Studies on a New Material for Hydrogen Storage and Supply by Modified Fe and Fe2O3 Powder

Modified iron oxide, a new material for hydrogen storage and supply to polymer electrolyte fuel cell （PEFC）, was prepared by impregnating Fe or Fe2O3 powder with an aqueous solution containing metal cation additives （Al, Cr, Ni, Co, Zr and Mo）. Hydrogen storage properties of the samples were investigated. The results show that both Fe and Fe2O3 powder with additive Mo presented excellent catalytic activity and cyclic stability, and their hydrogen producing temperature could be surprisingly decreased. The temperature of forming hydrogen for the Fe2O3-Mo at the rate of 250 μmol·min^-1·Fe-g^-1 could be dramatically decreased from 527 ℃ before addition of Mo to 283 ℃ after addition of Mo in the fourth cycle. The cause for it was probably related to preventing the sinter of the sample particles. In addition, hydrogen storage capacity of the Fe2O3-Mo can reach w=4.5% （72 kg H2/m^3）, close to International Energy Agency （IEA） criterion. These show the value of practical application of the Fe2O3-Mo as the promising hydrogen storage material.     

Nanoporous Pt Catalyst Modified by Sn Electrodeposition for Electrochemical Oxidation of Formaldehyde

A nanoporous Pt particles‐modified Ti (nanoPt/Ti) electrode was prepared through a simple hydrothermal method using aqueous H₂PtCl₆ as a precursor and formaldehyde as a reduction agent. The nanoPt/Ti electrode was then modified with limited amounts of tin particles generated by cyclic potential scans in the range of ?0.20 to 0.50 V in a 0.01 mol·L^?1 SnCl₂ solution, to synthesize a Sn‐modified nanoporous Pt catalyst (Sn/nanoPt/Ti). Electroactivity of the nanoPt/Ti and Sn/nanoPt/Ti electrodes towards formaldehyde oxidation in a 0.5 mol·L^?1 H₂SO₄ solution was evaluated by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. Electrooxidation of formaldehyde on the nanoPt/Ti electrode takes place at a potential of 0.45 V and then presents high anodic current densities due to the large real surface area of the nanoPt/Ti electrode. The formaldehyde oxidation rate is dramatically increased on the Sn/nanoPt/Ti electrode at the most negative potentials, where anodic formaldehyde oxidation is completely suppressed on the nanoPt/Ti electrode. Chronoamperogramms (CA) of the Sn/nanoPt/Ti electrode display stable and large quasi‐steady state current densities at more negative potential steps. Amperometric data obtained at a potential step of 100 mV show a linear dependence of the current density for formaldehyde oxidation upon formaldehyde concentration in the range of 0.003 to 0.1 mol·L^?1 with a sensitivity of 59.29 mA·cm^?2 (mol·L^?1)^?1. A detection limit of 0.506 mmol·L^?1 formaldehyde was found. The superior electroactivity of the Sn/nanoPt/Ti electrode for formaldehyde oxidation can be illustrated by a so‐called bifunctional mechanism which is involved in the oxidation of poisoning adsorbed CO species via the surface reaction with OH adsorbed on neighboring Sn sites.     

A New Amperometric Biosensor Based on HRP/Nano-Au/L-Cysteine/Poly（o-Aminobenzoic acid）-Membrane-Modified Platinum Electrode for the Determination of Hydrogen Peroxide

The third generation amperometric biosensor for the determination of hydrogen peroxide （H2O2） has been described. For the fabrication of biosensor, o-aminobenzoic acid （oABA） was first electropolymerized on the surface of platinum （Pt） electrode as an electrostatic repulsion layer to reject interferences. Horseradish peroxidase （HRP） absorbed by nano-scaled particulate gold （nano-Au） was immobilized on the electrode modified with polymerized o-aminobenzoic acid （poABA） with L-cysteine as a linker to prepare a biosensor for the detection of H2O2. Amperometric detection of H2O2 was realized at a potential of ＋20 mV versus SCE. The resulting biosensor exhibited fast response, excellent reproducibility and sensibility, expanded linear range and low interferences. Temperature and pH dependence and stability of the sensor were investigated. The optimal sensor gave a linear response in the range of 2.99×10^-6 to 3.55×10^-3 mol·L^-1 to H2O2 with a sensibility of 0.0177 A·L^-1·mol^-1 and a detection limit （S/N = 3） of 4.3×10^-7 mol·L^-1. The biosensor demonstrated a 95% response within less than 10 s.     

