Magnetic Solid-Phase Extraction Based on Modified Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for the Preconcentration of Ultra-Trace Amounts of Copper Ions in the Environmental and Plant Samples and its Determination Using FAAS

ABSTRACT

In the present work, magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (MIONPs) coated with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and modified with 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol (PAN) as a new nanoparticle were prepared and used as an adsorbent for the extraction and preconcentration of copper ions. After adsorption, copper ions were desorbed with nitric acid (HNO₃), followed by determination with flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). The extraction conditions0. were investigated systematically. The linear range 3.0–500.0 ng mL⁻¹ and the detection limit of 0.6 ng mL⁻¹ were obtained. The relative standard deviation (RSD) of the method for seven replicate determinations of 0.1 µg mL⁻¹ of Cu(II) was 2.2%. The method was applied for the determination of Cu(II) in different water samples with good trueness. The accuracy was also evaluated through analyses of a certified reference material (CRM TMDW-500).

KEYWORDS:

• Copper determination
• magnetic solid-phase extraction
• modified magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles

Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank Payame Noor University for supporting this work.