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Zhang Z, Li H, Duan C, Chen G, Liu Y, Lu M. A high-performance electrochemical sensor based on dendritic Au/Zn modified carbon cloth for the determination of nitrite in aquaculture. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 950:175346. [PMID: 39117201 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2024] [Revised: 08/03/2024] [Accepted: 08/05/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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Nitrite is a common nitrogen-containing compound that possesses high biological toxicity, thereby posing a serious threat to aquatic organisms. Therefore, it is imperative to develop a rapid and quantitative determination approach for nitrite. In this study, the aim was to prepare a novel electrochemical sensor to determine nitrite. This was achieved by synthesizing Au/Zn dendritic complexes on a carbon cloth self-supported electrode after plasma treated by a stepwise strategy of electrodeposition and in-situ corrosion. In accordance with the optimal experimental conditions, the electrode exhibited remarkable catalytic activity for the electrooxidation of nitrite ions (pH = 8.0), accompanied by a considerable enhancement in peak anodic current in comparison to the unmodified electrode. The sensor exhibited a wide linear range (1-833 μM, 833-8330 μM), high sensitivity (3506 μA mM-1 cm-2, 538 μA mM-1 cm-2), a low detection limit (0.43 μM), and excellent selectivity, reproducibility, and stability for the determination of nitrite. Furthermore, the prepared sensor was successfully applied to the detection of nitrite in tap water, fish holding pond water and duck pond water, demonstrating good recovery and no significant difference from the spectrophotometric results. The results suggest that the electrochemical sensor developed in this study represents a straightforward yet efficacious approach to the development of advanced portable sensors for aquaculture applications.
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- Zhaoyang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Southwest University, 400716 Chongqing, PR China; College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, 400716 Chongqing, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Southwest University, 400716 Chongqing, PR China; College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, 400716 Chongqing, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Southwest University, 400716 Chongqing, PR China; College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, 400716 Chongqing, PR China; Chongqing Institute for Food and Drug Control, Chongqing 401121, PR China
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- Chongqing Institute for Food and Drug Control, Chongqing 401121, PR China; Key Laboratory of Condiment Supervision Technology for State Market Regulation, Chongqing 401121, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Southwest University, 400716 Chongqing, PR China; College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, 400716 Chongqing, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Southwest University, 400716 Chongqing, PR China; College of Sericulture, Textile and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, 400716 Chongqing, PR China; Chongqing Institute for Food and Drug Control, Chongqing 401121, PR China; Key Laboratory of Condiment Supervision Technology for State Market Regulation, Chongqing 401121, PR China; Key Laboratory of Clean Dyeing and Finishing Technology of Zhejiang province, Shaoxing University, 312000 Zhejiang, PR China.
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Gholinejad M, Bashirimousavi S, Sansano JM. Novel magnetic bimetallic AuCu catalyst for reduction of nitroarenes and degradation of organic dyes. Sci Rep 2024; 14:5852. [PMID: 38462664 PMCID: PMC10925594 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56559-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
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Herein, core-shell magnetic nanoparticles are modified with imidazolium-tagged phosphine and propylene glycol moieties and used for the stabilization of bimetallic AuCu nanoparticles. The structure and morphology of the prepared material are identified with SEM, TEM, XRD, XPS, atomic absorption spectroscopy, Fourier translation infrared spectroscopy, and a vibrating sample magnetometer. This hydrophilic magnetic bimetallic catalyst is applied in the reduction of toxic nitroarenes and reductive degradation of hazardous organic dyes such as methyl orange (MO), methyl red (MR), and rhodamine B (RhB), as well as in the degradation of tetracycline (TC). This magnetic AuCu catalyst indicated superior activity in all three mentioned reactions in comparison with its single metal Au and Cu analogs. This catalyst is recycled for 17 consecutive runs in the reduction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol without a significant decrease in catalytic activity and recycled catalyst is characterized.
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- Mohammad Gholinejad
- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Gavazang, P. O. Box 45195-1159, Zanjan, 45137-66731, Iran.
- Research Center for Basic Sciences & Modern Technologies (RBST), Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, 45137-66731, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Gavazang, P. O. Box 45195-1159, Zanjan, 45137-66731, Iran
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Instituto de Síntesis Orgánica, and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Universidad de Alicante, 03690, Alicante, Spain
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Gai Q, Ren S, Zheng X, Liu W, Dong Q. Optimized hot electron injection from Cu nanoparticles to S-doped C 3N 4 by the formed S-Cu bonds for an enhanced photocatalytic performance. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:7521-7530. [PMID: 35289814 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp05743j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Low-cost and high-abundance Cu nanostructures are potential near-infrared (NIR) surface plasmonic resonance (SPR) photosensitizers for carbon nitride (C3N4) photocatalysts, but their low activity and stability need to be improved. In this article, doping S into C3N4 (S-C3N4) creates anchoring sites for photo-deposited Cu nanoparticles (NPs), and the spontaneous construction of S-Cu bonds is realized between S-C3N4 and Cu NPs. The optimal hydrogen evolution rate of 1.64 mmol g-1 h-1 is obtained for S-C3N4-Cu, which is 5.5, 4.6 and 1.7 times that of pure C3N4, S-C3N4 and S-C3N4-Cu, respectively. With further loading of a Pt co-catalyst to confirm the role of Cu NPs and improve the photocatalytic activity of the SCN-Cu, the photocatalytic rate can reach up to 14.34 mmol g-1 h-1. Due to the NIR SPR effect of Cu NPs, the apparent quantum efficiency (AQE) of S-C3N4-Cu at 600 and 765 nm is 2.02% and 0.47%, respectively. The enhanced photocatalytic performance of S-C3N4-Cu compared with C3N4-Cu is mainly due to the introduced S-Cu bonds that improve the injection rate of hot electrons. This solution provides a simple and efficient interface optimization strategy for the construction of efficient NIR-driven photocatalysts.
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- Qixiao Gai
- Department of Optoelectronic Science, Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China. .,Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Optoelectronic Science, Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Optoelectronic Science, Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China. .,Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Optoelectronic Science, Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Optoelectronic Science, Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China.
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The synthesis of nanomaterials, with characteristic dimensions of 1 to 100 nm, is a key component of nanotechnology. Vapor-phase synthesis of nanomaterials has numerous advantages such as high product purity, high-throughput continuous operation, and scalability that have made it the dominant approach for the commercial synthesis of nanomaterials. At the same time, this class of methods has great potential for expanded use in research and development. Here, we present a broad review of progress in vapor-phase nanomaterial synthesis. We describe physically-based vapor-phase synthesis methods including inert gas condensation, spark discharge generation, and pulsed laser ablation; plasma processing methods including thermal- and non-thermal plasma processing; and chemically-based vapor-phase synthesis methods including chemical vapor condensation, flame-based aerosol synthesis, spray pyrolysis, and laser pyrolysis. In addition, we summarize the nanomaterials produced by each method, along with representative applications, and describe the synthesis of the most important materials produced by each method in greater detail.
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- Mohammad Malekzadeh
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA. and RENEW Institute, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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El‐Aal MA, Seto T. Spark discharge deposition of au/cu nanoparticles for surface‐enhanced Raman scattering. SURF INTERFACE ANAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/sia.6975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Mohamed Abd El‐Aal
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science Assiut University Assiut Egypt
- Faculty of Natural System Kanazawa University Kanazawa Japan
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- Faculty of Natural System Kanazawa University Kanazawa Japan
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