Magnetic solid phase extraction of lead using magnetite nanoparticles

What is it about?

Lead is removed from water samples including natural sources, urban and industrial waste-waters using magnetite nanoparticles as nanoadsorbent and magnetic solid phase extraction (MSPE) as a separation approach. This was performed by complexation between lead ions in trace level and organic layer containing electron donor chelating agents over the high surface area of nanoadsorbent. Adsorptive and magnetic behavior was characterized and the best separation conditions were optimized.

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Why is it important?

Short time procedure, high recovery results, trace-level separation and nano-scale behavior to gain a wide range validity and precision in real samples are the most challenges within this work.