Direct Electrochemistry and Electrocatalysis of Hemoglobin Based on Nafion‐Room Temperature Ionic Liquids‐Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Composite Film

A robust and effective composite film combined the benefits of Nafion, room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) and multi‐wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) was prepared. Hemoglobin (Hb) was successfully immobilized on glassy carbon electrode surface by entrapping in the composite film. Direct electrochemistry and electrocatalysis of immobilized Hb were investigated in detail. A pair of well‐defined and quasi‐reversible redox peaks of Hb was obtained in 0.10 mol·L^?1 pH 7.0 phosphate buffer solution (PBS), indicating that the Nafion‐RTIL‐MWNTs film showed an obvious promotion for the direct electron transfer between Hb and the underlying electrode. The immobilized Hb exhibited an excellent electrocatalytic activity towards the reduction of H₂O₂. The catalysis current was linear to H₂O₂ concentration in the range of 2.0×10^?6 to 2.5×10^?4 mol·L^?1, with a detection limit of 8.0×10^?7 mol·L^?1 (S/N=3). The apparent Michaelis‐Menten constant (K_m^app) was calculated to be 0.34 mmol·L^?1. Moreover, the modified electrode displayed a good stability and reproducibility. Based on the composite film, a third‐generation reagentless biosensor could be constructed for the determination of H₂O₂.     

Electrodeposition of Silver Nanoparticles on MWCNT Film Electrodes for Hydrogen Peroxide Sensing

Silver （Ag） nanoparticles were directly electrodeposited on multi-walled carbon nanotubes （MWCNT） in AgNO3/LiNO3 containing EDTA （ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid）. The structure and nature of the resulting Ag/MWNT composite were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy （FE-SEM）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM） and X-ray diffraction （XRD）, and the distribution shape of Ag nanoparticles was found to be dependent on the presence of EDTA. The modified electrode showed excellent electrocatalytic activity to redox reaction of hydrogen peroxide and the mechanism of hydrogen peroxide was partly reversible procession with oxidation and reduction peaks at 0.77 and -0.83 V, respectively. The oxidation and reduction peak currents were linearly related to hydrogen peroxide concentration in the range of 1×10^-6-3×10^-4 and 1 ×10^-8-7× 10^-4 mol·L^-1 with correlation coefficients of 0.996 and 0.986, and 3s-detection limit of 9 × 10^-7 and 7 × 10^-9 mol·L^-1.     

Catalytic Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry at a Carbon Paste Electrode for the Determination of Amiodarone

Voltammetry using solid electrodes usually suffers from the contamination due to the deposition of the redox products of analytes on the electrode surface. The contamination has resulted in poor reproducibility and overelaborate operation procedures. The use of the chemical catalysis of oxidant on the reduction product of analyte not only can eliminate the contamination of analyte to solid electrodes but also can improve the faradaic response of analyte. This work introduced both the catalysis of oxidant K2S2O8 and the enhancement of surfactant Triton X-100 on the faraday response of amiodarone into an adsorptive stripping voltammetry at a carbon paste electrode for the determination of amiodarone. The method exhibits high sensitivity, good reproducibility and simple operation procedure. In 0.2 mol·L^-1 HOAc-NaOAc buffer （pH=5.3） containing 2.2×10^-2 mol·L^-1 K2S2O8 and 0.002% Triton X-100, the 2.5th-order derivative stripping peak current of the catalytic wave at 0.3 V （vs. Ag/AgCl） is rectilinear to amiodarone concentration in the range of 2.0×10^-10-2.3×10^-8 mol·L^-1 with a detection limit of 1.5×10^-10 mol·L^-1 after accumulation at 0 V for 30 s.     

