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Nanoleaf-derived carbon materials as a sensitivity coating for solid‑phase microextraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

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Metal–organic framework-derived carbon materials have shown extensive application in the sensitive extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), but more active sites for its adsorption were still a tireless pursuit. In this study, ZIF-nanoleaf-derived carbon (NLCs) was synthesized and developed as a solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fiber (NLCs-F). The extraction performance was compared with ZIF-dodecahedron-derived carbon (DHCs) coated fiber (DHCs-F), which was prepared by only changing the ratio of the reactants. The unique morphology of NLCs provided abundant adsorption active sites for the selected PAHs, while the large average aperture facilitated selective extraction of high molecular weight analytes. Additionally, the high carbon content enhanced the strong enrichment capability for hydrophobic PAHs. Hence, the prepared NLCs-F coupled with GC–MS showed a good correlation coefficient (0.9975) in a wide linear range, low limits of detection (0.3–1.8 ng L−1), satisfactory repeatability, and reproducibility, which made it apply in the enrichment of PAHs in actual tea and coffee samples.

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The authors acknowledge support from Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Nanjing University of Science and Technology.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51878352).

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    Xingru Hu, Long Pang & Mingkai Wu

  2. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China

    Xingru Hu, Chaohai Wang & Jiansheng Li

  3. Henan Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Rehabilitation Technology, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan, 467036, China

    Chaohai Wang

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Hu, X., Pang, L., Wu, M. et al. Nanoleaf-derived carbon materials as a sensitivity coating for solid‑phase microextraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Anal Bioanal Chem 416, 277–285 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-023-05016-8

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