In this paper, a novel micro drop solvent extraction technique jonied with low temperature ETV-ICP-AES for ultra trace element analysis is reported. The apparatus of micro drop solvent extraction was designed, and preliminary investigation was made for the extraction of ultra trace La by a micro drop of 0.05 mol/L PMBP-benzene(2 μL). It was found that 500-fold concentration of ultra-trace La in 1 mL solution was achieved in 0.2 mL of glass chamber by a single micro drop of PMBP-benzene suspended on the tip of a 10 μL of microsyringe. The future development of micro drop solvent extraction technique in atomic spectrometry was briefly discussed.
