsh and alternating process and sample conditions. This study has determined the potential use of polymeric sorbents for solid-phase extraction (SPE) and compared to classical silica-based reversed-phase packed columns, with polymeric hydrophilic-lipophilic balanced (HLB) cartridges being the sorbent with the most potential. Recovery functions were obtained with an internal standard mixture representative for the main lipophilic wood extractive groups, which are fatty acids and alcohols, sterols, sterol esters and triglycerides. The impact of pH, sample volume and sample matrix, expressed as TOC and cations, on the retention behavior of lipophilic extractives during SPE of industrial samples were determined with polymeric HLB sorbent. High variations in the composition of pulp mill matrices led to different optimal extraction conditions. Thus, a new SPE protocol was developed, which bypasses matrix interferences and omits the loss of analytes due to sample preparation. The method is applicable to different pulp mill effluents with large discrepancies in pH and sample matrices, resulting in recoveries >90 % with RSD <5 % for all lipophilic wood extractives.
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Department of Wood Chemistry & Biotechnology , Wood Kplus – Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH , Altenberger Straße 69 , Linz , Austria
Institute of Chemistry of Renewable Resources, Department of Chemistry , University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) , Konrad-Lorenz-Straße 24 , Tulln , Austria
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria , Campus Wels, School of Engineering, Program Bio-and Environmental Technology , Stelzhamerstraße 23 , Wels , Austria
111546 Lenzing AG , Werkstraße 1 , Lenzing , Austria
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Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft
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