PMID- 29042613 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20191120 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 1 DP - 2017 Oct 17 TI - Fabrication of AO/LDH fluorescence composite and its detection of Hg(2+) in water. PG - 13414 LID - 10.1038/s41598-017-13779-1 [doi] LID - 13414 AB - Divalent mercury ion (Hg(2+)) is one of the most common pollutants in water with high toxicity and significant bioaccumulation, for which sensitive and selective detection methods are highly necessary to carry out its detection and quantification. Fluorescence detection by organic dyes is a simple and rapid method in pollutant analyses and is limited because of quenching caused by aggregation dye molecules. Hydrotalcite (LDH) is one of the most excellent carrier materials. In this study, an organic dye acridine orange (AO) was successfully loaded on the LDH layers, which significantly inhibited fluorescence quenching of AO. The composite AO/LDH reaches the highest fluorescence intensity when the AO initial concentration is 5 mg/L. With its enhanced fluorescent property, the composite powder was fabricated to fluorescence test papers. The maximal fluorescence intensity was achieved with a pulp to AO/LDH ratio of 1:5 which can be used to detect Hg(2+) in water by naked eyes. Hg(2+) in aqueous solution can be detected by instruments in the range of 0.5 to 150 mM. The novelty of this study lies on both the development of a new type of mineral-dye composite material, as well as its practical applications for fast detection. FAU - Liu, Meng AU - Liu M AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China. FAU - Lv, Guocheng AU - Lv G AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China. guochenglv@cugb.edu.cn. FAU - Mei, Lefu AU - Mei L AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China. FAU - Wei, Yanke AU - Wei Y AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China. FAU - Liu, Jieyuan AU - Liu J AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China. FAU - Li, Zhaohui AU - Li Z AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1762-9676 AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China. AD - Geosciences Department, University of Wisconsin - Parkside, Kenosha, WI, 53144, USA. FAU - Liao, Libing AU - Liao L AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China. clayl@cugb.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20171017 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 PMC - PMC5645344 COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2017/10/19 06:00 MHDA- 2017/10/19 06:01 PMCR- 2017/10/17 CRDT- 2017/10/19 06:00 PHST- 2017/07/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/09/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/10/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/10/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/10/19 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/10/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41598-017-13779-1 [pii] AID - 13779 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41598-017-13779-1 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2017 Oct 17;7(1):13414. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-13779-1.