Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the invention provides a method for detecting low-concentration free bromine by using an ultra-long optical fiber flow cell-spectrophotometry phenol red method, the detection method greatly reduces the detection lower limit of the concentration of the free bromine, has accurate detection result and wide detection range, can be used for measuring the secondary reaction rate constant of organic pollutants and the free bromine, and the like, and has important value on the research of oxidizing species in water environment.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the technical scheme that:
the invention provides a method for detecting low-concentration free bromine by using an ultra-long optical fiber flow cell-spectrophotometry phenol red method, which comprises the following steps: adding a solution to be detected into an ultra-long optical fiber flow cell, adjusting the pH value of the solution to be detected to 4.6-4.7 by using a buffer solution, then adding phenol red with the final concentration of 1.92-2.30mg/L into a detection system, enabling free bromine in the detection system to react with the phenol red to generate bromophenol blue, setting the maximum absorption wavelength of the ultra-long optical fiber flow cell to be 592nm, setting the ambient temperature to be 20-25 ℃, determining the absorbance of the bromophenol blue in the detection system at 592nm, and finally calculating the concentration of the free bromine according to the linear relation between the concentration of the free bromine and the absorbance determined according to Lambert-Beer law; the method can detect free bromine concentration at least as low as 0.98. mu.M.
Preferably, the super-long optical fiber flow cell comprises an LWCC-4100 super-long optical fiber flow cell (as a colorimetric tube) with the length of 1 meter, an ultraviolet and visible light detection system which is formed by combining a USB-4000 spectrometer and a DH-2000 halogen lamp, a peristaltic pump and a computer. And (3) introducing a sample to be detected into the LWCC-4100 super-long optical fiber flow cell by using a peristaltic pump, enabling the light beam emitted by the DH-2000 halogen lamp to reach the USB-4000 spectrometer through the LWCC-4100 super-long optical fiber flow cell, and connecting the spectrometer with a computer to obtain the absorbance of bromophenol blue in the sample.
The absorbance signal of a substance is related to the concentration of the compound detected, the optical path length and the concentration of the compound according to Lambert-Beer's lawThe specific molar absorption coefficient is directly proportional, so the LWCC-4100 absorbance signal using a 100cm optical path can be increased by a factor of about 100 compared to a conventional cuvette with a 1cm optical path. Meanwhile, the LWCC also has the advantages of ultra-low sample consumption (0.1-3mL), simple operation, stable signal, high sensitivity and the like. The invention takes phenol red as a trapping agent of free bromine (see formula 4 specifically), and the phenol red reacts with the free bromine to generate bromophenol blue, because the bromophenol blue has maximum absorption at 592nm, the maximum molar absorption coefficient at 592nm is 67400M-1cm-1The absorbance A of bromophenol blue at 592nm is measured by using an ultralong optical fiber flow cell, and the concentration of free bromine can be calculated according to the Lambert-Beer law.
C19H14O5S+Br2→C19H10O5SBr4+H++Br- (4)。
Preferably, the free bromine includes, but is not limited to, hypobromous acid, hypobromite ion.
Preferably, the buffer solution includes, but is not limited to, acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer solution.
Preferably, the linear relationship between free bromine concentration and absorbance is: y is 7.0467x +0.066(x is free bromine concentration and y is absorbance).
Further, the phenol red is a triphenylmethane type organic compound, and the acetic acid-sodium acetate is a buffer solution formed by mixing acetic acid and sodium acetate in a certain proportion.
Further, the linear relation between the concentration of free bromine and the absorbance is determined by the following method: respectively preparing solutions containing 0, 0.01, 0.02, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.5mg/L of free bromine, adding the solutions into an ultralong optical fiber flow cell, adjusting the pH of the free bromine solution to 4.6-4.7 by using a buffer solution, adding phenol red with the final concentration of 1.92mg/L into a detection system, enabling the free bromine in the detection system to react with the phenol red to generate bromophenol blue, setting the maximum absorption wavelength of the ultralong optical fiber flow cell to be 592nm and the ambient temperature to be 25 ℃, measuring the absorbance of the bromophenol blue in each detection system at 592nm, and drawing by taking the concentration of the free bromine as a horizontal coordinate and the absorbance as a vertical coordinate to obtain the linear relation between the concentration of the free bromine and the absorbance.
The invention also provides the application of the method for detecting low-concentration free bromine by using the ultralong optical fiber flow cell-spectrophotometric phenol red method, wherein the application range includes but is not limited to the self-attenuation rate of free bromine detection, the photolysis rate of free bromine under ultraviolet light detection, and the secondary reaction rate constant of organic pollutants and free bromine measurement.
