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Chapter 3 Analytical Supercritical Fluid Extraction Methodologies Bob W. Wright, John L. Fulton, Andrew J. Kopriva, and Richard D. Smith

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Chemical Sciences Department, Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352 Off-line supercritical fluid extraction, ultrasonic supercritical fluid extraction, and on-line supercritical fluid extraction-gas chromatography methodologies that have been developed specifically for analytical sample preparation and analysis are described. These methods offer the potential for extraction rate increases of over an order of magnitude, and are compatible with online analysis which provides the basis for automated sample preparation and analysis. These methods are particularly useful for small sample sizes or trace levels of analytes, and have been demonstrated to operate quantitatively. Combined ultrasonic supercritical fluid extraction can further enhance extraction rates from macro-porous materials by inducing convection through internal pores. The apparatus and instrumentation are described in detail and several examples are presented illustrating the applicability of these methodologies. Until recently, the use of supercritical fluids for sample extraction was generally confined to chemical processing applications (1-3) . However, t h e use of s u p e r c r i t i c a l fluid e x t r a c t i o n (SFE) f o r a n a l y t i c a l purposes i s a t t r a c t i n g i n c r e a s e d a t t e n t i o n and t h e development o f s e v e r a l new t e c h n i q u e s has been r e p o r t e d (4-14). A number of p o t e n t i a l advantages a r e p o s s i b l e w i t h SFE compared w i t h c o n v e n t i o n a l e x t r a c t i o n methods. These advantages i n c l u d e more r a p i d e x t r a c t i o n r a t e s , t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f more efficient extractions, increased selectivity, possible analyte f r a c t i o n a t i o n d u r i n g e x t r a c t i o n , and c o m p a t i b i l i t y w i t h o n - l i n e a n a l y s i s methods s u c h as c o n t i n u o u s s p e c t r o s c o p i c m o n i t o r i n g o r p e r i o d i c chromatographic analyses. The p o t e n t i a l advantages o f SFE a c c r u e from t h e p r o p e r t i e s of a s o l v e n t a t t e m p e r a t u r e s and p r e s s u r e s above i t s c r i t i c a l p o i n t . At e l e v a t e d p r e s s u r e t h i s s i n g l e phase w i l l have p r o p e r t i e s t h a t a r e i n t e r m e d i a t e between t h o s e o f t h e gas and l i q u i d phases and a r e dependent on t h e f l u i d c o m p o s i t i o n , p r e s s u r e , and t e m p e r a t u r e . The c o m p r e s s i b i l i t y o f s u p e r c r i t i c a l f l u i d s i s l a r g e j u s t above t h e c r i t i c a l t e m p e r a t u r e and s m a l l changes i n p r e s s u r e r e s u l t i n l a r g e changes i n d e n s i t y of the fluid . The d e n s i t y of a sup e r c r i t i c a l f l u i d i s t y p i c a l l y 100 t o 1000 t i m e s g r e a t e r t h a n t h a t 0097-6156/88/0366-0044$06.00/0 © 1988 American Chemical Society

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o f t h e gas and s o l v a t i n g c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a p p r o a c h i n g t h o s e o f a l i q u i d are imparted. However, t h e d i f f u s i o n c o e f f i c i e n t s and v i s c o s i t y o f t h e f l u i d remain i n t e r m e d i a t e between t h o s e o f t h e gas and l i q u i d p h a s e s a t moderate d e n s i t i e s (3.) , t h u s a l l o w i n g r a p i d mass t r a n s f e r o f s o l u t e s compared w i t h t h e l i q u i d . Many f l u i d s a l s o have c o m p a r a t i v e l y low c r i t i c a l temperatures that allow e x t r a c t i o n s t o be c o n d u c t e d a t r e l a t i v e l y m i l d t e m p e r a t u r e s , e.g., 31 °C f o r c a r b o n d i o x i d e . In a d d i t i o n t o c o n t r o l l i n g t h e fluid p r e s s u r e and/or temperature t o r e g u l a t e the d e n s i t y or s o l v a t i n g power, one can use v a r i o u s f l u i d s o r f l u i d m i x t u r e s t h a t e x h i b i t d i f f e r e n t s p e c i f i c chemical i n t e r a c t i o n s to o b t a i n the desired s o l v e n t s t r e n g t h and s e l e c t i v i t y . The l i q u i d - l i k e s o l v e n t power and r a p i d m a s s - t r a n s f e r p r o p e r t i e s of s u p e r c r i t i c a l f l u i d s clearly provide t h e p o t e n t i a l f o r more r a p i d e x t r a c t i o n r a t e s and more e f f i c i e n t e x t r a c t i o n t h a n i s f e a s i b l e w i t h l i q u i d s due t o b e t t e r p e n e t r a t i o n of t h e m a t r i x . T h i s p a p e r d e s c r i b e s v a r i o u s a n a l y t i c a l s u p e r c r i t i c a l f l u i d ext r a c t i o n methodologies developed i n the a u t h o r s l a b o r a t o r y and summarizes selected investigations conducted to evaluate the a p p l i c a b i l i t y and e f f i c i e n c y o f t h e s e methods f o r a r a n g e o f applications. Described methodologies include off-line supercritical fluid extraction, ultrasonic supercritical fluid extraction, and on-line supercritical fluid extraction-gas chromatography. 1

