Electrochemical non-enzymatic glucose sensors based on nano-composite of Co3O4 and multiwalled carbon nanotube

Nanocomposite of Co₃O₄ and MCNT was synthesised using one step solvothermal method, and an electrochemical non-enzymatic glucose sensor (Co₃O₄-MCNT/GCE) was successfully constructed. This sensor was used successfully for the quantitative analysis of trace glucose in serum sample.     

Catalytic decomposition of H2O2 on Co3O4 doped with MgO and V2O5

The effects of doping of Co₃O₄with MgO (0.4–6 mol%) and V₂O₅ (0.20–0.75 mol%) on its surface and catalytic properties were investigated using nitrogen adsorption at −196°C and decomposition of H₂O₂ at 30–50°C. Pure and doped samples were prepared by thermal decomposition in air at 500–900°C, of pure basic cobalt carbonate and basic carbonate treated with different proportions of magnesium nitrate and ammonium vanadate. The results revealed that, V₂O₅ doping followed by precalcination at 500–900°C did not much modify the specific surface area of the treated Co₃O₄ solid. Treatment of Co₃O₄ with MgO at 500–900°C resulted in a significant increase in the specific surface area of cobaltic oxide. The catalytic activity in H₂O₂ decomposition, of Co₃O₄ was found to suffer a considerable increase by treatment with MgO. The maximum increase in the catalytic reaction rate constant (k) measured at 40°C on Co₃O₄ due to doping with 3 mol% MgO attained 218, 590 and 275% for the catalysts precalcined at 500, 700 and 900°C, respectively. V₂O₅-doping of Co₃O₄ brought about a significant progressive decrease in its catalytic activity. The maximum decrease in the reaction rate constant measured at 40°C over the 0.75 mol% V₂O₅-doped Co₃O₄ solid attained 68 and 93% for the catalyst samples precalcined at 500 and 900°C, respectively. The doping process did not modify the activation energy of the catalyzed reaction but much modified the concentration of catalytically active constituents without changing their energetic nature. MgO-doping increased the concentration of CO³⁺–CO²⁺ ion pairs and created Mg²⁺–CO³⁺ ion pairs increasing thus the number of active constituents involved in the catalytic decomposition of H₂O₂. V₂O₅-doping exerted an opposite effect via decreasing the number of CO³⁺–CO²⁺ ion pairs besides the possible formation of cobalt vanadate.     

A high-efficient amperometric hydrazine sensor based on novel electrospun CoFe2O4 spinel nanofibers

HeterojunctionFe_2O_3 nanoparticles(NPs), NiFe_2O_4 nanofibers(NFs), and CoFe_2O_4 NFs were synthesized by electrospinning and the subsequent thermal treatment processes. Characterization results indeed display the three-dimensional net-like textural structures of these as-electrospun spinel-type MFe_2O_4 NFs. The MFe_2O_4 NFs-based film configurations possess abundant micro/meso/macropores on their surface. These structures could afford more accessible transport channels for effective reduction of the mass transport resistance and improvement of the density of exposed catalytic active sites. All these advantages are responsible for the enhanced electro-catalytic performance of these MFe_2O_4 NFs in hydrazine oxidation. When used for hydrazine detection, CoFe_2O_4 NFs show the best catalytic efficiency.For example, the CoFe_2O_4 NFs possess a large sensitivity of 1327 mA cmà2(mmol Là1[à1in the linear range of 0.01 to 0.1 mmol Là1and 503 mA cmà2(mmol Là1)à1in the linear range of 0.1 to 11 mmol Là1, a response time of shorter than 3 s, good reproducibility and remarkable long-term stability. The superior catalytic efficiency, excellent stability, low cost, and ease of fabrication render CoFe_2O_4 NFs very promising materials in developing an electrochemical device that directly detects hydrazine.     

Facile synthesis of enzyme functional metal-organic framework for colorimetric detecting H2O2 and ascorbic acid

In this work,a metal-organic frameworks material MIL-88 was prepared easily using solvent-thermal method,and was first found to have catalytic activities similar to those of biological enzymes such as catalase and peroxidase.The material was characterized by XRD,SEM,TEM,EDX,FT-IR techniques and an N_2 adsorption method.It exhibited peroxidase-like activity through catalytic oxidation of the peroxidase substrate 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine(TMB) in the presence of H_2O_2,producing a blue-colored solution.Under optimal conditions,the absorbance at 652 nm is linearly correlated with the concentration of H_2O_2 from 2.0×10~(-6) mol/L to 2.03×10~(-5) mol/L(R~2=0.981) with a detection limit of 5.62×10~(-7) mol/L(S/N=3).More importantly,a sensitive and selective method for ascorbic acid detection was developed using this material as a catalyst.The analytical method for ascorbic acid detection was observed to have a linear range from 2.57×10~(-6) mol/L to 1.01×10~(-5) mol/L(R~2=0.989) with a detection limit of 1.03×10~(-6) mol/L(S/N=3).This work suggests MOFs have advantages of preparing biomimetic catalysts and extends applications of the functional MOFs in the field of biosensor.     

