Sodium dodecyl sulfate coated poly (vinyl) chloride: An alternative support for solid phase extraction of some transition and heavy metals

A simple and relatively fast approach for developing a solid phase extraction has been described and used for determination of trace quantities of some heavy and transition metal ions with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-coated poly vinyl chloride (PVC) modified with bis(2-hydroxyacetophenone)-1,4-butanediimine (BHABDI) ligand.The adsorbed ions were stripped from the solid phase by 10 mL of 3 M nitric acid as eluent. The eluting solution was analyzed for metals content (cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, lead and zinc) by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). The main factors such as pH, amount of ligand and PVC, amount and type of surfactant, and condition of eluting solutions on the sorption recovery of metal ions have been investigated in detail. The relative standard deviation was found in the range of 1.0–3.2% for 0.2 μg mL−1of metals ions. After optimization of the extraction condition and the instrumental parameters, a detection limit was found to be in the range of 1.2–3.1 μg L−1, with enrichment factor of 50 was achieved. The method was successfully applied for the determination of these metals contents in real samples with satisfactory results.