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Table 9 Comparison of greenness report between the suggested and reported HPLC methods adopting NEMI method [16]

From: Hydro-organic mobile phase and factorial design application to attain green HPLC method for simultaneous assay of paracetamol and dantrolene sodium in combined capsules

Mixture

Method

Mobile phase

Run time (min.)

Flow rate (mL/min.)

Waste (g/run)

Run time × flow rate [10]

Greenness profile**

Paracetamol and Dantrolene

Reported HPLC method [19]

Methanol: water (55:45, v/v)

pH 3 with aqueous formic acid

12

1.0

12

Paracetamol and Dantrolene

Reported HPLC method

[20]

Methanol: potassium dihydrogen phosphate (50:50 v/v)

pH 3.5 by phosphoric acid

9

1.0

9

Paracetamol and Dantrolene

Proposed HPLC method

Ethanol: water

(40:60)

pH 4.5 by phosphoric acid

6

0.8

4.8

  1. **Four key terms are referred to PBT (persistent, bio-accumulative, and toxic), Hazardous, Corrosive, and Waste