Poly(methyloctadecylsiloxane) immobilized on silica by γ radiation for use in solid-phase extraction

This work presents a fast, easy and effective procedure to obtain silica-based C18 type sorbents for use in solid-phase extraction (SPE). The solid-phase was made by depositing a polymer, poly(methyloctadecylsiloxane) (PMODS), on the silica support followed by immobilization using γ irradiation. The method presents an application of green chemistry in the analytical laboratory, since there are no toxic residues after the synthesis. Water samples spiked with a mixture of pesticides (benomyl, tebuthiuron, diuron, simazine, atrazine and ametryn) were extracted in the off-line mode in order to evaluate the performance of this sorbent.