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  • Plant Science
  • Materials Science
  • Analytical Chemistry

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  • Ethylene is a vital plant hormone regulating growth and senescence.
  • Real-time, sensitive detection of ethylene at trace levels under ambient conditions is challenging.
  • Current methods lack the sensitivity and real-time capabilities for dynamic plant monitoring.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel chemiresistor sensor for sensitive, real-time detection of ethylene.
  • To investigate the use of single-walled carbon nanotubes functionalized with palladium catalysts for ethylene sensing.
  • To demonstrate the sensor's utility in monitoring plant senescence.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) chemiresistor functionalized with palladium (Pd) catalyst.
  • Utilizing Wacker oxidation with a nitrite cocatalyst for selective ethylene detection.
  • Employing covalent functionalization of SWCNT sidewalls with pyridyl ligands to enhance sensitivity.
  • Testing the sensor's performance in detecting parts-per-billion (ppb) levels of ethylene in air.

Main Results:

  • The developed sensor achieved detection of ethylene at ppb levels in ambient air.
  • Response discrimination was achieved through the chemoselective Wacker oxidation cycle.
  • Sensor sensitivity was enhanced by the n-doping strength of *in situ* generated Pd(0) and pyridyl ligand functionalization.
  • The sensor successfully monitored ethylene emission during flower senescence in red carnations and purple lisianthus.

Conclusions:

  • A highly sensitive and selective carbon nanotube-based chemiresistor for real-time ethylene detection has been developed.
  • The sensor's design, utilizing palladium catalysis and SWCNT functionalization, offers a promising approach for trace gas analysis.
  • This technology has significant potential for applications in plant science, agriculture, and environmental monitoring.