Method Development for Leachable Furfural Determination in Wood-Based Panels by HPLC-Uv System

Abstract

Analytical method has been developed and validated to determine free or leachable furfural concentration in wood-based panels. Particleboards obtained from birch wood and suberinic acids binder were chosen as a reference material. Two methods and two solvents were tested. Acetone extracts of the samples were analyzed with gas chromatography (GC) flame ionization detector system. Water extracts were analyzed with high-performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet spectroscopy (HPLC-UV) system. After the GC data in acetone extracts furfural concentration was below method limit of detection. HPLC-UV data showed that in water extracts furfural concentration was possible to determine. It was concluded that HPLC-UV is suitable and fast method for furfural determination in wood-based panels water extracts.