Abstract

In this study, highly reactive bare silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) are synthesized using the Pulsed Laser Ablation in Liquid (PLAL) technique. Ag NPs are then coated on the filter paper using the dip coating method. This process converts filter paper into a versatile substrate for catalysis and surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) based sensing. The successful synthesis of spherical Ag NPs and their effective embedding into the filter paper was confirmed using UV–visible absorption spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Energy Dispersive x-ray analysis (EDX). SEM images revealed that the Ag NPs were embedded in the filter paper and attached to the cellulose fibers. The use of Ag NPs embedded filter paper as a catalyst substrate for the reduction of both cationic and anionic dyes demonstrated that higher concentrations of Ag NPs on the filter paper resulted in a faster reduction. In particular, filter paper impregnated with 52 μg of Ag NPs demonstrated a complete reduction of methylene blue and methyl orange in less than a minute and 4 min, respectively. To demonstrate the practical sensing capability of the Ag NPs embedded filter paper, it was utilized as a SERS substrate. This enabled the detection of trace levels of Rhodamine 6G (R6G) and the pesticide molecule chlorpyrifos, demonstrating its potential real-world applications.

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