In situ Self-transforming Membrane as Solid Phase Microextraction Coating Extraction of PAHs in Environmental Water Samples

BACKGROUND Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are one of the persistent organic pollutants which are carcinogenic and difficult to degrade, and are widespread in the environment. The direct analysis of trace PAHs in the environment is often difficult because of the low sensitivity of the detect...

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Main Authors: SUN Shu-tang, YAN Qian, LI Ning, HUANG Li-jin, SHUAI Qin
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Language:English
Published: Science Press, PR China 2020-05-01
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Online Access:http://www.ykcs.ac.cn/en/article/doi/10.15898/j.cnki.11-2131/td.202002030014
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author SUN Shu-tang
YAN Qian
LI Ning
HUANG Li-jin
SHUAI Qin
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YAN Qian
LI Ning
HUANG Li-jin
SHUAI Qin
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description BACKGROUND Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are one of the persistent organic pollutants which are carcinogenic and difficult to degrade, and are widespread in the environment. The direct analysis of trace PAHs in the environment is often difficult because of the low sensitivity of the detection methods. It is necessary to combine separation and enrichment methods. Conventional sample pretreatment techniques, such as Soxhlet extraction and liquid-liquid extraction, are time-consuming and use a large number of organic solvents. OBJECTIVES To develop a new, simple, and environmentally-friendly method for sample pretreatment. METHODS Solid phase microextraction (SPME) is a solvent-free pretreatment technology which integrates sampling, enrichment and injection. Combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), it can produce the rapid enrichment and detection of trace organic compounds in a complex matrix. At present, the research focus of improving SPME technology is to improve the mechanical strength and extraction performance of the coating. Using iron wire (IW) as the carrier, which also provided the iron ion source, a porous MOFs film[MIL-53(Fe)] was grown on iron wire with good mechanical stability by in-situ self-transformation. It was used as the solid phase microextraction coating[IW@MIL-53(Fe)]. Seven kinds of non-volatile condensed ring PAHs were used as the target analyte, and immersion extraction mode combined with GC-MS as detection means were used to verify its extraction performance. RESULTS Results showed that the extraction performance of the new coating was 1-2 times higher than that of the commercial 100μm PDMS coating, and the coating can be used stably for more than 120 times. The detection limits of the methods were 0.03-2.25ng/L, the linear ranges were 250-10000ng/L, and the correlation coefficients were in the range of 0.9903-0.9991. The coating was applied successfully to the detection of PAHs in natural water, where the recoveries were from 80.1% to 108.5%. CONCLUSIONS This study not only provides an idea for the simple and rapid preparation of high-efficiency SPME coatings, but also has great potential to be applied to determinate trace volatile organic pollutants in water with high accurateness and efficiency.
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spelling doaj.art-008d93860cca4c84b83501bdde77f7482023-01-13T09:35:01ZengScience Press, PR ChinaYankuang ceshi0254-53572020-05-0139340841610.15898/j.cnki.11-2131/td.202002030014yk202002030014In situ Self-transforming Membrane as Solid Phase Microextraction Coating Extraction of PAHs in Environmental Water SamplesSUN Shu-tang0YAN Qian1LI Ning2HUANG Li-jin3SHUAI Qin4Faculty of Materials and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences(Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, ChinaFaculty of Materials and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences(Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, ChinaFaculty of Materials and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences(Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, ChinaFaculty of Materials and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences(Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, ChinaFaculty of Materials and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences(Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, ChinaBACKGROUND Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are one of the persistent organic pollutants which are carcinogenic and difficult to degrade, and are widespread in the environment. The direct analysis of trace PAHs in the environment is often difficult because of the low sensitivity of the detection methods. It is necessary to combine separation and enrichment methods. Conventional sample pretreatment techniques, such as Soxhlet extraction and liquid-liquid extraction, are time-consuming and use a large number of organic solvents. OBJECTIVES To develop a new, simple, and environmentally-friendly method for sample pretreatment. METHODS Solid phase microextraction (SPME) is a solvent-free pretreatment technology which integrates sampling, enrichment and injection. Combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), it can produce the rapid enrichment and detection of trace organic compounds in a complex matrix. At present, the research focus of improving SPME technology is to improve the mechanical strength and extraction performance of the coating. Using iron wire (IW) as the carrier, which also provided the iron ion source, a porous MOFs film[MIL-53(Fe)] was grown on iron wire with good mechanical stability by in-situ self-transformation. It was used as the solid phase microextraction coating[IW@MIL-53(Fe)]. Seven kinds of non-volatile condensed ring PAHs were used as the target analyte, and immersion extraction mode combined with GC-MS as detection means were used to verify its extraction performance. RESULTS Results showed that the extraction performance of the new coating was 1-2 times higher than that of the commercial 100μm PDMS coating, and the coating can be used stably for more than 120 times. The detection limits of the methods were 0.03-2.25ng/L, the linear ranges were 250-10000ng/L, and the correlation coefficients were in the range of 0.9903-0.9991. The coating was applied successfully to the detection of PAHs in natural water, where the recoveries were from 80.1% to 108.5%. CONCLUSIONS This study not only provides an idea for the simple and rapid preparation of high-efficiency SPME coatings, but also has great potential to be applied to determinate trace volatile organic pollutants in water with high accurateness and efficiency.http://www.ykcs.ac.cn/en/article/doi/10.15898/j.cnki.11-2131/td.202002030014solid phase microextraction coatingmil-53(fe) coatinggas chromatography-mass spectrometrypolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsin situ self-transformation
spellingShingle SUN Shu-tang
YAN Qian
LI Ning
HUANG Li-jin
SHUAI Qin
In situ Self-transforming Membrane as Solid Phase Microextraction Coating Extraction of PAHs in Environmental Water Samples
Yankuang ceshi
solid phase microextraction coating
mil-53(fe) coating
gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
in situ self-transformation
title In situ Self-transforming Membrane as Solid Phase Microextraction Coating Extraction of PAHs in Environmental Water Samples
title_full In situ Self-transforming Membrane as Solid Phase Microextraction Coating Extraction of PAHs in Environmental Water Samples
title_fullStr In situ Self-transforming Membrane as Solid Phase Microextraction Coating Extraction of PAHs in Environmental Water Samples
title_full_unstemmed In situ Self-transforming Membrane as Solid Phase Microextraction Coating Extraction of PAHs in Environmental Water Samples
title_short In situ Self-transforming Membrane as Solid Phase Microextraction Coating Extraction of PAHs in Environmental Water Samples
title_sort in situ self transforming membrane as solid phase microextraction coating extraction of pahs in environmental water samples
topic solid phase microextraction coating
mil-53(fe) coating
gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
in situ self-transformation
url http://www.ykcs.ac.cn/en/article/doi/10.15898/j.cnki.11-2131/td.202002030014
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