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Determination of resin acid composition in rosin samples using cyclodextrin‐modified capillary electrophoresis
Author(s) -
Mckeon Louise,
Regan Fiona,
Burns Barry,
Leonard Ray
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of separation science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.72
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1615-9314
pISSN - 1615-9306
DOI - 10.1002/jssc.201400014
Subject(s) - rosin , abietic acid , resin acid , capillary electrophoresis , chemistry , chromatography , cyclodextrin , methanol , organic chemistry
Rosins are used in a wide variety of industries in varnishes, adhesives, drug coatings, etc. In this project a novel capillary electrophoresis method was developed to investigate the resin acid composition of rosins. The acids were separated and the concentrations of individual acids present in gum rosin samples determined in order to investigate any links between the presence and concentration of these acids and the tendency of rosins to crystallize. The capillary electrophoresis method successfully separated nine resin acids in various rosin samples where previously they could not all be separated. Calibration curves were created to determine acid concentration. Abietic, dehydroabietic, neoabietic, pimaric, isopimaric, levopimaric, sandaracopimaric, palustric, and 7‐oxo‐dehydroabietic acids were separated using a 20 mM tris buffer at pH 9 containing 15% methanol 5 mM (2‐hydroxypropyl)‐γ‐cyclodextrin 10 mM sulfobutylether‐β‐cyclodextrin. Their concentrations in a crystallizing and a noncrystallizing rosin sample were determined.