Carbon paste electrode modified with Fe<Subscript>3</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript> nanoparticles and BMI.PF<Subscript>6</Subscript> ionic liquid for determination of estrone by square-wave voltammetry

A carbon paste electrode (CPE) modified with Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles (Fe₃O₄ NP) and the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (IL BMI.PF₆) was employed for the electroanalytical determination of estrone (E1) by square-wave voltammetry (SWV). At the modified electrode, cyclic voltammograms of E1 in B–R buffer (pH 12.0) showed an adsorption-controlled irreversible oxidation peak at around +0.365 V. The anodic current increased by a factor of five times and the peak potential shifted 65 mV to less positive values compared with the unmodified CPE. Under optimized conditions, the calibration curve obtained showed two linear ranges: from 4.0 to 9.0 μmol L^?1 and from 9.0 to 100.0 μmol L^?1. The limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) attained were 0.47 and 4.0 μmol L^?1, respectively. The proposed modified electrode was applied to the determination of E1 in pork meat samples. Data provided by the proposed modified electrode were compared with data obtained by UV–vis spectroscopy. The outstanding performance of the electrochemical device indicates that Fe₃O₄ NP and the IL BMI.PF₆ are promising materials for the preparation of chemically modified electrodes for the determination of E1.     

Fe3O4@SiO2‐PANI‐Au Nanocomposite Prepared for Electrochemical Determination of Quercetin in Food Samples and Biological Fluids

A new electrochemical sensor based on Fe₃O₄@SiO₂‐PANI‐Au nanocomposite was fabricated for modification of glassy carbon electrode (Fe₃O₄@SiO₂‐PANI‐Au GCE). The Fe₃O₄@SiO₂‐PANI‐Au nanocomposite was characterized by TEM, FESEM‐EDS‐Mapping, XRD, and TGA methods. The Fe₃O₄@SiO₂‐PANI‐Au GC electrode exhibited an acceptable sensitivity, fast electrochemical response, and good selectivity for determination of quercetin. Under optimal conditions, the linear range for quercetin concentrations using this sensor was 1.0×10^?8 to 1.5×10^?5 mol L^?1, and the limit of detection was 3.8×10^?9 mol L^?1. The results illustrated that the offered sensor could be a possible alternative for the measurement of quercetin in food samples and biological fluids.     

半晶化双螺旋介孔MnO2的合成和电化学性质

Mesoporous silica KIT-6 has novel three-dimensional gyroidal channel structure, space group of 1a-3d, and ordered tunable pores up to 10 nm. In this paper, such mesostructured silica was employed as hard template to prepare semicrystalline gyroidal mesoporous MnO2. The structure was investigated by XRD, TEM and HRTEM, and found to be of high quality 1a-3d symmetry, in good accordance with the template structure. The material has a BET surface of 118 m2·g^-1 and pore volume of 0.35 cm3·g^- 1 after eliminating template. Mesoporous MnO2 has shown good electrochemical property as supercapacitor material in 1 mol·L^-1 Na2SO4 and 1 mol·L^-1 LiClO4 solutions, but interesting pseudocapacitance behavior was observed in the case of 6 mol·L^-1 KOH. It was found that mesoporous MnO2 performed stable reversible electrochemical behavior with capacitance of 220 F·g^-1 in a potential range of -0.1-0.55 V vs. Hg/HgO in alkaline solution, demonstrating that it is a promising novel electrode material for the fabrication of electrochemical capacitors.     

