Carboxylated multiwalled carbon nanotubes/polydimethylsiloxane, a new coating for 96-blade solid-phase microextraction for determination of phenolic compounds in water

• The MWCNTs-COOH/PDMS coating provided better recovery than the pure PDMS coating.
• The proposed method shows high sample throughput (2.1 min per sample).
• Only a small sample amount (1.2 mL per sample) is required for this method.
• The coating shows reproducible recovery for a minimum of 110 uses.
• The coating preparation is simple, fast and low in cost.

A new thin-film, carboxylated multiwalled carbon nanotubes/polydimethylsiloxane (MWCNTs-COOH/PDMS) coating was developed for 96-blade solid-phase microextraction (SPME) system followed by high performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection (HPLC-UV). The method provided good extraction efficiency (64–90%) for three spiked levels, with relative standard deviations (RSD) ≤ 6%, and detection limits between 1 and 2 μg/L for three phenolic compounds. The MWCNTs-COOH/PDMS 96-blade SPME system presents advantages over traditional methods due to its simplicity of use, easy coating preparation, low cost and high sample throughput (2.1 min per sample). The developed coating is reusable for a minimum of 110 extractions with good extraction efficiency. The coating provided higher extraction efficiency (3–8 times greater) than pure PDMS coatings.