title: Preparation of a novel hyperbranched carbosilane-silica hybrid coating for trace amount detection by solid phase microextraction/gas chromatography.
abstract: Phenyl-ended hyperbranched carbosilane (HBC) is synthesized and immobilized onto the inner wall of a fused silica capillary column using a sol-gel process. The hybrid coating layer formed is used as a stationary phase for gas chromatography (GC) and as an adsorption medium for solid phase microextraction (SPME). Trifluoroacetic acid, as a catalyst in this process, helps produce a homogeneous hybrid coating layer. This result is beneficial for better column chromatographic performances, such as high efficiency and high resolution. Extraction tests using the novel hybrid layer show an extraordinarily large adsorption capacity and specific adsorption behavior for aromatic compounds. A 1 ppm trace level detectability is obtained with the SPME/GC work model when both of the stationary phase and adsorption layer bear a hyperbranched structure. A large amount of phenyl groups and a low viscosity of hyperbranched polymers contribute to these valuable properties, which are important to environment and safety control, wherein detection sensitivity and special adsorption behavior are usually required.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Special Functional Aggregated Materials, Ministry of Education ofChina, No. 27, South Shanda Rd., Jinan 250100, China.
authors.forename: Guowen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wenjie
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chuanjian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Shengyu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D002384:Catalysis; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D012821:Silanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D052617:Solid Phase Microextraction; D013818:Thermogravimetry; D014269:Trifluoroacetic Acid / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D012821:Silanes; C504072:carbosilane; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D014269:Trifluoroacetic Acid