Step 2: Dispersive SPE cleanup
Select the dispersive SPE kit suited to the type of food being analysed and the method you are following. In this step, an aliquot of the sample extract from step one (see QuEChERS extraction kits) is added to a 2 or 15 ml centrifuge tube containing a small amount of SPE sorbent and MgSO₄. The sorbent will pull out interfering matrix materials from the sample, while the MgSO₄ helps remove excess water and improve analyte partitioning.