Ionic liquids supported on magnetic nanoparticles as a sorbent preconcentration material for sulfonylurea herbicides prior to their determination by capillary liquid chromatography

A magnetic material based on N-methylimidazolium ionic liquid and Fe(3)O(4) magnetic nanoparticles incorporated in a silica matrix has been used to extract and preconcentrate sulfonylurea herbicides, such as thifensulfuron methyl (TSM), metsulfuron methyl (MSM), triasulfuron (TS), tribenuron methyl (TBM) and primisulfuron methyl (PSM) from polluted water samples, prior to their analysis by capillary liquid chromatography with a diode array detector (DAD). Under the optimum conditions, this method allows the determination of TSM, MSM, TS, TBM and PSM in a linear range between 5 and 100 ng mL(-1), with relative standard deviation values lower than 5.3% (n = 10), in all cases. Detection limits ranging between 1.13 and 2.95 ng mL(-1) were achieved. The usefulness of the proposed method was demonstrated by the analysis of river water samples, obtaining recoveries higher than 91%.     

Luminescent and magnetic Fe3O4/Py/PAM nanocomposites for the chromium(VI) determination

A novel luminescent and magnetic Fe(3)O(4)/pyrene/polyacrylamide (Fe(3)O(4)/Py/PAM) nanocomposite has been prepared under ultrasonic radiation. This magnetic nanocomposite combined with pyrene would lead to a special functional magnetic luminescent composite that enjoys both the advantages of magnetic nanoparticles of Fe(3)O(4) and fluorescence nanoparticles of pyrene. Taking advantage of the magnetic property of Fe(3)O(4) nanocomposites, we can separate Fe(3)O(4)/Py/PAM nanocomposites from solution easily just by using a permanent magnet. Based on the fluorescence quenching of Fe(3)O(4)/Py/PAM nanocomposites by Cr(VI), a method for the selective determination of Cr(VI), without separation of Cr(III) in water, was developed. Under optimal experimental conditions, a limit of detection of 0.01 microg mL(-1) was achieved. The calibration curve was linear over the concentration range of 0.1-14.0 microg mL(-1) with a correlation coefficient of 0.9975. The proposed method has been applied to the selective quantification of Cr(VI) in synthetic samples and wastewater samples with the satisfactory results.     

Preparation of silica-magnetite nanoparticle mixed hemimicelle sorbents for extraction of several typical phenolic compounds from environmental water samples

A novel type of superparamagnetic silica-coated (Fe3O4/SiO2 core/shell) magnetite nanoparticle modified by surfactants has been successfully synthesized and was applied as an effective sorbent material for the pre-concentration of several typical phenolic compounds (bisphenol A (BPA), 4-tert-octylphenol (4-OP) and 4-n-nonylphenol (4-NP)) from environmental water samples. Compared with pure magnetic particles, a thin and dense silica layer would protect the iron oxide core from leaching out in acidic conditions. In order to enhance their adsorptive tendency towards organic compounds, cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) or cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) were added, which adsorbed on the surface of the Fe3O4/SiO2 nanoparticles (Fe3O4/SiO2 NPs) and formed mixed hemimicelles. Main factors affecting the adsolubilization of analytes were optimized and comparative study on the use of CPC and CTAB-coated Fe3O4/SiO2 NPs mixed hemimicelles-based SPE was also carried out. CPC-coated Fe3O4/SiO2 NPs system was selected due to lower elution volume required and more effective adsorption of the target compounds. Under selected conditions, concentration factor of 1600 was achieved by using this method to extract 800 mL of different environmental water samples. The detection limits obtained for BPA, 4-OP and 4-NP with HPLC-FLD were 7, 14, and 20 ng/L, respectively.     

