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- Title
Detection of Cadmium Ion in Potable Water Using Quartz Crystal Microbalance.
- Authors
Taneja, Parul; Manjuladevi, V.; Gupta, Rajiv; Gupta, Rajiv K.
- Abstract
The presence of heavy metal e.g. cadmium in potable water is one of the major threats on our health. It should be detected and removed from potable water before consumption. The maximum permissible concentration of cadmium ion in drinking water lies in the range of 2-10 ppb. The consumption of excessive cadmium through potable water can lead to cancer, and can affect the organs like kidney and lungs severely. In this article, we report the development of a piezoelectric based sensor for the detection of cadmium ion in water. A functional layer of nanocomposite of single walled carbon nanotubes and beewax was deposited by spin coating technique onto 5 MHz AT-cut quartz crystal wafers and the shift in resonance due to physioadsorption of cadmium from water medium was recorded. We find a very stable linear response curve with the lowest detectable concentration of 5.2 ppb. The change in the morphology of the functional layer before and after adsorption of cadmium is studied using atomic force microscope and field emission scanning electron microscope. The presence of calcium ion in water medium affected the response curves of cadmium sensing. We found a systematic variation in sensitivity towards Cd ion due to the presence of Ca ion in water medium.
- Subjects
CADMIUM poisoning; CONTAMINATION of drinking water; ANALYSIS of heavy metals; SINGLE walled carbon nanotubes; AMINES; PIEZOELECTRIC detectors; PREVENTION
- Publication
Macromolecular Symposia, 2017, Vol 376, Issue 1, pn/a
- ISSN
1022-1360
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/masy.201600207