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AUTHOR
Cristian Azorín
Use of green alternative solvents in dispersive liquid‐liquid microextraction: A review
Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction is one of the most widely used microextraction techniques currently in the Analytical Chemistry field, mainly due to its simplicity and rapidity. The operational mode of this approach has been constantly changing since its introduction, adapting to new trends and applications. Most of these changes are related to the nature of the solvent employed for the microextraction. From the classical halogenated solvents (e.g., chloroform or dichloromethane), different alternatives have been proposed in order to obtain safer and non-pollutants microextraction applications. In this sense, low density solvents, such as alkanols, switchable hydrophobicity solvent…
Green, rapid and simultaneous determination of ‘alternative preservatives’ in cosmetic formulations by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Abstract Some hydroxylated compounds commonly used in cosmetic formulations including short chain glycols, benzylic alcohols, and organic acids show antimicrobial activity, although they are not considered as preservatives according to the existing European legislation. These ‘alternative preservatives’ are not exempt of potential side-effects for cosmetics users. The aim of this work is to develop a simple and affordable analytical method useful for the simultaneous and green determination of fourteen compounds used as ‘alternative preservatives’ in cosmetic samples with different matrices. The proposed method allows a rapid sample preparation by simple dissolution or dispersion of the sam…