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Ordered macro/micro-porous metal-organic framework of type ZIF-8 in a steel fiber as a sorbent for solid-phase microextraction of BTEX
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Maya, F and Ghani, M, Ordered macro/micro-porous metal-organic framework of type ZIF-8 in a steel fiber as a sorbent for solid-phase microextraction of BTEX, Microchimica Acta, 186 Article 425. ISSN 0026-3672 (2019) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1007/s00604-019-3560-0
Abstract
An ordered array of macropores on microporous metal-organic framework crystals was developed. This array facilitates analyte diffusion in microextraction applications. A prototypical zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) was synthesized in the interstitial voids of a polystyrene bead packing of sub-μm polystyrene beads. After removal of polystyrene by dimethylformamide, a single-crystal ordered macroporous ZIF-8 material (SOM-ZIF-8) was obtained. The resulting μm-sized SOM-ZIF-8 crystals are based on a fully-microporous structure containing a macroporous network. The SOM-ZIF-8 crystals were placed in a stainless-steel fiber and applied as a sorbent for the extraction of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME). The fiber was applied to the HS-SPME of BTEX from wastewater samples followed by GC with flame ionization detection. A Plackett-Burman design and Box-Behnken design were carried out to evaluate the variables affecting the method. Figures of merit include (a) limits of detection of 1.0–12 ng·L−1, (b) linear ranges of 0.004–50 μg·L−1, (c) relative standard deviations of 4.6–6.7%, and (d) excellent fiber-to-fiber reproducibility (5.6–6.7% for n = 3). Spiking recoveries between 92 and 106% were obtained for BTEX analysis in wastewater samples. The introduction of an ordered macroporous network on microporous ZIF-8 crystals enhanced analyte uptake. This increases the extraction performance by a factor of 2.5–3.1 when compared to analogous ZIF-8 crystals that lack templated macropores.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | metal-organic frameworks, chromatography |
| Research Division: | Chemical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Analytical Chemistry |
| Research Field: | Separation Science |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Maya, F (Mr Fernando Maya Alejandro) |
| ID Code: | 134617 |
| Year Published: | 2019 |
| Deposited By: | Chemistry |
| Deposited On: | 2019-08-22 |
| Last Modified: | 2019-12-11 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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