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Title: Chemically modified polymeric resins for solid-phase extraction and group separation prior to analysis by liquid or gas chromatography

Thesis/Dissertation ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10116845· OSTI ID:10116845

Polystyrene divinylbenzene was modified by acetyl, sulfonic acid, and quaternary ammonium groups. A resin functionalized with an acetyl group was impregnated in a PTFE membrane and used to extract and concentrate phenolic compounds from aqueous samples. The acetyl group created a surface easily wetted, making it an efficient adsorbent for polar compounds in water. The membrane stabilized the resin bed. Partially sulfonated high surface area resins are used to extract and group separate an aqueous mixture of neutral and basic organics; the bases are adsorbed electrostatically to the sulfonic acid groups, while the neutraons are adsorbed hydrophobically. A two-step elution is then used to separate the two fractions. A partially functionalized anion exchange resin is used to separate organic acids and phenols from neutrals in a similar way. Carboxylic acids are analyzed by HPLC and phenols by GC.

Research Organization:
Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
10116845
Report Number(s):
IS-T-1668; ON: DE94005550
Resource Relation:
Other Information: TH: Thesis (Ph.D.); PBD: Jul 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English