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Phamonpon W, Hinestroza JP, Puthongkham P, Rodthongkum N. Surface-engineered natural fibers: Emerging alternative substrates for chemical sensor applications: A review. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 269:132185. [PMID: 38723830 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Natural fiber has become one of the most widely used alternative materials for chemical sensor fabrication due to its advantages, such as biocompatibility, flexibility, and self-microfluidic properties. Enhanced natural fiber surface has been used as a substrate in colorimetric and electrochemical sensors. This review focuses on improving the natural fiber properties for preparation as a substrate for chemical sensors. Various methods for natural fiber extraction are discussed and compared. Bleaching and decolorization is important for preparation of colorimetric sensors, while carbonization and nanoparticle doping are favorable for increasing their electrical conductivity for electrochemical sensor fabrication. Also, example fabrications and applications of natural fiber-based chemical sensors for chemical and biomarker detection are discussed. The selectivity of the sensors can be introduced and improved by surface modification of natural fiber, such as enzyme immobilization and biorecognition element functionalization, illustrating the adaptability of natural fiber as a smart sensing device, e.g., wearable and portable sensors. Ultimately, the high performances of natural fiber-based chemical sensors indicate the potential uses of natural fiber as a renewable and eco-friendly substrate material in the field of chemical sensors and biosensors for clinical diagnosis and environmental monitoring.
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- Wisarttra Phamonpon
- Nanoscience and Technology Program, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Fiber Science, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Responsive Wearable Materials, Chulalongkorn University, Soi Chula 12, Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
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- Metallurgy and Materials Science Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Soi Chula 12, Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Responsive Wearable Materials, Chulalongkorn University, Soi Chula 12, Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
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Krupšová S, Almáši M. Cellulose-Amine Porous Materials: The Effect of Activation Method on Structure, Textural Properties, CO 2 Capture, and Recyclability. Molecules 2024; 29:1158. [PMID: 38474671 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29051158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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CO2 capture via physical adsorption on activated porous carbons represents a promising solution towards effective carbon emission mitigation. Additionally, production costs can be further decreased by utilising biomass as the main precursor and applying energy-efficient activation. In this work, we developed novel cellulose-based activated carbons modified with amines (diethylenetriamine (DETA), 1,2-bis(3-aminopropylamino)ethane (BAPE), and melamine (MELA)) with different numbers of nitrogen atoms as in situ N-doping precursors. We investigated the effect of hydrothermal and thermal activation on the development of their physicochemical properties, which significantly influence the resulting CO2 adsorption capacity. This process entailed an initial hydrothermal activation of biomass precursor and amines at 240 °C, resulting in C+DETA, C+BAPE and C+MELA materials. Thermal samples (C+DETA (P), C+BAPE (P), and C+MELA (P)) were synthesised from hydrothermal materials by subsequent KOH chemical activation and pyrolysis in an inert argon atmosphere. Their chemical and structural properties were characterised using elemental analysis (CHN), infrared spectroscopy (IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and thermogravimetric analysis (TG). The calculated specific surface areas (SBET) for thermal products showed higher values (998 m2 g-1 for C+DETA (P), 1076 m2 g-1 for C+BAPE (P), and 1348 m2 g-1 for C+MELA (P)) compared to the hydrothermal products (769 m2 g-1 for C+DETA, 833 m2 g-1 for C+BAPE, and 1079 m2 g-1 for C+MELA). Carbon dioxide adsorption as measured by volumetric and gravimetric methods at 0 and 25 °C, respectively, showed the opposite trend, which can be attributed to the reduced content of primary adsorption sites in the form of amine groups in thermal products. N2 and CO2 adsorption measurements were carried out on hydrothermal (C) and pyrolysed cellulose (C (P)), which showed a several-fold reduction in adsorption properties compared to amine-modified materials. The recyclability of C+MELA, which showed the highest CO2 adsorption capacity (7.34 mmol g-1), was studied using argon purging and thermal regeneration over five adsorption/desorption cycles.
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- Sarah Krupšová
- Novy PORG Gymnasium, Pod Krcskym lesem 25, CZ-142 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Safarik University, Moyzesova 11, SK-040 01 Kosice, Slovakia
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Ahn SY, Yu C, Song YS. Cellulose Nanocrystal Embedded Composite Foam and Its Carbonization for Energy Application. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:3454. [PMID: 37631511 PMCID: PMC10459487 DOI: 10.3390/polym15163454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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In this study, we fabricated a cellulose nanocrystal (CNC)-embedded aerogel-like chitosan foam and carbonized the 3D foam for electrical energy harvesting. The nanocrystal-supported cellulose foam can demonstrate a high surface area and porosity, homogeneous size ranging from various microscales, and a high quality of absorbing external additives. In order to prepare CNC, microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) was chemically treated with sulfuric acid. The CNC incorporates into chitosan, enhancing mechanical properties, crystallization, and generation of the aerogel-like porous structure. The weight percentage of the CNC was 2 wt% in the chitosan composite. The CNC/chitosan foam is produced using the freeze-drying method, and the CNC-embedded CNC/chitosan foam has been carbonized. We found that the degree of crystallization of carbon structure increased, including the CNCs. Both CNC and chitosan are degradable materials when CNC includes chitosan, which can form a high surface area with some typical surface-related morphology. The electrical cyclic voltammetric result shows that the vertical composite specimen had superior electrochemical properties compared to the horizontal composite specimen. In addition, the BET measurement indicated that the CNC/chitosan foam possessed a high porosity, especially mesopores with layer structures. At the same time, the carbonized CNC led to a significant increase in the portion of micropore.