A Sensitive Hydrogen Peroxide Sensor Based on Hemoglobin Immobilized on Gold Nanoparticles and 1,6-hexanedithiol Modified Gold Electrode

Hemoglobin (Hb) was successfully immobilized on a gold electrode modified with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) via a molecule bridge 1,6-hexanedithiol (HDT). The AFM images suggested that the HDT/gold electrode could adsorb more AuNPs. UV-vis spectra indicated that Hb on AuNPs/HDT film retained its near-native secondary structures. The electrochemical behaviors of the sensor were characterized with cyclic voltammetric techniques. The resultant electrode displayed an excellent electrocatalytical response to the reduction of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). The linear relationship existed between the catalytic current and the H₂O₂ concentration ranging from 5.0 × 10^?8 to 1.0 × 10^?6 mol · L^?1. The detection limit (S/N = 3) was 1.0 × 10^?8 mol · L^?1.     

Determination of Hydrogen Peroxide Using a Novel Sensor Based on Fe3O4 Magnetic Nanoparticles

Fe₃O₄ magnetic nanoparticles were synthesized by chemical co-precipitation with sodium citrate as a surfactant and were used with chitosan to construct a novel hydrogen peroxide sensor. The electrochemical behavior of hydrogen peroxide at the sensor was investigated by cyclic voltammetry. The composite film electrocatalyzed the reduction of hydrogen peroxide, and the peak current increased linearly with concentration from 1.00 × 10^?5 to 1.00 × 10^?3 mol · L^?1 (R = 0.9974) with a detection limit of 1.53 × 10^?6 mol · L^?1. This novel nonenzyme sensor provided good sensitivity, stability, and precision with potential applications.     

Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Formaldehyde on Copper Oxide Nano-crystalline Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

This research found a cheap and efficient catalyst for electrooxidation of formaldehyde (HCHO). A CuO nano‐crystalline modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was fabricated and had an excellent electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of HCHO. Both the effect of potential scan rate and the effect of HCHO concentration on the electrocatalytic oxidation performance of the electrode were investigated. The amperometric current response of the electrode was proportional to HCHO concentration in the range of 1.0 µmol·L^?1–10.0 mmol·L^?1 with a detection limit (s/n=3) of 0.25 µmol·L^?1. The electrode was stable, showing the CuO nano‐crystlline is promising for applications in fuel cells and electrochemical sensors.     

Hydrogen peroxide sensor based on a stainless steel electrode coated with multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified with magnetite nanoparticles

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were decorated with magnetite (Fe₃O₄) nanoparticles and then used to modify a stainless steel electrode. The Fe₃O₄/MWCNTs composite was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction patterns. Electrochemical properties of the modified electrode revealed a substantial catalytic activity for the reduction of hydrogen peroxide. The relationship between peak current and the concentration of hydrogen peroxide was linear in the range from 0.06?mmol?L^?1 to 0.36?mmol?L^?1, and the lowest detectable concentration is 0.01?mmol·L^?1 (S/N?=?3). The modified stainless steel electrode displays excellent stability.

Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructured Manganese Dioxide Used as Positive Electrode Material for Electrochemical Capacitor with Lithium Hydroxide Electrolyte

A nanostructured manganese dioxide electrode material was prepared using a solid‐reaction route starting with MnCl₂·4H₂O and NH₄HCO₃, and its electrochemical performance as a positive electrode for MnO₂/activated carbon hybrid supercapacitor with 1 mol·L^?1 LiOH electrolyte was reported. The material was proved to be a mixture of nanostructured γ‐MnO₂ and α‐MnO₂ containing some bound water in the structure, which was characterized by X‐ray diffraction analysis, infrared spectrum analysis, and transmission electron microscope observation. Electrochemical properties of the MnO₂ electrode and the MnO₂/AC capacitor were investigated by cyclic voltammetry, ac impedance and galvanostatic charge/discharge methods. Experimental results showed that the MnO₂ electrode exhibited faradaic pseudocapacitance behavior and higher specific capacitance in 1 mol·L^?1 LiOH electrolyte. The MnO₂/AC hybrid capacitor with 1 mol·L^?1 LiOH electrolyte presented excellent rate charge/discharge ability and cyclic stability.     

