Turbulence-assisted high throughput liquid-liquid extraction in microfluidics and Ni(OH)2 nanoparticles for electrochemical determination of monoethylene glycol traces in natural gas condensate

While monoethylene glycol (MEG) is an efficient alternative to prevent the generation of hydrates into the natural gas (NG) processing pipes, this specie also generates undesirable effects such as pipe corrosion, catalyst poisoning, quality loss of the fuel, and environment contamination. Thus, MEG is removed from the system in final stages of the NG processing and is regenerated for reuse, making mandatory its monitoring in both regenerated samples and fuels such as the NG condensate (NGC). Herein, we address a simple and fast method to determine MEG traces in NGC which was based on two stages: microfluidic liquid–liquid extraction (LLE) and electrochemical detection. High throughput (residence time of 0.05 s) and efficient LLEs were obtained in a single run by pumping the immiscible phases at harsh flow rates (up to 40 mL min–1) into a bulky chip (without interface) composed of bisphenol A (BSA)-based epoxy resin, which was prototyped using a clean-room-free and bondless approach. This unprecedented sub...