Quantitative detection of nitrate in water and wastewater by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy |
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Authors: | Shashikanth Gajaraj Cui Fan Mengshi Lin Zhiqiang Hu |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA 2. Food Science Program, Division of Food Systems and Bioengineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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Abstract: | The presence of inorganic nitrogen species in water can be unsuitable for drinking and detrimental to the environment. In this study, a surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) method coupled with a commercially available gold nanosubstrate (a gold-coated silicon material) was evaluated for the detection of nitrate and nitrite in water and wastewater. Applications of SERS coupled with gold nanosubstrates resulted in an enhancement of Raman signals by a factor of ~104 compared to that from Raman spectroscopy. The new method was able to detect nitrate with linear ranges of 1–10,000 mg NO3 ?/L (R 2?=?0.978) and 1–100 mg NO3 ?/L (R 2?=?0.919) for water and wastewater samples, respectively. Among the common anions, phosphate appeared to be the major interfering anion affecting nitrate measurement. Nevertheless, the percentage error of nitrate measurement in wastewater by the proposed SERS method was comparable to that by ion chromatography. The nitrate detection limits in water and wastewater samples were about 0.5 mg/L. The SERS method could simultaneously detect sulfate, which may serve as a reference standard in water. These results suggested that the SERS coupled with nanosubstrates is a promising method to determine nitrate concentrations in water and wastewater. |
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