苯并噻唑和铁氧化物纳米粒子修饰的磁性棒碳糊电极上肼的电催化氧化反应：同时检测肼和苯酚

开发了一种磁性Fe3O4纳米粒子和2-(3,4-二羟苯基)苯并噻唑(DPB)修饰的磁性棒碳糊电极(MBCPE)用于电化学检测肼.首先将DPB自组装在Fe3O4纳米粒子上,然后将此复合物吸附于设计的MBCPE上. MBCPE电极将磁性纳米粒子吸引到电极表面.所得新型电极具有高的导电性和大的有效比表面积,因而对肼的电催化氧化反应有非常大的电流响应.采用伏安法、扫描电镜、电化学阻抗谱、红外光谱和紫外-可见光谱对修饰电极进行了表征.采用伏安法研究了在磷酸盐缓冲溶液(pH=7.0)中MBCPE/Fe3O4NPs/DPB电极上肼的电化学行为.作为电化学传感器, MBCPE/Fe3O4NPs/DPB电极对肼氧化反应表现出极高的电催化活性.在DPB存在下,肼的氧化电势下降,但其催化电流增加.电催化电流与肼浓度在0.1–0.4和0.7–12.0μmol/L二个区间内表现出线性关系,检测限为18.0 nmol/L.另外,研究了MBCPE/Fe3O4NPs/DPB电极同时检测肼和苯酚的性能.伏安实验结果显示,苯酚的线性区域为100–470μmol/L,检测限为24.3μmol/L.采用此电极检测了水样品中的肼和苯酚.     

磁性氮掺杂石墨烯固相萃取环境水样中的4种有机氯污染物

采用化学共沉淀法成功合成了磁性氮掺杂石墨烯纳米材料, 对其吸附性能进行了初步探讨.此磁性纳米材料对对氯间二甲苯酚的吸附不局限于均匀的单分子层吸附,吸附动力学符合准二级动力学模型.将其作为磁性固相吸附剂,通过对吸附剂用量、超声萃取时间、水样pH值、上样体积等条件的优化,建立了超声辅助磁性固相萃取-气相色谱/串联质谱同时测定环境水样中的三氯生(TCS)、对氯间二甲苯酚(PCMX)、六氯苯(HCB)和2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-六氯联苯(PCB-153) 4种有机氯污染物的方法. 在优化条件下,将6.0 mg Fe3O4/N-G分散于100 mL水样中,调节水样至pH 5,超声萃取15 s,磁性分离,3 mL乙醇和2 mL二氯甲烷分步洗脱,洗脱液氮吹定容,进行气相色谱-质谱联用分析.4种有机污染物在0.1~10 μg/L范围内与峰面积呈良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.9983~0.9999,检出限(S/N=3)和定量限(S/N=10)分别为0.05~0.6 ng/L和0.4~2.4 ng/L,3个加标浓度水平的回收率为68.3%~103.4%,日内、日间测定的相对标准偏差分别为3.3%~6.9%和3.4%~9.4%(n=6).本方法简单方便,易于操作,适用于环境水样中有机氯污染物的检测.     

磁性氧化石墨烯固相萃取/高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定环境水样中6种三嗪类除草剂残留

采用一步合成法制备磁性氧化石墨烯材料(GO-Fe_3O_4),将其用作磁性固相吸附剂对环境水样中的6种三嗪类除草剂进行萃取和富集,并与高效液相色谱-串联质谱法相结合进行测定。以扫描电镜和傅立叶红外光谱对合成材料进行了表征,并考察了GO-Fe_3O_4用量、萃取时间、水样的pH值及离子强度和解吸条件等因素对萃取效率的影响。6种三嗪类除草剂的检出限为0.1~1.0 ng/L,富集倍数可达616~902倍。将方法应用于苏州地区太湖水、运河水和护城河水等实际水样的分析,加标回收率为85.4%~117.6%,相对标准偏差为1.2%~10.0%。该方法操作简单快速,富集倍数较高,检出限低,可用于水样中痕量三嗪类除草剂残留的检测。     

Rapid magnetic solid phase extraction with in situ derivatization of methylmercury in seawater by Fe3O4/polyaniline nanoparticle

