Thiomersal photo-degradation with visible light mediated by graphene quantum dots: Indirect quantification using optical multipath mercury cold-vapor absorption spectrophotometry

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作者
Miranda-Andrades, Jarol R. [1 ]
Khan, Sarzamin [1 ,2 ]
Toloza, Carlos A. T. [1 ]
Romani, Eric C. [3 ]
Freire Junior, Fernando L. [3 ]
Aucelio, Ricardo Q. [1 ]
机构
[1] Pontifical Catholic Univ Rio de Janeiro PUC Rio, Dept Chem, BR-22451900 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
[2] Univ Swabi, Dept Chem, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 23561, Anbar, Pakistan
[3] Pontifical Catholic Univ Rio de Janeiro PUC Rio, Dept Phys, BR-22451900 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
关键词
Thiomersal; Graphene quantum dots; Photo-degradation; Mercury; Cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry; PERFORMANCE LIQUID-CHROMATOGRAPHY; ATOMIC FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; ORGANIC MERCURY; THIMEROSAL; ETHYLMERCURY; PRODUCTS; VACCINES; GENERATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.sab.2017.10.011
中图分类号
O433 [光谱学];
学科分类号
0703 ; 070302 ;
摘要
Thiomersal is employed as preservative in vaccines, cosmetic and pharmaceutical products due to its capacity to inhibit bacterial growth. Thiomersal contains 49.55% of mercury in its composition and its highly toxic ethylmercury degradation product has been linked to neurological disorders. The photo-degradation of thiomersal has been achieved by visible light using graphene quantum dots as catalysts. The generated mercury cold vapor (using adjusted experimental conditions) was detected by multipath atomic absorption spectrometry allowing the quantification of thiomersal at values as low as 20 ng L-1 even in complex samples as aqueous effluents of pharmaceutical industry and urine. A kinetic study (pseudo-first order with k = 0.11 min(-1)) and insights on the photo-degradation process are presented. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:9
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