Recent Trends for Separation and Preconcentration in Metal Ions and Organic Compounds Analysis after Clould-Point Methodology: Developments and Analytical Applications – A review

Abstract

In this article, various aspects of micelle-mediated extraction as a new tool for separation and enrichments in
metals and organic analyses are scanned. The presented paper accentuates profitable information about start-ofthe-art and potentialities offered by clould-point extraction (CPE) as a simple alternative and yet an effective
mean of extracting analytes into organic stationary phase comprises of the non-ionic surfactant micelles. The
concept and mechanism of this model of extraction are also embodied. A concise survey of the literatures related
to the applications of CPE coupled with different analytical instrumentations covering more than 120 reports
submitted over the past decade have been compiled and the relevant analytical parameters such as methodology,
matrix and detection limits are tabulated.