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Sample p r e p a r a t i o n i s o f t e n more d i f f i c u l t and t i m e - c o n s u m i n g t h a n the a c t u a l a n a l y s i s procedure. Furthermore, e x t r a c t i o n of analytes from t h e m a t r i x i s g e n e r a l l y t h e most t i m e - c o n s u m i n g s t e p o f sample preparation and i t can lead to r e l a t i v e l y i n e f f i c i e n t analyte r e c o v e r i e s . O f f - l i n e s u p e r c r i t i c a l f l u i d e x t r a c t i o n p r o v i d e s an a l t e r n a t i v e t o t r a d i t i o n a l Soxhlet or u l t r a s o n i c l i q u i d e x t r a c t i o n methods. S e v e r a l r e c e n t s t u d i e s have shown a n a l y t i c a l SFE p r o v i d e s comparable or better extraction efficiencies than Soxhlet e x t r a c t i o n (8,12 14) . More i m p o r t a n t l y , i n c r e a s e d e x t r a c t i o n r a t e s o f o v e r an o r d e r o f m a g n i t u d e were a c h i e v e d (12.) which o f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t time s a v i n g s . O f f - l i n e SFE i s a d a p t a b l e t o sample s i z e s ranging f r o m a few m i l l i g r a m s t o s e v e r a l grams and i s e q u a l l y a p p l i c a b l e t o t h e r e c o v e r y o f t r a c e a n a l y t e s o r complex m i x t u r e s . Examples o f b o t h t y p e s o f a p p l i c a t i o n s a r e d e s c r i b e d . r

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Apparatus. The o f f - l i n e SFE i n s t r u m e n t a t i o n c o n s i s t e d of three main components: a h i g h - p r e s s u r e pump, a h e a t e d e x t r a c t i o n c e l l , and a d e p r e s s u r i z a t i o n and sample c o l l e c t i o n s y s t e m . A schematic d i a g r a m of t h i s i n s t r u m e n t a t i o n i s shown i n F i g u r e 1. A modified R a b b i t HPX s o l v e n t d e l i v e r y s y s t e m e q u i p p e d w i t h a 10 mL/min pump head and an e l e c t r o n i c p r e s s u r e m o n i t o r ( R a i n i n I n s t r u m e n t Co., Woburn, MA) was u s e d t o p r e s s u r i z e and d e l i v e r t h e extracting fluids. The pump head, check v a l v e s , and s e v e r a l i n c h e s of t h e i n l e t l i n e i m m e d i a t e l y p r i o r t o t h e pump head were c o o l e d by r e c i r c u l a t i n g a -15 °C e t h y l e n e g l y c o l - w a t e r m i x t u r e t h r o u g h c o p p e r b l o c k s t h a t were machined t o f i t t h e pump head geometry. The i n l e t c h e c k v a l v e c a r t r i d g e was also modified f o r d i r e c t connection to 1/8-in. s t a i n l e s s s t e e l t u b i n g to allow a l a r g e r supply of lowp r e s s u r e s o l v e n t t o e n t e r t h e pump. No o t h e r m o d i f i c a t i o n s t o t h e check v a l v e s o r p i s t o n a s s e m b l y were r e q u i r e d . High-pressure s y r i n g e pumps w i t h adequate volumes have a l s o been u s e d (1,14). The p r e s s u r i z e d f l u i d was t r a n s f e r r e d t o t h e 316 s t a i n l e s s s t e e l h i g h - p r e s s u r e e x t r a c t i o n v e s s e l (shown i n F i g u r e 2) t h r o u g h 1/16-in.


