Separation of inorganic phosphorus-containing anions by capillary electrophoresis

This article provides a review of separation of inorganic phosphorus-containing anions by capillary electrophoresis including capillary isotachophoresis, capillary zone electrophoresis in free solution and capillary gel electrophoresis. Method development and method evaluation on analytical performance are described. Applications are surveyed. Much attention is focused in the review on the selectivity and detectability of each capillary electrophoretic technique. Features of capillary electrophoretic methods, compared with chromatographic methods, are summarized in the view of analytical separation of inorganic phosphorus-containing anions. Light is given on problems and potentials of the capillary electrophoretic techniques in the separation of inorganic phosphorus-containing anions. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.