Mg改性对Co/γ-Al2O3-TiO2催化燃烧丙烷性能影响

采用分步浸渍法制备了系列Mg改性的Co/γ-Al_2O_3-TiO_2催化剂,通过X射线衍射(XRD)、紫外可见漫反射光谱(DR-UV-vis)、N_2吸附-脱附(BET)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和H_2程序升温还原(H_2-TPR)等技术对催化剂进行表征,并考察了其对丙烷燃烧的催化性能。结果表明,Co在原始γ-Al_2O_3-TiO_2载体和Mg改性MgO/γ-Al_2O_3-TiO_2载体上均以Co_3O_4的形式存在;Mg掺入后与Al_2O_3作用形成MgAl_2O_4尖晶石,改善了载体的织构性质,提升了Co_3O_4在催化剂载体表面的暴露数量和分散程度。此外,MgAl_2O_4与Co_3O_4相互作用提升了Co_3O_4颗粒表面Co~(3+)/Co~(2+)和O_(ads)/O_(latt)的比例,并削弱了Co-O键键能,从而提升了其对丙烷的催化燃烧活性。当Mg负载量为15%(质量分数)时,在Co/MgO(15%)/γ-Al_2O_3-TiO_2催化剂上进行丙烷燃烧,丙烷90%转化率的温度比无Mg掺杂的Co/γ-Al_2O_3-TiO_2催化剂的降低了45℃,并且连续反应40 h其活性保持稳定。     

pH and H2O2 dual-responsive carbon dots for biocatalytic transformation monitoring

Carbon dots with strong orange light emission, pH and H₂O₂ dual-responsive characteristics, were prepared and applied for probing enzyme-mediated biocatalytic transformations via the fluorescence quenching.     

Microwave-assisted One-pot Synthesis of Ag NPs/C and Its Application in H2O2 and Glucose Detection

The facile preparation of Ag NPs/C via a one-pot strategy was carried out by microwave treatment of a mixed aqueous solution of AgNO₃ and glucose at 180℃ for 20 min without the presence of extra reducing agent. The as-synthesized Ag NPs/C showed high catalytic performance toward the reduction of H₂O₂. The H₂O₂ sensor constructed with as-synthesized Ag NPs/C exhibited a short amperometric response time of less than 2 s. The linear range was approximately (0.1-50) mmol/L(r=0.997), and the detection limit was approximately 3.3 μmol/L at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3. A glucose biosensor was fabricated by immobilizing glucose oxidase onto Ag NPs/C- modified glassy carbon electrode to detect glucose. The glucose sensor had a wide linear response range of 2-22 mmol/L(r=0.999) and a detection limit of 190 μmol/L.     

还原-氧化预处理对Co_3O_4催化分解N_2O性能的影响

采用液相沉淀法制备了Co_3O_4催化剂,并对其进行还原-氧化预处理制得Co_3O_4-RO。通过XRD、N_2-physisorption、Raman、H_2-TPR、XPS和O_2-TPD等技术对催化剂进行表征,在连续流动微反应装置上考察了催化剂催化分解N_2O性能。结果表明,经过还原-氧化预处理,与Co_3O_4催化剂相比,Co_3O_4-RO结晶度变差,晶粒粒径减小,尤其是尖晶石结构重构过程削弱了Co-O键,增强了催化剂表面的氧物种脱附能力,降低了催化分解N_2O反应的活化能,因而显著提高了催化剂的催化活性。同时,Co_3O_4-RO对原料气中的O_22%(体积分数)和H_2O 2. 3%(体积分数)表现出较强的耐受性。     

Vc-Functionalized Fe3O4 Nanocomposites as Peroxidase-like Mimetics for H2O2 and Glucose Sensing

A simple and efficient colorimetric biosensing for hydrogen peroxide and glucose with peroxidase-like vitamin C(V_c) functionalized Fe₃O₄ magnetic nanoparticles(V_c/Fe₃O₄MNPs) as a catalyst is reported. Compared with Fe₃O₄ MNPs and other catalysts, V_c/Fe₃O₄ MNPs exhibited superior catalytic properties. Kinetic studies indicated that vitamin C incorporated on Fe₃O₄ MNPs improved the affinity toward H₂O₂. As low as 0.29 μmol/L H₂O₂ can be detected with a wide linear range of 0.5—100 μmol/L H₂O₂; moreover, as low as 0.288 μmol/L glucose can be detected with a linear range of 0.5—25 μmol/L glucose. The detection method was highly sensitive in sensing H₂O₂ and glucose. The robustness of V_c/Fe₃O₄ MNPs rendered them suitable for wide ranging applications.     

