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Using poly(ionic liquid) (PIL) and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as the co-precursors, PIL-hybridized silica aerogel was prepared via sol-gel method for solid-phase microextraction (SPME). The ratio between PIL and TEOS was regulated to achieve the best extraction effect. The aerogel was coated onto the surface of stainless steel wire to get SPME fiber. Coupled to gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (GC-FID), the fiber was separately evaluated by the determination of alkanes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), as well as BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes) in immersion mode. The extraction performance of PAHs was attributed to π stacking and hydrophobic effect. After optimization of main extraction and desorption conditions, the SPME-GC-FID method was established towards eight PAHs, and it provided low detection limits (0.005 μg L−1, 0.010 μg L−1) and wide linear ranges (0.016–20.00 μg L−1, 0.033–20.00 μg L−1) with good linear coefficients (0.9991–0.9998). The method was applied to detect trace PAHs in real water samples, with relative recoveries of 86.2–119.2%. Furthermore, PIL-hybridized silica aerogel exhibits some superiorities like higher sensitivity, shorter extraction time, and better repeatability over other extraction coatings. The present work not only extends the range of aerogel materials but also promoted their further applications in sample preparation.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, No. 21777054) and the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. ZR2019MB058).
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Sun, M., Feng, J., Han, S. et al. Poly(ionic liquid)-hybridized silica aerogel for solid-phase microextraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons prior to gas chromatography-flame ionization detection. Microchim Acta 188, 96 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-021-04730-3
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