Development of an optical sensor for the determination of phenolic compounds in environmental samples

• Published in: Analytical methods Vol. 15; no. 46; pp. 6425 - 6434
• Main Authors: Khairy, Gasser M, Ali, Esraa I, Saad, Eman M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 30.11.2023
• Subjects: Binding sites; Correlation coefficient; Correlation coefficients; Endothermic reactions; Fluorescence; Hydrophobicity; Industrial wastes; Industrial wastewater; Luminescence; Luminescence quenching; Optical measuring instruments; Phenolic compounds; Phenols; Quenching; Water analysis; Water sampling

A new optical sensor was developed for the rapid sensing of total phenolic content, which is simple, cheap, and sensitive, using the Eu( iii )-(NTA) 2 -(Phen) complex [NTA = 1-(2-naphthoyl)-3,3,3-trifluoroacetone and Phen = 1,10 phenanthroline] as a luminescent probe at pH 7.5 using PIPES buffer. Th...