Localized surface plasmon resonance sensor for simultaneous kinetic determination of peroxyacetic acid and hydrogen peroxide

A new sensor for simultaneous determination of peroxyacetic acid and hydrogen peroxide using silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) as a chromogenic reagent is introduced. The silver nanoparticles have the catalytic ability for the decomposition of peroxyacetic acid and hydrogen peroxide; then the decomposition of them induces the degradation of silver nanoparticles. Hence, a remarkable change in the localized surface plasmon resonance absorbance strength could be observed. Spectra-kinetic approach and artificial neural network was applied for the simultaneous determination of peroxyacetic acid and hydrogen peroxide. Linear calibration graphs were obtained in the concentration range of (8.20 × 10−5 to 2.00 × 10−3 mol L−1) for peroxyacetic acid and (2.00 × 10−5 to 4.80 × 10−3 mol L−1) for hydrogen peroxide. The analytical performance of this sensor has been evaluated for the detection of simultaneous determination of peroxyacetic acid and hydrogen peroxide in real samples.

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► A sensor for determination of peroxyacetic acid and hydrogen peroxide is introduced.
► Sol–gel silica thin film containing Ag-NPs was synthesized as a sensor membrane.
► Change in the localized surface plasmon resonance intensity of Ag-NPs was observed.
► The analytical performance of this sensor has been evaluated in disinfectant solutions.