Development of a solid-phase extraction method for simultaneous extraction of adipic acid, succinic acid and 1,4-butanediol formed during hydrolysis of poly(butylene adipate) and poly(butylene succinate)

J Chromatogr A. 2004 Jan 2;1022(1-2):171-7. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2003.09.036.

Abstract

A solid-phase extraction (SPE) method was developed for the simultaneous extraction of dicarboxylic acids and diols formed during hydrolysis of poly(butylene succinate), PBS, and poly(butylene adipate), PBA. Four commercial non-polar SPE columns, three silica based: C8, C18, C18 (EC), and one resin based: ENV+, were tested for the extraction of succinic acid, adipic acid and 1,4-butanediol, the expected final hydrolysis products of PBS and PBA. ENV+ resin was chosen as a solid-phase, because it displayed the best extraction efficiency for 1,4-butanediol and succinic acid. Linear range for the extracted analytes was 1-500 ng/microl for adipic acid and 2-500 ng/microl for 1,4-butanediol and succinic acid. Detection and quantification limits for the analytes were between 1-2 and 2-7 ng/microl, respectively, and relative standard deviations were between 3 and 7%. Good repeatability and low detection limits made the developed SPE method and subsequent gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis a sensitive tool for identification and quantification of hydrolysis products at early stages of degradation.

MeSH terms

  • Adipates / analysis*
  • Butylene Glycols / analysis*
  • Butylene Glycols / isolation & purification*
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Hydrolysis
  • Molecular Weight
  • Polymers / isolation & purification*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Succinic Acid / analysis*

Substances

  • Adipates
  • Butylene Glycols
  • Polymers
  • bionole
  • butylene glycol adipic acid polyester
  • adipic acid
  • 1,4-butanediol
  • Succinic Acid