Pesticides are applied to enhance the agricultural productivities by controlling the pests.
However, enormous amount of the excessively-applied pesticides get into the environmental …

Sample preparation is an important step when working with extremely low concentrations of
analytes and complex matrices. Conventional extraction methods consume large amounts of …

Landfilling is the most prominently adopted disposal technique for managing municipal solid
waste across the globe. However, the main drawback associated with this method is the …

Pesticides are essential in modern agricultural practices. Detection of pesticides is an
essential step in regulating and monitoring the levels of pesticides in the environment. Even …

Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) is a simple, sensitive, rapid and solvent-free technique
for the extraction of analytes from gaseous, liquid and solid samples and takes a leading …

In-tube solid-phase microextraction (IT-SPME) was developed about 24 years ago as an
effective sample preparation technique using an open tubular capillary column as an …

The increasing pressure to decrease organic solvent usage in laboratories is fostering the
search for alternative solvents. The liquid–liquid phase separation of surfactants, induced by …

Metal− organic frameworks (MOFs) have received great attention due to their fascinating
structures and intriguing potential applications in various fields. Herein, we report the first …

Silicones have innumerable applications in many areas of life. Polydimethylsiloxane
(PDMS), which belongs to the class of silicones, has been extensively used in the field of …

The determination of trace residues and contaminants in complex matrices, such as food,
often requires extensive sample extraction and preparation prior to instrumental analysis …