Selectivity in Analytical Chemistry
Abstract
Quantitative chemical analysis in mixtures requires methods of appreciable selectivity. There is also an ever increasing pressure towards analytical chemists to prove the level of performance of analytical methods by appropriate figures of merit. Selectivity is a property of analytical methods and tools which appears to defy efforts for defining and measuring it. We analyze here a broad spectrum of books, papers, and official documents about selectivity. The approaches and definitions that we have found are quite divergent and sometimes obscure. The greatest dilemma appears to be if selectivity can be meaningfully graded or numerically characterized, i.e., if a figure of merit can be attributed to it. The question is raised if a general definition of analytical selectivity is possible at all.
Keywords:
analytical chemistry / selectivity / specificity / interferencesSource:
Revue Roumaine de Chimie, 2013, 58, 7-8, 569-575Publisher:
- Editura Acad Romane, Bucuresti
Funding / projects:
- Rational design and synthesis of biologically active and coordination compounds and functional materials, relevant for (bio)nanotechnology (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-172035)
- OTKA, Hungary [K104724]
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Hemijski fakultet / Faculty of ChemistryTY - JOUR AU - Verbić, Tatjana AU - Dorko, Zsanett AU - Horvai, George PY - 2013 UR - https://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1761 AB - Quantitative chemical analysis in mixtures requires methods of appreciable selectivity. There is also an ever increasing pressure towards analytical chemists to prove the level of performance of analytical methods by appropriate figures of merit. Selectivity is a property of analytical methods and tools which appears to defy efforts for defining and measuring it. We analyze here a broad spectrum of books, papers, and official documents about selectivity. The approaches and definitions that we have found are quite divergent and sometimes obscure. The greatest dilemma appears to be if selectivity can be meaningfully graded or numerically characterized, i.e., if a figure of merit can be attributed to it. The question is raised if a general definition of analytical selectivity is possible at all. PB - Editura Acad Romane, Bucuresti T2 - Revue Roumaine de Chimie T1 - Selectivity in Analytical Chemistry VL - 58 IS - 7-8 SP - 569 EP - 575 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cherry_1761 ER -
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Verbić, T., Dorko, Z.,& Horvai, G.. (2013). Selectivity in Analytical Chemistry. in Revue Roumaine de Chimie Editura Acad Romane, Bucuresti., 58(7-8), 569-575. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cherry_1761
Verbić T, Dorko Z, Horvai G. Selectivity in Analytical Chemistry. in Revue Roumaine de Chimie. 2013;58(7-8):569-575. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cherry_1761 .
Verbić, Tatjana, Dorko, Zsanett, Horvai, George, "Selectivity in Analytical Chemistry" in Revue Roumaine de Chimie, 58, no. 7-8 (2013):569-575, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cherry_1761 .