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s t a i n l e s s s t e e l t u b i n g . The e x t r a c t i o n c e l l was c o n s t r u c t e d t o o p e r a t e s a f e l y above 400 b a r and 200 °C. The e x t r a c t i o n c e l l body and t o p were s e a l e d w i t h d o u b l e T e f l o n O - r i n g s . The t r a n s f e r l i n e from t h e pump e x t e n d e d t o t h e bottom o f t h e e x t r a c t i o n c e l l chamber (~5 mL volume) where t h e sample was p l a c e d i n a 5.4 χ 1.3 cm o.d. b o r o s i l i c a t e g l a s s t e s t tube. This design allowed the e x t r a c t i o n f l u i d t o sweep t h e sample f r o m b o t t o m t o t o p and t h e n e x i t the extraction vessel. A stainless steel f r i t w i t h 2.0-μιη p o r e s was p l a c e d i n t h e e x i t p o r t o f t h e e x t r a c t i o n v e s s e l t o p r e v e n t sample f r o m b e i n g f l u s h e d out i n c a s e o f sudden p r e s s u r e s u r g e s . Empty 1 / 4 - i n . o.d. HPLC columns o f t h e a p p r o p r i a t e l e n g t h t o g i v e t h e d e s i r e d v o l u m e h a v e a l s o be u s e d as extraction cells. The e x t r a c t i o n v e s s e l was maintained at e l e v a t e d temperatures i n a Hewlett-Packard 5700 gas chromatograph oven. The oven was c o n t i n u o u s l y p u r g e d w i t h n i t r o g e n when u s i n g flammable e x t r a c t i o n f l u i d s o r f l u i d m i x t u r e s . The e x t r a c t s t r e a m was t r a n s p o r t e d from t h e e x t r a c t i o n c e l l t o t h e e x t e r i o r o f t h e oven t h r o u g h 1 / 1 6 - i n . i.d. g l a s s - l i n e d stainless tubing. The t r a n s f e r l i n e was c o n n e c t e d t o a 10-12-cm l e n g t h o f 50-pm i . d . s t a i n l e s s s t e e l t u b i n g which was c r i m p e d a t t h e e x i t end t o c o n t r o l t h e f l o w r a t e o f t h e f l u i d and s e r v e as a d e p r e s s u r i z a t i o n zone f o r t h e e x t r a c t i o n s t r e a m . Short lengths (5-10-cm) o f 10-25-μιη i . d . f u s e d s i l i c a t u b i n g have a l s o been u s e d as r e s t r i c t o r s . The e x t r a c t i o n e f f l u e n t s were c o l l e c t e d by f r e e z i n g (or l i q u e f y ing) i n a s e a l e d round bottom f l a s k c o o l e d i n a l i q u i d n i t r o g e n bath. T h i s method e n s u r e d t h a t no a n a l y t e l o s s e s t o t h e atmosphere occurred during c o l l e c t i o n . C o l l e c t i o n can a l s o be done by b u b b l i n g t h e e x t r a c t i o n e f f l u e n t i n t o a v i a l c o n t a i n i n g a few mL o f a s o l v e n t o r i n t e r n a l s t a n d a r d s o l u t i o n (7 14) . f

T r a c e L e v e l E x t r a c t i o n . To p r o v i d e a c h a l l e n g i n g sample f o r e v a l u a t i o n o f o f f - l i n e SFE, a c t i v a t e d c a r b o n was s p i k e d a t 50 ppm with s e v e r a l p o l a r and h i g h e r m o l e c u l a r weight p o l y c y c l i c a r o m a t i c com pounds. A one-gram sample was s u b j e c t e d t o 16 h o f S o x h l e t e x t r a c t i o n u s i n g c a r b o n d i s u l f i d e and t h e n f o l l o w e d w i t h a s e c o n d s i m i l a r e x t r a c t i o n u s i n g m e t h y l e n e c h l o r i d e . A n o t h e r sample was extracted f o r 1 h w i t h s u p e r c r i t i c a l c a r b o n d i o x i d e a t 125 °C and 400 b a r . As shown i n T a b l e I , no d e t e c t a b l e l e v e l s o f t h e compounds were r e c o v e r e d i n t h e combined S o x h l e t e x t r a c t s . However, low l e v e l s o f t h e compounds were r e c o v e r e d w i t h s u p e r c r i t i c a l c a r b o n d i o x i d e e x t r a c t i o n o f t h e a c t i v a t e d c a r b o n . A l t h o u g h o n l y low l e v e l s o f t h e Table

