Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of ionic-imprinted polymers for solid-phase extraction of nickel from seawater
Several nickel ion imprinted polymers were prepared via precipitation polymerization using 4-vinylpyridine or 2-(diethylamino) ethyl methacrylate as monomers (vinylated reagents) and a cross-linking agent divinylbenzene in the presence of nickel(II) alone or nickel(II) and 8-hydroxyquinoline (non-vinylated reagent). For all cases, 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) was used as an initiator and an acetonitrile/toluene (31) mixture was chosen as a porogen. After packing the polymer particles into empty SPE cartridges, nickel(II) ions were removed by washing with 50 mL of 2.0 M nitric acid. Characterization of the polymer particles has been carried out by scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and elemental analysis. The best nickel imprinting properties were given by polymers synthesized in the presence of 8-hydroxyquinoline and 2-(diethylamino) ethyl methacrylate as a monomer. The optimum pH for quantitative nickel retention was 8.5 ± 0.5, while elution was completed with 2.5 mL of 2.0 M nitric acid. When using polymer masses of 300 mg, sample volumes until 250 mL can be passed through the cartridges without reaching the breakthrough volume. Therefore, a pre-concentration factor of 100 has been reached when eluting with 2.5 mL of the elution solution. Electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry has been used as a detector for nickel determination. The limit of detection of the method was 0.050 μg L-1 (pre-concentration factor of 100), while the relative standard deviation for eleven replicates was 6%. Accuracy of the method was assessed by analyzing different certified reference materials SLEW-3 (estuarine water) and TM-23.3 and TM-24 (lake water). © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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| Format: | journal article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2008
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| Subjects: | Ion imprinted polymer, Nickel, Seawater, Solid-phase extraction, Electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12792/3249 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/294290 |
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| Summary: | Several nickel ion imprinted polymers were prepared via precipitation polymerization using 4-vinylpyridine or 2-(diethylamino) ethyl methacrylate as monomers (vinylated reagents) and a cross-linking agent divinylbenzene in the presence of nickel(II) alone or nickel(II) and 8-hydroxyquinoline (non-vinylated reagent). For all cases, 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) was used as an initiator and an acetonitrile/toluene (31) mixture was chosen as a porogen. After packing the polymer particles into empty SPE cartridges, nickel(II) ions were removed by washing with 50 mL of 2.0 M nitric acid. Characterization of the polymer particles has been carried out by scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and elemental analysis. The best nickel imprinting properties were given by polymers synthesized in the presence of 8-hydroxyquinoline and 2-(diethylamino) ethyl methacrylate as a monomer. The optimum pH for quantitative nickel retention was 8.5 ± 0.5, while elution was completed with 2.5 mL of 2.0 M nitric acid. When using polymer masses of 300 mg, sample volumes until 250 mL can be passed through the cartridges without reaching the breakthrough volume. Therefore, a pre-concentration factor of 100 has been reached when eluting with 2.5 mL of the elution solution. Electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry has been used as a detector for nickel determination. The limit of detection of the method was 0.050 μg L-1 (pre-concentration factor of 100), while the relative standard deviation for eleven replicates was 6%. Accuracy of the method was assessed by analyzing different certified reference materials SLEW-3 (estuarine water) and TM-23.3 and TM-24 (lake water). © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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