Yang Q, Liu J, Li B, Hu X, Liu S, Chen G. In-situ formation of ion-association nanoparticles induced enhancements of resonance Rayleigh scattering intensities for quantitative analysis of trace Hg(2+) ions in environmental samples.
SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2016;
167:19-25. [PMID:
27235829 DOI:
10.1016/j.saa.2016.05.012]
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Abstract
In this paper, Hg(2+) ions are demonstrated to form anionic [HgI4](2-) complexes after interacting with massive amount of I(-) ions. Subsequently, the addition of tetradecyl pyridyl bromide (TPB) can make [HgI4](2-) anionic complexes react with univalent tetradecyl pyridyl cationic ions (TP(+)), forming dispersed ion-association complexes (TP)2(HgI4). Due to the extrusion action of water and Van der Waals force, the hydrophobic ion-association complexes aggregate together, forming dispersed nanoparticles with an average size of about 8.5nm. Meanwhile, resonance Rayleigh scattering (RRS) intensity is apparently enhanced due to the formation of (TP)2(HgI4) ion-association nanoparticles, contributing to a novel technique for Hg(2+) detection. The wavelength of 365nm is chosen as a detection wavelength and several conditions affecting the RRS responses of Hg(2+) are optimized. Under the optimum condition, the developed method is used for the determination of Hg(2+) in aqueous solution and the detection limit is estimated to be 0.8ngmL(-1). Finally, the practical application of the developed method can be confirmed through the detections of Hg(2+) in waste and river water samples with satisfactory results.
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