Quantitative Imaging and In Situ Concentration Measurements of Quantum Dot Nanomaterials in Variably Saturated Porous Media

Uyuşur, Burcu; Snee, Preston T.; Li, Chunyan; Darnault, Christophe J. G.

doi:10.1155/2016/8237029

Title: Quantitative Imaging and In Situ Concentration Measurements of Quantum Dot Nanomaterials in Variably Saturated Porous Media

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Journal of Nanomaterials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/8237029· OSTI ID:1234980

Uyuşur, Burcu ^[1]; Snee, Preston T. ^[2]; Li, Chunyan ^[3]; Darnault, Christophe J. G. ^[3]

Tübitak Marmara Research Center, P.K. 21, Gebze, 41470 Kocaeli, Turkey
Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Laboratory of Hydrogeoscience and Biological Engineering, L.G. Rich Environmental Laboratory, Clemson University, 342 Computer Court, Anderson, SC 29625, USA

Knowledge of the fate and transport of nanoparticles in the subsurface environment is limited, as techniques to monitor and visualize the transport and distribution of nanoparticles in porous media and measure their in situ concentrations are lacking. To address these issues, we have developed a light transmission and fluorescence method to visualize and measure in situ concentrations of quantum dot (QD) nanoparticles in variably saturated environments. Calibration cells filled with sand as porous medium and various known water saturation levels and QD concentrations were prepared. By measuring the intensity of the light transmitted through porous media exposed to fluorescent light and by measuring the hue of the light emitted by the QDs under UV light exposure, we obtained simultaneously in situ measurements of water saturation and QD nanoparticle concentrations with high spatial and temporal resolutions. Water saturation was directly proportional to the light intensity. A linear relationship was observed between hue-intensity ratio values and QD concentrations for constant water saturation levels. Lastly, the advantages and limitations of the light transmission and fluorescence method as well as its implications for visualizing and measuring in situ concentrations of QDs nanoparticles in the subsurface environment are discussed.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-06ER64193

OSTI ID:: 1234980

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1242971

Journal Information:: Journal of Nanomaterials, Journal Name: Journal of Nanomaterials Vol. 2016; ISSN 1687-4110

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Country of Publication:: Egypt

Language:: English

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