Abstract
This project aims to develop a methodology for selective detection of Hg(II) ions in water using silver nanoparticles as colorimetric and plasmonic sensor. For this purpose, we intend to synthesize silver nanoparticles, using sodium borohydride as reducing agent and the biopolymer chitosan as capping agent (AgNP-Chit), in aqueous medium. The colloidal solution of AgNP-Chit is going to be …