Nitrogen-rich covalent organic polymers for efficient solid phase extraction of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs from water samples

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have received increasing attention owing to their ubiquitous occurrence in environmental water systems and adverse effects. In order to monitor trace levels of NSAIDs from complex water samples, development of facile and efficient sample pretreatment is...

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Main Authors: Yuqi Cheng, Jia Li, Xiaochen Xiu, Xinghua Teng, Wen Zhang, Lei Ji, Leilei Wang
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Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
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Jia Li
Xiaochen Xiu
Xinghua Teng
Wen Zhang
Lei Ji
Leilei Wang
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Jia Li
Xiaochen Xiu
Xinghua Teng
Wen Zhang
Lei Ji
Leilei Wang
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description Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have received increasing attention owing to their ubiquitous occurrence in environmental water systems and adverse effects. In order to monitor trace levels of NSAIDs from complex water samples, development of facile and efficient sample pretreatment is of great significance. Herein, a nitrogen-rich covalent organic polymer containing phenyl, triazine and amine groups was fabricated via solvent-free copolymerization. Then, utilizing nitrogen-rich covalent organic polymer as adsorbent for solid phase extraction cartridges, the pretreatment method was combined with high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection to quantify five representative NSAIDs (ketoprofen, carprofen, flurbiprofen, diclofenac and mefenamic acid) in environmental water samples. Under the optimal extraction conditions (adsorbent amount: 40 mg; NaCl concentration: 0%; pH 6; extraction time: 20min; eluent solvent: 4 mL of formic acid/acetonitrile (5%, v/v)), the proposed method provided low detection limits (0.06–0.2 μg L-1), wide linear ranges (0.2–100 μg L-1) with correlation coefficients (0.9991–0.9997) and acceptable precision (RSDs, 6.6–8.5% for intra-day, 7.2–9.5% for inter-day). The practical application of the method was confirmed through the successful determination of NSAIDs in tap water, surface water, and sewage. The recoveries in these samples at the four NSAIDs concentration levels ranged from 81.3% to 109.8%, with the RSDs lower than 7.8%.
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spelling doaj-art-050909d209b74e31a28d36d79215d8f32025-01-19T06:26:58ZengElsevierAdvances in Sample Preparation2772-58202025-02-0113100148Nitrogen-rich covalent organic polymers for efficient solid phase extraction of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs from water samplesYuqi Cheng0Jia Li1Xiaochen Xiu2Xinghua Teng3Wen Zhang4Lei Ji5Leilei Wang6Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Ecology Institute of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Jinan 250014, PR ChinaQilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Ecology Institute of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Jinan 250014, PR ChinaSchool of Chemical Engineering, Ocean and Life Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, Dalian 124221, PR ChinaQilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Ecology Institute of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Jinan 250014, PR ChinaQilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Ecology Institute of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Jinan 250014, PR ChinaQilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Ecology Institute of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Jinan 250014, PR ChinaQilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Ecology Institute of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Jinan 250014, PR China; Corresponding author at: Qilu University of Technology, PR China.Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have received increasing attention owing to their ubiquitous occurrence in environmental water systems and adverse effects. In order to monitor trace levels of NSAIDs from complex water samples, development of facile and efficient sample pretreatment is of great significance. Herein, a nitrogen-rich covalent organic polymer containing phenyl, triazine and amine groups was fabricated via solvent-free copolymerization. Then, utilizing nitrogen-rich covalent organic polymer as adsorbent for solid phase extraction cartridges, the pretreatment method was combined with high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection to quantify five representative NSAIDs (ketoprofen, carprofen, flurbiprofen, diclofenac and mefenamic acid) in environmental water samples. Under the optimal extraction conditions (adsorbent amount: 40 mg; NaCl concentration: 0%; pH 6; extraction time: 20min; eluent solvent: 4 mL of formic acid/acetonitrile (5%, v/v)), the proposed method provided low detection limits (0.06–0.2 μg L-1), wide linear ranges (0.2–100 μg L-1) with correlation coefficients (0.9991–0.9997) and acceptable precision (RSDs, 6.6–8.5% for intra-day, 7.2–9.5% for inter-day). The practical application of the method was confirmed through the successful determination of NSAIDs in tap water, surface water, and sewage. The recoveries in these samples at the four NSAIDs concentration levels ranged from 81.3% to 109.8%, with the RSDs lower than 7.8%.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772582025000026Covalent organic polymersSolid phase extractionNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsHPLC-DAD
spellingShingle Yuqi Cheng
Jia Li
Xiaochen Xiu
Xinghua Teng
Wen Zhang
Lei Ji
Leilei Wang
Nitrogen-rich covalent organic polymers for efficient solid phase extraction of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs from water samples
Advances in Sample Preparation
Covalent organic polymers
Solid phase extraction
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
HPLC-DAD
title Nitrogen-rich covalent organic polymers for efficient solid phase extraction of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs from water samples
title_full Nitrogen-rich covalent organic polymers for efficient solid phase extraction of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs from water samples
title_fullStr Nitrogen-rich covalent organic polymers for efficient solid phase extraction of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs from water samples
title_full_unstemmed Nitrogen-rich covalent organic polymers for efficient solid phase extraction of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs from water samples
title_short Nitrogen-rich covalent organic polymers for efficient solid phase extraction of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs from water samples
title_sort nitrogen rich covalent organic polymers for efficient solid phase extraction of nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs from water samples
topic Covalent organic polymers
Solid phase extraction
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
HPLC-DAD
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772582025000026
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