Total recycling of chromatographic solvents—applied management of methanol and acetonitrile waste

Autor: Karl-Heinz Blotevogel, Piotr Stepnowski, U. Fischer, Bernd Jastorff, P. Ganczarek
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 35:163-175
ISSN: 0921-3449
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-3449(01)00119-7
Popis: In this paper, we present our results obtained during implementation of a recycling methodology for chromatographic solvent waste in the University of Bremen, Germany. The procedures are combined out of three principal areas of activity where the first covers logistics of waste collection, the second–proper recycling techniques and the third biodegradation of postprocessing residues. The overall procedures where developed for recovery of methanol and acetonitrile, the main solvents used extensively in reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography. Successful management of a total recycling system was transferred towards the University of Gdansk in Poland, which is a very active academic institution in the field of the waste management of chemicals.
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