An H2O2 Biosensor Based on Immobilization of Horseradish Peroxidase Labeled Nano‐Au in Silica Sol‐Gel/Alginate Composite Film

Abstract

A novel approach to assemble an H₂O₂ amperometric biosensor was introduced. The biosensor was constructed by entrapping horseradish peroxidase (HRP) labeled nano‐scaled particulate gold (nano‐Au) (HRP‐nano‐Au electrostatic composite) in a new silica sol‐gel/alginate hybrid film using glassy carbon electrode as based electrode. This suggested strategy fully merged the merits of sol‐gel derived inorganic‐organic composite film and the nano‐Au intermediator. The silica sol‐gel/alginate hybrid material can improve the properties of conventional sol‐gel material and effectively prevent cracking of film. The entrapment of HRP in the form of HRP‐nano‐Au can not only factually prevent the leaking of enzyme out of the film but also provide a favorable microenvironment for HRP. With hydroquinone as an electron mediator, the proposed HRP electrode exhibited good catalytic activity for the reduction of H₂O₂. The parameters affecting both the qualities of sol‐gel/alginate hybrid film and the biosensor response were optimized. The biosensor exhibited high sensitivity of 0.40 Al mol^?1 cm^?2 for H₂O₂ over a wide linear range of concentration from 1.22×10^?5 to 1.46×10^?3 mol L^?1, rapid response of <5 s and a detection limit of 0.61×10^?6 mol L^?1. The enzyme electrode has remarkable stability and retained 86% of its initial activity after 45 days of storage in 0.1 mol L^?1 Tris‐HCl buffer solutions at pH 7.     

Kinetic Studies on the Reaction of Sodium Hexacyanoferrate（ll） Complex with Peroxydisulfate Anion

The oxidation of Na₄Fe(CN)₆ complex by S₂O anion was found to follow an outer‐sphere electron transfer mechanism. We firstly carried out the reaction at pH=1. The specific rate constants of the reaction, k_ox, are (8.1±0.07)×10^?2 and (4.3±0.1)×10^?2 mol^?1·L·s^?1 at μ=1.0 mol·L^?1 NaClO₄, T=298 K for pH=1 (0.1 mol·L^?1 HCl0₄) and 8, respectively. The activation parameters, obtained by measuring the rate constants of oxidation 283–303 K, were ΔH^≠=(69.0±5.6) kJ·mol^?1, ΔS^≠=(?0.34±0.041)×10² J·mol^?1·K^?1 at pH=l and ΔH^≠=(41.3±5.5) kJ·mol^?1, ΔS^≠=(?1.27±0.33)×10² J·mol^?1·K^?1 at pH=8, respectively. The cyclic voltammetry of Fe(CN) shows that the oxidation is a one‐electron reversible redox process with E_1/2 values of 0.55 and 0.46 V vs. normal hydrogen electrode at μ=1.0 mol·L^?1 LiClO₄, for pH=1 and pH=8 (Tris). respectively. The kinetic results were discussed on the basis of Marcus theory.     

Electrodeposition CaCO3 Nanoparticles‐chitosan Composite Film on Carbon Ionic Liquid Electrode as a Platform for Hemoglobin Electrochemical Biosensor

By one‐step co‐electrodeposition CaCO₃ nanoparticles‐chitosan composite film on carbon ionic liquid electrode (CILE), and then by spreading the composition of hemoglobin (Hb) and chitosan on the nanoCaCO₃‐chi/CILE, a Hb‐chi/nanoCaCO₃‐chi/CILE was fabricated and the direct electrochemistry and electrocatalysis of Hb at the electrode was investigated. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of the modified electrode showed the electron transfer resistance was 1166 Ω. Investigation results of cyclic voltammetrys showed a pair of well‐defined and quasireversible redox peak of Hb with the formal potentials of ‐0.295 V (vs. SCE) in 0.1 mol·L^‐1 pH 7.0 PBS; the response time of the reduction peak currents of Hb was lower than 3s; a linear range for determination of H₂O₂ was from 5.0 μmol·L^‐1 to 1.3 mmol·L^‐1 with a detection limit of 1.6 μmol·L^‐1 (S/N = 3) and a sensitivity of 0.16 A·M^‐1·cm^‐2; the electron transfer rate constant and the apparent Michaelis‐Menten constant of Hb were 1.98 s^‐1 and 0.81 mmol·L^‐1, respectively. As a result, the case of the one‐step co‐electrodeposition and the promising feature of biocomposite could serve as a versatile platform for the fabrication of electrochemical biosensors.     

