Optimization of Advanced Separation Technologies for the Analysis of Emerging Contaminants
A special issue of Separations (ISSN 2297-8739).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 July 2025 | Viewed by 78
Special Issue Editors
Interests: chromatography; mass spectrometry; design of experiments; chemometrics; passive sampling; sample preparation; green analytical chemistry
Interests: chemometrics; chromatography; spectroscopy; mass spectroscopy; environments; food authenticity
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Dear Colleagues,
Separation science is continuously developing the analysis of emerging contaminants in various matrices, both in targeted and non-targeted modes. Given the large number and great variety of physico-chemical properties of these contaminants, providing cutting-edge methods is not straightforward. Often, to obtain desirable method characteristics for many analytes, optimization is required, with a strong need for multivariate strategies to achieve the best outcomes in a time- and cost-effective way. Indeed, having a method which is precise, sensitive, and has a wide scope requires substantial research effort. Chromatography is the elected technique for the analysis of emerging contaminants, and, coupled to mass spectrometry, generally provides excellent performance. Still, effective sample preparation must not be overlooked. Therefore, the current Special Issue welcomes, but is not limited to, research articles, communications, perspective papers, and reviews on the multivariate optimization of both sample preparation and instrumental separation techniques for the determination of emerging contaminants in different samples, including food, environmental, and biological ones. Advances in these topics, related to both targeted and non-targeted methods for emerging contaminants, are appreciated.
Therefore, we warmly invite you to make this Special Issue a success!
Dr. Barbara Benedetti
Dr. Caterina Durante
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emerging contaminants
- water
- food contamination
- design of experiments
- multivariate analysis
- gas chromatography
- liquid chromatography
- low- and high-resolution mass spectrometry
- sample preparation
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