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Effect of ethoxylated sorbitan ester surfactants on the chromatographic efficiency of poly(ethylene glycol)-based monoliths
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Mansour, FR and Desire, CT and Hilder, EF and Arrua, RD, Effect of ethoxylated sorbitan ester surfactants on the chromatographic efficiency of poly(ethylene glycol)-based monoliths, Journal of Chromatography A, 1654 Article 462464. ISSN 0021-9673 (2021) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1016/j.chroma.2021.462464
Abstract
The effect of adding ethoxylated sorbitan ester surfactants (Tweens®) to poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate-based monolithic recipes was investigated. Five different Tweens® have been evaluated to investigate the exact role of non-ionic surfactants in poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate-based monolith preparations. These monoliths were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, infrared spectroscopy, and nitrogen physisorption analysis. Different morphological features, and surface areas were observed when different types of Tween® were included in the recipe; Tween® 20 and 85 showed small globules, while Tween® 40, 60 and 80 exhibited larger globular structures with different sizes and degrees of coalescence. The different Tween®-based monoliths were investigated for the chromatographic separation of mixtures consisting of hydroxybenzoic acids and alkylbenzenes. These columns were mechanically stable, except for Tween® 80. The highest methylene selectivity and the best overall performance were achieved by Tween® 60. The efficiency was increased by increasing the concentration of the Tween® 60 and the amount of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate Mn 700 in the recipes up to 30 wt%, each. Further increases in either Tween® 60 or poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate Mn 700 led to formation of non-permeable columns. The optimized column was successfully used for separation of mixtures of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and sulfa drugs, with a maximum efficiency of 60,000 plates/m.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Chemical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Analytical chemistry |
| Research Field: | Separation science |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Mansour, FR (Dr Fotouh Mansour) |
| UTAS Author: | Desire, CT (Mr Christopher Desire) |
| UTAS Author: | Hilder, EF (Professor Emily Hilder) |
| UTAS Author: | Arrua, RD (Dr Dario Arrua) |
| ID Code: | 151655 |
| Year Published: | 2021 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 1 |
| Deposited By: | Plant Science |
| Deposited On: | 2022-08-02 |
| Last Modified: | 2022-09-06 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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