Exploring a novel silicone surfactant-based deep eutectic solvent functionalized magnetic iron particles for the extraction of organophosphorus pesticides in vegetable samples

• Main Authors: Elencovan, Vasagee, Yahaya, Noorfatimah, Ramachandran, Muggundha Raoov, Zain, Nur Nadhirah Mohamad
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Science Ltd 2022
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/40281/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The current study discussed the use of silicone surfactant-based deep eutectic solvent as a surface modifier for magnetic iron particles (Fe3O4) to produce a novel adsorbent and its application for the extraction of organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) in vegetable samples. A deep eutectic solvent (DES) was prepared using low toxic and inexpensive substances such as silicone surfactant (SS) and dodecanoic acid (DoAc). This new eco-friendly SS:DoAc based DES was explored as a substitution to traditional organic reagents for surface modification of Fe3O4 to increase the adsorption capacity and to reduce the matrix interferences, hazardous waste generation and environmental pollution. The newly synthesized SS:DoAc@Fe3O4 adsorbent was successfully characterized and applied in magnetic solid phase extraction (MSPE). Under optimized conditions, the proposed approach exhibited excellent linearity ranging from 0.1 to 200 mu g/kg (R-2 >= 0.9970), low detection limit (0.03-0.1 mu g/kg) and acceptable relative recovery (80-119 %) for the studied OPPs.