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TALANTA
Volume 121, Issue -, Pages 234-238Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2014.01.008
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Copper nanoparticles; Sulfide; Surface plasmon resonance; Colorimetric probe; Spectrophotometric determination
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- Research Affaires of Shahid Chamran University Research Council
- Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
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This study introduces a new method for the visual and spectrophotometric detection of chemical species using copper nanoparticles (Cu NPs). A simple method for the synthesis of Cu NPs for rapid calorimetric visual detection of sulfide ions (S2-) in water samples is described. The Cu NPs sensor detects sensitive and selective color change in the presence of micromolar levels of S2- that can be observed with the naked eye and monitored using a UV-vis spectrophotometer. The color change quantitatively correlates with the concentration of S2- from 12.5 x 10(-6) M to 50.0 x 10(-6) M. Samples of tap water and river water were spiked and analyzed using the proposed system. The results showed that the sensor exhibited excellent detection for S2- in the water samples. A main advantage of the new method is that it provides good selectivity for detecting S2- without the need for complex readout equipment. The proposed method has a high potential for rapid environmental monitoring of sulfide ions. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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