PMID- 29594828 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20190123 LR - 20190123 IS - 1436-5073 (Electronic) IS - 0026-3672 (Linking) VI - 185 IP - 4 DP - 2018 Mar 19 TI - Zwitterion-functionalized polymer microspheres as a sorbent for solid phase extraction of trace levels of V(V), Cr(III), As(III), Sn(IV), Sb(III) and Hg(II) prior to their determination by ICP-MS. PG - 228 LID - 10.1007/s00604-018-2766-x [doi] AB - This paper describes the preparation of zwitterion-functionalized polymer microspheres (ZPMs) and their application to simultaneous enrichment of V(V), Cr(III), As(III), Sn(IV), Sb(III) and Hg(II) from environmental water samples. The ZPMs were prepared by emulsion copolymerization of ethyl methacrylate, 2-diethylaminoethyl methacrylate and triethylene glycol dimethyl acrylate followed by modification with 1,3-propanesultone. The components were analyzed by elemental analyses as well as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and the structures were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The ZPMs were packed into a mini-column for on-line solid-phase extraction (SPE) of the above metal ions. Following extraction with 40 mM NH(4)NO(3) and 0.5 M HNO(3) solution, the ions were quantified by ICP-MS. Under the optimized conditions, the enrichment factors (from a 40 mL sample) are up to 60 for the ions V(V), As(III), Sb(III) and Hg(II), and 55 for Cr(III) and Sn(IV). The detection limits are 1.2, 3.4, 1.0, 3.7, 2.1 and 1.6 ng L(-1) for V(V), Cr(III), As(III), Sn(IV), Sb(III) and Hg(II), respectively, and the relative standard deviations (RSDs) are below 5.2%. The feasibility and accuracy of the method were validated by successfully analyzing six certified reference materials as well as lake, well and river waters. Graphical abstract Zwitterion-functionalized polymer microspheres (ZPMs) were prepared and packed into a mini-column for on-line solid-phase extraction (SPE) via pump 1. Then V(V), Cr(III), As(III), Sn(IV), Sb(III) and Hg(II) ions in environmental waters were eluted and submitted to ICP-MS via pump 2. FAU - Jia, Xiaoyu AU - Jia X AD - Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China. xyjia@iue.ac.cn. AD - Ningbo Key Laboratory of Urban Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, Ningbo Urban Environment Observation and Research Station, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315830, People's Republic of China. xyjia@iue.ac.cn. FAU - Gong, Dirong AU - Gong D AD - Faculty of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhao, Junyi AU - Zhao J AD - Faculty of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, People's Republic of China. FAU - Ren, Hongyun AU - Ren H AD - Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China. FAU - Wang, Jiani AU - Wang J AD - Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhang, Xian AU - Zhang X AD - Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China. xzhang@iue.ac.cn. LA - eng GR - 21507126/National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant/International GR - Science and Technology of Fujian Province/2015H0045/International GR - IUEMS201409/Knowledge Innovation Program of Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences/International PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180319 PL - Austria TA - Mikrochim Acta JT - Mikrochimica acta JID - 7808782 OTO - NOTNLM OT - 1,3-propanesultone OT - Certified reference materials OT - Cross-linked polymers OT - Environmental waters OT - Ethyl methacrylate OT - FT-IR OT - ICP-OES OT - Mini-column OT - SPE-ICP-MS OT - Trace analysis EDAT- 2018/03/30 06:00 MHDA- 2018/03/30 06:01 CRDT- 2018/03/30 06:00 PHST- 2017/12/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/03/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/03/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/03/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/03/30 06:01 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s00604-018-2766-x [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00604-018-2766-x [doi] PST - epublish SO - Mikrochim Acta. 2018 Mar 19;185(4):228. doi: 10.1007/s00604-018-2766-x.