Liquid phase micro-extraction (LPME) of metals has showed its potential for sample
preparation in environmental analysis. In particular, the incorporation of ionic liquids to …

Highlights in the field of air analysis included: a new focus on measuring tyre-wear particle
emissions; an interest in using unmanned aerial vehicles for sampling purposes and an …

Photocatalysis is an effective way to treat industrial wastewater. Therefore, the design of low-
cost and high-activity photocatalysts is crucial for environmental remediation. Herein, a …

A large amount of industrial waste containing precious metals (PMs) has become a
significant issue for the recovery of PMs. The success of PM extractions via …

Single-drop microextraction (SDME) techniques are efficient approaches to pretreatment of
aqueous samples. The main advantage of SDME lies in the miniaturization of the solvent …

Palladium is an important metal as it has a wide range of applications in different fields but
can cause cancer in human beings. Therefore, precise quantification of palladium is …

Abstract Background Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) are extensively used in various
applications, but their reactivity leads to oxidative dissolution into Ag (I). When dealing with …

As an environmental-friendly water treatment technique, direct electrodeposition (ED)
encountered some difficulties to recover low-concentration metallic ions. This work proposed …

Solvent bar micro-extraction (SBME) was introduced to improve some aspects of hollow fiber
liquid phase micro-extraction. It has rapidly evolved and gained increasing interest. In SBME …

Solvent bar micro-extraction is a green miniaturized extraction technique that is compatible
with various analytical instruments for trace analysis of analytes in complex matrices. The …