Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10556804 | Microchemical Journal | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Ultrasound-assisted emulsification microextraction with solidification of floating organic droplet (USAEME-SFO) followed by high performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection (HPLC-DAD), was applied for preconcentration and determination of phthalate esters in cosmetic and water samples. The effects of different variables on the extraction efficiency were studied simultaneously using an experimental design. The variables of interest in the USAEME-SFO were extraction solvent volume, salt effect, extraction time and centrifugation time. A factorial experimental design was employed for screening to determine the variables significantly affecting the extraction efficiency. Then, the significant factors were optimized by using a Box-Behnken design (BBD) and the response surface equations were derived. The optimum experimental conditions were extraction solvent volume, 30 μL; sodium chloride concentration, 20% (w/v); extraction time, 12 min and centrifugation time, 5 min. Under optimal conditions, the preconcentration factors were between 355 and 409. The limit of detections (LODs) ranged from 0.005 μg Lâ1 (for Diethylphthalate) to 0.01 μg Lâ1 (for Dimethylphthalate). Dynamic linear ranges; (DLRs) of 0.05-800 and 0.05-1000 μg Lâ1 were obtained for Diisobutyl- and Dimethylphthalate, respectively. The performance of the method was evaluated for extraction and determination of phthalate esters in cosmetic and environmental water samples in micrograms per liter and satisfactory results were obtained (RSDs < 12.6%).
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Authors
Fahimeh Kamarei, Homeira Ebrahimzadeh, Yadollah Yamini,