Voltammetric detection of nitroaromatic compounds using carbon-nanomaterials-based electrodes

Zhang, HX; Zhang, JH

HERO ID

743919

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2011

Language

English

HERO ID 743919
In Press No
Year 2011
Title Voltammetric detection of nitroaromatic compounds using carbon-nanomaterials-based electrodes
Authors Zhang, HX; Zhang, JH
Journal Canadian Journal of Chemistry
Volume 89
Issue 1
Page Numbers 8-12
Abstract The morphology of glassy carbon surfaces was investigated by the atomic force microscope (AFM) method. Multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were purified and investigated with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and a transmission electron microscope (TEM). An electrochemical technique based on the glassy carbon electrode (GCE) or MWCNT-modified GCEs was used for the detection of nitroaromatic compounds (NACs), namely 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene (TNB), 2,4-dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT), and 1,3-dinitrobenzene (1,3-DNB). MWCNT-modified GCEs were more sensitive than GCEs to TNB, 2,4-DNT, and 1,3-DNB, with the detection limit down to b level, whereas the modified GCEs showed lower sensitivity to TNT. In varying degrees, the accumulation of nitro compounds can be promoted by MWCNT-modified GCEs in the detection process, a property which can be attributed to the large surface area and graphene-sheet structure of MWCNTs.
Doi 10.1139/v10-064
Wosid WOS:000286474600002
Url http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/V10-064
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Keyword glassy carbon; carbon nanotubes; modified; electrochemical detection; nitro compounds; sensitivity
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