A new method for fluoride determination by using fluorophores and dyes anchored onto MCM-41Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: IR spectra, SEM images, X-ray diffraction patterns and TG/TD analysis. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b1/b111128k/

Abstract

A new colourimetric and fluorimetric method for fluoride determination in aqueous samples based on the specific reaction between fluoride and silica has been developed and applied on real samples.