Issue 19, 2018

Electrodeposition of carbon nitride nanosheets on the graphenized pencil lead as an effective sorbent

Abstract

This study introduces a green, cheap, easy to prepare and powerful solid phase microextraction (SPME) sorbent for analytical monitoring applications. Here, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets have been prepared on graphenized pencil lead (GPL) as a sorbent by a one-step electrochemical reduction for the first time. GPL not only serves as a fiber platform for g-C3N4 but also significantly enhances the immobilization of g-C3N4 by π–π interaction, and it enhances the adsorption ability of g-C3N4 (∼2 times). Moreover, due to the study of adsorption capacity of g-C3N4, PAHs as model analytes were chosen. After the SPME procedure, the extraction phase was injected to HPLC-UV for the determination of PAHs. The prepared fiber with the g-C3N4 green sorbent showed ultrasensitive and rapid detection of PAHs with an unprecedented method. The limits of detection (LODs) were in the 0.001–0.1 μg L−1 range in a wide linear range from 0.0025 to 200 μg L−1, while the precision was very satisfactory (maximum relative standard deviation: RSD = 7.8%) considering the non-automated nature of the method. In addition, the real sample analysis showed acceptable recoveries in the range of 78–108%.

Graphical abstract: Electrodeposition of carbon nitride nanosheets on the graphenized pencil lead as an effective sorbent

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 Jun 2018
Accepted
27 Aug 2018
First published
27 Aug 2018

New J. Chem., 2018,42, 15930-15936

Electrodeposition of carbon nitride nanosheets on the graphenized pencil lead as an effective sorbent

E. Marzi Khosrowshahi and H. Razmi, New J. Chem., 2018, 42, 15930 DOI: 10.1039/C8NJ03055C

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