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Title: Ordered macro/micro-porous metal-organic framework of type ZIF-8 in a steel fiber as a sorbent for solid-phase microextraction of BTEX. Author: Maya F, Ghani M. Journal: Mikrochim Acta; 2019 Jun 11; 186(7):425. PubMed ID: 31187287. Abstract: An ordered array of macropores on microporous metal-organic framework crystals was developed. This array facilitates analyte diffusion in microextraction applications. A prototypical zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) was synthesized in the interstitial voids of a polystyrene bead packing of sub-μm polystyrene beads. After removal of polystyrene by dimethylformamide, a single-crystal ordered macroporous ZIF-8 material (SOM-ZIF-8) was obtained. The resulting μm-sized SOM-ZIF-8 crystals are based on a fully-microporous structure containing a macroporous network. The SOM-ZIF-8 crystals were placed in a stainless-steel fiber and applied as a sorbent for the extraction of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME). The fiber was applied to the HS-SPME of BTEX from wastewater samples followed by GC with flame ionization detection. A Plackett-Burman design and Box-Behnken design were carried out to evaluate the variables affecting the method. Figures of merit include (a) limits of detection of 1.0-12 ng·L-1, (b) linear ranges of 0.004-50 μg·L-1, (c) relative standard deviations of 4.6-6.7%, and (d) excellent fiber-to-fiber reproducibility (5.6-6.7% for n = 3). Spiking recoveries between 92 and 106% were obtained for BTEX analysis in wastewater samples. The introduction of an ordered macroporous network on microporous ZIF-8 crystals enhanced analyte uptake. This increases the extraction performance by a factor of 2.5-3.1 when compared to analogous ZIF-8 crystals that lack templated macropores. Graphical abstract BTEX extraction is enhanced by templating an ordered macroporous network in microporous crystals as exemplified with the single-crystal ordered macropore zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (SOM-ZIF-8). Graphical Abstract contains poor quality of image inside the artwork. Please do not re-use the file that we have rejected or attempt to increase its resolution and re-save. It is originally poor, therefore, increasing the resolution will not solve the quality problem. We suggest that you provide us the original format. We prefer replacement figures containing vector/editable objects rather than embedded images. Preferred file formats are eps, ai, tiff and pdf.The file in original format has been attached.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]