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SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION

Monitoring Pharmaceuticals Photo-Fenton Degradation Process by Using Solid Phase Extraction and Liquid Chromatography

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Pages 1682-1690 | Received 10 Oct 2007, Accepted 19 Feb 2008, Published online: 17 Jul 2008
 

Abstract

The recovery of the pharmaceuticals bezafibrate and tetracycline from water was evaluated, using Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) with the aim of applying this technique to interrupt the pharmaceuticals' photodegradation by photo-Fenton process for further analysis. Sep-Pack C-18, Strata X, and Oasis HLB cartridges were evaluated. Oasis HLB showed the most satisfactory recovery and repeatability results: 98% (CV = 1%) for bezafibrate (20.0 mg L−1) and 76% (CV = 1%) for tetracycline (25.0 mg L−1). There was not a significant decrease in recovery at lower concentrations of the pharmaceuticals, and neither when present in Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) effluent matrix.

The authors thank CAPES for providing scholarships to S.A.S. Melo and I.R. Bautitz. The authors also thank Prof. Dra. M.V. Boldrin for making the HPLC equipment available and the Department of Water and Sewage of Araraquara (DAAE) for providing the sample of sewage treatment plant effluent.

Notes

a [TC] = 3.0 mg L−1.

b [TC] = 15.0 mg L−1.

a In STP effluent.

b In the presence of 0.2 mmol L−1 FeOx.

c After 1 month storage at 4°C.

d In the presence of 0.2 mmol L−1 Fe(NO3)3.

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