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Photoelectrochemical determination of malathion by using CuO modified with a metal-organic framework of type Cu-BTC
Yu Cao1, Luona Wang1, Chengyin Wang2
1The College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering and Monitoring, Yangzhou University, 180 Si-Wang-Ting Road, Yangzhou, 225002, China.
Abstract:
A photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensor was constructed for the detection of non-electroactive malathion. It is based on the use of a hierarchical CuO material derived from a Cu-BTC metal-organic framework (where BTC stands for benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid). The modified CuO was obtained by calcination of Cu-BTC at a high temperature (300 °C) and possesses a high photocurrent conversion efficiency. Under irradiation with visible light and in the presence of malathion, the formation of the CuO-malathion complex on the CuO gave rise to an increase in steric hindrance. This results in a decrease in photocurrent. This novel PEC detection method has a lower detection limit of 8.6 × 10-11 mol L-1 and a wide linear range (1.0 × 10-10 ~ 1.0 × 10-5 mol L-1). Graphical abstract Schematic presentation of the Cu-BTC MOF derived photoelectrochemical sensor for non-electroactive malathion detection.
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