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A Biodegradation Study of Triethylene Glycol Monododecyl Ether under the Conditions of the OECD Screening Test 301E

  • A. Zgoła-Grześkowiak , T. Grześkowiak , B. Wyrwas , M. Frańska , M. Borkowska and Z. Łukaszewski
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Tenside Surfactants Detergents
From the journal Tenside Surfactants Detergents Volume 45 Issue 4

Abstract

The biodegradation of triethylene glycol monododecyl ether (C12EO3) was studied under the conditions of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Screening Test. Primary biodegradation of C12EO3 and concentration profiles of its metabolites were measured by the high performance liquid chromatography with fluorimetric detection (HPLC-FD) after derivatisation with 1-naphthoyl chloride. High performance liquid chromatography – electrospray mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) was used for the identification and analysis of C12EO3 and its metabolites.

Kurzfassung

Der biologische Abbau von Triethylenglykol-monododecylether (C12EO3) wurde untersucht, unter den Bedingungen des Screening-Tests der Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (OECD). Der Primärabbau von C12EO3 und die Konzentrationsprofile seiner Metaboliten wurden durch eine Hochdruckflüssigkeitschromatographie mit fluorimetrischer Detektion (HPLC-FD) nach Derivatisierung mit 1-Naphthoylchlorid gemessen. Für die Identifizierung und Analyse von C12EO3 und seiner Metabolite wurde eine Hochdruckflüssigkeitschromatographie – Elektrospray-Massenspektrometrie (HPLC-MS) eingesetzt.

Key words:: Alcohol ethoxylates; biodegradation; OECD Screening Test
Stichwörter:: Alkoholethoxylate; biologischer Abbau; OECD-Screening-Test
∗ Agnieszka Zgoła-Grześkowiak, Poznan University of Technology, Institute of Chemistry and Technical Electrochemistry, ul. Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznan, Poland, Phone: +48616652033, Fax: +48616652571. E-mail:

A. Zgoła-Grześkowiak graduated from the Poznan University of Technology in 1999 and she finished her PhD in 2003 there. Since then she has been working as Assistant Professor at the Poznan University of Technology.

T. Grześkowiak graduated from the Poznan University of Technology in 1995 and he finished his PhD in 2000 there. Since then he has been working outside the university as Quality Control Specialist. Nevertheless, he is realizing his interests working voluntarily at the Poznan University of Technology.

B. Wyrwas graduated from the Poznan University of Technology in 1987 and he finished his PhD in 1997 there. Since then he has been working as Assistant Professor at the Poznan University of Technology.

M. Frańska graduated from the Poznan University of Technology in 1998 and she finished her PhD in 2002 there. Since then she has been working as Assistant Professor at the Poznan University of Technology.

M. Borkowska graduated from the Poznan University of Technology in 2002. Since then she has been working as PhD student there.

Z. Łukaszewski graduated from Moscow Institute of Chemical Technology in 1963. He obtained his PhD in Adam Mickiewicz University in 1969. In 1978 he received Dr degree from Technical University of Łódź. He has been a Professor since 1988 and has been working at the Poznan University of Technology.

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Received: 2008-01-27
Published Online: 2013-04-05
Published in Print: 2008-07-01

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