Preconcentration of chlorophenols in water samples using three-dimensional graphene-based magnetic nanocomposite as absorbent

In this paper, a novel magnetic solid-phase extraction method using three-dimensional graphene-based magnetic nanocomposite as adsorbent for the preconcentration of several chlorophenols from water samples prior to high-performance liquid chromatography analysis was developed. Various experimental parameters were investigated. Under the optimum conditions, the enrichment factors of the method were in the range of 186-312, and the limit of detection (S/N = 3) was 0.10 ng/mL The recoveries of the method were in the range between 85.1% and 101.2%. The developed method has been successfully applied to the determination of chlorophenols in environmental water samples. (C) 2014 Qiu-Hua Wu. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society. All rights reserved.