Optimization of Fluidized-Bed Extraction for Determination of Organochlorine Pesticides in Sediment

Autor: Ernst Lankmayr, Carla Fernandes, Marion Gfrerer
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Chromatographia. 60:681-686
ISSN: 1612-1112
0009-5893
DOI: 10.1365/s10337-004-0434-2
Popis: A new extraction technique, fluidized-bed extraction, has been investigated for isolation of organochlorine pesticides from sediment. The extraction was optimized, by means of a surface-response design, by considering the number of extraction cycles, the holding time after reaching the heating temperature, and the composition of the extraction solvent as experimental variables. The effect on method performance of the operating conditions used for fluidized-bed extraction was investigated. Special emphasis was given to accurate determination of p,p′-DDT, because DDT is known to be unstable during GC injection. To evaluate the extent of degradation of DDT, 13C12-p,p′-DDT-solutions were analyzed and the amount of degradation during GC injection was calculated. 13C12-p,p′-DDT was also added to sediment samples before extraction and the extent of degradation during the optimization experiment was investigated. Finally, classical Soxhlet extraction was compared with the optimized fluidized-bed extraction method.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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