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t o n u c l e a t e and become e n t r a i n e d i n t h e e x p a n d i n g gas and f o r m an a e r o s o l which can be e a s i l y l o s t t o t h e atmosphere. Experiments have shown t h a t o v e r 90% o f t r a c e l e v e l a n a l y t e s can be l o s t under some c o n d i t i o n s when u s i n g open c o l l e c t i o n i n a narrow-necked f l a s k c o o l e d t o subambient t e m p e r a t u r e s (12.) . C o l l e c t i o n i n a s e a l e d v e s s e l e l i m i n a t e s l o s s e s due t o e i t h e r v o l a t i l i t y o r t o a e r o s o l f o r m a t i o n , but i n c r e a s e s t h e e x p e r i m e n t a l c o m p l e x i t y . C o l l e c t i o n by b u b b l i n g t h e e x t r a c t i o n e f f l u e n t i n a few m i l l i l i t e r s o f s o l v e n t i s a l s o e f f e c t i v e f o r low f l u i d f l o w r a t e s . The c o o l i n g due t o ex pansion of the f l u i d minimizes v o l a t i l i t y l o s s e s of both the analyte and s o l v e n t . However, t h i s c o l l e c t i o n method becomes i m p r a c t i c a l f o r the h i g h e r f l u i d f l o w r a t e s needed f o r r a p i d e x t r a c t i o n of l a r g e r sample s i z e s (e.g., gram r a n g e ) , s i n c e v e r y h i g h gas flow r a t e s would be r e q u i r e d making i t d i f f i c u l t t o c o n t a i n t h e f l o w i n a s m a l l volume o f s o l v e n t . The volume o f a f l u i d i n c r e a s e s by a p p r o x i m a t e l y t h r e e o r d e r s o f magnitude d u r i n g e x p a n s i o n t o a gas. E x p e r i e n c e has shown t h a t a t l e a s t t e n sample volumes (or e x t r a c t i o n v e s s e l volumes) o f compressed f l u i d a r e g e n e r a l l y needed t o a c h i e v e "exhaustive" e x t r a c t i o n f o r t y p i c a l matrices. Obviously, analytes with very low s o l u b i l i t y i n s u p e r c r i t i c a l f l u i d s c o u l d r e q u i r e l a r g e r e x t r a c t i o n volumes. Complex M i x t u r e E x t r a c t i o n . A n a l y t i c a l SFE can a l s o be u s e d f o r complex m i x t u r e sample p r e p a r a t i o n . T y p i c a l examples using h a z a r d o u s waste samples a r e d e s c r i b e d below. Sample A was a s o i l b o r i n g c o n t a m i n a t e d w i t h c o a l g a s i f i c a t i o n r e s i d u a l s and sample Β was f r o m a waste s t r e a m f r o m a t r e a t m e n t f a c i l i t y . The major o b j e c t i v e o f t h e s e s t u d i e s was t o compare t h e e x t r a c t i o n a b i l i t i e s ( e . g . , amount o f m a t e r i a l e x t r a c t e d ) of t h r e e d i f f e r e n t fluid systems u s i n g a p p r o x i m a t e l y f o u r - g r a m a l i q u o t s o f t h e samples. The specific fluid systems, the e x t r a c t i o n c o n d i t i o n s , and the percentage o f t h e t o t a l mass o f m a t e r i a l e x t r a c t e d from each sample are l i s t e d i n Table I I . Table

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The p e r c e n t a g e o f m a t e r i a l e x t r a c t e d w i t h t h e t h r e e d i f f e r e n t f l u i d systems was v e r y s i m i l a r f o r sample A. However, t h e amount o f m a t e r i a l removed from sample Β was a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1.8 t i m e s g r e a t e r with m e t h a n o l - m o d i f i e d c a r b o n d i o x i d e and e t h a n o l - m o d i f i e d p e n t a n e than with pure carbon d i o x i d e . The h i g h e r e x t r a c t i o n t e m p e r a t u r e u s e d f o r t h e p e n t a n e s y s t e m c o u l d have c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h e i m p r o v e d efficiency for this fluid. I d e n t i c a l t e m p e r a t u r e s were u s e d f o r t h e c a r b o n d i o x i d e and c a r b o n d i o x i d e - m e t h a n o l f l u i d s y s t e m s , w h i c h s u g g e s t s t h a t t h e components were more s o l u b l e i n t h e more p o l a r f l u i d system. T h i s i s c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e sample c o m p o s i t i o n , s i n c e subsequent analyses of sample Β i n d i c a t e d t h a t i t contained


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phenolics, a m i n e s , e s t e r s , n i t r a t e d a r o m a t i c s and other polar compounds. Sample A, on the other hand, c o n t a i n e d neutral p o l y c y c l i c a r o m a t i c compounds t h a t would not be e x p e c t e d t o have s i g n i f i c a n t l y h i g h e r s o l u b i l i t y i n t h e more p o l a r f l u i d s y s t e m s . However, t h e gas c h r o m a t o g r a p h i c p r o f i l e s o f t h e c a r b o n d i o x i d e e x t r a c t and t h e c a r b o n d i o x i d e - m e t h a n o l e x t r a c t o f sample A were slightly different. As can be o b s e r v e d f r o m t h e chromatograms i n F i g u r e 3, t h e r e a r e g r e a t e r r e l a t i v e q u a n t i t i e s o f t h e higher m o l e c u l a r w e i g h t compounds i n t h e c a r b o n d i o x i d e - m e t h a n o l e x t r a c t than the pure carbon d i o x i d e e x t r a c t . T h i s may be a c c o u n t e d f o r by slightly greater solubility of these h i g h e r molecular weight compounds i n t h e more p o l a r f l u i d . These examples i l l u s t r a t e t h e p o t e n t i a l o f a n a l y t i c a l SFE f o r r a p i d and e f f i c i e n t complex m i x t u r e sample p r e p a r a t i o n .


