Determination of Trace Nickel in Red Mud by Fluorescence Quenching of CdTe Quantum Dots

CdTe Quantum Dots (QDs) have the advantages of high fluorescence intensity and good stability. Using CdTe QDs as fluorescence probes to analyze samples containing complex substrates, the interference of metal elements must be effectively separated, and elements whose contents are lower than detectio...

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Main Authors: OUYANG Zhen-zhong, BAI Shan, LUO Dao-cheng
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Published: Science Press, PR China 2015-03-01
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Online Access:http://www.ykcs.ac.cn/en/article/doi/10.15898/j.cnki.11-2131/td.2015.02.004
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author OUYANG Zhen-zhong
BAI Shan
LUO Dao-cheng
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BAI Shan
LUO Dao-cheng
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description CdTe Quantum Dots (QDs) have the advantages of high fluorescence intensity and good stability. Using CdTe QDs as fluorescence probes to analyze samples containing complex substrates, the interference of metal elements must be effectively separated, and elements whose contents are lower than detection limits must be efficiently enriched. Thioglycolic acid (TGA) modified CdTe QDs of high fluorescence were prepared in aqueous solution using thioglycolic acid as a stabilizer. A new fluorophotometric method for the determination of trace nickel in red mud was developed based on the strong quenching effect that CdTe QDs fluorescence had been quenched by nickel ion in borax buffer solution (pH was 10.0). The suitable experimental conditions were as follows: CdTe quantum dot concentration was 3.0×10-4 mol/L, reaction temperature was room temperature, and reaction time was 10 min. The relative fluorescence intensity of CdTe QDs was proportional to the concentration of nickel ions that ranges from 2.0×10-7 to 7.8×10-5mol/L, and the detection limit was 1.5×10-7 mol/L. In order to substrate the main lower metal elements such as Fe3+, Co2+, and Cu2+, the nickel ion in filtrate was extracted and recovered with solvent of 25% N530-coal oil sulfonated. The recovery of the nickel was over 99%. The proposed method has been applied to the determination of trace nickel in red mud, the results were consistent with those obtained by catalytic spectrophotometry with the spiked recoveries of 98.3%-104.2%.
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spelling doaj.art-8cedb60190f449f98b8e045d493fbd932023-02-09T01:42:39ZengScience Press, PR ChinaYankuang ceshi0254-53572015-03-0134217618010.15898/j.cnki.11-2131/td.2015.02.004ykcs-34-2-176Determination of Trace Nickel in Red Mud by Fluorescence Quenching of CdTe Quantum DotsOUYANG Zhen-zhong0BAI Shan1LUO Dao-cheng2Changsha Environmental Protection College, Changsha 410004, ChinaChangsha Environmental Protection College, Changsha 410004, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, ChinaCdTe Quantum Dots (QDs) have the advantages of high fluorescence intensity and good stability. Using CdTe QDs as fluorescence probes to analyze samples containing complex substrates, the interference of metal elements must be effectively separated, and elements whose contents are lower than detection limits must be efficiently enriched. Thioglycolic acid (TGA) modified CdTe QDs of high fluorescence were prepared in aqueous solution using thioglycolic acid as a stabilizer. A new fluorophotometric method for the determination of trace nickel in red mud was developed based on the strong quenching effect that CdTe QDs fluorescence had been quenched by nickel ion in borax buffer solution (pH was 10.0). The suitable experimental conditions were as follows: CdTe quantum dot concentration was 3.0×10-4 mol/L, reaction temperature was room temperature, and reaction time was 10 min. The relative fluorescence intensity of CdTe QDs was proportional to the concentration of nickel ions that ranges from 2.0×10-7 to 7.8×10-5mol/L, and the detection limit was 1.5×10-7 mol/L. In order to substrate the main lower metal elements such as Fe3+, Co2+, and Cu2+, the nickel ion in filtrate was extracted and recovered with solvent of 25% N530-coal oil sulfonated. The recovery of the nickel was over 99%. The proposed method has been applied to the determination of trace nickel in red mud, the results were consistent with those obtained by catalytic spectrophotometry with the spiked recoveries of 98.3%-104.2%.http://www.ykcs.ac.cn/en/article/doi/10.15898/j.cnki.11-2131/td.2015.02.004red mudnickelcdte quantum dotsfluorescence quenching methodthioglycolic acid
spellingShingle OUYANG Zhen-zhong
BAI Shan
LUO Dao-cheng
Determination of Trace Nickel in Red Mud by Fluorescence Quenching of CdTe Quantum Dots
Yankuang ceshi
red mud
nickel
cdte quantum dots
fluorescence quenching method
thioglycolic acid
title Determination of Trace Nickel in Red Mud by Fluorescence Quenching of CdTe Quantum Dots
title_full Determination of Trace Nickel in Red Mud by Fluorescence Quenching of CdTe Quantum Dots
title_fullStr Determination of Trace Nickel in Red Mud by Fluorescence Quenching of CdTe Quantum Dots
title_full_unstemmed Determination of Trace Nickel in Red Mud by Fluorescence Quenching of CdTe Quantum Dots
title_short Determination of Trace Nickel in Red Mud by Fluorescence Quenching of CdTe Quantum Dots
title_sort determination of trace nickel in red mud by fluorescence quenching of cdte quantum dots
topic red mud
nickel
cdte quantum dots
fluorescence quenching method
thioglycolic acid
url http://www.ykcs.ac.cn/en/article/doi/10.15898/j.cnki.11-2131/td.2015.02.004
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