State-of-the-Art Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction: Advantages and Applications

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Dear Colleagues,

Introduced by Rezaee and his co-workers in 2006, dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction has quickly developed worldwide due to its characteristics, such as the fact that it is rapid, cheap, easy to operate, and has high recoveries and very good enrichment factors. The method is based on the addition of an immiscible solvent to an aqueous sample for the extraction step, along with a dispersant solvent, which increases the contact between the two immiscible solvents. Recently, different modifications have been proposed for making this method more similar to green chemistry. Simultaneously, the coupling of chromatographic techniques facilitates its applications, which are currently expanding. They cover many aspects of life sciences, e.g., food, beverages, the environment.

This Special Issue aims to present the state-of-the-art of this methodology, with particular regard to the theoretical aspects, applications, future perspectives, and advantages with respect to other extraction methods. Further, applications based on dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (DLLME) are the focal point of this issue, both in the life science fields and in different technological areas.

Prof. Dr. Pasquale Avino
Prof. Dr. Mario Vincenzo Russo
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Keywords

  • DLLME
  • extraction method
  • enrichment factors
  • comparison
  • chromatographic techniques
  • hyphenated techniques
  • applications to real samples

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Analytical Scheme for Simultaneous Determination of Phthalates and Bisphenol A in Honey Samples Based on Dispersive Liquid–Liquid Microextraction Followed by GC-IT/MS. Effect of the Thermal Stress on PAE/BP-A Levels
by Ivan Notardonato, Sergio Passarella, Giuseppe Ianiri, Cristina Di Fiore, Mario Vincenzo Russo and Pasquale Avino
Methods Protoc. 2020, 3(1), 23; https://doi.org/10.3390/mps3010023 - 24 Mar 2020
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In this paper, an analytical protocol was developed for the simultaneous determination of phthalates (di-methyl phthalate DMP, di-ethyl phthalate DEP, di-isobutyl phthalate DiBP, di-n-butyl phthalate DBP, bis-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate DEHP, di-n-octyl phthalate DNOP) and bisphenol A (BPA). The extraction technique [...] Read more.
In this paper, an analytical protocol was developed for the simultaneous determination of phthalates (di-methyl phthalate DMP, di-ethyl phthalate DEP, di-isobutyl phthalate DiBP, di-n-butyl phthalate DBP, bis-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate DEHP, di-n-octyl phthalate DNOP) and bisphenol A (BPA). The extraction technique used was the ultrasound vortex assisted dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (UVA-DLLME). The method involves analyte extraction using 75 µL of benzene and subsequent analysis by gas chromatography combined with ion trap mass spectrometry (GC-IT/MS). The method is sensitive, reliable, and reproducible with a limit of detection (LOD) below 13 ng g−1 and limit of quantification (LOQ) below 22 ng g−1 and the intra- and inter-day errors below 7.2 and 9.3, respectively. The method developed and validated was applied to six honey samples (i.e., four single-use commercial ones and two home-made ones. Some phthalates were found in the samples at concentrations below the specific migration limits (SMLs). Furthermore, the commercial samples were subjected to two different thermal stresses (24 h and 48 h at 40 °C) for evidence of the release of plastic from the containers. An increase in the phthalate concentrations was observed, especially during the first phase of the shock, but the levels were still within the limits of the regulations. Full article
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