Magnetic solid-phase extraction technique based on Fe3O4@coPPy-PTH nanocomposite for extraction of cobalt, chromium, and nickel prior to determination by microsample injection system-flame atomic absorption spectrometry in alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages.

Abstract

A novel Fe₃O₄@coPPy-PTH nanocomposite-based sorbent was prepared via in situ oxidative polymerization using Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles with spherical and flower-like morphologies of thiophene and pyrrole as the feedstocks. The synthesized nanocomposite displayed sensitive extraction and determination of metal ions Co(II), Cr(III), and Ni(II) without a chelating agent, followed by microsample injection system-flame atomic absorption spectrometry. Advanced spectroscopic and imaging techniques including scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were used to characterize the composition and morphology of the Fe₃O₄@coPPy-PTH nanocomposite. SEM observations showed that the size of the Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles changed from 30 nm to 120 nm in diameter after copolymer (PPy-PTH) coating. The Fe₃O₄@coPPy-PTH nanocomposite has good dispersion properties and stability in strong acid solutions. For effective extraction of the studied analytes, the influence of sample pH, volume of sample solution and eluent, amount of adsorbent, and interference of coexisting metal ions were optimized. Under the optimum conditions, preconcentration factors were obtained as 25 for all analytes. The calibration curves were linear in the range of 0.0-10.0 μg L^-1 with coefficients of determination (R²) greater than 0.9957 for all three analytes. Limits of detection (S/N = 3) were calculated in the range of 0.17-0.23 μg L^-1. Precision values, expressed as relative standard deviations, were lower than 3.0%, and relative recoveries were obtained in the range of 88.6%-103.6%. The proposed method (Fe₃O₄@coPPy-PTH/MSPE/MIS-FAAS) was successfully applied to extract and determine the studied metal ions in beer, wine, and nonalcoholic beverage samples.