Reza Arab - Department of Chemistry, Yadegar-e-Imam Khomeini (RAH) Shahre-rey Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Leila Hajiaghababaei - Department of Chemistry, Yadegar-e-Imam Khomeini (RAH) Shahre-rey Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Alireza Badiei - School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Mehdi Karimi - School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Reza Ganjali - Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Ghodsi Mohammadi Ziarani - Department of Chemistry, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.

In this study, the potential of ۸-Hydroxyquinoline grafted SBA-۱۵ to extract of Cu۲+ cations from aqueous solutions was investigated. SBA-۱۵ nanoporous silica was chemically grafted with ۸-Hydroxyquinoline groupsaccording to the procedure in the literature. The presence of organic groups in the silica framework was demonstrated by FTIR spectrum. The grafted product showed the BET surface area ۴۵۸ m۲g-۱ and pore diameter ۵۴ ºA, based on adsorption-desorption of N۲ at ۷۷ ºK.. Flame atomic absorption spectrometry was used to determination of the ions concentration in the recovery and sample solution. The effects of several variables (amount of adsorbent, stirring time, pH and the presence of other metals in the medium) were studied. Cu۲+ ions were completely extracted at pH= ۴.۵-۷ after stirring for ۱۵ minutes. The maximum capacity of the adsorbent was found to be ۳۱.۲۵ mg of Cu۲+ per each gram of ۸-Hydroxyquinoline grafted SBA-۱۵. The minimum amount of acid for stripping of ions from grafted SBA-۱۵ was tested and the preconcentration factor of the method was found ۵۰. Finally, the proposed method was successfully applied as a new solid extractor to preconcentration and determination of trace amounts of Cu۲+ ions in spiked distilled and tap water samples. 

Cu۲+, Flame atomic absorption spectrometry, Grafted SBA-۱۵, Preconcentration, Water samples, ۸-Hydroxyquinoline