Magnetic porous carbon derived from a bimetallic metal-organic framework for magnetic solid-phase extraction of organochlorine pesticides from drinking and environmental water samples

In this work, magnetic porous carbon material derived from a bimetallic metal-organic framework was explored as an adsorbent for magnetic solid-phase extraction of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs). The synthesized porous carbon possessed a high specific surface area and magnetization saturation. The OCPs in the samples were quantified using gas chromatography coupled with a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. The experimental parameters, including the desorption solvent and conditions, amount of adsorbent, extraction time, extraction temperature, and ionic strength of the solution, were optimized. Under optimal conditions, the developed method displayed good linearity (r > 0.99) within the concentration range of 2-500 ng L-1. Low limits of detection (0.39-0.70 ng L-1, signal-to-noise ratio =3:1) and limits of quantification (1.45-2.0 ng L-1, signal-to-noise ratio =10:1) as well as good precision (relative standard deviation < 10%) were also obtained. The developed method was applied in the analysis of OCPs in drinking and environmental water samples. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.