Biosynthesized silver nanoparticle–coated electro‐membrane extraction of perchlorate in different seafood samples

Abstract

In this work we developed a rapid and straightforward technique in which biosynthesized silver nanoparticles (Ag‐NPs) were coated on a porous membrane utilizing electrical potential to extract perchlorate from seafood samples. The biosynthesized Ag‐NPs were well characterized using UV–Vis. spectrophotometry, X‐ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. After extraction, analyses were performed using ion chromatography. The Ag‐NP‐coated porous polypropylene membrane shows higher extraction efficiency due to the high electrical conductivity of the Ag‐NPs. The performance of this efficient technique was compared with those previously reported in the literature. The extraction variables that affect extraction of the target analyte and influence percentage recovery, such as pH of the sample solution, extraction time, and applied voltage, were investigated and optimized. The results demonstrated optimum conditions to achieve low detection limits [LODs (limits of detection)]: sample solution (pH = 6), short extraction time (10 min), and applied voltage (5 V). The developed method shows excellent linearity for perchlorate ion in the range from 0.001 to 350 μg L−1 with a coefficient of determination (r2) of 0.9991. The detection limit (LODs) and quantification limits (limits of quantification) were found to be 0.04 and 0.1225 μg kg−1, respectively. The mean recovery percentages for three replicates of 10 different spiked fish samples by 3 μg g−1 of perchlorate were between 92.2 and 106.2%, with an observed relative standard deviation in the range of 0.8–3.7%. The proposed method is rapid, sensitive, inexpensive, environmentally friendly, and highly effective in extracting perchlorate from different seafood samples.