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Novel nanoporous sorbent for solid-phase extraction in petroleum fingerprinting

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Sample preparation is crucial in the analysis of petroleum and its derivatives. In this study, developing affordable sorbent for petroleum fingerprinting analysis using polymer waste such expanded polystyrene was explored. The potential of electrospun expanded polystyrene (EPS) as a sorbent for the solid-phase extraction (SPE) technique was investigated, and its efficiency was compared with commercial cartridges such as alumina, silica and alumina/silica hybrid commercial for petroleum fingerprinting analysis. The chromatograms showed that the packed electrospun EPS fibre demonstrated excellent properties for SPE applications relative to the hybrid cartridges.

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  1. Centre for Energy Research and Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria

    S. Oluwagbemiga Alayande

  2. Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

    E. Olugbenga Dare & A. Kehinde Akinlabi

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

    P. O. Aiyedun

  4. Research Unit of Nanotechnology for Water Sustainability, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa

    S. Oluwagbemiga Alayande, Nyoni Hlengilizwe & Titus A. M. Msagati

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Alayande, S.O., Hlengilizwe, N., Dare, E.O. et al. Novel nanoporous sorbent for solid-phase extraction in petroleum fingerprinting. Appl. Phys. A 122, 392 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-016-9931-z

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