The invention also provides a method for detecting the self-attenuation rate of the free bromine by using the ultralong optical fiber flow cell-spectrophotometry phenol red method, which is characterized in that the method for detecting the low-concentration free bromine is adopted to determine the absorbance A of the free bromine solution after the free bromine solution is placed for different times, wherein the absorbance A is marked when the placing time is 00And the rest time is marked as AtThen calculating the self-degradation rate constant k of the free bromine according to the formula (1)1:
The invention also provides a method for detecting the photolysis rate of free bromine under ultraviolet light by using the ultralong optical fiber flow cell-spectrophotometry phenol red method, which is characterized in that the method for detecting the low-concentration free bromine is adopted to determine the absorbance A of a free bromine solution after different ultraviolet light irradiation times, wherein the absorbance A is marked when the irradiation time is 00And the other irradiation times are denoted by AtAnd determining the self-degradation rate constant k of the free bromine according to the method for detecting the self-decay rate of the free bromine1Then calculating the photolysis rate k of the free bromine according to the formula (2)2:
The invention also provides a method for measuring the secondary reaction rate constant of the organic pollutants and the free bromine by using the ultralong optical fiber flow cell-spectrophotometry phenol red method, which is characterized in that the method for detecting the low-concentration free bromine is adopted to measure the free bromine and the mixed solution of the organic pollutants in different conditionsAbsorbance A after the reaction time, wherein A denotes a reaction time of 00(i.e., no organic contaminants added) and the other reaction times are recorded as AtAnd the concentration of organic contaminants is recorded as [ T ]]And determining the self-degradation rate constant k of the free bromine according to the method for detecting the self-decay rate of the free bromine1Then calculating a reaction rate constant k of the free bromine and the organic pollutant T according to the formula (3)Bromine, T:
Preferably, the concentration of the organic contaminant is more than 20 times the concentration of free bromine.
Preferably, the organic contaminants include, but are not limited to, ibuprofen, caffeine.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
the invention provides a method for detecting low-concentration free bromine by using an ultralong optical fiber flow cell-spectrophotometry phenol red method, which takes phenol red as free bromine (HOBr and OBr)-) The capture agent reacts with free bromine to generate bromophenol blue, then an ultralong optical fiber flow cell is used for measuring the absorbance of the bromophenol blue at 592nm, and finally calculation is carried out according to the Lambert-Beer law so as to obtain the concentration of the free bromine in a system to be measured; meanwhile, the self-attenuation rate of the free bromine, the photolysis rate of the free bromine under ultraviolet light, the secondary reaction rate constant of the organic pollutants and the free bromine and the like can be detected by using the determination method; the detection method disclosed by the invention has the advantages that the detection lower limit of the concentration of free bromine is greatly reduced, the detection process is simple, the interference factors are few, the detection result is accurate, the detection cost is low, the precision is high, the range is wide, and the detection method has important value on the research of oxidizing species in a water environment.
Detailed Description
The following further describes the embodiments of the present invention. It should be noted that the description of the embodiments is provided to help understanding of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the technical features involved in the embodiments of the present invention described below may be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.
The experimental procedures in the following examples were carried out by conventional methods unless otherwise specified, and the test materials used in the following examples were commercially available by conventional methods unless otherwise specified.
The ultra-long fiber optic flow cell used in the following examples included an LWCC-4100 ultra-long fiber optic flow cell (as a colorimetric cylinder) having a length of 1 meter, an ultraviolet-visible light detection system composed of a USB-4000 spectrometer and a DH-2000 halogen lamp, a peristaltic pump, and a computer. The connection relationship among the above components is shown in figure 1, a peristaltic pump is utilized to lead a sample to be measured into the LWCC-4100 super-long optical fiber flow cell, light beams emitted by the DH-2000 halogen lamp pass through the LWCC-4100 super-long optical fiber flow cell to reach the USB-4000 spectrometer, and the spectrometer is connected with a computer to obtain the absorbance of bromophenol blue in the sample.
