University Chemistry ›› 2023, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (2): 170-176.doi: 10.3866/PKU.DXHX202204064

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Determination of SO2 in Food by Flow Injection Chemiluminescence with Carbon Dots as Sensitizer

Shuo Cao, Honglin Zeng, Jiaxin Zhou, Siyuan Shao, Fengrui Liu, Haoran Chen, Fang Chen()   

  • Received:2022-04-20 Accepted:2022-05-23 Published:2022-05-30
  • Contact: Fang Chen E-mail:fchen@hust.edu.cn

Abstract:

The detection of sulfur dioxide is crucial for food safety. In this study, a flow injection chemiluminescence method for the determination of sulfur dioxide in food was established by using an acidic potassium permanganate sulfite system with carbon dots (CDs) as the sensitizer. Under the optimum experimental conditions, the linear range, and the detection limit of the method were 1.0 × 10−5–3.0 × 10−4 mol∙L−1 and 7.79 × 10−6 mol∙L−1, respectively. The experiment is suitable for teaching instrument analysis to undergraduates. This experiment enables students to master the principle and application of chemiluminescence and flow injection analysis, learn the basic methods of scientific research, and improve their thinking ability.

Key words: Flow injection, Chemiluminescence, Carbon dots, Sulfur dioxide, Food analysis