title: Multisyringe flow injection analysis coupled to capillary electrophoresis (MSFIA-CE) as a novel analytical tool applied to the pre-concentration, separation and determination of nitrophenols.
abstract: For the first time, a multisyringe flow injection analysis capillary electrophoresis system is described. The potential of the hyphenation for sample treatment including analyte pre-concentration is demonstrated by its successful application to the determination of mono-nitrophenols (NPs) in different water samples. The analytical system was used to automate in-line sample acidification, analyte pre-concentration, elution, hydrodynamic injection, electrophoretic separation, and detection as well as the maintenance and re-conditioning of the solid-phase extraction (SPE) column and the separation capillary. A pre-concentration factor of better than 115 and detection down to 0.11 micromol L(-1) were achieved. Detection was carried out at visible wavelength using a blue LED as a low baseline-noise light source. High repeatability was obtained each for migration times and for peak heights with relative standard deviations typically below 2.5 and 6% including the pre-concentration procedure, respectively. Three injections per hour were achieved by running in parallel the pre-concentrating and the electrophoretic separation procedures. Instrumental control and data registration and evaluation were carried out with the software package AutoAnalysis, allowing autonomous operation of the analytical system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of the Balearic Islands, Carreterra de Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
authors.forename: Burkhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Horstkotte
authors.forename: Olaf
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Elsholz
authors.forename: Víctor Cerdà
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Martín
mesh_terms: D000143:Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D053000:Analytic Sample Preparation Methods / Q000379:methods*; D002138:Calibration; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000379:methods*; D017022:Flow Injection Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007267:Injections; D009596:Nitrophenols / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D052616:Solid Phase Extraction; D013594:Syringes
chemical_list: D000143:Acids; D009596:Nitrophenols