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In this study, a newly designed needle trap device (NTE) containing modified nanosilica as sorbent is used for sampling and preconcentration of some polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from headspace of aqueous solutions. An inexpensive modifier, cis-9-octadecenoic acid (oleic acid), which contains a long chain, was used to modify the surface of the nano-scaled silica particles. The hydrophobic interaction between oleic acid and aromatic compounds was the preliminary evidence for extraction of these compounds. After adsorption of selected compounds, thermal desorption was, subsequently, employed to transfer the extracted analytes into a GC–FID. Extraction time and temperature, flow rate... 

In the past decades, electrospinning has been widely used for the production of micro/nanofibers. In spite of the simplicity and effectivity of the conventional electrospinning for fabricating nanofibers, compact structure and small pores of the nanofibers hinder the efficient penetration of analytes during the extraction process. In order to overcome this issue, an applicable strategy called wet electrospinnig has been employed to enlarge the pore size of the electrospun scaffolds. By applying this technique, a collector was placed at the bottom of a solvent bath and highly porous foam from polyamide nanofibers was produced immediately after freeze-drying (3D electrospinning).... 

Superhydrophobic surfaces have attracted much attention in recent years due to their unique properties. Artificial superhydrophobic surfaces can be fabricated by employing chemical modifying a hierarchical structured surface (micro- and nanostructures) with a low surface free energy material. In this report, we used a simple one-step coating process to prepare superhydrophobic sorbents with a large surface area. Surface chemistry and porosity are fundamental parameters for an efficient sorbent capable of extracting low levels of analytes. Considering physical and chemical peroperties of chlorobenzenes, superhydrophobic materials make to be good sorbents. So in this project melamine...