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Published on: October 31, 2017
A convenient and universal platform for sensing environmental nitro-aromatic explosives based on amphiphilic carbon
Jingwen Wang1, Yushan Yang1, Guoying Sun1
1School of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Life Science, Advanced Institute of Materials Science, Changchun University of Technology, 2055 Yanan Street, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, PR China.
Abstract:
2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP) is environmentally deleterious substance that has been of pressing societal concern. Therefore, developing a convenient and reliable platforms for its fast and efficient detection is of paramount importance from security point of view. Herein, amphiphilic fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) were prepared by a simple solvothermal method. CDs exhibit high selectivity and sensitivity on TNP in the polar and apolar solvent and even natural water samples. Moreover, the simple and portable indicator paper can be prepared conveniently and used for sensing TNP visually with high sensitivity and fast response. Research findings obtained from this study would assist in the development of portable devices for the on-site and real-time detection of environmental hazards.
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