Catalysis

Liquid liquid

Engineering

Materials science

Chromatography

Derivatization

Centrifuge

Nuclear physics

Sample preparation

Physics

Extraction (chemistry)

Organic chemistry

Analyte

Process engineering

Analytical Chemistry (journal)

Mass spectrometry

Chemistry

Ionic liquid

TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Air–assisted liquid–liquid microextraction is a sample preparation method having high extraction recoveries and enrichment factors with associated low organic solvent consumption. This method has found wide acceptance among researchers due to different advantages, such as simplicity, low cost, and accessibility in most analytical laboratories. The present review focuses on developments of the method since its invention in 2012. The utility of developed method in conjunction with gas chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography, atomic absorption spectrometry, and ultraviolet–visible spectrometry is described. The use of different solvents like ionic liquids, deep eutectic solvents, and organic solvents are considered. Also, derivatization and centrifuge–less methods are reviewed. The survey of literature showed that the method can be used as an efficient and powerful technique for extraction of different compounds. The published reports on determination of the extracted analytes by the method are critically reviewed. Future trends are also mentioned.

Air–assisted liquid–liquid microextraction; principles and applications with analytical instruments