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Fe3O4@nitrogen-doped carbon core-double shell nanotubes as a novel and efficient nanosorbent for ultrasonic assisted dispersive magnetic solid phase extraction of heterocyclic pesticides from environmental soil and water samples

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Fe3O4@nitrogen-doped carbon core-double shell nanotubes (Fe3O4@N-C C-DSNTs) were successfully synthesized and applied as a novel nanosorbent in ultrasonic assisted dispersive magnetic solid phase extraction (UA-DMSPE) of tribenuron-methyl, fenpyroximate, and iprodione. Subsequently, corona discharge ion mobility spectrometry (CD-IMS) was employed for the detection of the extracted analytes. Effective parameters on the extraction recovery percentage (ER%) were systematically investigated and optimized. Under optimal conditions, UA-DMSPE-CD-IMS demonstrated remarkable linearity in different ranges within 1.0 – 700 ng mL−1 with correlation coefficients exceeding 0.993, repeatability values below 6.9%, limits of detection ranging from 0.30 to 0.90 ng mL−1, high preconcentration factors (418 - 435), and ER% values (83 – 87%). The potential of the proposed method was further demonstrated by effectively determining the targeted pesticides in various environmental soil and water samples, exhibiting relative recoveries in the range 92.1 – 102%.

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  1. Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, 31587-77871, Iran

    Zolfaghar Aladaghlo

  2. FI-TRACE Group, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of the Balearic Islands, Carretera de Valldemossa km 7.5, E-07122, Palma de Mallorca, Illes Balears, Spain

    Ali Sahragard

  3. Faculty of Chemistry, Shahid Beheshti University G. C., P.O. Box 1983963113, Evin, Tehran, I.R, Iran

    Alireza Fakhari, Neda Salarinejad & Minoo Dabiri

  4. Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 8415683111, Islamic Republic of Iran

    Siyavash Kazemi Movahed

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Zolfaghar Aladaghlo: conceptualization, methodology, investigation, formal analysis, validation, writing – original draft, supervision, characterization.

Ali Sahragard: conceptualization, methodology, writing – review & editing.

Alireza Fakhari: supervision, resources, writing – review & editing, project administration.

Neda Salarinejad: synthesis nanosorbent, characterization.

Siyavash Kazemi Movahed: synthesis nanosorbent, characterization.

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Aladaghlo, Z., Sahragard, A., Fakhari, A. et al. Fe3O4@nitrogen-doped carbon core-double shell nanotubes as a novel and efficient nanosorbent for ultrasonic assisted dispersive magnetic solid phase extraction of heterocyclic pesticides from environmental soil and water samples. Microchim Acta 191, 98 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-023-06153-8

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