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Supramolecular solvent based liquid–liquid microextraction and preconcentration of aluminum in water and biological samples

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This study is focused on the design of a spectrophotometric technique for the liquid–liquid microextraction (Ss-LLME) of aluminum from water and hair samples to use a supramolecular solvent. Al (III)-curcumin complex was quantitatively isolated and preconcentrated using supramolecular solvent liquid–liquid microextraction at pH 6.0. The measured molar absorptivity for the compound was 9.28 × 104 L mol−1 cm−1 at 430 nm. Beers law was applicable in the concentration range of 0.1–12.0 µg mL−1. Extraction efficiency influencing factors like solution pH (6.0), mass of chelating agent (0.1 mg), sample volume (20 mL), type and volume of supramolecular solvent (decanol, 0.1 mL), the volume of THF (0.2 mL) and matrix effect was optimized. Parameters of merit like a limit of detection (0.056 mg L−1) and limit of quantification (0.189 mg L−1), preconcentration factors (50), enrichment factor (50), and determined relative standard deviations. The new method's precision was determined by analyzing verified reference materials TMDA-64.3 fortified water and NCS ZC81002B human hair. The procedure was applied to determination of aluminum contents of hair and water samples.

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Dr. Abdul Hameed Kori and Dr. Mansoor Khan would like to thank the TUBITAK 2221 Postdoctoral fellowship. The authors are also grateful for Erciyes University Kayseri Turkey for providing favorable environment and placement for research work.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

    Abdul Hameed Kori, Mansoor Khan & Mustafa Soylak

  2. National Center of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Sindh, 67080, Pakistan

    Abdul Hameed Kori

  3. Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

    Mansoor Khan

  4. Technology Research and Application Center (TAUM), Erciyes University, 38039, Kayseri, Turkey

    Mustafa Soylak

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Kori, A.H., Khan, M. & Soylak, M. Supramolecular solvent based liquid–liquid microextraction and preconcentration of aluminum in water and biological samples. J IRAN CHEM SOC 20, 2579–2586 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13738-023-02856-0

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