A novel magnetite C18/paracetamol/alginate adsorbent bead for simultaneous extraction of synthetic antioxidants and bisphenol A in water samples.

A novel magnetic composite bead was synthesized using carbon 18, paracetamol and alginate (mC18/Pa/Alg). The bead was applied to simultaneously adsorb butylated hydroxytoluene, butylated hydroxyanisole, and bisphenol A from water samples by magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE). The adsorbed analytes were determined by gas chromatography-flame ionization detection. The morphology and composition of the bead were examined by field emission scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry, X-ray diffraction analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface analysis. The best condition of MSPE included an adsorbent bead made with 0.8% sodium alginate, a 0.3 g adsorbent dose, a sample solution pH of 7, and a desorption time of 20 min in methanol. The proposed method exhibited linearity at concentrations between 0.015 and 1.00 μg mL of analytes. Limits of detection ranged from 6.86 to 9.66 ng mL. Recoveries from 80.3 to 100.1% were achieved with interday and intraday precisions (RSDs) of 0.4-4.3%.