Retention Behavior of Aromatic Hydrocarbons on a Novel Chitosan-Based Stationary Phase Synthesized with a Bifunctional Crosslinking Reagent Having Aliphatic and Aromatic Functionalities

Abstract

A novel cross-linked chitosan phase was synthesized with a novel cross linking reagent having both aliphatic and aromatic functionalities. Retention behavior for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were compared with that obtained on several commercially available stationary phases including monomeric and polymeric octadecylsilicas (ODSs) in liquid chromatography (LC). The results clearly demonstrated the applicability of the newly-synthesized chitosan phase as the stationary phase in LC, especially for the separation of PAHs having different planarities, and as novel wall-paint or wall-paper materials for reducing volatile organic compounds in indoor air environment.