EFFECTIVE AND RELIABLE METHOD FOR EXTRACTIONS OF ANTHRACENE

• Main Authors: Abidin, ANZ (Author), Alias, S (Author), Talib, SA (Author), Tay, CC (Author)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Anthracene; BIODEGRADATION; extraction; LLE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS; sonication; SPE
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 Anthracene often used as model compound for degradation study, especially for high molecular weight PAHs. Hence, efficient extraction of anthracene is vital for GC-MS analysis. This study focuses on the efficiency of extraction methods between Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) and liquid-liquid extraction (LLE). The study was also conducted to assess the effect of sonication during extraction process. LLE showed a higher recovery at 96.65% compared to SPE at 46.22%. For extraction method development in minimal salt solution, sonication prior to sample withdrawal showed the highest recovery at 94.25% compared to mechanical shaking at 73.67% and sonication extraction at 65.06%. Hence, this study exhibits a reliable and effective technique on anthracene extraction prior to GC-MS analysis. It is important for anthracene determination using GC-MS in further degradation study.