Fabrication of metal–organic framework MIL-88B films on stainless steel fibers for solid-phase microextraction of polychlorinated biphenyls

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have received considerable attention as novel sorbents for sample preparation due to their fascinating structures and functionalities such as large surface area, good thermal stability, and uniform structured nanoscale cavities. Here, we report the application of a thermal and solvent stable MOF MIL-88B with nanosized bipyramidal cages and large surface area for solid-phase microextraction (SPME) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Novel MIL-88B coated fiber was fabricated via an in situ hydrothermal growth of MIL-88B film on etched stainless steel fiber. The MIL-88B coated fiber gave large enhancement factors (757–2243), low detection limits (0.45–1.32   ng   L −1 ), and good linearity (5–200   ng   L −1 ) for PCBs. The relative standard deviation (RSD) for six replicate extractions of PCBs at 100   ng   L −1 on MIL-88B coated fiber ranged from 4.2% to 8.7%. The recoveries for spiked PCBs (10   ng   L −1 ) in water and soil samples were in the range of 79.7–103.2%. Besides, the MIL-88B coated fiber was stable enough for 150 extraction cycles without significant loss of extraction efficiency. The developed method was successfully applied to the determination of PCBs in water samples and soil samples.