Microextraction by packed sorbents combined with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for determination of musk ketone in river water

摘要

Microextraction by packed sorbents (MEPS) combined with Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) was investigated, and applied to the determination of musk ketone (MK) in river water samples. The full MEPS–SERS method includes analyte enrichment by MEPS preconcentration with C18 sorbent followed by SERS detection supported by silver nanoparticles. An eluent drop containing the analyte is deposited directly from the MEPS syringe on a CaF2 glass plate. When the drop has dried, a specific volume of silver nanoparticles solution is added on it before each SERS measurement. Several experimental variables were studied in depth; under the optimum experimental conditions MK can be extracted from a 500 μL sample with recoveries in the range 47–63 %. The limit of detection was 0.02 mg L−1 and the relative standard deviation 15.2 % (n = 4). Although not investigated in this work, the proposed method might be suitable for in-situ monitoring, because of the portability of the Raman spectrometer used.