l -Cystine-functionalized graphene oxide nanosheets for effective extraction and preconcentration of mercury ions from e
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ORIGINAL PAPER
l‑Cystine‑functionalized graphene oxide nanosheets for effective
extraction and preconcentration of mercury ions from environmental waters Nadia Basadi1 · Kamal Ghanemi1,2 · Yadollah Nikpour1 Received: 19 May 2020 / Accepted: 19 September 2020 © Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences 2020
Abstract In the present study, graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets were functionalized with l-cystine (GO@Cystine), a natural and stable sulfur-containing amino acid, via a simple one-pot process. The synthesized adsorbent was used to selectively extract and concentrate mercury (Hg) ions from aqueous solutions before their determination by cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry. To achieve maximum performance, key parameters affecting the extraction process were investigated and optimized. The results showed that 30 mg GO@Cystine was capable of extracting Hg ions at pH = 3.0, with an average efficiency of 96%. Due to the strong binding of Hg ions to the adsorbent surface, the quantitative elution with HCl solution was possible at concentrations above 5 mol L −1. The linear calibration curve in the concentration range of 0.1–10.0 ng mL−1 (r = 0.9974), the limit of detection of 13 ng L−1, and the relative standard deviations of 3.3% and 2.7% were achieved at 0.5 and 2.5 ng mL −1, respectively. The adsorbent capacity and the maximum preconcentration factor were 98.3 mg g−1 and 125, respectively. The proposed method was able to extract and measure mercury ions in aqueous environmental samples, such as river water and seawater. The extraction recoveries of the spiked standard solutions (2.5 ng mL−1) ranged from 94.8 to 97.2%. Therefore, along with other common adsorbents, the use of GO@Cystine as a highly potent, low-cost, simple, environmentally friendly, and selective adsorbent is recommended. Keywords Mercury ions · Functionalized graphene oxide · l-Cystine · Extraction · Water samples · Cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry
Introduction Mercury (Hg) is a global pollutant that enters the air, land, and water from the earth’s geological reservoir through anthropogenic activities (Chen et al. 2018). It has been estimated that in addition to natural emissions, such as volcanoes, current human activities bring about 2 Gg yr−1 Hg Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-020-01368-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. * Kamal Ghanemi [email protected] 1
Department of Marine Chemistry, Faculty of Marine Science, Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology, P.O. BOX 669, Khorramshahr, Iran
Marine Science Research Institute, Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology, Khorramshahr, Iran
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into the environment (Streets et al. 2017). The wastewater discharge of chemicals, mines, and runoff from onshore surfaces is a major way of Hg entry into the aquatic environment. Recent evidence suggests that the effects of mercury on human health are complex and include beha
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