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JOURNAL OF CLUSTER SCIENCE
Volume 34, Issue 2, Pages 1009-1018Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10876-022-02284-9
Keywords
Chromium; Colorimetric; Composites; Magnetic property; Oxidase-like activity
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In this study, CuS/Fe3O4 composite structures were prepared using a two-step process and demonstrated oxidase-like activity for the colorimetric determination of chromium (VI). The method showed a low detection limit and a wide linear dynamic range, as well as high selectivity against interference cations and anions.
In this study, CuS/Fe3O4 composite structures were prepared in a two-step process. Initially, we used a simple solvothermal method to synthesize CuS nanostructures. Hydrothermal method was employed to form CuS/Fe3O4 composites. We characterized the particles using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The particles exhibit an oxidase-like activity using the colorless 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) as oxidase substrate. The presence of chromium (VI) increases the oxidase-like activity and is dependent on the concentration. The UV/visible absorption intensity of the oxidized TMB (oxTMB) increases with the concentration of chromium (VI) which provides a route to colorimetric determination of chromium (VI). We noticed a limit of detection as small as 60 nM and a wide linear dynamic range of 0-1500 mu M. We found a high selectivity of this method for chromium (VI) against potentially interference cations and anions. Its applicability for determination of chromium (VI) in real environmental samples is demonstrated using tap water. This result demonstrates the capability of the method in determination of chromium (VI) in real samples.
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