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The a p p l i c a t i o n o f u l t r a s o u n d d u r i n g s u p e r c r i t i c a l f l u i d e x t r a c t i o n c r e a t e s i n t e n s e s i n u s o i d a l v a r i a t i o n s i n d e n s i t y and p r e s s u r e which have t h e p o t e n t i a l o f i m p r o v i n g s o l u t e d i f f u s i o n and e n h a n c i n g o v e r a l l extraction rates. F o r a g i v e n power i n p u t , i t can be p r e d i c t e d t h a t t h e a m p l i t u d e o f t h e r e s u l t i n g d e n s i t y waves w i l l be approxim a t e l y t w i c e as g r e a t as i n a gas o r l i q u i d , whereas t h e pressure a m p l i t u d e w i l l be i n t e r m e d i a t e between t h a t o f a gas and liquid. T h e s e d e n s i t y waves w o u l d be e x p e c t e d t o i n d u c e c o n v e c t i o n of s o l u t e s from t h e i n n e r p o r e s o f a m a t e r i a l s i n c e t h e d e n s i t y waves i n t h e m a t r i x m a t e r i a l w i l l be much s m a l l e r t h a n t h a t o f t h e f l u i d i n the pores. Furthermore, a c o u s t i c streaming, the c h a r a c t e r i s t i c p a t t e r n o f s t e a d y m i c r o - v o r t i c e s i n s o n i c a t e d l i q u i d s (UL) , also o c c u r s i n s u p e r c r i t i c a l f l u i d s and w o u l d l i k e w i s e be e x p e c t e d t o d e c r e a s e e x t e r n a l mass t r a n s f e r r e s i s t a n c e , t h e c o n v e c t i v e t r a n s p o r t o f t h e s o l u t e from t h e s u r f a c e o f t h e m a t r i x i n t o t h e b u l k s o l u t i o n , and t o c r e a t e c o n v e c t i o n i n the macropores of the m a t e r i a l by r e c i r c u l a t i o n of the f l u i d . The a p p l i c a t i o n of u l t r a s o u n d to s u p e r c r i t i c a l f l u i d s also creates l o c a l i z e d heating that could enhance t h e d e s o r p t i o n r a t e o f s o l u t e s f r o m a m a t r i x . Sound e n e r g y i s a b s o r b e d i n a s u p e r c r i t i c a l f l u i d and n e a r t h e c r i t i c a l p o i n t , a t t e n u a t i o n o f t h e sound waves i n c r e a s e s d r a m a t i c a l l y b e c a u s e o f h i g h e r v i s c o u s d i s s i p a t i o n and s t r u c t u r a l r e l a x a t i o n o f m o l e c u l a r clusters (1£). I t s h o u l d be n o t e d t h a t c a v i t a t i o n (the c r e a t i o n and v i o l e n t c o l l a p s e of s m a l l vapor bubbles), the predominate e f f e c t of u l t r a s o u n d i n normal l i q u i d s , does not o c c u r i n s u p e r c r i t i c a l f l u i d s b e c a u s e no vapor-liquid surface e x i s t s to s u s t a i n the bubble structure. However, s o n i c a t i o n may a l s o improve e x t r a c t i o n s by a l t e r i n g or d i s r u p t i n g the i n t e r n a l s t r u c t u r e of a porous m a t e r i a l . Apparatus. The u l t r a s o n i c s u p e r c r i t i c a l f l u i d e x t r a c t i o n v e s s e l c o n s i s t e d o f a 25 mL h i g h - p r e s s u r e s t a i n l e s s s t e e l c e l l equipped w i t h two s e t s o f 0 . 7 5 - i n . d i a m e t e r windows ( f o r o b s e r v a t i o n during extraction) and a c o m m e r c i a l 20 kHz h i g h power u l t r a s o n i c h o r n (Branson W-350 S o n i f i e r w i t h a 102 c o n v e r t e r ) . The c e l l geometry was d e s i g n e d t o maximize t h e s o n i c e n e r g y p e r u n i t volume and t o c r e a t e r e s o n a n c e e f f e c t s t o b e t t e r t r a n s f e r e n e r g y from t h e s o n i c horn to the f l u i d . The u s a b l e c e l l volume u n d e r n e a t h t h e h o r n was a p p r o x i m a t e l y 12 mL. The u l t r a s o n i c t r a n s d u c e r was c o n n e c t e d t o t h e e x t r a c t i o n v e s s e l t h r o u g h an O - r i n g s e a l a t a wave node t o m i n i m i z e dampening o f t h e s o n i c e n e r g y . The e x t r a c t i o n v e s s e l was p l a c e d i n a t h e r m o s t a t e d water b a t h , and t h e f l u i d i n s i d e t h e v e s s e l was r e c i r c u l a t e d t h r o u g h a c o i l o f 1 / 8 - i n . o.d. s t a i n l e s s s t e e l tubing with a small magnetically