A new Fe(3)O(4)/polyaniline nanoparticle (PANI) material has been successfully developed as magnetic solid-phase extraction sorbent in dispersion mode for the determination of methylmercury (MeHg) in aqueous samples, via quantification by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The resultant core-shell magnetic solid-phase extraction nanoparticle (MSPE-NP) sorbent was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS) and Fourier transform-infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Fe(3)O(4)/PANI composites showed fibrous structure with diameters between 50 and 100 nm for fibers. The MSPE-NP process involved the dispersion of the Fe(3)O(4)/PANI nanoparticles in water samples with sonication, followed by magnetic aided retrieval of the sorbent and then, solvent (hexane) desorption of extracted MeHg for GC-MS analysis. The extraction, derivatization and adsorption conditions were optimized by selecting the appropriate extraction parameters including the amount of sorbent, extraction time, derivatizing reagent volume and extraction solvent. The calibration graph was linear in the concentration range of 0.5-300 ng mL(-1) (R(2)>0.993) with detection limit of 0.1 ng mL(-1) (n=3), while the repeatability was 4.1% (n=5). Enrichment factor was obtained as 91. Seawater sample was analyzed as real sample and good recoveries (>98%) were obtained at different spiked values.     

Extraction of fluoxetine from aquatic and urine samples using sodium dodecyl sulfate-coated iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles followed by spectrofluorimetric determination

A new method based on the combination of magnetic solid phase extraction (MSPE) and spectrofluorimetric determination was developed for isolation and preconcentration of fluoxetine form aquatic and biological samples using sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) coated Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles (NPs) as a sorbent. The unique properties of Fe(3)O(4) NPs including high surface area and strong magnetism were utilized effectively in the MSPE process. Effect of different parameters influencing the extraction efficiency of fluoxetine including the amount of Fe(3)O(4) and SDS, pH value, sample volume, extraction time, desorption solvent and time were optimized. Under optimized condition, the method was successfully applied to the extraction of fluoxetine from water and urine samples and absolute recovery amount of 85%, detection limit of 20 μg L(-1) and a relative standard deviation (RSD) of 1.4% were obtained. The method linear response was over a range of 50-1000 μg L(-1) with R(2)=0.9968. The relative recovery in different aquatic and urine matrices were investigated and values of 80% to 104% were obtained. The whole procedure showed to be conveniently fast, efficient and economical for extraction of fluoxetine from environmental and biological samples.     

Development of an on-column enrichment technique based on C18-functionalized magnetic silica nanoparticles for the determination of lidocaine in rat plasma by high performance liquid chromatography

In this study, a novel on-column enrichment technique filled with C(18)-functionalized magnetic silica nanoparticles was successfully developed for the determination of lidocaine in rat plasma by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The synthesized Fe(3)O(4)@SiO(2)-C(18) nanoparticles were locally packed into the capillary by the application of magnets. Lidocaine in the sample solutions pumped into the capillary tube could be easily adsorbed by Fe(3)O(4)@SiO(2)-C(18) through hydrophobic interaction by the interior C(18) groups, and eluted by acetonitrile solution. Different extraction conditions were investigated. Method validations including linear range, quantification limit, detection limit, precision, accuracy and recovery were also studied. The results showed that the proposed method based on on-column enrichment by Fe(3)O(4)@SiO(2)-C(18) was a novel, little solvent and efficient approach for the determination of lidocaine in the complex plasma samples.     

Preparation and characterization of thermosensitive polymers grafted onto silica-coated iron oxide nanoparticles

In this study, multifunctional nanoparticles containing thermosensitive polymers grafted onto the surfaces of 6-nm monodisperse Fe(3)O(4) magnetic nanoparticles coated by silica were synthesized using reverse microemulsions and free radical polymerization. The magnetic properties of SiO(2)/Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles show superparamagnetic behavior. Thermosensitive PNIPAM (poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)) was then grafted onto the surfaces of SiO(2)/Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles, generating thermosensitive and magnetic properties of nanocomposites. The sizes of fabricated nanoparticles with core-shell structure are controlled at about 30 nm and each nanoparticle contains only one monodisperse Fe(3)O(4) core. For thermosensitivity analysis, the phase transition temperatures of multifunctional nanoparticles measured using DSC was at around 34-36 degrees C. The magnetic characteristics of these multifunctional nanoparticles were also superparamagnetic.     

Polyaniline-coated Fe(3) O(4) nanoparticles: An anion exchange magnetic sorbent for solid-phase extraction

In this study, the capability of the prepared polyaniline-coated Fe(3) O(4) nanoparticles for magnetic solid-phase extraction of three parabens from environmental wastewater, cream, and toothpaste samples is presented. Synthesized Fe(3) O(4) nanoparticles were coated with sulfate-doped polyaniline via polymerization of aniline in the presence of Fe(3) O(4) nanoparticles and sulfuric acid. Here, polyaniline-coated Fe(3) O(4) nanoparticles are presented as anion exchange sorbent, which extract anionic form of parabens via anion exchange with dopant of polyaniline. The experimental conditions affecting extraction efficiency were further studied and optimized. The experimental results showed that maximum extraction efficiency can be obtained at 70 mL sample solution of pH 8, extraction and desorption times of 2 and 1 min, respectively, 100 μL of 3% (v/v) acetic acid in acetonitrile as eluent, and 100 mg of the adsorbent. Under these conditions, the linear dynamic ranges were 0.5-100 μg/L with good correlation coefficients (0.998-0.999). The detection limits were in the range of 0.3-0.4 μg/L and the relative standard deviations were less than 2.4 (n = 5) for the three parabens. Finally, this fast and efficient method was further employed for determination of target analytes in cream, toothpaste, and environmental wastewater samples and satisfactory results were obtained.     

Mixed hemimicelles solid-phase extraction based on cetyltrimethylammonium bromide-coated nano-magnets Fe3O4 for the determination of chlorophenols in environmental water samples coupled with liquid chromatography/spectrophotometry detection

Mixed hemimicelles solid-phase extraction (SPE) based on cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)-coated nano-magnets Fe3O4 was investigated for the preconcentration of four chlorophenols (CPs) in environmental water samples prior to HPLC-spectrophotometry determination in this paper. By the rapid isolating (about 5 min) of Fe3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) through placing a Nd-Fe-B strong magnet on the bottom of beaker, the time-consuming preconcentration process of loading large volume sample in conversional SPE method with a column can be avoided. The unique properties of Fe3O4 NPs such as high surface area and strong magnetism were utilized adequately in the SPE process. This novel separation method produced a high preconcentration rate and factor. A comprehensive study of the adsorption conditions such as the Fe3O4 NPs zeta-potential, CTAB added amounts, pH value, standing time and maximal extraction volume was also presented. Under optimized conditions, four analytes of 2-chlorophenol (2-CP), 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP), 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (TCP) and pentachlorophenol (PCP) were quantitatively extracted. The method was then used to determine four CPs in five real environmental water samples. High concentration factors (700) were achieved for each of the analytes, with observed detection limits ranging between 0.11 and 0.15 microg L(-1). The accuracy of method was evaluated by recovery measurements on spiked samples. Good recovery results (83-98%) with satisfactory relative standard deviation (RSD) were achieved. It is important to note that satisfactory preconcentration factors and extraction recoveries for the four CPs were obtained with only a little amount of Fe3O4 NPs (0.1g) and CTAB (60 mg). To the best of our knowledge, this was the first time a mixed hemimicelles SPE method based on Fe3O4 NPs magnetic separation had been used for the pretreatment of environmental water samples.     

Sonochemical formation of iron oxide nanoparticles in ionic liquids for magnetic liquid marble

Ionic liquids (ILs)-stabilized iron oxide (Fe(2)O(3)) nanoparticles were synthesized by the ultrasonic decomposition of iron carbonyl precursors in [EMIm][BF(4)] without any stabilizing or capping agents. The Fe(2)O(3) nanoparticles were isolated and characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and susceptibility measurements. The physicochemical properties of ILs containing magnetic Fe(2)O(3) nanoparticles (denoted as Fe(2)O(3)@[EMIm][BF(4)]), including surface properties, density, viscosity and stability, were investigated in detail and compared with that of [EMIm][BF(4)]. The Fe(2)O(3)@[EMIm][BF(4)] can be directly used as magnetic ionic liquid marble by coating with hydrophobic and unreactive polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), for which the effective surface tension was determined by the puddle height method. The resulting magnetic ionic liquid marble can be transported under external magnetic actuation, without detachment of magnetic particles from the marble surface that is usually observed in water marble.     

