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Colorimetric determination of trace orthophosphate in water by using C₁₈-functionalized silica coated magnetite.

ABSTRACT: In this study, we customized magnetic sorbents by functionalizing silica coated magnetite with octadecyl(C₁₈)silane (Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@C₁₈). This sorbent was intended for the determination of trace orthophosphate (o-PO₄^3-) in unpolluted freshwater samples. The o-PO₄^3- was transformed to phosphomolybdenum blue (PMB), a known polyoxometalate ion. Then the PMB were coupled with cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), cationic surfactant, in order to hydrophobically bound with the Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@C₁₈ particles through dispersive magnetic solid-phase extraction (d-MSPE) as part of sample preconcentration. The PMB-CTAB-magnetic particles are simply separated from the aqueous solution by the external magnet. The acidified ethanol 0.5 mL was used as PMB-CTAB eluent to produce an intense blue solution, which the absorbance was measured using a UV-Vis spectrophotometer at 800 nm. The proposed method (employing 2 mg of Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@C₁₈) yielded an enhancement factor of 32 with a linear range of 1.0-30.0 µg P L^-1. Precision at 6.0 µg P L^-1 and 25.0 µg P L^-1 were 3.70 and 2.49% (RSD, n = 6) respectively. The lower detection limit of 0.3 µg P L^-1 and quantification limit of 1.0 µg P L^-1 allowed trace levels analysis of o-PO₄^3- in samples. The reliability and accuracy of the proposed method were confirmed by using a certified reference material. Our method offers highly sensitive detection of o-PO₄^3- with simple procedures that can be operated at room temperature and short analysis time.

SUBMITTER: Phouthavong V

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8630040 | biostudies-literature |

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