In-syringe dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction.

Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) has recently been widely used in the separation and preconcentration of various chemical species. Among the various approaches using DLLME are systems that use a syringe as an extraction environment. In this review, details of some methods that use this approach are presented.

An alkaline dissolution-based method using tetramethylammonium hydroxide for metals determination in cow milk samples.

This study approaches the development of a method for the determination of Ca, Mg, Zn, and Fe in liquid and powdered cow milk. The method is based on sample dissolution assisted by ultrasound energy in tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) media and determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). Central composite design (CCD) associated with response surface methodology and desirability function allowed the fast and efficient optimization of the variables involved in the performance of the dissolution.

A novel strategy based on in-syringe dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction for the determination of nickel in chocolate samples.

In this work, a novel approach was developed to perform dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction using a rapid pressure variation to disperse the extraction solvent in an aqueous medium. A glass syringe was used to produce an environment subject to a rapid pressure difference. The element used as a model was nickel and the approach was called pressure variation in-syringe dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (PV-IS-DLLME).