This article offers a critical review on the materials that have been applied as adsorbents in the isolation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from matrix solutions. The review looks at adsorbents that have been used during the clean-up stage to isolate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from aqueous samples and organic solvent extracts from treatment of solid samples. Articles that report the application of adsorbents for solid phase extraction and solid phase microextraction of PAHs in the past decade stretching from 2007 were considered. The review focussed mainly on recent advances that have been done to enhance the applicability of both traditional adsorbents like silica, and modern ones like molecularly imprinted polymers and nanoparticles. The application of adsorbents modified with functional organic groups is critically evaluated with areas for possible improvement suggested. Finally, the authors offer areas of exploration that can allow the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to reach new heights.

本文对从基质溶液中分离多环芳烃时用作吸附剂的材料进行了严格的评述。该综述着眼于在净化阶段用于从水性样品中分离多环芳烃和从固体样品处理中分离出有机溶剂提取物的吸附剂。考虑了从2007年开始的过去十年中报道吸附剂在PAH的固相萃取和固相微萃取中的应用的文章。这篇综述主要集中在为增强传统吸附剂（如二氧化硅）和现代吸附剂（如分子印迹聚合物和纳米颗粒）的适用性而取得的最新进展。严格评估了使用功能性有机基团修饰的吸附剂的应用，并提出了可能需要改进的地方。最后，作者提供了一些探索领域，可以使多环芳烃的分析达到新的高度。