"Inverse" cloud point extraction coupled with large volume injection ion-pair chromatography: A green route integrating extraction, challenging sample cleanup and on-column concentration into fast simple operation

Talanta
Jiechun YuJialiang Pan

Abstract

The efficient isolation of trace hydrophilic compounds from complicated aqueous-rich samples remains a daunting challenge. Herein, to address the analytical bottleneck, a novel inverse cloud-point extraction (ICPE) strategy was proposed based on the extraction principle opposite to that used in traditional CPE. Then, an original large-volume injection ion-pair chromatography (LVI-IPC) method was developed and systematically investigated based on the retention mechanism of the dynamic ion-exchange model. The combined ICPE-LVI-IPC method integrated extraction, challenging sample cleanup, and (on-column) concentration in a fast, simple phase-separation and injection operation. This method was successfully applied to the determination of melamine in dairy samples, including milk, yogurt and milk powder. The organic-solvent-free and sorbent-free sample preparation process could be accomplished within 11 min, requiring only 1.2 mL of water solution per sample. As an efficient on-column concentration strategy, LVI significantly improved the sensitivity. The obtained limit of detection of 0.0028 mg kg-1 was far below the limits established by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Good recoveries were obtained from samples spiked at four c...Continue Reading

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