Functionalization of Filter Media for Improved Crystalline Silica Analysis Using Raman Spectroscopy

IF 2.4 3区 化学 Q2 SPECTROSCOPY
Mohammadreza Elahifard, Xiaoliang Wang, Judith C. Chow, John G. Watson
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Abstract

Respirable crystalline silica (RCS) poses significant health risks in workplaces, including underground coal mines, metal and nonmetal mining, construction sites, fire suppression, and oil and gas industries. Raman spectroscopy offers a promising avenue for direct analysis of RCS on sample filters with minimal pretreatment. However, the presence of organic compounds (OC) in the samples can generate fluorescence signals that interfere with RCS measurements, potentially saturating the detector even at short integration times, particularly when using portable Raman instruments. This study explores a novel approach to address these challenges by functionalizing filters with a hydroxyapatite/silver bromide/titanium dioxide (HAT) photocatalyst, facilitating the oxidation and removal of OC using the Raman excitation laser. Photocatalytic degradation experiments conducted on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) filters preloaded with HAT and anatase titanium dioxide (TiO2) particles demonstrated that HAT significantly enhances the degradation of OC, such as oxalic acid, under visible light irradiation compared to TiO2. Additionally, fluorescence interferences were reduced for coal dust samples analyzed on functionalized silver filters using a portable Raman instrument. The efficacy of HAT in OC photocatalytic degradation on silver filters was further confirmed using a benchtop micro‐Raman system. Filter functionalization had minimal impact on filtration efficiencies and pressure drops, indicating the feasibility of this approach for improving RCS analysis while maintaining filter performance.
利用拉曼光谱对过滤介质进行功能化处理以改进结晶硅分析
可吸入结晶二氧化硅(RCS)对工作场所的健康构成重大威胁,包括地下煤矿、金属和非金属矿、建筑工地、灭火以及石油和天然气行业。拉曼光谱技术为直接分析样本过滤器上的 RCS 提供了一条前景广阔的途径,只需进行最少的预处理。然而,样品中有机化合物 (OC) 的存在会产生干扰 RCS 测量的荧光信号,即使在较短的积分时间内也可能使探测器达到饱和,尤其是在使用便携式拉曼仪器时。本研究探索了一种解决这些难题的新方法,即用羟基磷灰石/溴化银/二氧化钛(HAT)光催化剂对过滤器进行功能化,从而利用拉曼激发激光促进 OC 的氧化和去除。在预装了 HAT 和锐钛型二氧化钛(TiO2)颗粒的聚氯乙烯(PVC)过滤器上进行的光催化降解实验表明,与 TiO2 相比,HAT 在可见光照射下可显著提高草酸等 OC 的降解能力。此外,使用便携式拉曼仪器对功能化银过滤器上的煤尘样品进行分析时,荧光干扰也有所减少。使用台式微拉曼系统进一步证实了 HAT 在银过滤器上进行 OC 光催化降解的功效。过滤器功能化对过滤效率和压降的影响极小,表明这种方法在保持过滤器性能的同时改进 RCS 分析的可行性。
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CiteScore
5.40
自引率
8.00%
发文量
185
审稿时长
3.0 months
期刊介绍: The Journal of Raman Spectroscopy is an international journal dedicated to the publication of original research at the cutting edge of all areas of science and technology related to Raman spectroscopy. The journal seeks to be the central forum for documenting the evolution of the broadly-defined field of Raman spectroscopy that includes an increasing number of rapidly developing techniques and an ever-widening array of interdisciplinary applications. Such topics include time-resolved, coherent and non-linear Raman spectroscopies, nanostructure-based surface-enhanced and tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopies of molecules, resonance Raman to investigate the structure-function relationships and dynamics of biological molecules, linear and nonlinear Raman imaging and microscopy, biomedical applications of Raman, theoretical formalism and advances in quantum computational methodology of all forms of Raman scattering, Raman spectroscopy in archaeology and art, advances in remote Raman sensing and industrial applications, and Raman optical activity of all classes of chiral molecules.
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