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c o u p l e d g e a r pump (183-346, Micro-Pump C o r p . ) . F l u i d r e c i r c u l a t i o n provided a convenient method o f o b t a i n i n g c o n t r o l l e d m i x i n g a n d a l s o s e r v e d t o d i s s i p a t e t h e heat g e n e r a t e d from t h e s o n i c energy. A s c h e m a t i c d i a g r a m o f t h e u l t r a s o n i c e x t r a c t i o n s y s t e m i s shown i n F i g u r e 4. The c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f t h e e x t r a c t e d a n a l y t e s was d i r e c t l y m o n i t o r e d by m e t e r i n g a low f l o w o f t h e e x t r a c t i o n e f f l u e n t t h r o u g h a 254 nm UV a b s o r b a n c e d e t e c t o r ( A l t e x , Model 153) e q u i p p e d w i t h a high pressure flow c e l l . The e x t r a c t i o n e f f l u e n t f l o w r a t e was r e g u l a t e d with a fused s i l i c a c a p i l l a r y r e s t r i c t o r attached t o the outlet of the detector. The f l o w r a t e t h r o u g h t h e d e t e c t o r was low enough so t h a t , w i t h c o n t i n u o u s a b s o r b a n c e measurements, o n l y a s m a l l p e r c e n t a g e o f t h e o v e r a l l s y s t e m f l u i d volume was l o s t . The extraction effluent was c o l l e c t e d b y i n s e r t i n g t h e c a p i l l a r y r e s t r i c t o r exit into a v i a l containing a suitable solvent. The e x t r a c t i o n s y s t e m was i n i t i a l l y p r e s s u r i z e d w i t h a m o d i f i e d V a r i a n 8500 s y r i n g e pump. By c o n t r o l l i n g t h e pump p r e s s u r e , a s m a l l make up s t r e a m o f f l u i d was i n t r o d u c e d t o compensate f o r t h e l o s s o f f l u i d t h r o u g h t h e UV d e t e c t o r . U l t r a s o n i c SFE o f A d s o r b e n t s . To e v a l u a t e u l t r a s o n i c SFE, t h e ex t r a c t i o n r a t e s o f chrysene from v a r i o u s porous adsorbent m a t e r i a l s u s i n g s u p e r c r i t i c a l c a r b o n d i o x i d e were compared b e f o r e a n d d u r i n g the a p p l i c a t i o n of u l t r a s o u n d . C h r y s e n e was c h o s e n as t e s t a n a l y t e b e c a u s e o f i t s low s o l u b i l i t y i n c a r b o n d i o x i d e ( •π

