Capillary electrophoresis of inorganic anions

This review deals with the separation mechanisms applied to the separation of inorganic anions by capillary electrophoresis (CE) techniques. It covers various CE techniques that are suitable for the separation and/or determin ation of inorganic anions in various matrices, including capillary zone ele ctrophoresis, micellar electrokinetic chromatography, electrochromatography and capillary isotachophoresis. Detection and sample preparation technique s used in CE separations are also reviewed. An extensive part of this revie w deals with applications of CE techniques in various fields (environmental , food and plant materials, biological and biomedical, technical materials and industrial processes). Attention is paid to speciations of anions of ar senic, selenium, chromium, phosphorus, sulfur and halogen elements by CE. ( C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.