Triazine-based organic polymers@SiO2 nanospheres for sensitive solid-phase microextraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Triazine-based organic polymers@SiO2 nanospheres were prepared and applied as an extraction coating onto stainless steel wires and the wires were filled into polyetheretherketone tube for in-tube solid-phase microextraction. Taking polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as targets, main factors affecting extraction performance of the tube were investigated through coupling to high performance liquid chromatography. Under the optimum conditions, an online analytical method for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons was established with large linear ranges (0.010-20 mu g/L), low limits of detection (0.003-0.010 mu g/L), high enrichment factors (533-2954), and good repeatability (relative standard deviations <1.7% for intraday test, <5.0% for interday test). The analysis method was successfully applied to the detection of trace targets in real water samples and the relative recoveries ranged from 82.9 to 119.9%, which demonstrated the applicability of extraction tube in sample preparation.