Hybrid ZnO nanostructures modified graphite electrode as an efficient urea sensor for environmental pollution monitoring

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作者
Dhinasekaran, Durgalakshmi [1 ]
Soundharraj, Prabha [1 ]
Jagannathan, Mohanraj [1 ]
Rajendran, Saravanan [2 ]
Rajendran, Ajay Rakkesh [3 ]
机构
[1] Anna Univ, Dept Med Phys, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
[2] SRM Inst Sci & Technol, Dept Phys & Nanotechnol, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
[3] Univ Tarapaca, Dept Ingn Mecan, Fac Ingn, Lab Invest Ambient Zonas Aridas, Avda Gen Velasquez, Arica 1775, Chile
关键词
Pencil graphite electrode; Zinc oxides; Urea; Electrochemical sensing; Environmental pollution; CU-DOPED ZNO; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; OPTICAL-PROPERTIES; NANOPARTICLES; COPPER; MN; CO;
D O I
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133918
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Herein, we propose a facile electrochemical sensing platform for urea detection using pencil graphite electrode modified nanocomposites of CuO/ZnO and Fe2O3/ZnO. The detection of urea is essential to monitor for identifying its pollution in the water, at the soil surface and in diagnosing urea cycle disorder related diseases. Therefore, an effective, accurate, cost-effective method of diagnosis is urgently needed. Nanostructured metal oxides have the potential ability to detect molecules even at trace level and to explore this, the present work is formulated with Cu and Fe based ZnO nanocomposites for enhancing the sensing performance towards electrochemical sensing of urea. The sensing responses were confirmed from the increase in oxidation current with respect to the concentration of urea. The results show that Fe2O3/ZnO coated graphite electrode has a higher response against urea compared to ZnO and CuO/ZnO. The cyclic voltammetry studies also validate urea sensing of Fe-ZnO in the linear range of 0.8 mu g/mL to 4 mu g/mL, with the detection limit of 2.5 mu g/mL. This suggests that the cost-effective pencil graphite electrode modified Fe2O3/ZnO can be utilized as a promising analytical tool for urea sensing.
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