A highly selective magnetic sensor with functionalized Fe/Fe3O4 nanoparticles for detection of Pb2+

A magnetic sensor for detection of Pb~(2+) has been developed based on Fe/Fe_3O_4 nanoparticles modified by3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propionic acid(DHCA). The carboxyl groups of DHCA have a strong affinity to coordination behavior of Pb~(2+) thus inducing the transformation of Fe/Fe_3O_4 nanoparticles from a dispersed to an aggregated state with a corresponding decrease, then increase in transverse relaxation time(T_2) of the surrounding water protons. Upon addition of the different concentrations of Pb~(2+) to an aq. solution of DHCA functionalized Fe/Fe_3O_4 nanoparticles(DHCA-Fe/Fe_3O_4 NPs)([Fe] = 90 mmol/L), the change of T_2 values display a good linear relationship with the concentration of Pb~(2+) from 40 μmol/L to 100 μmol/L and from 130 μmol/L to 200 μmol/L, respectively. Owing to the especially strong interaction between DHCA and Pb~(2+), DHCA-Fe/Fe_3O_4 NPs exhibited a high selectivity over other metal ions.     

超薄Co3O4纳米片薄膜制备及其电化学传感器性能

本文以电沉积的金属钴薄膜作为原材料,通过简单的氧化技术获得了薄膜前驱体材料,并进一步在350 ^oC热处理条件下获得了超薄Co₃O₄纳米片薄膜材料. 通过扫描电镜（SEM）,X-射线衍射（XRD）,透射电镜（TEM）等手段对材料的物理结构进行了深入分析,并通过循环伏安法（CV）表征了该薄膜材料的电化学活性. 作为电化学传感器件的活性材料,该薄膜材料对H₂O₂的检测表现出较宽的线性浓度检测范围（0 ~ 4 mmol•L^-1）和较高的电流响应(~ 1.15 mA•cm^-2),在该领域具有较高的应用价值.     

Graphene oxide–MnO_2 nanocomposite-modified glassy carbon electrode as an efficient sensor for H_2O_2

In this study, a new facile preparation method of nanocomposites consisting of graphene oxide and manganese dioxide nanowires(GO/MnO_2 NW_s) was developed. The morphology, structure and composition of the resulted products were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and N_2 adsorption and desorption. The GO/MnO_2 nanocomposite was used as an electrode material for non-enzymatic determination of hydrogen peroxide. The proposed sensor exhibits excellent electrocatalytic performance for the determination of hydrogen peroxide in phosphate buffer solution(PBS, pH7) at an applied potential of 0.75 V. The non-enzymatic biosensor for determination of hydrogen peroxide displayed a wide linear range of 4.90 mmol L~(-1)–4.50 mmol L~(-1)with a correlation coefficient of 0.9992, a low detection limit of 0.48 mmol L~(-1) and a high sensitivity of 191.22μA(mmol L~(-1))~(-1)cm~(-2)(signal/noise, S/N = 3). Moreover, the non-enzymatic biosensor shows an excellent selectivity.     

富含光诱导氧空位Bi12O17Br2的制备及其高效光催化固氮性能

采用一步水热法制备了Bi₁₂O₁₇Br₂光催化剂,其平均微片尺寸为1.2μm,比表面积约为29 m²·g^-1。Bi₁₂O₁₇Br₂的禁带宽度为2.42 eV,能够响应可见光。值得注意的是,在光照条件下Bi₁₂O₁₇Br₂表面能够产生氧空位;光诱导氧空位不仅能促进氮气在催化剂表面的吸附,而且对吸附的氮气分子的活化起到至关重要的作用。实验结果表明在可见光照射下,Bi₁₂O₁₇Br₂光催化剂上的氨生成速率为337.6μmol·g^-1·h^-1。在可见光的驱动下,Bi₁₂O₁₇Br₂光催化剂能够实现氮气与水反应生成氨的过程。     

介孔Co3O4多面体的制备及电化学性能

通过水热处理Co(NO₃)₂与(NH₄)₂S₂O₈合成了CoOOH多面体, 再经高温煅烧得到具有介孔结构的Co₃O₄多面体; 利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、 透射电子显微镜(TEM)、 X射线衍射(XRD)和N2吸附\|脱附实验等手段对其结构和组成进行了表征; 研究了反应时间、 反应温度及(NH₄)₂S₂O₈浓度等因素对CoOOH多面体形貌的影响, 分析了CoOOH多面体的形成机理. 性能测试结果表明, 该介孔Co₃O₄多面体具有良好的葡萄糖电化学检测活性, 检测线性范围为0.05~1.8 mmol/L, 响应灵敏度为148 μA·cm^-2·mmol·L^-1, 检出限为1 μmol/L.     

