Heavy metal sensing with terpyridines and coumarin-derivatives

Contamination of water and soil with heavy metals, particularly with mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb), is a huge problem of modern society. Rigorous monitoring of levels of Hg and Pb in water and renewable resources including food, natural and naturopathic products and/or cosmetics, is drastically important. Therefore proper methodologies for the express detection and effective quantification of target ions in the presence of multiple other competing metal ions are highly demanded. This proposal focuses on the utilization of novel well-defined molecular receptors for the creation of the materials for mercury, lead and iron detection and uptake with a short-term goal of creating low-cost express detection and express purification materials and kits for sensing, differentiation and effective removal of the target analyses from the media. The resulting technology will be scaled up for environmental remediation/ water purification applications.

Faculty Supervisor:

Olena Zenkina

Student:

Partner:

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Nanotechnology; Sustainability & the Environment; Water

University:

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

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