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This is an interesting and useful feature, since it allows distinctly different groups of analytes (acids and bases) to be fractionated using one single amphoteric sorbent with dual-functionality. The sarcosine-based sorbent was applied to the SPE of acidic, basic and amphoteric analytes from ultrapure water, river water and effluent wastewater samples. Under optimised conditions (loading 100 mL of sample at pH 6, washing with 1 mL of MeOH and eluting with an acidic or basic additive in MeOH) the recoveries for most of the compounds were from 57% to 87% for river water and from 61% to 88% for effluent wastewater. We anticipate that these results will lay the basis for the development of a new family of multifunctional sorbents, where two or more separation mechanisms can be embedded within one single, bespoke material optimised for application to challenging chemical separations to give significant selectivity advantages over essentially all other state-of-the-art SPE sorbents.Phthalate diesters are a group of plasticizers extensively used in the manufacturing and processing of plastics. Phthalate monoesters are the primary degradation products of the diesters. Accumulation of endocrine disruptive diesters and monoesters in soil is of great concern because of the extensive use of plastic mulching and misdisposal of plastics. Accurate determination of their levels in soil is critical to assess the occurrence, exposure, and risks of phthalate diesters and monoesters. In this study, we aimed to develop a robust and environmentally friendly method for the simultaneous determination of phthalate diesters and monoesters in soil. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray tandem mass spectrometry was used for quantification, combined with accelerated solvent extraction and in-line cleanup for sample preparation. The method detection limits for the 14 diesters and 11 monoesters were in the range of 0.59 to 10.08 ng g-1 d.w. Acceptable recoveries (69%-131%) for these analytes were obtained when four deuterated analogs were used for internal calibration, and intra- and inter-day variations were less than 15%. This method was later successfully applied to five soil samples, and 8 diesters and 7 monoesters were detected with the maximum concentration up to 1142.2 ng g-1 d.w. The method developed in this study can be used for screening and accurate quantification of phthalate diesters and monoesters in soil and possibly in other environmental matrices.A molecularly imprinted polymer was synthesized and characterized to be used as solid-phase extraction sorbent for simultaneous chlorpyrifos and diazinon and their oxon derivatives. Several imprinted polymers were prepared and evaluated in a retention study of these analytes compared with a non-printed polymer. Several parameters affecting the extraction of imprinted polymer such as washing solvent, composition and volume of the eluting solvent and sample volume, were also investigated. Under the optimum conditions, the developed method provided satisfactory limits of detection ranging between 0.07 µg L-1 to 0.12 µg L-1 and the material showed an excellent reusability (> 50 reuses). The method was applied to the extraction and preconcentration of these analytes in water samples. The average recoveries ranged from 79 ± 6 to 104 ± 3 %.Modern liquid-liquid chromatography mainly refers to the following two kinds of chromatographic apparatuses countercurrent chromatography based on hydrodynamic equilibrium systems and centrifugal partition chromatography based on hydrostatic equilibrium systems. In this paper, the recent advancements in enantioseparations by liquid-liquid chromatography, including the separation mechanism, chiral selector, two-phase solvent system, methods to improve the peak resolution and recent applications, are reviewed. The future outlook for liquid-liquid chromatography in enantioseparations is also proposed.The applicability of capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) for the separation of the deamidated forms of insulin has been studied. 50 mM NH4Ac (pH=9) with 20 % v/v isopropylalcohol was found optimal for efficient separation of insulin from its even 10 deamidated forms. The developed method was efficiently applied for monitoring the degradation rate of insulin and the formation of different deamidation isoforms. Two months after the acidification more than thirty peaks can be observed in the electropherogram, because degradation products other than deamidated components were formed as well. The recorded mass spectra enabled us to assign the exact mass of the components, and thus the identification of insulin isoforms could be accomplished. We think that this study provides useful information on how the determination of several deamidation forms can be carried out with CE-MS, but the identification of the exact position of deamidation sites in the insulin molecule remains a challenge.GC × GC is an advanced separation technique allowing to achieve quantitative and qualitative characterization of complex samples. In order to perform two-dimensional separation, the system must provide suitable peak modulation which will direct short impulses of first column flow towards the second column. Forward fill/ flush differential flow modulation is a cost effective and no cryogen requiring approach which allows modulation over a wide range of analytes with very different boiling points. However, optimization of the flow modulation process can be difficult to understand and quantification performance might be compromised if the parameters of the modulation process are not properly set. EGFR inhibitor Modulated peak shape can be a good indication of the efficiency of the modulation process, however it is not sufficient to guarantee good quantification. Different average velocities in the beginning and the end of the thermally programmed GC run may cause different efficiency of the modulation process in various parts of the chromatogram. The purpose of this work is to investigate quantitative performance of the forward/fill flush modulation and delineate parameters that determine the effectiveness of the modulation process and its ability to properly reflect the quantitative composition of the investigated sample.