The detection process by using the ultra-long optical fiber flow cell also comprises the following correction process:
(1) turning on a lamp: turning on the DH-2000 halogen lamp, stabilizing at normal temperature for half an hour to provide a stable, continuous spectrum of sufficient intensity;
(2) washing: firstly, washing the ultra-long optical fiber flow cell for 1min by pure water at the rate of 30mL/min, secondly, washing for 1min by methanol at the rate of 30mL/min, and finally, washing for 30s by pure water at a low rate (10mL/min) to ensure that all bubbles in the flow cell are discharged;
(3) zero setting: pulling out the optical fiber connected with the halogen lamp, sealing the flow cell in a dark place, and storing a zero point spectrum;
(4) sample introduction: the solution to be detected enters the long optical fiber flow cell at a low speed (10mL/min) under the action of the peristaltic pump, and no bubbles can enter;
(5) washing: when a sample to be detected is replaced, residual substances in the flow cell need to be flushed, bubbles and residues are flushed by pure water at a high speed (30mL/min), then the bubbles and the residues are flushed by methanol at the same speed, and finally the bubbles in the flow cell are completely discharged by flushing the residues for 30s by pure water at a low speed (10 mL/min).
Example 1 detection of Low concentration free bromine Using an ultra-Long fiber flow cell-spectrophotometric phenol Red method
Bromide ion with free chlorine (HOCl and OCl)-) The reaction will generate free bromine (HOBr and OBr)-) Thereby affecting the oxidation effect of free chlorine. Therefore, when investigating the effect of bromide ions in a chlorination system, it is generally necessary to measure the concentration of free bromine generated by oxidation of free chlorine, and the specific measurement procedure is as follows:
(1) respectively preparing reaction system solutions containing free bromine of 0, 0.01, 0.02, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.5mg/L, adding into a super-long optical fiber flow cell, and introducing acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer solution (6.00 g of CH is weighed) into the super-long optical fiber flow cell by using a peristaltic pump3COONa was dissolved in a small dry beaker with a small amount of deionized water, and 9.00mL CH was added3CO0H, shaking up and fixing the volume to 250mL), adjusting the pH value of the free bromine solution to 4.6-4.7, and then adding phenol red to ensure that the concentration of the phenol red in the detection system reaches 1.92 mg/L; reacting free bromine with phenol red to generate bromophenol blue, setting the maximum absorption wavelength of the ultralong optical fiber flow cell at 592nm and the ambient temperature at 25 ℃, and measuring the characteristic absorption peak of bromophenol blue in a detection system at 592nm, wherein the absorbance is A1=0.035、A2=0.12、A3=0.221、A4=0.405、A5=0.859、A61.434 (as shown in fig. 2), the linear relationship between the free bromine concentration and the absorbance was determined according to Lambert-Beer's law, plotted with the concentration of free bromine as the abscissa and the absorbance as the ordinate: y 7.0467x + 0.066.
(2) Preparing a solution to be detected containing 1 mu M of bromide ions and 70 mu M of free chlorine, adding 10mL of the solution to be detected into an ultralong optical fiber flow cell, adjusting the pH value of the solution to be detected to 4.6-4.7 by adding acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer solution by using a peristaltic pump, and then adding phenol red to ensure that the concentration of the phenol red in a detection system reaches 1.92 mg/L; reacting the generated free bromine with phenol red to generate bromophenol blue, setting the maximum absorption wavelength of the ultralong optical fiber flow cell at 592nm and the ambient temperature at 25 ℃, and measuring the characteristic absorption peak of the bromophenol blue in a detection system at 592nm, wherein the absorbance is Ax=0.618;
(3) According to the linear relation between the concentration of free bromine and the absorbance measured in the step (1), A is measuredxThe bromine ion concentration converted from free chlorine was calculated to be 0.98. mu.M by substituting in the relational expression.
Example 2 detection of the self-decay Rate of free bromine Using an ultra-Long fiber flow cell-spectrophotometry phenol Red method
The self-degradation rate of the free bromine is measured, and the specific determination process is as follows:
(1) preparing a solution containing 50 mu M of free bromine (in-situ detection, namely standing for 0min), adding 10mL of the solution into an ultralong optical fiber flow cell, introducing an acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer solution by using a peristaltic pump to adjust the pH value of the mixed solution to 4.6-4.7, and then adding phenol red to enable the concentration of the phenol red in a detection system to reach 1.92 mg/L; reacting free bromine with phenol red to generate bromophenol blue, setting the maximum absorption wavelength of the ultralong optical fiber flow cell at 592nm and the ambient temperature at 25 ℃, and measuring the characteristic absorption peak of bromophenol blue in a detection system at 592nm, wherein the absorbance is A0=0.236。
(2) Placing the free bromine solution obtained in the step (1) on a magnetic stirrer, respectively adding the free bromine solution after different times t (1min, 18min, 33min and 87min) into an ultra-long optical fiber flow cell, introducing an acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer solution by using a peristaltic pump to adjust the pH value of the free bromine solution to 4.6-4.7, and adding phenol red to enable the concentration of the phenol red in a detection system to reach 1.92 mg/L; reacting free bromine with phenol red to generate bromophenol blue, and measuring the characteristic absorption peak of bromophenol blue at 592nm in the detection system, wherein the absorbance is At1=0.235、At2=0.233、At3=0.226、At40.213 (as shown in fig. 3).
(3) A to be measured0、AtAnd the reaction time t is substituted into the formula (1) for calculation, so that the self-degradation rate constant k of the free bromine can be obtained1:
Will k1Looking at- ρ, then the y-axis is plotted as (ln (A)t/A0) X axis is (t), and as shown in fig. 3, fitting to obtain a slope value ρ of-0.0012, that is, the self-degradation rate k of bromine is experimentally measured1=0.0012min-1。
Example 3 detection of photolysis Rate of free bromine under ultraviolet light Using ultra-Long fiber flow cell-spectrophotometry phenol Red
The photolysis rate of free bromine under ultraviolet light is measured, and the specific determination process is as follows:
(1) preparing a reaction system solution containing 500 mu M of free bromine (in-situ measurement, namely ultraviolet irradiation time is 0min), adding 10mL of the reaction system solution into an ultra-long optical fiber flow cell, and introducing an acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer solution by using a peristaltic pump to adjust the pH value of the mixed solution to 4.6-4.7; then adding phenol red to enable the concentration of the phenol red in the detection system to reach 1.92 mg/L; reacting free bromine with phenol red to generate bromophenol blue, setting the maximum absorption wavelength of the ultralong optical fiber flow cell at 592nm and the ambient temperature at 25 ℃, and measuring the characteristic absorption peak of bromophenol blue in a detection system at 592nm, wherein the absorbance is A0=0.255;
(2) Placing the free bromine solution obtained in the step (1) in a light intensity of 0.55mW/cm2Under an ultraviolet lamp, respectively adding free bromine solutions after different ultraviolet irradiation times t (3min, 13min, 24min, 30min and 40min) into an ultra-long optical fiber flow cell, introducing an acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer solution by using a peristaltic pump to adjust the pH of the free bromine solution to 4.6-4.7, and adding phenol red to enable the concentration of the phenol red in a detection system to reach 1.92 mg/L; reacting free bromine with phenol red to generate bromophenol blue, setting the ultra-long optical fiber flow cellThe maximum absorption wavelength is 592nm, the ambient temperature is 25 ℃, the characteristic absorption peak of bromophenol blue in the detection system at 592nm is measured, the absorbance is At1=0.250、At2=0.242、At3=0.239、At4=0.239、At50.229 (as shown in fig. 4).
(3) A to be measured0、AtSelf-degradation rate (i.e. self-decay rate) k of bromine1And the illumination time t is substituted into the formula (2) for calculation, so that the photolysis rate k of the free bromine can be obtained2:
Will k2+k1Looking at- ρ, then the y-axis is plotted as (ln (A)t/A0) X-axis (t), as shown in fig. 4, the slope value ρ of which is-0.0026, as determined by fitting, the self-degradation rate k of bromine as measured in example 21=0.0012min-1It is substituted into the formula: k is a radical of2=-(ρ-k1) Calculating the photolysis rate of free bromine to be 0.0014min-1。
Example 4 measurement of Secondary reaction Rate constants of ibuprofen and free bromine Using an ultra-Long fiber flow cell-spectrophotometry phenol Red method
The second order reaction rate constant of ibuprofen and free bromine was measured, and the specific determination procedure was as follows:
(1) preparing a reaction system solution containing 25.2 mu M free bromine, adding 10mL of the reaction system solution into an ultralong optical fiber flow cell, introducing an acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer solution by using a peristaltic pump to adjust the pH value of the reaction system solution to 4.6-4.7, and adding phenol red to enable the concentration of the phenol red in a detection system to reach 1.92 mg/L; reacting free bromine with phenol red to generate bromophenol blue, setting the maximum absorption wavelength of the ultralong optical fiber flow cell at 592nm and the ambient temperature at 25 ℃, and measuring the characteristic absorption peak of bromophenol blue in a detection system at 592nm, wherein the absorbance is A0=0.083;
(2) Placing the solution obtained in the step (1) on a magnetic stirrer, and adding reactantsIbuprofen was brought to a concentration of 496.9 μ M to give a mixed solution of free bromine and ibuprofen and timing was started after addition. Respectively adding mixed solutions after different reaction times t (3min, 6min, 10min, 15min and 20min) into an ultra-long optical fiber flow cell, introducing an acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer solution by using a peristaltic pump to adjust the pH value of the mixed solution to 4.6-4.7, and adding phenol red to enable the concentration of the phenol red in a detection system to reach 1.92 mg/L; reacting free bromine with phenol red to generate bromophenol blue, setting the maximum absorption wavelength of the ultralong optical fiber flow cell at 592nm and the ambient temperature at 25 ℃, and measuring the characteristic absorption peak of bromophenol blue in a detection system at 592nm, wherein the absorbance is At1=0.077、At2=0.074、At3=0.073、At4=0.068、At50.066 (as shown in fig. 5).