A Novel Hydrogen Peroxide Biosensor Based on the PDDA‐GNPs/MWNTs Nanocomposite Matrix

A novel nanocomposite designed by the assembly of the positively charged poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) protected gold nanoparticles (PDDA‐GNPs), and the negatively charged multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on ITO electrode via electrostatic interaction, was used as a supporting matrix for immobilizing hemoglobin (Hb) to develop a high‐performance hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) biosensor. The cyclic voltammetrys of immobilized Hb showed a pair of well‐defined and quasi‐reversible redox peaks with the formal potential of ‐0.205V (vs. SCE) and the peak‐to‐peak potential separation of 44 mV at a scan rate of 100 mV×s^?1 in 0.1 mol×L^?1 pH 7.0 PBS. Under the optimized experimental conditions, a linearity range for determination of H₂O₂ was from 2.0 × 10^?6 to 5.2 × 10^?4 mol×L^?1 with a correlation coefficient of 0.9994 (n = 37) and a detection limit of 8.4 × 10^?7 mol×L^?1. The biosensor displayed excellent electrochemical and electrocatalytic response to the reduction of H₂O₂, high sensitivity, long‐term stability, good bioactivity and selectivity.     

Simultaneous Detection of Dopamine and Uric Acid under Coexistence of Ascorbic Acid with DNA/Pt Nanocluster Modified Electrode

A novel biosensor by electrochemically codeposited Pt nanoclusters and DNA film was constructed and applied to detection of dopamine (DA) and uric acid (UA) in the presence of high concentration ascorbic acid (AA). Scanning electron microscopy and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy were used for characterization. This electrode was successfully used to resolve the overlapping voltammetric response of DA, UA and AA into three well‐defined peaks with a large anodic peak difference (ΔE_pa) of about 184 mV for DA and 324 mV for UA. The catalytic peak current obtained from differential pulse voltammetry was linearly dependent on the DA concentration from 1.1× 10^?7 to 3.8×10^?5 mol·L^?1 with a detection limit of 3.6×10^?8 mol·L^?1 (S/N=3) and on the UA concentration from 3.0×10^?7 to 5.7×10^?5 mol·L^?1 with a detection limit of 1.0×10^?7 mol·L^?1 with coexistence of 1.0×10^?3 mol·L^?1 AA. The modified electrode shows good sensitivity and selectivity.     

Electrocatalysis Oxidation of GMP Based on Layered Double Hydroxide Functionalized with Anionic Surfactant and Room Temperature Ionic Liquid Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

The electrocatalysis oxidation of guanosine‐5′‐monophosphate (GMP) was investigated on Mg‐Al layered double hydroxide (LDH) functionalized with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) modified glass carbon electrode (GCE). The cyclic voltammogram of GMP on the modified electrode (RTIL/ LDH‐SDS/GCE) exhibited a well defined anodic peak at 1.091 V in 0.2 mol·L^?1 pH 4.4 acetate buffer solution. The GMP oxidation was enhanced in the presence of anionic surfactant in the ?lms. The results suggest that the surfactant molecules intercalate the LDH layers to preconcentrate GMP molecules and the RTIL showed good ionic conductivity. The experimental parameters were optimized, the kinetic parameters were investigated and the probable oxidation mechanism was proposed. Under the optimized conditions, the oxidation peak current was proportional to GMP concentration in the range from 5.0×10^?7 to 1.0×10^?4 mol·L^?1 with the correlation coefficient of 0.9987 and the detection limit was 1.0×10^?7 mol·L^?1. The RTIL/LDH‐SDS/GCE showed a good electrochemical response to the oxidation of GMP and would be developed into a new biosensor.