Magnetic porous carbon derived from a Zn/Co bimetallic metal-organic framework as an adsorbent for the extraction of chlorophenols from water and honey tea samples.

A novel magnetic porous carbon derived from a bimetallic metal-organic framework, Zn/Co-MPC, was prepared by introducing cobalt into ZIF-8. Magnetic porous carbon that possesses magnetic properties and a large specific surface area was firstly fabricated by the direct carbonization of Zn/Co-ZIF-8. The prepared magnetic porous carbon material was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, N2 adsorption, and vibrating sample magnetometry. The prepared magnetic porous carbon was used as a magnetic solid-phase extraction adsorbent for the enrichment of chlorophenols from water and honey tea samples before high-performance liquid chromatography analysis. Several experimental parameters that could influence the extraction efficiency were investigated and optimized. Under the optimum conditions, good linearities (r > 0.9957) for all calibration curves were obtained with low limits of detection, which are in the range of 0.1-0.2 ng mL(-1) for all the analytes. The results showed that the prepared magnetic porous carbon had an excellent adsorption capability toward the target analytes.