A simple and sensitive fluorescence quenching method for the determination of H(2)O(2) using Rhodamine B and FE(3)O(4) nanocatalyst

In pH 1.99 sodium acetate-HCl buffer solutions at 60 °C, Rhodamine B exhibited a strong fluorescence peak at 584 nm using an excitation wavelength of 548 nm. The fluorescence quenching occurred when Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles catalyzed H₂O₂ oxidation of Rhodamine B. Under the chosen conditions, the fluorescence intensity at 584 nm decreased when the concentration of H₂O₂ increased. The fluorescence quenching intensity is linear with the concentration of H₂O₂ in the range of 10–200 nmol/L. Thus, a new and simple and sensitive nanocatalytic fluorescence method was proposed for the determination of H₂O₂ in synthetic sample, with satisfactory results.