Preparation and application of a nanocomposite of dopamine modified zirconium metal organic framework and polythiophene for solid-phase microextraction/gas chromatography of phenols released from polycarbonate materials

The zirconium metal-organic framework (MOF) UiO-66 was modified by dopamine (DA) and electrodeposited with Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxothiophene) (PEDOT) on an etched stainless steel wire to prepare a UiO-66-DA/PEDOT nanocomposite coating. The coating was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectrometer, Fourier transform infrared and thermogravimetric analysis, respectively. The coating has high specific surface area and more porous structure, which can be used to extract eight phenols, including 2-chlorophenol, o-cresol, m-cresol, 2, 4-dichlorophenol, 4-tert-butylphenol, 4-chlorophenol, 4-tert-octylphenol and α-naphthol. The adsorption behavior of the phenols on the UiO-66-DA/PEDOT coating had significant correlation with Langmuir isothermal model. A determination method for the eight phenols was established by combining with direct immersion solid-phase micro extraction and gas chromatography. Under the optimal experimental conditions, the detection linear range (LRs) was 0.05-50 μg mL-1 and the detection limit (LODs) was 0.01-0.08 μg mL-1 (S/N = 3). The method was applied for the migration detection of eight phenols in polycarbonate cups, which showed satisfactory recovery.