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Promising post-consumer PET-derived activated carbon electrode material for non-enzymatic electrochemical
Sureshkumar Ayyalusamy1, Susmita Mishra1, Vembu Suryanarayanan2
1Chemical Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, 769008, Odisha, India.
Abstract:
In this work, activated carbon (AC) materials, prepared from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste bottles were used as the sensing platform for the indirect detection of carbofuran. The morphology and surface properties of the PET-derived AC (PET-AC) were characterized by N2 adsorption/desorption isotherm, X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning/transmission electron microscopy (FE-SEM/TEM) and Raman spectroscopy. The electrochemical activity of the PET-AC modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) (PET-AC/GCE) was measured by cyclic voltammetry and amperometry. The enhanced surface area and desirable porosities of PET-AC are attributed for the superior electrocatalytic activity on the detection of carbofuran phenol, where, the proposed sensor shows low detection limit (0.03 µM) and remarkable sensitivity (0.11 µA µM-1 cm-2). The PET-AC/GCE holds high selectivity towards potentially interfering species. It also provides desirable stability, repeatability and reproducibility on detection of carbofuran phenol. Furthermore, the proposed sensor is utilized for the detection of carbofuran phenol in real sample applications. The above mentioned unique properties and desirable electrochemical performances suggest that the PET-derived AC is the most suitable carbonaceous materials for cost-effective and non-enzymatic electrochemical sensor.
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