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Silica/graphene oxide nanocomposites: Potential adsorbents for solid phase extraction of trace aflatoxins in cereal
Li Yu1, Fei Ma2, Xiaoxia Ding3
1Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, PR China; Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, PR China; Key Laboratory of Detection for Mycotoxins, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, PR China; Laboratory of Risk Assessment for Oilseeds Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan 430062, PR China.
Abstract:
Graphene oxide wrapped silica nanocomposites were synthesized and selected as solid phase extraction adsorbents for high performance liquid chromatography analysis of aflatoxins. The major parameters affecting extraction efficiency were optimized, including the amount of adsorbents, extraction time and desorption conditions. The limit of detections and the limit of quantifications were from 0.1 to 0.3 µg/kg and from 0.3 to 1.0 µg/kg, respectively. The recoveries of aflatoxins in the spiked maize and rice samples were in the range of 76.8-104.7% and 81.1-106.9%, respectively, and with the RSDs less than 12.4%. The proposed method was proven to be simple, rapid and reliable for routine analysis of aflatoxins in crops.
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