Point-of-Use SERS Approach for Efficient Determination and Removal of Phthalic Acid Esters Based on a Metal-Organic Framework-Coated Melamine Sponge

Phthalic acid esters (PAEs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants, and their real-time monitoring and removal remain challenging. Herein, a point-of-use (POU) device integrating adsorption, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), and removal strategy was developed and realized ultrafast on-site determination of PAEs and cleanup of them from water. A piece of flexible melamine sponge (MS) was coated with gold nanostars (AuNSs) and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), thus obtaining SERS activity and adsorption capacity. Based on this multifunctional AuNSsMOFs/MS composite, clear trends were observed between SERS signal intensity and concentration of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP). The method detection limits of DEHP and DBP were calculated to be 0.75 × 10-7 and 0.67 × 10-7 M in water, respectively, proving good sensitivity. Furthermore, this POU device exhibited satisfactory adsorption capacity (∼82.3 g/g for DBP and ∼90.0 g/g for DEHP), high adsorption efficiency (equilibrium in 100 s), and good regeneration capability (removal efficiency >70% after 5 cycles). The applicability of this device was verified by its good determination and removal performance in real environmental water matrices. The whole process could be completed within 5 min. This approach provides a new POU alternative for real-time monitoring and removal of PAEs in water.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

ACS applied materials & interfaces - 16(2024), 9 vom: 06. März, Seite 11528-11536

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hu, Peishan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yuxuan [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Haiyan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Song, Liqun [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Mengping [VerfasserIn]
Meng, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Shang, Ming [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Cuijuan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adsorption
Journal Article
On-site detection
Phthalic acid esters
Point-of-use
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering

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Date Revised 06.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acsami.3c17729

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368768619