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Aerosol-into-liquid capture and detection of atmospheric soluble metals across the gas–liquid interface using Janus-membrane electrodes

Zhao, Yi-Bo
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Cen, Tianyu
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Jiang, Fuze
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2023
Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America (PNAS)

The soluble fraction of atmospheric transition metals is particularly associated with health effects such as reactive oxygen species compared to total metals. However, direct measurements of the soluble fraction are restricted to sampling and detection units in sequence burdened with a compromise between time resolution and system bulkiness. Here, we propose the concept of aerosol-into-liquid capture and detection, which allowed one-step particle capture and detection via the Janus-membrane electrode at the gas–liquid interface, enabling active enrichment and enhanced mass transport of metal ions. The integrated aerodynamic/electrochemical system was capable of capturing airborne particles with a cutoff size down to 50 nm and detecting Pb(II) with a limit of detection of 95.7 ng. The proposed concept can pave the way for cost-effective and miniaturized systems, for the capture and detection of airborne soluble metals in air quality monitoring, especially for abrupt air pollution events with high airborne metal concentrations (e.g., wildfires and fireworks).

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research article
DOI
10.1073/pnas.2219388120
Author(s)
Zhao, Yi-Bo
Cen, Tianyu
Jiang, Fuze
He, Weidong
Zhang, Xiaole
Feng, Xiaoxiao
Gao, Min
Ludwig, Christian  
Bakker, Eric
Wang, Jing
Date Issued

2023

Published in
Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America (PNAS)
Volume

120

Issue

10

Article Number

e2219388120

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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GR-LUD  
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Other government funding

China Scholarship Council

FNS

184817

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March 1, 2023
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