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- So Yeon Ahn
- Department of Fiber Convergence Materials Engineering, Dankook University, Jukjeon-dong, Yongin 16890, Republic of Korea;
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- Research Institute of Advanced Materials (RIAM), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Fiber Convergence Materials Engineering, Dankook University, Jukjeon-dong, Yongin 16890, Republic of Korea;
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Kutalkova E, Plachy T. Semi-conducting microspheres formed from glucose for semi-active electric field-responsive electrorheological systems. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:9037-9044. [PMID: 36409202 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm01145j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In this study glucose particles were successfully transformed to conducting carbonaceous microspheres through sequential hydrothermal and thermal carbonization. The prepared carbonaceous particles were thereafter used as a dispersed phase in a novel electrorheological fluid. Due to significant enhancements of the conductivity and dielectric properties when compared with the glucose precursor, the prepared electrorheological fluid based on carbonaceous microspheres exhibited a yield stress of over 200 Pa at a particle concentration of 5 wt% at an electric field intensity of 3 kV mm-1, and overcomes recently published novel electrorheological fluids and others based on carbonized particles. In order to estimate the exact rheological parameters, the measured data were treated using a mathematical model Cho-Choi-Jhon, and the reproducibility and reversible possibility to control the viscosity of the novel prepared electrorheological fluid were confirmed through time dependence tests at various electric field intensities. Not only did this approach lead to carbonaceous conducting particles with high performance in electrorheology, but the yield after carbonization at 500 °C was also 60%. It was thus confirmed that unique carbonaceous conducting particles were prepared using a sustainable method giving high yields, and can be potentially used in many other applications where such carbonaceous particles are required.
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- Erika Kutalkova
- Centre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Trida Tomase Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic.
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Trida Tomase Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic.
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Díez-Pascual AM. Carbon-Based Nanomaterials 3.0. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23169321. [PMID: 36012582 PMCID: PMC9408955 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23169321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Carbon-based nanomaterials are currently attracting a lot of interest in many fields, ranging from medicine and biotechnology to electronics, energy storage, and sensing applications [...]
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- Ana M Díez-Pascual
- Universidad de Alcalá, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Química Analítica, Química Física e Ingeniería Química, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km. 33.6, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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Amirtha RM, Hsu HH, Abdelaal MM, Anbunathan A, Mohamed SG, Yang CC, Hung TF. Constructing a Carbon-Encapsulated Carbon Composite Material with Hierarchically Porous Architectures for Efficient Capacitive Storage in Organic Supercapacitors. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23126774. [PMID: 35743213 PMCID: PMC9223422 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23126774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Hierarchical porous activated carbon (HPAC) materials with fascinating porous features are favored for their function as active materials for supercapacitors. However, achieving high mass-loading of the HPAC electrodes remains challenging. Inspired by the concepts of carbon/carbon (C/C) composites and hydrogels, a novel hydrogel-derived HPAC (H-HPAC) encapsulated H-HPAC (H@H) composite material was successfully synthesized in this study. In comparison with the original H-HPAC, it is noticed that the specific surface area and pore parameters of the resulting H@H are observably decreased, while the proportions of nitrogen species are dramatically enhanced. The free-standing and flexible H@H electrodes with a mass-loading of 7.5 mg/cm2 are further prepared for electrochemical measurements. The experiments revealed remarkable reversible capacitance (118.6 F/g at 1 mA/cm2), rate capability (73.9 F/g at 10 mA/cm2), and cycling stability (76.6% of retention after 30,000 cycles at 5 mA) are delivered by the coin-type symmetric cells. The cycling stability is even better than that of the H-HPAC electrode. Consequently, the findings of the present study suggest that the nature of the HPAC surface is a significant factor affecting the corresponding capacitive performances.
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- Rene Mary Amirtha
- Battery Research Center of Green Energy, Ming Chi University of Technology, 84 Gungjuan Rd., Taishan Dist., New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan; (R.M.A.); (H.-H.H.); (M.M.A.); (A.A.); (C.-C.Y.)
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- Battery Research Center of Green Energy, Ming Chi University of Technology, 84 Gungjuan Rd., Taishan Dist., New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan; (R.M.A.); (H.-H.H.); (M.M.A.); (A.A.); (C.-C.Y.)
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- Battery Research Center of Green Energy, Ming Chi University of Technology, 84 Gungjuan Rd., Taishan Dist., New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan; (R.M.A.); (H.-H.H.); (M.M.A.); (A.A.); (C.-C.Y.)
- Tabbin Institute for Metallurgical Studies (TIMS), Tabbin, Helwan 109, Cairo 11421, Egypt;
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- Battery Research Center of Green Energy, Ming Chi University of Technology, 84 Gungjuan Rd., Taishan Dist., New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan; (R.M.A.); (H.-H.H.); (M.M.A.); (A.A.); (C.-C.Y.)
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- Tabbin Institute for Metallurgical Studies (TIMS), Tabbin, Helwan 109, Cairo 11421, Egypt;
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- Battery Research Center of Green Energy, Ming Chi University of Technology, 84 Gungjuan Rd., Taishan Dist., New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan; (R.M.A.); (H.-H.H.); (M.M.A.); (A.A.); (C.-C.Y.)
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, 84 Gungjuan Rd., Taishan Dist., New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University, 259 Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Battery Research Center of Green Energy, Ming Chi University of Technology, 84 Gungjuan Rd., Taishan Dist., New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan; (R.M.A.); (H.-H.H.); (M.M.A.); (A.A.); (C.-C.Y.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-2-2908-9899 (ext. 4957)
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