Preparation of a magnetic multiwalled carbon nanotube@polydopamine/zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 composite for magnetic solid-phase extraction of triazole fungicides from environmental water samples

A novel magnetic zinc-based zeolitic imidazolate framework (MMP/ZIF-8) has been prepared using a magnetic multiwalled carbon nanotube@polydopamine nanocomposite as the magnetic core and support. It was then used as an adsorbent for magnetic solid-phase extraction of triazole fungicides from environmental water samples. Successful synthesis of MMP/ZIF-8 was confirmed by material characterization, and the results showed that the synthetic composite has a high Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area (141.56 m(2) g(-1)), large total pore volume (0.636 mL g(-1)), and high superparamagnetism with a saturation magnetization of 44.1 emu g(-1). To evaluate the extraction performance of MMP/ZIF-8, the main parameters that affect the extraction efficiency were optimized. Under the optimal conditions, the developed method shows good linearity (R-2 0.9915) in the concentration range 1-400 g L-1. Low limits of detection (0.08-0.27 g L-1, signal/noise = 3:1) and good precision (intraday relative standard deviation 7.73%, interday relative standard deviation 9.65%) are also achieved. The developed method was applied for analysis of triazole fungicides in environmental water samples.