A novel magnetite C18/paracetamol/alginate adsorbent bead for simultaneous extraction of synthetic antioxidants and bisphenol A in water samples

Abstract

A novel magnetic composite bead was synthesized using carbon 18, paracetamol and alginate (mC18/Pa/Alg). The bead was applied to simultaneously adsorb butylated hydroxytoluene, butylated hydroxyanisole, and bisphenol A from water samples by magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE). The adsorbed analytes were determined by gas chromatography-flame ionization detection. The morphology and composition of the bead were examined by field emission scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry, X-ray diffraction analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface analysis. The best condition of MSPE included an adsorbent bead made with 0.8% sodium alginate, a 0.3 g adsorbent dose, a sample solution pH of 7, and a desorption time of 20 min in methanol. The proposed method exhibited linearity at concentrations between 0.015 and 1.00 μg mL⁻¹ of analytes. Limits of detection ranged from 6.86 to 9.66 ng mL⁻¹. Recoveries from 80.3 to 100.1% were achieved with interday and intraday precisions (RSDs) of 0.4–4.3%.