“…To improve the sensitivity of analysis, a variety of different solid-phase extraction (SPE) sorbents have been developed to enrich PAHs at trace levels, including C 8 -, C 18 -, and C 30 -bonded silica, − graphene, − carbon nanotubes (CNTs), − metal organic frameworks (MOFs), − organic–inorganic hybrid materials, − conducting polymers, , molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), etc. To be distinguished from the reversed-phase long carbon chain sorbents based on the hydrophobic interaction, the π–π interaction between sorbents and PAHs played an important role in retention of PAHs on the adsorbing materials, which contained a delocalized π-electron system. − However, efforts to develop new, advanced sorbent materials to improve selectivity or specificity toward target analytes, higher sorptive capacity, and enhanced chemical or physical mechanical stability are continuing. Recent studies indicate that the introduction of a hydrophilic moiety is intend to achieve high efficiency on the hydrophobic matrices, which always strongly agglomerate in water, hindering the PAH adsorption processes. , …”