Surfactant-coupled titanium dioxide coated iron-aluminium mixed metal hydroxide for magnetic solid phase extraction of bisphenols in carbonated beverages

Abstract

In this work, the magnetic sorbents based on different surfactant-coupled titanium dioxide coated iron-aluminium mixed metal hydroxide were investigated as sorbent for extraction of bisphenol compounds. The structure, morphology, and magnetic property of the synthesized sorbents were investigated. The cetyltrimethylammonium bromide-titanium dioxide coated iron-aluminium mixed metal hydroxide (Fe–Al MMH@TiO2-CTAB) exhibited excellent extraction performance toward bisphenols and was selected as the sorbent for development of magnetic solid phase extraction (MSPE) method. The entire MSPE process was optimized, and the extract was analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detector. The method provided wide linear calibration ranges for bisphenols between 0.3–6000 μg L−1 with maximum enrichment factors of 280. The limits of detection and limits of quantification were in the ranges of 0.08–0.3 and 0.3–1.0 μg L−1, respectively. The proposed MSPE method was tested for determination of bisphenols in carbonated beverages. The studied carbonated beverages were mostly free of bisphenol contamination; however, BPS, BPA and BPB were detected in samples taken from defective cans. The relative recoveries ranging of 80.2–118.9% were obtained. The as-prepared Fe–Al MMH@TiO2-CTAB sorbent provided high sorption capacities in the range of 2215–2451 mg kg−1 and could be a promising material for bisphenols in beverage samples.