Research Article

Development of a Solid-Phase Extraction (SPE) Cartridge Based on Chitosan-Metal Oxide Nanoparticles (Ch-MO NPs) for Extraction of Pesticides from Water and Determination by HPLC

Table 2

Experimental design using Minitab software and standardized effects of temperature, pH, and time on the adsorption of imidacloprid insecticide at 25 mg/L on Ch-CuO NPs.

Run orderTemperature (°C)pHTime (min)Adsorption () ± SE

11051012.18±0.58
24051031.86±1.16
31091062.21±0.62
44091084.24±0.78
51054019.23±1.77
64054027.93±2.01
71094092.91±1.72
840940100.00±0.00
92572587.43±0.98