Study on erythrosine-phen-Cd(II) systems by resonance Rayleigh scattering, absorption spectra and their analytical applications

• Novel resonance Rayleigh scattering and spectrophotometric method for the determination of Cd(II) are established.
• The methods are sensitive, simple and rapid.
• The mechanism of the reaction system is discussed.
• These methods have been successfully applied to the determination of Cd(II) in environmental water samples.

In pH 7.0–8.0 KH2PO4–Na2HPO4 buffer solution, Cd(II) reacted with 1,10-phenanthroline to form chelate cation [Cd(phen)3]2+, which further reacted with anion of erythrosine to form ternary ion-association complex through electrostatic attraction and hydrophobic effect. This process could result in remarkable absorption spectra change and produce obvious fading reaction at 528 nm. Absorbance change (ΔA) of system was directly proportional to the concentration of Cd(II). Hereby, a highly sensitive spectrophotometric method for the determination of Cd(II) was established. The molar absorption coefficient was 2.29 × 105 L mol−1 cm−1 and the detection limit of Cd(II) was 26.5 ng mL−1. Furthermore, the resonance Rayleigh scattering (RRS) of this system with two peaks located at 371 and 590 nm enhanced significantly, and second-order scattering (SOS) and frequence doubling scattering (FDS) of this system changed notably at 640 and 350 nm, respectively. Under the optimum conditions, the scattering intensities (ΔIRRS, ΔIDWO-RRS, ΔISOS and ΔIFDS) had good linear relationship with the concentration of Cd(II) in certain ranges. The detection limits of Cd(II) were 1.27 ng mL−1, 1.39 ng mL−1, 4.03 ng mL−1, 5.92 ng mL−1 and 14.7 ng mL−1 for dual-wavelength overlapping resonance Rayleigh scattering (DWO-RRS), RRS (371 nm), RRS (590 nm), SOS and FDS, respectively. In addition, the suitable reaction conditions and effects of coexisting substances were investigated. The methods had been successfully applied to the determination of Cd(II) in environmental water samples. The recovery range was between 93.0% and 103.0% and the relative standard deviation (RSD) was between 2.5% and 4.3%. The results were in agreement with those obtained from atomic absorption spectroscopy.

Dual-wavelength overlapping resonance Rayleigh scattering (DWO-RRS) methodology, second-order scattering (SOS), frequence doubling scattering (FDS) and spectrophotometric method based on the system of erythrosine-phen-Cd(II) had been successfully developed for rapid, sensitive and selective assay of Cd(II) in environmental water samples.Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slide