A simple and sensitive preconcentration method, namely,
effervescence-assisted
liquid–liquid microextraction based on the ternary deep eutectic
solvent method, was developed for enrichment of triazole fungicide
residues prior to their determination by high-performance liquid chromatography
coupled with UV detection. In this method, a ternary deep eutectic
solvent (as extractant) was prepared by combination of octanoic acid,
decanoic acid, and dodecanoic acid. The solution was well dispersed
with sodium bicarbonate (as effervescence powder) without using auxiliary
devices. In order to obtain relatively high extraction efficiency,
analytical parameters were investigated and optimized. Under optimum
conditions, the proposed method showed good linearity within the range
of 1–1000 μg L–1 with a coefficient
for determination (R
2) greater than 0.997.
The low limits of detection (LODs) were in the range of 0.3–1.0
μg L–1. The precisions were assessed from
the relative standard deviations (RSDs) of retention time and peak
area obtained from intra- (n = 3) and inter-day (n = 5 × 5) experiments, which were greater than 1.21
and 4.79%, respectively. Moreover, the proposed method provided high
enrichment factors ranging from 112 to 142 folds. A matrix-match calibration
method was used for analysis of real samples. Finally, the developed
method was successfully applied for determination of the triazole
fungicide in environmental water (near agricultural area), honey,
and bean samples, and it represents a promising alternative method
for analysis of triazoles. The recoveries of the studied triazoles
were obtained in the range of 82–106% with an RSD less than
4.89.