Preparation of polypyrrole-coated magnetic particles for micro solid-phase extraction of phthalates in water by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis

In this work, polypyrrole (PPy)-coated Fe(3)O(4) magnetic microsphere were successfully synthesized, and applied as a magnetic sorbent to extract and concentrate phthalates from water samples. The PPy-coated Fe(3)O(4) magnetic microspheres had the advantages of large surface area, convenient and fast separation ability. The PPy coating of magnetic microspheres contributed to preconcentration of phthalates from water sample, due to the π-π bonding between PPy coating and the analytes. Also, the coating could prevent aggregation of the microspheres, and improve their dispersibility. In this study, seven kinds of phthalates were selected as model analytes, including dimethyl phthalate (DMP), diethyl phthalate (DEP), di-iso-butyl phthalate (DIBP), di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), benzylbutyl phthalate (BBP), di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP), and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was introduced to detect the phthalates after sample pretreatment. Important parameters of the extraction procedure were investigated, and optimized including eluting solvent, the amount of Fe(3)O(4)@PPy particles, and extraction time. After optimization, the procedure took only 15 min to extract and concentrate analytes with high efficiency. Validation experiments showed that the optimized method had good linearity (0.985-0.998), precision (3.4-11.7%), high recovery (91.1-113.4%), and the limits of detection were from 0.006 to 0.068 μg/L. The results indicated that the novel method had advantages of convenience, good sensitivity, high efficiency, and it could also be applied successfully to analyze phthalates in real water sample.     

Magnetic retrieval of chitosan: extraction of bioactive constituents from green tea beverage samples

A new solid-phase extraction mode for magnetic retrieval of chitosan combined with high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection was proposed for the pre-concentration and determination of flavonoids in green tea beverage samples. In the experiment, chitosan was used as sorbents for the extraction of target analytes; after completion of the extraction process, Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles acted as carrier to retrieve chitosan from the sample solution. Some important parameters influenced extraction efficiency of flavonoids, including the extraction mode, amounts of chitosan, pH of sample solution, extraction time, salt addition, amounts of Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles, desorption solvent and desroption time, were optimized. Under the optimum conditions, the recoveries of analytes done on samples spiked with the target analytes were between 96.4% and 108.6%; relative standard deviations ranged from 0.6% to 8.7%. The correlation coefficients varied from 0.9917 to 0.9988. The limits of detection ranged from 5.4 to 16.8 ng mL(-1) at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3. All four different brands of green tea beverage samples were successfully analyzed by the proposed method.     

Magnetic Fe3O4@mesoporous silica composites for drug delivery and bioadsorption

Magnetic Fe(3)O(4)@mesoporous silica (MS) composites were synthesized by generating Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles in the mesoporous silica matrix using the sol-gel method in nitrogen atmosphere. The mesoporous silica hosts include SBA-15 particles owning highly ordered p6mm mesostructure, siliceous mesostructured cellular foams (MCFs), and fiber-like mesoporous silica (FMS) with unique pore structures. The X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and N(2) adsorption/desorption results show that Fe(3)O(4) functionalized MCFs and FMS possess suitable mesoporous structure for the adsorption of both small-molecular drug and large biomolecules. The biocompatibility tests on L929 fibroblast cells using MTT assay reveal low cytotoxicity of these systems. These Fe(3)O(4)@mesoporous silica composites show sustained release properties for aspirin in vitro. The release of the aspirin molecules from the pores of the Fe(3)O(4)@mesoporous silica composites is basically a diffusive process. Fe(3)O(4)@MCFs and Fe(3)O(4)@FMS owning larger pore size are good candidates for the adsorption of bovine serum albumin (BSA). These magnetic composites can be potential vectors for drug delivery and bioadsorption.     

Determination of triazine herbicides in environmental water samples by high-performance liquid chromatography using graphene-coated magnetic nanoparticles as adsorbent

In this paper, a graphene-based Fe(3)O(4) magnetic nanoparticles (G-Fe(3)O(4) MNPs) was used as the adsorbent for the magnetic solid-phase extraction of some triazine herbicides (atrazine, prometon, propazine and prometryn) in environmental water samples followed by high performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection (HPLC-DAD). After the extraction, the adsorbent can be conveniently separated from the aqueous samples by an external magnet. The main factors influencing the extraction efficiency including the amount of the MNPs, the extraction time, the pH of sample solution, and desorption conditions were studied and optimized. Under the optimized experimental conditions, a good linearity was observed in the range of 0.1-50.0 ng mL(-1) for all the analytes, with the correlation coefficients (r) ranging from 0.9996 to 0.9999. The limits of detection of the method ranged between 0.025 and 0.040 ng mL(-1). Good reproducibility was obtained with the relative standard deviations below 5.2%. The developed method was applied to the analysis of the triazine herbicides in different water samples (lake, river and reservoir). The recoveries of the method were in the range between 89.0% and 96.2%.     

