Reduced Graphene Oxide Aerogels Cartridges for Solid Phase Extraction of Benzotriazoles.

ABSTRACT: UV-benzotriazoles have been identified as water micropollutants that cause serious problems for human health and the environment. Their low concentration in water bodies complicates their detection by direct water analysis, slowing the corrective actions to avoid bioaccumulation. In this regard, the use of graphene-based materials with a high affinity for non-polar molecules has been demonstrated to be a potential tool for the optimal separation and concentration of this type of molecules in solid phase extraction (SPE) processes. This work evaluates the potential of novel reduced graphene oxide aerogels (rGO) as extractants of mixtures of three UV-benzotriazoles in water at low concentrations. These rGO aerogels incorporate graphenic domains into a tough structure of polymeric chains by a

SUBMITTER: Flores-Lopez SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10052701 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature