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A simple and green analytical procedure based on chlorophyll a is presented for the determination of Hg2+ ion. Chlorophyll a was extracted and purified from the leaves of pea and is employed as a reagent for analysis of Hg2+ ion. It displays remarkable fluorescence emission at 674 nm when excited at 412 nm. The emission intensity decreased significantly on exposure to various concentrations of Hg2+ ion. This forms the basis for the determination of Hg2+ ion. The proposed method was evaluated for sensitivity and selectivity. The linear concentration range was found to be 2.0–10 μM with r2 = 0.997 and the limit of detection for Hg2+ ion was 1.3 μM. Ions including Pb2+, Cd2+, Ag+, Zn2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, Mg2+, Mn2+, Ru3+, Er3+, K+, Na+, NH4+, Cl−, NO3−, CH3COO− and SO42− did not interfere with the measurement of Hg2+ ion even at 500-fold excess. Since chlorophyll a is widely available in the leaves of most plants, and the extraction and purification process is simple, this technique can provide an alternative, sensitive and economical way to determine Hg2+ ion.
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Gao, S., Tan, G., Yuan, H. et al. A Simple Fluorometric Method Using Chlorophyll a for Determination of Hg2+ Ion. Microchim Acta 153, 159–162 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-005-0471-z
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