En. Myshak et al., PRECONCENTRATION OF PHENOLS ON POLYURETHANE FOAM AND THEIR DETERMINATION USING SPECTROPHOTOMETRY AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID-CHROMATOGRAPHY, Journal of analytical chemistry, 52(10), 1997, pp. 939-943
It is demonstrated that the preconcentration of phenol, 2-cresol, and
4-cresol can be performed by adsorption on polyurethane foam as ion pa
irs of 4-nitrophenylazophenolates with the cetyltrimethylammonium cati
on. The dependence of the recovery on the equilibration time, the samp
le volume, and the adsorbent mass was revealed. The adsorption of phen
ols as azo derivatives depends on their concentration. A test procedur
e for determining total phenols was developed. The test form was used
for the determination of individual phenols by high-performance liquid
chromatography with electrochemical detection.