This study involved the development of a novel adsorbent by combining a Zn-based MOF with a melamine-based COF, resulting in the formation of a hybrid material known as Zn-MOF/COF. The adsorbent was characterized using FT-IR, SEM, XRD, EDX, and BET analysis techniques. The resulting Zn-MOF/COF sorbent was employed to prepare solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fibers for the extraction and enrichment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in contaminated soil samples, after coupling with GC-FID. A Box-Behnken design (BBD) was used to optimize key variables of SPME conditions. Under optimal conditions of 85 °C for 30 min extraction with 23 μL g sample's moisture level, linear responses of six PAHs were ranging from 1 to 20000 ng g⁻ with determination coefficients greater than 0.99. Limits of detection (LODs) were over the ranges of 0.1-1 ng g-1. The RSDs for intra-fiber and inter-fiber analyses were obtained 2.2-6.6% and 5.2-11.6%, respectively. Relative recoveries values for real soil samples were found to be 91.1-110.2%. The results showed lower cost and higher extraction efficiency for the Zn-MOF/COF fiber, compared with commercial and homemade adsorbents.
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Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy and Information Polymer Materials, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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Institute of Advanced Wear & Corrosion Resistant and Functional Materials, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Department of Prosthodontics, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland.
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