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ArticleGeochemical transactions2015

Chronoamperometric study of elemental sulphur (S) nanoparticles (NPs) in NaCl water solution: new methodology for S NPs sizing and detection.

Elvira Bura-Nakić, Marija Marguš, Darija Jurašin, Ivana Milanović, Irena Ciglenečki-Jušić

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Elvira Bura-NakićCenter for Marine and Environmental Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Marija MargušCenter for Marine and Environmental Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Darija JurašinDivision of Physical Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Ivana MilanovićCenter for Marine and Environmental Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Irena Ciglenečki-JušićCenter for Marine and Environmental Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.

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Abstract

backgroundElemental sulfur (S) persists in natural aquatic environment in a variety of forms with different size distributions from dissolved to particulate. Determination of S speciation mainly consists of the application of chromatographic and electrochemical techniques while its size determination is limited only to the application of microscopic and light scattering techniques. S biological and geochemical importance together with recent increases of S industrial applications requires the development of different analytical tools for S sizing and quantification. In recent years the use of electrochemical measurements as a direct, fast, and inexpensive technique for the different nanoparticles (NPs) characterization (Ag, Au, Pt) is increasing. In this work, electrochemical i.e. chronoamperometric measurements at the Hg electrode are performed for determination of the size distribution of the S NPs.

resultsS NPs were synthesized in aqueous medium by sodium polysulphide acidic hydrolysis. Chronoamperometric measurements reveal the polydisperse nature of the formed suspension of S NPs. The electrochemical results were compared with dynamic light scattering measurements parallel run in the same S NPs suspensions. The two methods show fairly good agreement, both suggesting a log-normal size distribution of the S NPs sizes characterized by similar parameters.

conclusionsThe preliminary results highlight the amperometric measurements as a promising tool for the size determination of the S NPs in the water environment.

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