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Solvent holder-assisted liquid-phase microextraction using nano-structure biomass-derived carbonaceous aerogel combined with ion mobility spectrometry for simultaneous determination of ethion and chlorpyrifos

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A biomass-derived sponge-like carbonaceous aerogel was prepared through a two-step procedure, including hydrothermal carbonization and freeze-drying process. The aerogel was employed as the solvent holder for liquid-phase microextraction of organophosphorus pesticides, ethion, and chlorpyrifos (as the model compounds), prior to determination by secondary electrospray ionization-ion mobility spectrometry. The carbonaceous aerogel is an appropriate candidate to be used as the solvent holder due to some properties such as three-dimensional structure, porous nature, and very low density. So, the aerogel, including extraction solvent, can tumble on the top of the sample solution, without loss of solvent during its agitation. A comparison of the extraction efficiency was performed at similar conditions between the proposed method and single-drop microextraction, as well as hollow-fiber solvent bar microextraction. Different parameters affecting the extraction efficiency, such as stirring rate, salt concentration, temperature, and extraction time were investigated by using the response surface methodology. The linear dynamic range was in the ranges 1–30 and 1–70 μg L−1 with regression coefficients of 0.9973 and 0.9956 for ethion and chlorpyrifos, respectively. The limit of detection was 0.09 and 0.21 μg L−1 for ethion and chlorpyrifos, respectively. The method was used for extracting analytes from environmental water and vegetable samples, with the spiking recoveries in the range 80–121%.

Schematic representation of three-dimensional biomass-derived carbonaceous aerogel as the solvent holder in solvent bar microextraction (as a mode of the liquid-phase microextraction method). It was used for the extraction of two kinds of organophosphorus pesticides prior to the determination by ion mobility spectrometry.

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    Vajihe Mohammadi, Mohammad T. Jafari & Mohammad Saraji

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Mohammadi, V., Jafari, M.T. & Saraji, M. Solvent holder-assisted liquid-phase microextraction using nano-structure biomass-derived carbonaceous aerogel combined with ion mobility spectrometry for simultaneous determination of ethion and chlorpyrifos. Microchim Acta 187, 232 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-020-4215-x

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