Table 1.
High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) parameters for the determinations

Parameter Linear alkylbenzenesulfonate (LAS) Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) Alpha olefin sulfonate (AOS)
Column Zorbax ODS C18 (4.6 mm×150 mm, 5 µm) Zolbax ODS C18 (4.6 mm×150 mm,5 µm) J’ spere ODS H-80 (4.6 mm×250 mm,4 µm)
Detector Fluorescence detector (FLD, JASCO, Tokyo, Japan) Ex=225 nm, Em+295 nm Differential refractive index detector(RID) Evaporative light scattering detector(ELSD) Temperature : 90°C;Gas: nitrogen)
Mobile phase A:B = 2:8 (A: methanol, B: water) A:B = 8:2 (A: methanol added 0.25M sodium perchlorate, B: water) A:B=7:3 (A: methanol, B: water)
Flow rate 1.0 mL/min 1.5 mL/min 0.8 mL/min
Column temperature 25°C 25°C 25°C
Injection volume 20 uL 20 uL 20 uL