Speciation of aluminium in tea infusions by use of SEC and FPLC with ICP-OES and ES-MS-MS detection.

Speciation of Al in tea infusions was studied by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and anion-exchange fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC). Fractions were collected throughout the chromatographic separations and Al was determined "off line" by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). Black, green, and red tea samples were investigated.