Cloud point extraction of Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol from cannabis resin.
Cloud point extraction of Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol from cannabis resin.
Source
Faculté des Sciences, Département de Chimie, Laboratoire de Physico Chimie des Matériaux, U. S. T. Oran, BP 1505, M’Nouar, Oran, Algeria.
Abstract
A cloud point extraction coupled with high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC/UV) method was developed for the determination of Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in micellar phase. The nonionic surfactant “Dowfax 20B102” was used to extract and pre-concentrate THC from cannabis resin, prior to its determination with a HPLC-UV system (diode array detector) with isocratic elution. The parameters and variables affecting the extraction were investigated. Under optimum conditions (1 wt.% Dowfax 20B102, 1 wt.% Na2SO4, T = 318 K, t = 30 min), this method yielded a quite satisfactory recovery rate (~81 %). The limit of detection was 0.04 μg mL(-1), and the relative standard deviation was less than 2 %. Compared with conventional solid-liquid extraction, this new method avoids the use of volatile organic solvents, therefore is environmentally safer.
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23354583
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23354583