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c o n t r o l t h e temperature o f t h e r e s t r i c t o r and expansion r e g i o n . T y p i c a l l y , t h i s r e g i o n was m a i n t a i n e d near t h e upper o p e r a t i n g t e m p e r a t u r e o f t h e c h r o m a t o g r a p h i c oven (between 250 and 280 °C) . A H e w l e t t - P a c k a r d 5890 gas chromatograph e q u i p p e d w i t h a flame i o n i z a t i o n d e t e c t o r was u s e d t o p e r f o r m c h r o m a t o g r a p h i c a n a l y s e s . F u s e d s i l i c a c h r o m a t o g r a p h i c columns were e i t h e r 15 m χ 0.25 mm i . d . o r 15 m χ 0.53 mm i . d . , coated with 0.25-μιη o r 5.0-μιη f i l m t h i c k n e s s , r e s p e c t i v e l y , o f DB-5 s t a t i o n a r y phase (J&W S c i e n t i f i c ) . A s h o r t r e t e n t i o n gap o f d e a c t i v a t e d f u s e d s i l i c a t u b i n g (30 cm χ 0.53 mm i . d . ) was c o n n e c t e d t o the i n l e t of the chromatographic column t o a i d s o l u t e f o c u s i n g and c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f t h e e x t r a c t i o n effluent. The oven was c o o l e d t o subambient t e m p e r a t u r e s u s i n g c a r b o n d i o x i d e d u r i n g on-column d e p o s i t i o n t o a i d f o c u s i n g and c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f t h e e x t r a c t i o n e f f l u e n t . Subsequent a n a l y s e s were p e r f o r m e d by t e m p e r a t u r e programming a t s e l e c t e d r a t e s . H e l i u m was used f o r the c a r r i e r gas a t l i n e a r v e l o c i t i e s o f a p p r o x i m a t e l y 40 cm/sec. Q u a l i t a t i v e E x t r a c t i o n Analyses. Qualitative characterization of a sample m a t r i x c a n be o b t a i n e d by p e r i o d i c s a m p l i n g and a n a l y s i s o f the e x t r a c t i o n e f f l u e n t at v a r i o u s p r e s s u r e s . T y p i c a l l y , a sample i s extracted at progressively higher pressures t o obtain s e l e c t i v e fractions. However, t o a c h i e v e maximum s e l e c t i v i t y , t h e sample must be e x h a u s t i v e l y e x t r a c t e d a t e a c h p r e s s u r e t o remove e s s e n t i a l l y a l l t h e m a t e r i a l t h a t i s s o l u b l e a t a g i v e n p r e s s u r e p r i o r t o t h e next higher e x t r a c t i o n pressure. Rigorous execution o f t h i s process can be d i f f i c u l t with the current instrumentation, so l e s s s e l e c t i v e f r a c t i o n a t i o n i s u s u a l l y adopted f o r q u a l i t a t i v e analyses. An example o f t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f o n - l i n e SFE-GC f o r t h e q u a l i t a t i v e c h a r a c t e r i z a t i o n o f orange p e e l i s shown i n F i g u r e 8. Ap p r o x i m a t e l y 100 mg o f orange p e e l was e x t r a c t e d f o r 10 min i n t e r v a l s a t two p r o g r e s s i v e l y h i g h e r p r e s s u r e s u s i n g s u p e r c r i t i c a l c a r b o n d i o x i d e a t 40 °C. A f t e r each e x t r a c t i o n a t e m p e r a t u r e programmed GC a n a l y s i s was c o n d u c t e d . In t h i s p a r t i c u l a r case, t h e e x t r a c t i o n s were d i s c o n t i n u e d d u r i n g t h e GC a n a l y s e s , b u t i f more s e l e c t i v e f r a c t i o n a t i o n s h a d been d e s i r e d t h e y c o u l d have b e e n continued d u r i n g t h e a n a l y s e s and t h e e f f l u e n t directed to the c o l l e c t i o n v e s s e l . S i n c e o r a n g e p e e l was e x p e c t e d t o c o n t a i n v o l a t i l e f l a v o r compounds, a c h r o m a t o g r a p h i c column w i t h a t h i c k s t a t i o n a r y phase f i l m and subambient c o l l e c t i o n and f o c u s i n g o f t h e e x t r a c t i o n e f f l u e n t were u s e d i n t h e GC a n a l y s i s . The chromatogram o b t a i n e d at t h e lower e x t r a c t i o n p r e s s u r e has r e l a t i v e l y higher con c e n t r a t i o n s o f t h e e a r l i e r e l u t i n g compounds and t h e h i g h e r p r e s s u r e e x t r a c t i o n has r e l a t i v e l y h i g h e r c o n c e n t r a t i o n s o f t h e l a t e r e l u t i n g compounds. S i n c e t h e e n t i r e range o f compounds f r o m t h e orange p e e l e x h i b i t e d s u b s t a n t i a l s o l u b i l i t y i n t h e c a r b o n d i o x i d e a t t h e low pressure, i t was n o t p o s s i b l e t o o b t a i n a h i g h l y selective extraction. U t i l i z a t i o n o f a f l u i d h a v i n g l o w e r s o l v a t i n g power, s u c h a s SFg, Xe, o r Kr ( 1 7 ) , would p r o v i d e g r e a t e r p o t e n t i a l f o r s e l e c t i v e f r a c t i o n a t i o n o f v o l a t i l e and s e m i v o l a t i l e low m o l e c u l a r weight compounds. T h i s example i l l u s t r a t e s t h e p o t e n t i a l o f SFE-GC o f p r o v i d i n g n e a r l y automated sample p r e p a r a t i o n a n d a n a l y s i s f o r the qualitative characterization of sample m a t r i c e s . More s e l e c t i v e SFE-GC a n a l y s e s o f h i g h e r m o l e c u l a r weight compounds w i t h l o w e r c a r b o n d i o x i d e s o l u b i l i t i e s have been r e p o r t e d e l s e w h e r e (13.) . Quantitative Extraction Analyses. 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r e s i n t h a t had been s p i k e d w i t h 7.5 ng e a c h o f s e v e r a l p o l y c y c l i c a r o m a t i c h y d r o c a r b o n s (PAH) was e x t r a c t e d w i t h c a r b o n d i o x i d e a t 325 b a r and 50 °C f o r 7 min. The f l o w r a t e o f d e c o m p r e s s e d carbon d i o x i d e was o v e r 250 mL/min, which a l l o w e d a s u f f i c i e n t l y l a r g e f l u i d volume t o be u s e d t o o b t a i n an e x h a u s t i v e e x t r a c t i o n . The c h r o m a t o g r a p h i c oven was h e l d a t 0 °C d u r i n g t h e e x t r a c t i o n t o a i d f o c u s i n g o f t h e a n a l y t e s and was t h e n t e m p e r a t u r e programmed a f t e r the extraction was completed to e f f e c t the chromatographic separation. The d e t e c t o r r e s p o n s e was c a l i b r a t e d f o r each compound immediately p r i o r t o the e x t r a c t i o n - a n a l y s i s . The s p e c i f i c compounds used, t h e s p i k e l e v e l s , and t h e r e c o v e r e d q u a n t i t i e s o f each compound a r e l i s t e d i n T a b l e IV. W i t h i n e x p e r i m e n t a l e r r o r (~15%), q u a n t i t a t i v e e x t r a c t i o n and r e c o v e r y o f a l l t h e compounds, e x c e p t b e n z o [ e j p y r e n e , was o b t a i n e d . B e n z o [ e j p y r e n e has l o w e r s o l u b i l i t y i n carbon d i o x i d e and was not c o m p l e t e l y e x t r a c t e d w i t h the f l u i d T a b l e IV. Compound

