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NiFe2O4-based magnetic covalent organic framework nanocomposites for the efficient adsorption of brominated flame retardants from water

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A new kind of NiFe2O4-based magnetic covalent organic framework nanocomposites (NiFe2O4@COFs) was fabricated through facile synthesis approach under room temperature. The NiFe2O4@COFs exhibited higher adsorption capacity for brominated flame retardants than carbon nanotube material based on hydrophobic interactions, π-π stacking interaction, and van der Waals forces. In addition, the adsorption isotherm and the kinetic model were more suitable for Langmuir and pseudo-second-order model, respectively. NiFe2O4-based magnetic covalent organic framework nanocomposites combined with HPLC-UV (absorption wavelength: 214 nm) technology has excellent adsorption performance, which exhibited low detection limits (0.03–1.9 μg L−1), wide linear range (0.11–1000 μg L−1), good recoveries (91.5–102%) with a relative standard deviation of less than 2.9%. Finally, the prepared magnetic material was successfully used asadsorbents of magnetic solid-phase extraction and applied to the determination of five BFRs from the real water samples.

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The adsorption and removal of BFRs by NiFe2O4@COFs from water samples.

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This work was generously supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21467028 and 21777129); the Program for Innovative Research Group of Gansu Province, China (Grant No.1210RJIA001); Special fund project for the central government to guide local science and technology development (2020); Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province; and the Key Laboratory of Ecological Environment Related Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education.

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    Xuemei Wang, Hong Ji, Fangbing Wang, Xinglan Cui, Yacong Liu, Xinzhen Du & Xiaoquan Lu

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Wang, X., Ji, H., Wang, F. et al. NiFe2O4-based magnetic covalent organic framework nanocomposites for the efficient adsorption of brominated flame retardants from water. Microchim Acta 188, 161 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-021-04809-x

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