2023 journal article

Eu<SUP>3+</SUP> Complex-Based Superhydrophobic Fluorescence Sensor for Cr(VI) Detection in Water

NANOMATERIALS, 13(18).

By: W. Ding *, S. Vallabhuneni n, J. Liu *, X. Wang *, Y. Zhao *, Y. Wang *, Q. Tang *, Y. Wang * ...

author keywords: electrospinning; fibrous network; hexavalent chromium; inner filter effect; superhydrophobic
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 23, 2023

Cr(VI) compounds are bioaccumulative and highly toxic pollutants, and there is a need for simple and fast detection methods to monitor their trace levels. In this work, we developed a Eu3+ complex-based fluorescence sensor to easily detect Cr(VI) in water droplets. Our sensor consists of a nanofibrous membrane electrospun with a blend of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), silica particles, and Eu3+ complex. Upon modifying the membrane surface with fluoroalkyl chemistry, the sensor displayed superhydrophobicity. When a water droplet with Cr(VI) was placed on such a superhydrophobic fluorescence sensor, the overlapping absorption of Cr(VI) and Eu3+ complex facilitated the inner filter effect, allowing the selective detection of Cr(VI) down to 0.44 µM (i.e., 45.76 µg L−1). We proposed and designed of new inexpensive and fast sensor for the detection of Cr(VI).