• Toxicological Research
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.23-28
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• 2008

Voltammetric analysis of mercury ions was developed using paste electrodes (PEs) with DNA and carbon nanotube mixed electrodes. The optimized analytical results of the cyclic voltammetry (CV) of the $1{\sim}14ng\;L^{-1}Hg(II)$ concentration and the square wave (SW) stripping voltammetry of the $1{\sim}12ng\;L^{-1}Hg(II)$ working range within an accumulation time of 400 seconds were obtained in 0.1 M $NH_4H_2PO_4$ electrolyte solutions of pH 4.0. For the relative standard deviations of the $1ng\;L^{-1}Hg(II)$, which were observed at 0.078% (n = 15) at the optimum conditions, the low detection limit (S/N) was pegged at $0.2ng\;L^{-1}(7.37{\times}10^{-13}M)$ for Hg(II). The results can be applied to assays in biological fish kidneys and wastewater samples.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2015

Mercury is a toxic pollutants present in different types of industrial effluents and is responsible for environmental pollution. Removal of Hg(II) ions from synthetic wastewater was studied using the activated biocarbon produced from the leaves of Tridax procumbens (Asteraceae). The particle size of the biocarbon (BC) is in the range of $100-120{\mu}m$. The effects of initial metal ion concentration, pH, contact time, and amount of biocarbon on the biosorption process were studied at temperature of $28{\pm}2^{\circ}C$. Batch experimental studies showed that an equilibrium time of 160 min was required for the maximum removal of Hg(II) at the optimized biocarbon dose of 2.5 g per 100 mL of synthetic wastewater. The optimum pH required for maximum removal (96.5%) of Hg(II) ions was found to be 5.5. The biosorption of metal ions onto activated biocarbon surface is probably via an ion exchange mechanism. The biocarbon can be regenerated with minimum loss. Further, it can be reused without any chemical activation. The findings of the research suggested that, the biocarbon produced from cost effective renewable resources can be utilized for the treatment of industrial wastewater.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.545-552
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• 1991

수은 이온의 정량을 위해 l-sparteine으로 처리한 carbon paste 전극(CPE)을 제작하였다. 수용액중의 수은 이온을 CPE에 수식 시킨 l-sparteine과 반응시켜 착화합물 상태로 전극표면에 석출시킨 후 이 착물을 벗김 전압-전류곡선법을 사용하여 정량하였다. 또한 수식된 CPE의 전극반응을 순환 전압 전류 곡선법을 사용하여 초산/초산염 완충용액에서 조사하였다. 한번 사용한 전극은 산 용액으로 처리하여 5회 이상 재사용할 수 있었다. 선형주사 전압전류법을 사용하였을 경우 $2.0{\times}10^{-6}$ M 농도까지 정량이 가능하였다. 시차펄스 전압전류법으로 실험할 경우 $7.0 {\times}10^{-7}$ M 농도까지 직선적으로 감응함을 알 수 있었으며 그 때의 상대 표준편차는 ${\pm}$5.1% 이었다. 이 경우 검출 한계는 $5.O{\times} 10^{-7}$ M이었다. 리간드와 착물을 형성할 것으로 예상되는 여러 금속이온에 대한 방해 작용을 조사하였다. 그 결과 은(I) 이온이 방해를 하지만 염화칼륨으로 사전 처리하여 방해작용을 제거할 수 있었다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.95-107
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• 2017

Adsorption equilibrium and kinetic behavior of two toxic heavy metals hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] and mercury [Hg(II)] on mustard oil cake (MOC) was studied. Isotherm of total chromium was of concave type (S1 type) suggesting cooperative adsorption. Total chromium adsorption followed BET isotherm model. Isotherm of Hg(II) was of L3 type with monolayer followed by multilayer formation due to blockage of pores of MOC at lower concentration of Hg(II). Combined BET-Langmuir and BET-Freundlich models were appropriate to predict Hg(II) adsorption data on MOC. Boyd's model confirmed that external mass transfer was rate limiting step for both total chromium and Hg(II) adsorptions with average diffusivity of $1.09{\times}10^{-16}$ and $0.97m^2/sec$, respectively. Desorption was more than 60% with Hg(II), but poor with chromium. The optimum pH for adsorptions of total chromium and Hg(II) were 2-3 and 5, respectively. At strong acidic pH, Cr(VI) was adsorbed by ion exchange mechanism and after adsorption reduced to Cr(III) and remained on MOC surface. Hg(II) removal was achieved by complexation of $HgCl_2$ with deprotonated amine ($-NH_2$) and carboxyl (COO-) groups of MOC.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.373-377
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• 2003

Various groups of industrial and agricultural pollutants (heavy metal ions, cyanides, and pesticides) can be detected by enzymes. Since heavy metal ions inhibit urease, cyanides inhibit peroxidase, organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides inhibit butyrylcholinesterase, these enzymes were co-immobilized into a bovine serum albumin gel on the surface of an ion-sensitive field effect transistor to create a bioprobe that is sensitive to the compounds mentioned above. The sensitivity of the present sensor towards KCN corresponded to $1\;\mu\textrm{M}$ with 1 min of incubation time. The detection limits for Hg(II) ions and the pesticide carbofuran were 0.1 and $0.5\;\mu\textrm{M}$, respectively, when a 10 min sensor incubation time in contaminated samples was chosen. The total time for determining the concentrations of all species mentioned did not exceed 20 min.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.2003-2007
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• 2011

We report a highly sensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) platform for the selective trace analysis of mercury (II) ions in drinkable water using aptamer-conjugated silver nanoparticles. Here, an aptamer designed to specifically bind to $Hg^{2+}$ ions in aqueous solution was labelled with a TAMRA moiety at the 5' end and used as a Raman reporter. Polyamine spermine tetrahydrochloride (spermine) was used to promote surface adsorption of the aptamer probes onto the silver nanoparticles. When $Hg^{2+}$ ions are added to the system, binding of $Hg^{2+}$ with T-T pairs results in a conformational rearrangement of the aptamer to form a hairpin structure. As a result of the reduced of electrostatic repulsion between silver nanoparticles, aggregation of silver nanoparticles occurs, and the SERS signal is significantly increased upon the addition of $Hg^{2+}$ ions. Under optimized assay conditions, the concentration limit of detection was estimated to be 5 nM, and this satisfies a limit of detection below the EPA defined limit of 10 nM in drinkable water.

• 멤브레인
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.241-252
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• 2021

급격한 산업화와 인구수 증가로 인한 환경 수질 오염이 발생하고 있다. 더불어 날씨 패턴의 변화로 인해 빗물이 부족해지자, 폐수를 깨끗한 물로 재활용하기 위한 요구가 나날이 늘어나고 있다. 색변화를 이용한 수중 속 중금속 검출은 아주 간단하고 효과적인 기술이다. 본 논문에는 멤브레인을 이용한 수은 이온 색검출에 대해 자세하게 논의되어 있다. 셀룰로스, 폴리카프로락톤, 키토산, 폴리설폰 등의 멤브레인이 금속 이온 검출을 지지체로서 사용되었다. 지지체로서 사용된 멤브레인들은 나노 섬유를 기반으로 하며 표면적이 크며, 중금속 검출의 활성 부위로 사용하기에 탁월하다. 나노 섬유를 기반으로 한 재료는 에너지, 환경, 그리고 바이오메디컬 연구에서 다양하게 응용될 수 있다. 나노 섬유로 이루어진 멤브레인들은 폴리머에 있는 적용기를 많이 받아들일 수 있으며, 표면적이 넓고 다공성이라는 장점이 있다. 이로 인해 멤브레인의 표면 구조를 변화시키거나 리간드를 섬유 표면에 부착해 나노 입자 결합을 더 쉽게 해준다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.68-72
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• 2007

A new PVC membrane potentiometric sensor that is highly selective to Hg2+ ions was prepared, using bis(2-hydroxybenzophenone) butane-2,3-dihydrazone (HBBD) as an excellent hexadendates neutral carrier. The sensor works satisfactorily in the concentration range of 1.0 × 10-6 to 1.0 × 10-1 mol L-1 (detection limit 4 × 10-7 mol L-1) with a Nernstian slope of 29.7 mV per decade. This electrode showed a fast response time (~8 s) and was used for at least 12 weeks without any divergence. The sensor exhibits good Hg2+ selectivity for a broad range of common alkali, alkaline earth, transition and heavy metal ions (lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, copper, nickel, cobalt, zinc, cadmium, lead and lanthanum). The electrode response is pH independent in the range of 1.5-4.0. Furthermore, the developed sensor was successfully used as an indicator electrode in the potentiometric titration of mercury ions with potassium iodide and the direct determination of mercury in some binary and ternary mixtures.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.211-220
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• 1996

두 개의 황과 셀렌의 주개원자를 포함한 새로운 thia 및 diselena 크라운에데르 화합물을 합성하였다. 그리고 이 화합들을 중성운반체로 하고 PVC-가소제 (STPB)를 포함한 Hg(ll) 선택성 전극을 제작하였다. 이 전극들을 이용하여 여러 이온들의 전기화학적 선택성, 중성운반체의 종류 및 농도와 선택막의 매질에 대한 효과 그리고 실험용액의 pH변화에 대한 전극의 선택적 감응성들의 영향을 각각 검토하였다. 1,10-diselena-18-crown-6-PVC-STPB의 중성운반체의 막전극은 $10^{-2}$-10- M $Hg^{2+}$ 이온의 농도범위에서 ${28.2}\pm{0.6}$의 Nernstian 기울기를 갖는 좋은 선형적 감응성을 갖는다. 그리고 이 전극은 pH 2.5~6.0 범 위에서 알칼리토 금속, 몇가지 중금속 및 희토류 금속 이온에 대하여 좋은 선택성을 갖는다. 특히 이 전극은 수용액 중에서.$1^-$ 이온으로 Hg^{2-}$ 이온을 전위차 적정할 수 있는 센서로서 응용할 수 있다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.3959-3962
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• 2011

A simple propargylamide-fuctionalized chemodosimeter was prepared for the ratiometric fluorescence detection of mercuric ions in HEPES buffer. The chemodosimeter exhibited $Hg^{2+}$-induced propargyl amide-tooxazole transformation, with a significant accompanying ratiometric change in fluorescence. It afforded high selectivity for mercuric ion detection without any competitive inhibition by common alkali, alkaline earth, or other transition metal ions. The probe showed a $17{\times}10^{-6}M$ detection limit for $Hg^{2+}$ ions and potential applicability for detecting aqueous $Hg^{2+}$ ions.