Solid-Phase Microextraction of Aliphatic Alcohols Based on Polyaniline Coated Fibers

The efficiency of polyaniline (PANI), coated gold wire was investigated for use as a fiber for solid-phase microextraction (SPME). Aniline monomers were electropolymerized on gold wires by applying a constant current to an acetate buffer containing NaClO4 as supporting electrolyte for 30 min. These fibers were used for the extraction of some aliphatic alcohols from gaseous samples. The results obtained proved the ability of PANI fiber for sampling organic compounds from gaseous samples. From this work, optimum conditions for preparation and conditioning of fibers and for the extraction of analytes from gaseous samples were obtained. Under optimum conditions, one fiber was used for several equivalent analyses and the relative standard deviations (RSD) were <7% (n=6). However, fiber to fiber reproducibility was <9% (n=6). This fiber is firm and durable and is simply prepared. Calibration graphs were linear in the range: 0.1–10 g mL−1 for aliphatic alcohols; the detection limit range was 15–75 ng mL−1 (S/N=3) using a flame ionization detector.