Nitrite sensor using activated biochar synthesised by microwave-assisted pyrolysis
Allende, Scarlett, Liu, Yang, Zafar, Muhammad Zafar, and Jacob, Mohan V. (2023) Nitrite sensor using activated biochar synthesised by microwave-assisted pyrolysis. Waste Disposal and Sustainable Energy, 5.
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Abstract
Developing applications for the by-products obtained from waste processing is vital for resource recovery. The synthesis of ZnCl2-activated biochar with high electrocatalytic activity was carried out by the microwave-assisted pyrolysis of pineapple peel and subsequent chemical activation process. Activated biochar is employed in the electrochemical sensing of nitrite by drop casting in a glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The activated biochar exhibited a stacked carbon sheet, 254 m2 g−1 Brunauer, Emmett and Teller (BET) surface area, 0.076 cm3 g−1 pore volume, 189.53 m2 g−1 micropore area and oxygen-containing functional groups. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of the modified GCE showed a reduced charge transfer resistance of 61%. This is crucial to determine the electrochemical properties of biochar. The sensor showed a significant current response and an excellent limit of detection of 0.97 µmol L−1. The modified-activated biochar electrochemical sensor demonstrated high selectivity, reproducibility (RSD=2.4%), and stability (RSD=2.6%). Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
| Item ID: | 78563 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 2524-7891 |
| Keywords: | Biochar, Electrochemical sensor, Microwave-assisted pyrolysis, Nitrite |
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| Date Deposited: | 25 Oct 2023 01:13 |
| FoR Codes: | 40 ENGINEERING > 4016 Materials engineering > 401699 Materials engineering not elsewhere classified @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 17 ENERGY > 1707 Processing of energy sources > 170701 Biomass processing @ 100% |
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