The on-site monitoring of phosphate is important for environmental management.Conventional phosphate detection methods are not appropriate to on-site monitoring owing to the use of complicated detection procedures,and...The on-site monitoring of phosphate is important for environmental management.Conventional phosphate detection methods are not appropriate to on-site monitoring owing to the use of complicated detection procedures,and the consequent high cost and maintenance requirements of the detection apparatus.Here,a highly sensitive fluorescence-based method for phosphate detection with a wide detection range was developed based on a luminescent aluminum-based metal-organic framework(Al-MOF).The Al-MOF was prepared by introducing amine functional groups to conventional MIL to enhance phosphate binding,and exhibited excellent fluorescence properties that originated from the ligand-to-metal charge transfer(LMCT).The detection limit was as low as 3.25µmol/L(0.10 mg/L)and the detection range was as wide as 3–350µmol/L(0.10–10.85 mg/L).Moreover,Al-MOF displayed specific recognition toward phosphate over most anions and metal cations,even for a high concentration of the co-existent ions.The mechanism of phosphate detection was analyzed through the characterization of the combination of Al-MOF and phosphate,and the results indicated the high affinity between Al-O and phosphate inhibited that the LMCT process and recovered the intrinsic fluorescence of NH2−H2BDC.The recovery of the developed detection method reached a satisfactory range of 85.1%–111.0%,and the feasibility of on-site phosphate detection was verified using a prototype sensor for tap water and lake water samples.It was demonstrated that the prepared Al-MOF is highly promising for on-site detection of phosphate in an aqueous environment.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFC3200604)the Oceanic Interdisciplinary Program of Shanghai Jiao Tong University(No.SL2020MS014).
文摘The on-site monitoring of phosphate is important for environmental management.Conventional phosphate detection methods are not appropriate to on-site monitoring owing to the use of complicated detection procedures,and the consequent high cost and maintenance requirements of the detection apparatus.Here,a highly sensitive fluorescence-based method for phosphate detection with a wide detection range was developed based on a luminescent aluminum-based metal-organic framework(Al-MOF).The Al-MOF was prepared by introducing amine functional groups to conventional MIL to enhance phosphate binding,and exhibited excellent fluorescence properties that originated from the ligand-to-metal charge transfer(LMCT).The detection limit was as low as 3.25µmol/L(0.10 mg/L)and the detection range was as wide as 3–350µmol/L(0.10–10.85 mg/L).Moreover,Al-MOF displayed specific recognition toward phosphate over most anions and metal cations,even for a high concentration of the co-existent ions.The mechanism of phosphate detection was analyzed through the characterization of the combination of Al-MOF and phosphate,and the results indicated the high affinity between Al-O and phosphate inhibited that the LMCT process and recovered the intrinsic fluorescence of NH2−H2BDC.The recovery of the developed detection method reached a satisfactory range of 85.1%–111.0%,and the feasibility of on-site phosphate detection was verified using a prototype sensor for tap water and lake water samples.It was demonstrated that the prepared Al-MOF is highly promising for on-site detection of phosphate in an aqueous environment.
