Abstract
Alkyl phenol ethoxylates (APEOs), particularly nonyl phenol ethoxylates (NPEOs), are non-ionic surfactant components used in woollen-yarn spinning oils and industrial detergents. In recent years, concern over the hormone-disrupting properties of NPEOs has given rise to proposals to ban their use in EU countries. A sensitive and reliable method of detecting NPEOs on incoming raw material and in textile effluent is therefore required. A method has been developed to detect NPEOs at ppm levels in wool-scouring effluent by the application of extraction and clean-up procedures followed by high-performance-liquid-chromatography (HPLC) analysis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 677-685 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of The Textile Institute |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 |