Characterization of size fractionated dissolved organic matter from river water and wastewater effluent using preparative high performance size exclusion chromatography
Preparative HPSEC using DI water as mobile phase effectively reduced heterogeneity of DOM. Negligible DOC loss (recovery > 97%) observed after preparative HPSEC. Structural alteration of DOM after preparative HPSEC was not significant. Biopolymer composition played a key role in complexation of DOM with inorganic species.