A REVIEW OF THE USE OF SURFACTANTS IN FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS

This review aims to present recent accomplishments in flow injection analysis by the use of surfactants, micellar systems, and cloud point extractions. The analysis of metals, pharmaceuticals, environmental samples, and samples of biological interest, as well as, surfactants themselves is covered. General considerations of micellar systems and cloud point extractions are briefly reviewed along with references to works that cover these fundamentals in greater detail. Highlights of the current work in these areas are given to stress the advantages of employing surfactants as an analytical tool to facilitate the experimental uses of these reagents and their future possibilities in green chemistry and automated laboratory techniques.