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Indirect UV detection in capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) is frequently used for the determination of inorganic anions and carboxylic acids. However, there are few reports on direct UV detection of these solutes in real samples. This paper describes the use of direct UV detection of inorganic anions and organic acids in environmental samples using co-electroosmotic capillary zone electrophoresis (co-CZE) at 185 nm. The best separation and detection of the solutes was achieved using a fused silica capillary with an electrolyte containing 25 mM phosphate, 0.5 mM tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (TTAB) and 15% acetonitrile (v/v) at pH 6.0. Four common inorganic anions (Cl−, NO2 −, NO3 − and SO4 2−) and 11 organic acids (oxalic, formic, fumaric, tartaric, malonic, malic, citric, succinic, maleic, acetic, and lactic acid), were determined simultaneously in 15 min. Linear calibration plots for the test solutes were obtained in the range 0.02–0.5 mM with detection limits ranging from 1–9 μM depending on the analyte. The proposed method was successfully used to determine inorganic anions and carboxylic acids in soil and plant tissue extracts with direct injection of the sample.
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Naidu, R., Chen, Z.L. Application of co-electroosmotic capillary electrophoresis for the determination of inorganic anions and carboxylic acids in soil and plant extract with direct UV detection. Chromatographia 54, 495–500 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02491206
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