Sustainable fabric-phase sorptive extraction membrane characterization and comprehensive greenness assessment for detecting pharmaceutical adulterants in herbal slimming products


Gürbüzer A., ULUSOY H. İ., NARİN İ., Kabir A., Locatelli M.

Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, cilt.1272, ss.124928, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 1272
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2026.124928
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Compendex, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.124928
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Carbowax 20M, Fabric phase sorptive extraction, Green analytical chemistry, Herbal slimming products, HPLC-DAD, Sustainability assessment
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study presents a sustainable analytical approach centered on the characterization and environmental evaluation of a sol-gel Carbowax 20M-coated fabric-phase sorptive extraction (FPSE) membrane designed for detecting pharmaceutical adulterants-specifically fluoxetine and sibutramine-in herbal slimming products. The membrane was synthesized via in situ sol-gel immobilization and characterized using FTIR and SEM, confirming the formation of a uniform and porous sorbent layer that maintained the structural integrity and permeability of the cellulose fabric substrate. Under optimized conditions, the developed FPSE-HPLC-DAD method achieved limits of detection (LOD) of 4.28 ng mL-1 for fluoxetine and 5.71 ng mL-1 for sibutramine, with recoveries ranging between 94.2% and 112.5% and relative standard deviations (RSD) below 5.2%. The linear ranges extended from 15 to 900 ng mL-1 for fluoxetine and 20-1200 ng mL-1 for sibutramine, demonstrating strong linearity (R2 > 0.99). Beyond analytical validation, the environmental performance of the method was systematically assessed using six recognized greenness and applicability metrics: AGREE (score = 0.63), MoGAPI, AGSA, BAGI (> 60), CACI (62%), and AGREEprep, all confirming high sustainability and practical applicability. These findings highlight that the sol-gel Carbowax 20M coated FPSE membrane provides a low-cost, solvent-efficient, and environmentally responsible platform for the routine screening of undeclared pharmaceutical compounds in complex herbal matrices.