A ratiometric fluorescent sensor based on carbon dots for rapid determination of bisulfite in sugar

• Published in: Food chemistry 2022-10, Vol.392, p.133265-133265, Article 133265
• Main Authors: Peng, Lulin, Yang, Maohua, Zhang, Mei, Jia, Mingyan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bisulfite detection; Carbon dots; Paper test strip; Ratiometric sensor; Sugar
• ISSN: 0308-8146; 1873-7072
• DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133265

•We developed a ratiometric sensor for HSO3− using the carbon dots-Cr (VI) system.•The sensor was applied to the detection of HSO3− in real sugar samples.•The prepared paper test strip can realize the semi-quantitative detection of HSO3−. Sulfite is widely used in food and drugs as a preservative; however, excessive intake of exogenous sulfite is harmful to human health. Hence, developing effective methods to detect sulfite and its derivatives is vital. Herein, we present a ratiometric fluorescent sensor for bisulfite based on a dual-emission boron-nitrogen double-doped carbon dots (BNCDs)-Cr(VI) system. After adding bisulfite, the fluorescence intensity at 450 nm was significantly enhanced because of the inhibition of the inner filter effect, while the fluorescence emission at 535 nm decreased. A sensor-based method was developed to determine bisulfite with a linearity range of 0 – 10.0 × 102 μmol/L and recoveries of 97.33% – 109.00%, achieving the quantitative detection of bisulfite in real sugar samples. Moreover, a paper test strip-based visual measuring system for bisulfite was developed, which realized the rapid and semiquantitative detection of bisulfite.