Magnetic mixed hemimicelles solid-phase extraction of xanthohumol in beer coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography determination

In this study, silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles (Fe(3)O(4)/SiO(2) NPs) modified by cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) were synthesized. They were successfully applied for extraction of xanthohumol in beer based on magnetic mixed hemimicelles solid-phase extraction (MMHSPE) coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet determination. The main factors influencing the extraction efficiency including the surfactant amount, the beer pH, the extraction time, the desorption condition and the maximum extraction beer volume were optimized. Under the optimized conditions, a concentration factor of 60 was achieved by extracting 120 mL beer sample using MMHSPE and the detection limit of xanthohumol is 0.0006 mg/L. The proposed method was successfully applied for determination of xanthohumol in various beer samples with the xanthohumol contents in the range of 0.031-0.567 mg/L. The satisfactory recoveries (90-103%) were obtained in analyzing spiked beer samples.     

Multifunctional nanocomposites constructed from Fe3O4-Au nanoparticle cores and a porous silica shell in the solution phase

This work is directed towards the synthesis of multifunctional nanoparticles composed of Fe(3)O(4)-Au nanocomposite cores and a porous silica shell (Fe(3)O(4)-Au/pSiO(2)), aimed at ensuring the stability, magnetic, and optical properties of magnetic-gold nanocomposite simultaneously. The prepared Fe(3)O(4)-Au/pSiO(2) core/shell nanoparticles are characterized by means of TEM, N(2) adsorption-desorption isotherms, FTIR, XRD, UV-vis, and VSM. Meanwhile, as an example of the applications, catalytic activity of the porous silica shell-encapsulated Fe(3)O(4)-Au nanoparticles is investigated by choosing a model reaction, reduction of o-nitroaniline to benzenediamine by NaBH(4). Due to the existence of porous silica shells, the reaction with Fe(3)O(4)-Au/pSiO(2) core/shell nanoparticles as a catalyst follows second-order kinetics with the rate constant (k) of about 0.0165 l mol(-1) s(-1), remarkably different from the first-order kinetics with the k of about 0.002 s(-1) for the reduction reaction with the core Fe(3)O(4)-Au nanoparticles as a catalyst.     

Polyaniline-co-polyindole functionalized magnetic porous carbon derived from MIL-53(Fe) for separation/enrichment of nitrophenols pollutants before determination with high-performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet detection

Herein, a novel polyaniline-co-polyindole functionalized magnetic porous carbon derived from MIL-53(Fe) was prepared and employed as an excellent nano-adsorbent to preconcentrate trace amounts of nitro-phenols in water and wastewater samples. Briefly, magnetic MIL-53(Fe) was synthesized by the addition of magnetite nanoparticles, terephthalic acid, and FeCl₃ to the reaction medium. The magnetic MIL-53(Fe) was pyrolyzed under nitrogen protection to obtain a magnetic porous carbon nanocomposite, and finally, the nanomaterial was functionalized with polyaniline-co-polyindole via oxidation polymerization. The obtained nano-adsorbent was characterized via X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, vibrating sample magnetometry, and transmission and scanning electron microscopies. After that, the fabricated nano-material was utilized as an excellent nano-adsorbent for the preconcentration of trace nitro-phenols (2-nitrophenol, 4-nitrophenol, and 2,4-dinitrophenol) in environmental water, and wastewater samples. The detection limits were obtained from 0.1 to 0.15 μg/L after performing the optimization process. The new method was in the range of 0.4–300 μg/L. The proposed method exhibited a good precision from 3.2% to 9.6% for within-day assay, and 5.2%–13.2% for between-day assay at three concentration levels (1, 50, and 250 μg/L). Eventually, this method was utilized to preconcentrate/determine the target analytes in three water, and wastewater samples, satisfactory (relative standard deviations, 5.4%–9.3%; relative recovery, 88%–109%).