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volume u t i l i z e d . However, t h e r e m a i n i n g b e n z o [ a ] p y r e n e was r e c o v e r e d with a second e x t r a c t i o n . The e x t r a n e o u s p e a k s i n t h e chromatogram can be a t t r i b u t e d t o i m p u r i t i e s c o n c e n t r a t e d from t h e c a r b o n d i o x i d e o r from contaminants e x t r a c t e d from t h e XAD-2. Since several m i l l i l i t e r s of l i q u i d carbon d i o x i d e are decompressed t h r o u g h t h e c h r o m a t o g r a p h i c column w i t h q u a n t i t a t i v e e x t r a c t i o n s , i t i s e s s e n t i a l t o have v e r y p u r e c a r b o n d i o x i d e t o p r e v e n t s e r i o u s contamination. O n - l i n e SFE-GC has a l s o been u s e d as an a l t e r n a t i v e t o t h e r m a l desorption gas chromatography o f Tenax s a m p l i n g devices for q u a n t i t a t i v e a n a l y s i s o f v o l a t i l e o r g a n i c compounds (VOC). The SFEGC a p p r o a c h a l l o w s t h e a n a l y t e s t o be r e c o v e r e d from t h e a d s o r b e n t sampling devices at mild temperatures, which prevents thermal decomposition and other problems associated with high t e m p e r a t u r e d e s o r p t i o n . T h i s work i s d e s c r i b e d i n d e t a i l e l s e w h e r e (Wright,B.W.; Kopriva, A.J.; Smith, R.D. submitted for publication). Conclusions O f f - l i n e s u p e r c r i t i c a l f l u i d e x t r a c t i o n , simultaneous u l t r a s o n i c s u p e r c r i t i c a l f l u i d e x t r a c t i o n , and o n - l i n e s u p e r c r i t i c a l fluid e x t r a c t i o n - g a s chromatography have been d e s c r i b e d . These a n a l y t i c a l s u p e r c r i t i c a l f l u i d e x t r a c t i o n methods p r o v i d e t h e p o t e n t i a l f o r very rapid extraction rates and compatibility with on-line a n a l y t i c a l methods. E x t r a c t i o n r a t e i n c r e a s e s o f o v e r an o r d e r o f m a g n i t u d e compared t o S o x h l e t methods have been d e m o n s t r a t e d and even greater increases seem f e a s i b l e . O p t i m i z a t i o n of fluid s o l v a t i n g c o n d i t i o n s a l s o provides the p o t e n t i a l f o r s e l e c t i v e f r a c t i o n a t i o n of s p e c i f i c analytes. The a p p l i c a t i o n o f u l t r a s o u n d during supercritical fluid extraction p r o v i d e s an efficient


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mechanism of s t i r r i n g a n d may e n h a n c e extraction rates i n macroporous m a t e r i a l s by i n d u c i n g c o n v e c t i o n t h r o u g h t h e p o r e s . On l i n e e x t r a c t i o n - a n a l y s i s methods combine sample p r e p a r a t i o n a n d a n a l y s i s and p r o v i d e t h e p o t e n t i a l f o r r a p i d a n d h i g h l y s e n s i t i v e analyses. A d d i t i o n a l s t u d i e s and f u r t h e r development o f a n a l y t i c a l SFE methods a r e needed f o r a more c o m p l e t e e v a l u a t i o n and t o a l l o w achievement o f t h e i r f u l l p o t e n t i a l .


Acknowledgment s A l t h o u g h t h e r e s e a r c h d e s c r i b e d i n t h i s a r t i c l e h a s been f u n d e d w h o l l y o r i n p a r t by t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s E n v i r o n m e n t a l P r o t e c t i o n A g e n c y t h r o u g h I n t e r a g e n c y Agreement DW 8 99930 650-01 t h r o u g h a R e l a t e d S e r v i c e s C o n t r a c t w i t h t h e U.S. Department o f E n e r g y under C o n t r a c t DE-AC06-76RLO 1830, i t has n o t been s u b j e c t e d t o Agency r e v i e w and t h e r e f o r e does n o t n e c e s s a r i l y r e f l e c t t h e views o f t h e Agency a n d no o f f i c i a l endorsement s h o u l d be i n f e r r e d . Mention o f t r a d e names o r c o m m e r c i a l p r o d u c t s does n o t c o n s t i t u t e endorsement o r recommendation f o r u s e . Literature 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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