Green chemistry in analytical atomic spectrometry: a review

Microwave-induced combustion of crude oil for further rare earth elements determination by USN–ICP-MS

“…An important aspect of MIC method is the possibility of using diluted acids, alkaline solutions or even water for analytes absorption, minimizing interferences in the determination step by several analytical techniques. Additionally, this aspect is in agreement with some requirements that are strongly recommended by green chemistry as the use of alternative energies, as microwaves, and the possibility of using diluted solutions instead of concentrated acids or organic solvents [29].…”

An integrated approach based on oxidative pyrolysis and microwave-assisted digestion for the multi-elemental analysis of coal samples by ICP-based techniques

“…Thus, there is a great need for the development of new analytical methodologies which are simple, rapid, reliable and easy to operate instrumentation that can also provide a full analysis of trace elements in coal based samples. Nowadays, there have been significant developments in green analytical methodologies aimed at reducing the amount of toxic chemical reagents as well as simplify and accelerate sample preparation procedures [42,43]. These green concepts are the driving force for the current research toward development of new analytical methods.…”

Combining Ammonium Pyrrolidine Dithiocarbamate/methyl Isobutyl Ketone Microextraction in an Inexpensive Disposable Pipette with Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry for the Determination of Cd and Pd

“…Despite many successful extraction methods having been reported for analyzing a variety of environmental samples, most of these analytical routes require the consumption of considerable amounts of solvents, both to extract the analytes from the samples and to introduce them into the analytical instruments. 7,8 Although the flame atomic absorption spectrometer (AAS), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and inductively coupled plasma (ICP-OES) do not consume any organic solvent during analysis, all of them require certain degree of sample pretreatment to remove the interferences. For example, analytes residing in the high ionic strength are not able to directly introduce into these instruments since clogging can occur as a result of dissolved solids depositing at the interfaces of the components.…”