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Application of aqueous two-phase system for selective extraction and clean-up of emerging contaminants from aqueous matrices

2020; Elsevier BV; Volume: 223; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121697

1873-3573

Roberta C. Assis, Aparecida Barbosa Mageste, Leandro Rodrigues de Lemos, Ricardo Mathias Orlando, Guilherme Dias Rodrigues,

Analytical chemistry methods development

This review approaches how aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS), in their various compositions (e.g., polymer + salt, copolymer + salt, ionic liquid + salt, acetonitrile + salt), can be efficiently used for extraction, preconcentration, and clean-up of analytes in aqueous samples to determine the compounds classified as emerging contaminants (ECs). In the literature, there are some studies using ATPS applied to ECs, like pesticides, pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, personal care products, alkaloids, and hormones, even when in trace concentrations. The ATPS is an alternative to the conventional liquid-liquid extraction technique. However, it is predominantly composed of water and do not generally use organic solvents and, therefore, is based on the principles of green chemistry. An ATPS approach has a unique advantage because it can extract neutral, anionic, cationic, polar, and nonpolar compounds, even when present simultaneously in the same sample. This review covers how this simple and low environmental impact technique has been employed for the analysis of different classes of emerging contaminants.