Application of ionic-liquid supported cloud point extraction for the determination of microcystin-leucine-arginine in natural waters

Shruti Pavagadhi, Chanbasha Basheer, Rajasekhar Balasubramanian*

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Abstract

A cloud point extraction method has been developed using an ionic liquid (1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate, BMiM PF6) for the determination of a widely studied cyanotoxin (microcystin leucine-arginine, MCLR) in natural waters. Extraction parameters such as sample pH, extraction temperature, extraction time, the amount of ionic liquid and the amount of extraction volume were investigated and optimized to achieve the maximum extraction efficiency. The results obtained indicated a good linearity with the correlation coefficient of 0.995 over the range of 0.5-50μgL-1. The relative standard deviation (RSD) of the method was 7.5% (n=6). The calculated method detection limit was 0.03μgL-1 (n=6). The practical applicability of the technique was demonstrated by analyzing water samples (n=9) collected from three different sites in local reservoirs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)87-92
Number of pages6
JournalAnalytica Chimica Acta
Volume686
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Feb 2011

Keywords

  • Environmental applications
  • Ionic liquids
  • Microcystin-LR
  • Microextraction
  • Preconcentration

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy

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