Quantitative detecting low concentration polystyrene nanoplastics in aquatic environments via an Ag/Nb2CTX (MXene) SERS substrate
TALANTA(2024)
Abstract
In this study, the plasmonic Ag nanoparticles (Ag NPs) were uniformly anchored on the high conductivity Nb2CTX (MXene) nanosheets to construct an Ag/Nb2CTX substrate for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) detection of polystyrene (PS) nanoplastics. The KI addition (0.15 mol/L), the volume ratio between substrate colloid and nanoplastic suspension (2:1), and the mass ratio of Nb2CTX in substrate (14%) on SERS performance were optimized. The EM hot spots of Ag/Nb2CTX are significantly enlarged and enhanced, elucidated by FDFD simulation. Then, the linear relationship between the PS nanoplastics concentration with three different sizes (50, 300, and 500 nm) and the SERS intensity was obtained (R-2 > 0.976), wherein, the detection limit was as low as 10(-4) mg/mL for PS nanoplastic. Owing to the fingerprint feature, the Ag/Nb2CTX-14% substrate successfully discerns the mixtures from two-component nanoplastics. Meanwhile, it exhibits excellent stability of PS nanoplastics on different detection sites. The recovery rates of PS nanoplastics with different sizes in lake water ranged from 94.74% to 107.29%, with the relative standard deviation (RSD) ranging from 2.88% to 8.30%. Based on this method, the expanded polystyrene (EPS) decomposition behavior was evaluated, and the PS concentrations in four water environments were analyzed. This work will pave the way for the accurate quantitative detection of low concentration of nanoplastics in aquatic environments.
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Key words
Nanoplastics,Qualitative analysis,SERS,Ag/Nb2CTX (MXene)
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