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Preparation of Fe3O4-Reduced Graphene-Activated Carbon from Wastepaper in the Dispersive Solid-Phase Extraction and UHPLC-PDA Determination of Antibiotics in Human Plasma

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SEPARATIONS
Volume 10, Issue 2, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/separations10020115

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dispersive magnetic solid phase extraction; antibiotics; UHPLC-PDA; method development; nanocomposites; recycling; wastepaper

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A sorbent prepared from wastepaper samples enriched with iron oxide particles and graphene oxide was used for solid phase extraction of antibiotics. The precursor underwent a carbothermal reduction to form paramagnetic phases for sorbent recovery during analysis and to disperse and fix graphene and iron oxide in the cellulose structure. The UHPLC-PDA method using a 120 SB-C 18 poroshell column and a gradient elution showed superior performance compared to literature methods, with advantages of being environmentally friendly, scalable, and having improved absorption capacity and stability in acidic medium.
In this work, a sorbent was prepared from wastepaper samples enriched with iron oxide particles and graphene oxide and used in the solid phase extraction of antibiotics. The precursor underwent a carbothermal reduction to promote the formation of paramagnetic phases useful for the recovery of the sorbent during the analysis, and to disperse and fix graphene and the iron oxide in a durable way throughout the cellulose structure. Characterizations were carried out to evaluate the composition (Raman, XRD and EDX) and the morphological structure (SEM) of the material. A UHPLC-PDA method was developed for the simultaneous determination of antibiotics from different drug families (carbapenems, fluoroquinolones, beta-lactams) using a 120 SB-C 18 poroshell column (50 x 2.1 mm I.D., 2.7 um particle size) and a mobile phase consisting of 10 mM acetate buffer at pH 5 (Line A) and acetonitrile (Line B) both containing 0.1% of triethylamine. A gradient elution was used for the separation of the analytes, while for the quantitative analysis each analyte was determined at its maximum wavelength. Several experiments were carried out to evaluate the influence of different parameters involving the dispersive magnetic solid phase extraction of these analytes. Samples were extracted using 25 mg of sorbent at pH 5 and desorbed in 5 min using methanol. We report herein on some of the outstanding advantages of using carbon-based sorbent, such as lower toxicity, scalability, improved absorption capacity, target selectivity and stability in acidic medium. Moreover, from the results obtained it is evident that, despite the use of some recycled materials, the performances obtained were comparable or even superior to the methods reported in the literature.

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