Facile magnetization of metal-organic framework MIL-101 for magnetic solid-phase extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in environmental water samples.
The unusual properties such as high surface area, good thermal stability, uniform structured nanoscale cavities and the availability of in-pore functionality and outer-surface modification make metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) attractive for diverse analytical applications. However, integration of MOFs with magnets for magnetic solid-phase extraction for analytical application has not been attempted so far. Here we show a facile magnetization of MOF MIL-101(Cr) for rapid magnetic solid-phase extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from environmental water samples. MIL-101 is attractive as a sorbent for solid-phase extraction of pollutants in aqueous solution due to its high surface area, large pores, accessible coordinative unsaturated sites, and excellent chemical and solvent stability. In situ magnetization of MIL-101 microcrystals as well as magnetic solid-phase extraction of PAHs was achieved simultaneously by simply mixing MIL-101 and silica-coated Fe(3)O(4) microparticles in a sample solution under sonication. Such MOF-based magnetic solid-phase extraction in combination with high-performance liquid chromatography gave the detection limits of 2.8-27.2 ng L(-1) and quantitation limits of 6.3-87.7 ng L(-1) for the PAHs. The relative standard deviations for intra- and inter-day analyses were in the range of 3.1-8.7% and 6.1-8.5%, respectively. The results showed that hydrophobic and π-π interactions between the PAHs and the framework terephthalic acid molecules, and the π-complexation between PAHs and the Lewis acid sites in the pores of MIL-101 play a significant role in the adsorption of PAHs.
State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Research Center for Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
Shu-Hui
SH
Huo
Xiu-Ping
XP
Yan
D017608:Chromium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008280:Magnetics; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D052616:Solid Phase Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D013499:Surface Properties; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D017608:Chromium Compounds; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical