- Title
- Incorporation of Ni(II)-dimethylglyoxime ion-imprinted polymer into electrospun polysulphone nanofibre for the determination of Ni(II) ions from aqueous samples
- Creator
- Rammika, Modise
- Creator
- Darko, Godfrey
- Creator
- Torto, Nelson
- Date Issued
- 2011
- Date
- 2011
- Type
- Article
- Identifier
- vital:6589
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004172
- Description
- Ni(II)-dimethylglyoxime ion-imprinted polymer (Ni(II)-DMG IIP) was encapsulated in polysulphone and electrospun into nanofibres with diameters ranging from 406 to 854 nm. The structures of the Ni(II)-DMG encapsulated-IIP nanofibre, non-imprinted encapsulated-polymer nanofibre and polysulphone nanofibre mats were observed by scanning electron microscopy and evaluated by infrared spectroscopy. Electrospinning increased the specific surface area of the Ni(II)-DMG encapsulated-IIP nanofibre mats, as was evidenced by the low masses of the Ni(II)-DMG encapsulated-IIP nanofibre mats used. The accuracy of the method was validated by analysing a custom solution of certified reference material (SEP-3); the concentration of Ni(II) obtained was close to the certified one. The limit of detection was found to be 4.0x10-4 μg∙mℓ−1 while the limit of quantification was found to be 1.2x10-3 μg∙mℓ−1. The recovery of Ni(II) achieved using the Ni(II)-DMG imprinted nanofibre mats in water samples was found to range from 83 to 89%, while that of non-imprinted nanofibre mats was found to range from 59 to 65%, and that of polysulphone from 55 to 62%.
- Format
- 8 pages
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Rammika, Modise and Darko, G. and Torto, N. (2011) Incorporation of Ni(II)-dimethylglyoxime ion-imprinted polymer into electrospun polysulphone nanofibre for the determination of Ni(II) ions from aqueous samples. Water SA, 37 (4). pp. 539-546. Available: http://www.wrc.org.za
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