Dispersive solid phase extraction in the determination of residues and contaminants in food

Cabrera, Liziara da Costa; Martins, Manoel Leonardo; Primel, Ednei Gilberto; Prestes, Osmar Damian; Adaime, Martha Bohrer; Zanella, Renato

Palavras-chave: Sample preparation, clean-up, sorbents.

Resumo: This paper provide an overview of the technique Dispersive Solid Phase Extraction (D-SPE) as an important step of the QuEChERS method that permit to obtain, in a easy and quick procedure, cleaned extracts for the multiresidue analysis. The D-SPE involves, in general, the use of one or more sorbent together with magnesium sulfate anhydrous in a centrifuge tube to remove the co-extractives from the organic extract. This technique is practical and efficient to clean-up extracts from different complex samples, like foods of vegetable or animal origin. Some practical details of different sorbents are presented with principal applications.

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