“…Polyoxyethylene n -alkyl ether contained both hydrophobic group hydrophilic group, namely, alkyl and polyoxyethylene, so it was an appropriate class of polymer used with salts to form ATPS. As a part of polyoxyethylene n -alkyl ether, polyoxyethylene(10) lauryl ether (C 32 H 66 O 11 , POELE10) has been used as a composition of ATPS, and the phase diagram data of the ATPSs containing POELE10 and inorganic salts ((NH 4 ) 2 HPO 4 , KOH, K 2 HPO 4 , K 2 CO 3 , K 3 PO 4 , Li 2 SO 4 , MgSO 4 and ZnSO 4 )/organic salts (KC 6 H 11 O 7 , K 2 C 2 O 4 , K 2 C 4 H 4 O 6 , K 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 , (NH 4 ) 2 C 4 H 4 O 6 , and Na 2 C 4 H 4 O 6 ) at different temperatures have been determined. − Based on the above studies on phase diagram of POELE10–salts ATPS, the POELE10 ATPSs combined with high-performance liquid chromatography was used to separate/enrich/determine the trace antibiotic residues in food samples, , which have a satisfactory effect in the application. Therefore, we have built the ATPS composed of polyoxyethylene(20) cetyl ether (C 56 H 114 O 21 , POELE20) and three kinds of potassium salt (KOH, K 2 CO 3 , and K 3 PO 4 ) and have reported their liquid–liquid equilibrium composition .…”