Silver nanoparticles as a cyanide colorimetric sensor in aqueous media

Hajizadeh S., Farhadi K., Forough M., Sabzi R. E.

ANALYTICAL METHODS, vol.3, no.11, pp.2599-2603, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 3 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1039/c1ay05567d
  • Journal Name: ANALYTICAL METHODS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2599-2603
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The interaction between aqueous colloidal silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and cyanide ions was studied using UV-Vis absorption and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques. It was found that AgNPs were oxidized by dissolved oxygen in the presence of cyanide ions, resulting in a considerable decrease in the intensity of the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) absorption band of AgNPs. So, we propose a simple, cost effective, rapid, sensitive and selective colorimetric sensor for the detection of cyanide using AgNPs in aqueous media. There is a linear relationship between the absorbance intensity of AgNPs and the concentration of cyanide ions over the range of 16.7 mu mol L-1-133.3 mu mol L-1 at 394 nm. The proposed method has been successfully used for the determination of cyanide in water samples.