Preparation of a magnetic multiwalled carbon nanotube@polydopamine/zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 composite for magnetic solid-phase extraction of triazole fungicides from environmental water samples

A novel magnetic zinc-based zeolitic imidazolate framework (MMP/ZIF-8) has been prepared using a magnetic multiwalled carbon nanotube@polydopamine nanocomposite as the magnetic core and support. It was then used as an adsorbent for magnetic solid-phase extraction of triazole fungicides from environmental water samples. Successful synthesis of MMP/ZIF-8 was confirmed by material characterization, and the results showed that the synthetic composite has a high Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area (141.56 m2 g−1), large total pore volume (0.636 mL g−1), and high superparamagnetism with a saturation magnetization of 44.1 emu g−1. To evaluate the extraction performance of MMP/ZIF-8, the main parameters that affect the extraction efficiency were optimized. Under the optimal conditions, the developed method shows good linearity (R2 ≥ 0.9915) in the concentration range 1–400 μg L−1. Low limits of detection (0.08–0.27 μg L−1, signal/noise = 3 : 1) and good precision (intraday relative standard deviation ≤ 7.73%, interday relative standard deviation ≤ 9.65%) are also achieved. The developed method was applied for analysis of triazole fungicides in environmental water samples.