“…Below, some typical groups of reagents and substances aspiring for such a position are given: i) complexants (often classical analytical reagents) such as Alizarine violet (e.g., [81,82], dimethyl glyoxime (DMG [83 -85]), dithizon [86,87], diphenyl carbazide (DPC [88,89]), oxin [90 -92], PAN [93,94], Pyrogallol red [95] or Rhodamine B [96]; ii) reagents with catalytic effect (e.g., Prussian blue [97 -99] or Schiff bases [100]); iii) ion-pairing/ion-exchanging agents (commercial resins and chromatographic ionexes, such as Amberlite LA-2 [101], Dowex 50W [102], tricresyl phosphate [44,103]); iv) surfactants as lipophilicity-enhancers and ionpairing agents (namely: Triton X-100 [104] as non-ionic; R-SO 3 À [105] with active anion, or CTAB [106] with active cation) v) humic acids and humates (see, e.g., [107] and refs therein); vi) clays and molecular sieve-structured minerals (i.e., zeolites of natural or synthetic origin; refs in [108]); vii) silica (refs in [109]) and organic-inorganic hybrid materials, including the family of mesostructured solids (refs in [110]). …”