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EXTRACTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS<br />

Detector Application Advantages <strong>and</strong> limitations<br />

Fluorescence<br />

Detects trace-level analytes such<br />

as afl atoxins, carbamates <strong>and</strong><br />

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons<br />

Very specifi c. Low LOD.<br />

Not everything fl uoresces<br />

Infrared Works <strong>for</strong> all molecules Many solvents are infrared-active<br />

Mass<br />

spectrometry<br />

Photodiode<br />

array<br />

Analyte identifi cation<br />

Works <strong>for</strong> wavelengths<br />

190-800 nm<br />

Ability to ionize analyte. Low LOD<br />

High LOD<br />

Refractive index Works <strong>for</strong> nearly all molecules Temperature sensitive. High LOD<br />

Scattering Uni<strong>for</strong>m response Non-specifi c. LOD, 5 ng per 25<br />

mL. Interference from solvent<br />

Ultraviolet<br />

<strong>and</strong> visible<br />

LOD, level of detection<br />

Works <strong>for</strong> molecules with chromophores<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>for</strong> complex samples<br />

11.2.4 HPLC Classification<br />

Non-specifi c. All molecules that<br />

absorb UV <strong>and</strong> visible light can<br />

be detected.<br />

HPLC may be characterized depending on column diameter,<br />

which is the governing factor <strong>for</strong> fl ow rate from microscale to industrial scale<br />

chromatography. Column internal diameter (i.d.) defi nes the sample load<br />

<strong>and</strong> fl ow rates (Figure 1).<br />

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Figure 1: Classifi cation of HPLC according to column diameter<br />

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