Abstract
A novel method, based on modified silver nanoparticles, for high-throughput visual detection of heavy metal ions in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) products was developed including a key pretreatment process in which tetrahydrofuran was used to dissolve PVC powder samples quickly. Heavy metal ions were successfully transferred from THF to the aqueous phase by the liquid–liquid extraction method during the pretreatment procedures. Then, enriched Cu2+, Mn2+, and Cr3+ were detected by three kinds of silver nanoparticles (4-MBA-AgNPs, 4-MBA-MA-AgNPs, and 4-NBT/4-MBA-AgNPs) using naked eyes and microplate reader, respectively. The visual detection limits of Cu2+, Mn2+, and Cr3+ were 1.0 × 10−6 M, 1.0 × 10−7 M, and 1.0 × 10−6 M, while the detection limits of Cu2+, Mn2+, and Cr3+ were 2.5 × 10−8 M, 5.0 × 10−8 M, and 5.0 × 10−8 M using microplate reader, respectively. Apparently, the proposed method could provide a potent means in the practical detection of heavy metal ions in PVC products with advantages of low-cost, rapid, high-throughput, and on-site detection.
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