(3) A to be measured0、AtThe concentration [ T ] of the reactant T in the system to be detected in the step (2)]Self-degradation rate (i.e. self-decay rate) k of bromine1And substituting the reaction time T into the formula (3) for calculation to obtain the reaction rate constant k of the free bromine and the reactant TBromine compound,T:
Will kBromine, T[T]+k1Looking at- ρ, then the y-axis is plotted as (ln (A)t/A0) X-axis (t) in a linear relationship,
as shown in fig. 5, the fitting resulted in a slope value ρ of-0.013, i.e., the ratio of the apparent reaction rate of ibuprofen and bromine to the concentration of ibuprofen added.
The concentration of ibuprofen [ T ] is known]At 496.9. mu.M, the self-degradation rate k of bromine was determined according to example 21=0.0012min-1It is substituted into the formula: k is a radical ofBromine, T=-(ρ-k1)/[T]Calculated reaction rate of ibuprofen and bromine was 0.396M-1s-1。
Example 5 measurement of Secondary reaction Rate constants of caffeine and free bromine Using an ultra-Long fiber flow cell-spectrophotometry phenol Red method
The second order reaction rate constant of caffeine with free bromine was measured by the following specific procedure:
(1) preparing a reaction system solution containing 50 mu M free bromine, adding 10mL of the reaction system solution into an ultralong optical fiber flow cell, introducing an acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer solution by using a peristaltic pump to adjust the pH value of the reaction system solution to 4.6-4.7, and adding phenol red to enable the concentration of the phenol red in a detection system to reach 1.92 mg/L; reacting free bromine with phenol red to generate bromophenol blue, setting the maximum absorption wavelength of the ultralong optical fiber flow cell at 592nm and the ambient temperature at 25 ℃, and measuring the characteristic absorption peak of bromophenol blue in a detection system at 592nm, wherein the absorbance is A0=0.23;
(2) And (2) placing the solution obtained in the step (1) on a magnetic stirrer, adding the reactant caffeine to enable the concentration to reach 1000 mu M, obtaining a mixed solution of free bromine and caffeine, and starting timing after adding. Respectively adding mixed solutions after different reaction times t (1min, 5min, 11min, 17min, 21min and 25min) into an ultra-long optical fiber flow cell, introducing an acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer solution by using a peristaltic pump to adjust the pH value of the mixed solution to 4.6-4.7, and adding phenol red to enable the concentration of the phenol red in a detection system to reach 1.92 mg/L; reacting free bromine with phenol red to generate bromophenol blue, setting the maximum absorption wavelength of the ultralong optical fiber flow cell at 592nm and the ambient temperature at 25 ℃, and measuring the characteristic absorption peak of bromophenol blue in a detection system at 592nm, wherein the absorbance is At1=0.198、At2=0.154、At3=0.092、At4=0.052、At5=0.036、At60.025 (as shown in fig. 6).
(3) A to be measured0、AtAnd (2) detecting the concentration [ T ] of the reactant T in the system to be detected]Self-degradation rate (i.e. self-decay rate) k of bromine1And substituting the reaction time T into the formula (3) for calculation to obtain a reaction rate constant k of the free bromine and the reactant TBromine, T:
Will kBromine, T[T]+k1Looking at- ρ, then the y-axis is plotted as (ln (A)t/A0) Along the x-axis, as shown in fig. 6, with a slope value ρ of-0.0878, i.e., the ratio of the apparent rate of caffeine to bromine and the concentration of caffeine added, was fitted.
Known concentration of caffeine [ T ]]At 1000. mu.M, the self-degradation rate k of bromine was determined according to example 21=0.0012min-1It is substituted into the formula: k is a radical ofBromine, T=-(ρ-k1)/[T]Calculated reaction rate of caffeine with bromine was 1.443M-1s-1。
The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, but the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, and the scope of protection is still within the scope of the invention.