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Nmra Shah

How can I dissolve silver nanoparticles?

Barry Walden  Follow

better to try with low pH solvents.


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Bob Weiss  Follow

Please see attached file.

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Brody Cates  Follow

Yes, regia could passivate silver surface and so the erosion stops. To my experience, hot 1-2M HNOaccompanied with ultrasonication is quite efficient to remove these silver nanoparticles

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Bill Wald  Follow

Thanks everyone! I try to dissolve the particles to measure the exact concentration in the sediment with ICP-OES so I don't care about the matrix really. I used 65% HNO3 accompanied with ultrasonication at 65C, this seems to passivate the particles.

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Alice Twain  Follow

well, am not familiar with the constituents of your matrix,but I measure AgNPs in ICP OES which are in organic matrix. For that case, acid digestion (Conc Nitric acid) plus Hydrogen peroxide should do as the goal is to get all silver in to ionic by oxidation. I don't think Sulfuric acid should be used, as you might see silver sulfides there! You said that you used Aquaregia (one part of HNO3 and 3 parts of HCl) . I am wondering, won't you risk AgCl formation with this combination ? Will this explain your wrong concentrations?

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Daniel Cook  Follow

I am not sure if I understood correctly - you want to retreat the matrix and do not care about AgNPs? If so maybe try piranha (if your matrix will survive that) or thiols which should catch silver. Even ammonia should be useful.
Eventually if your matrix is very fragile and do not consist of metal ions (except silver) you can try to complex Ag with EDTA.
Hope it helpes. Good luck :)

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Brett Bergan  Follow

I think silver nano particles can't be dissolved in its elemental stage. it can be stabilized by using some stabilizer like PVP,CMC etc. If you treat it with Aqua regia then the nano particle can reacts with HNO3 to give the silver nitrate which is water soluble indeed. though AgCl pptd out in some extent depending on HCl conc.

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David Dowler  Follow

I usually use 1:1 of Ammonia 30% and hydrogen peroxide 30%, very exothermic reaction.

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Caleb Brunson  Follow

In the plating industry, it is common to strip silver using a solution of 90% sulfuric acid / 10% nitric acid.  The solution does not need to be heated.

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Brodie Brickey  Follow

Protocol I used: 1) culture of endophytes in 250 mL flask using LB media for 48 hrs at 37 deg C, 2) centrifuge at 10,000 rpm for 10 min, 3) AgNO3 solution (1 mM) added into 100 mL filtrate (1:1, v/v), 4) addition of PVP (5 mL, 1% w/v), 5) Incubation at room temperature in an incubator shaker (180 rpm).

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