SO_4~(2-)功能化处理对Fe_2O_3催化剂上氨选择性催化还原NO_x性能的促进机理研究

采用沉淀法制备了Fe(OH)_3和Fe_2O_3。通过硫酸化处理得到SO_4~(2-)/Fe(OH)_3和SO_4~(2-)/Fe_2O_3两种催化剂,并将其应用于氨选择性催化还原NO_x(NH_3-SCR)反应,研究了SO_4~(2-)功能化处理对Fe_2O_3催化剂上NH_3-SCR脱硝性能的促进机理。结果表明,与纯的Fe_2O_3相比,硫酸化处理得到的催化剂上SCR活性得到显著提升;其中,SO_4~(2-)/Fe(OH)_3表现出更加优异的催化性能,在250-450℃时NO_x转化率高于80%,且具有优异的稳定性和抗H_2O+SO_2性能。XRD、Raman、TG、FT-IR、H_2-TPR、NH_3-TPD和in situ DRIFTS等表征结果显示,硫酸功能化处理能抑制Fe_2O_3的晶粒生长,同时SO_4~(2-)与Fe~(3+)结合形成硫酸盐复合物,提高了催化剂表面酸性位点的数量和酸强度,抑制了Fe_2O_3上的氨氧化反应,从而提高了其脱硝催化性能。     

Low-temperature and stable CO oxidation of Co3O4/TiO2 monolithic catalysts

Highly efficient Co₃O₄/TiO₂ monolithic catalysts with enhanced stability were in-situ grown on Ti mesh for CO oxidation,which could completely oxidize CO at 120℃.The comprehensive catalytic performance is competitive to some noble metal catalysts and conventional Co₃O₄ powder catalysts,which holds great potential toward industrial applications.Meanwhile,the in-situ synthesis strategy of Co₃O₄/TiO₂ monolithic catalysts on flexible mesh substrate in this work can be extended to the development of a variety of oxide-based monolithic catalysts towards diverse catalysis applications.     

光催化氧气还原制备H2O2

H₂O₂广泛应用于化工和环保领域,其分解的唯一产物是水,有利于生产与自然生态系统的协调可持续发展。工业上H₂O₂的合成主要是通过蒽醌法间接合成,该方法能耗大,污染环境。而直接由H₂与O₂混合制备H₂O₂,具有极大的安全风险,且需要消耗大量H₂。通过光催化技术将O₂和H₂O转化成H₂O₂的方法,避免了H₂与O₂的直接混合,同时采用取之不尽的太阳能作为能量来源,近年来备受关注。本文总结了光催化还原O₂制备H₂O₂的研究进展,对比分析了不同催化体系,如g-C₃N₄、TiO₂以及其他光催化剂的反应性能及调控措施,介绍了光催化制备H₂O₂的机理,并对该领域的发展进行了展望。     

平板式V_2O_5-MoO_3/TiO_2型SCR催化剂的中低温脱硝和抗中毒性能研究

针对中低温锅炉烟气脱硝技术需求的特点,采用等体积浸渍法,以V_2O_5为活性组分、MoO_3为助剂,制备了高钒高钼含量的V_2O_5-MoO_3/TiO_2型粉末和平板式SCR脱硝催化剂,考察了活性组分和助剂含量对催化剂活性以及抗SO_2和H_2O中毒性能的影响,对反应前后的催化剂进行了微观表征,并针对最优催化剂研究了其在不同烟气工况下催化剂的脱硝性能。结果表明,提升V_2O_5负载量可以有效提高催化剂的脱硝活性;MoO_3助剂的添加也可以提高催化剂的脱硝活性。XPS、XRF、FTIR等表征结果表明,MoO_3的含量会影响催化剂中V~(4+)/V~(5+)的比值,其相对含量的增加有利于催化剂中非化学计量钒物种的形成以及化学吸附氧比例的增加,钼与钒物种间的交互作用是抑制SO_2和H_2O对催化剂的毒化作用的关键。3V_2O_5-10MoO_3/TiO_2平板式催化剂在温度为200℃、空速为3 500 h~(-1)含SO_2和H_2O烟气条件下,经30 d连续反应,脱硝效率稳定维持在82%左右,该催化剂在中低温下具有优异的抗SO_2和H_2O中毒性能以及稳定性。     

Anaerobic oxidation of isobutane: Catalytic properties of MgV2O6 and Mg2V2O7 prepared by the molten method

The catalytic activity of MV₂O₆ and M₂V₂O₇ type oxides prepared by the molten method (MM) for anaerobic oxidation of isobutane was studied in order to construct a system for the selective oxidation of isobutene using a thin layer reactor. Isobutene, CO and CO₂ were formed by every catalyst tested. The activities for isobutene formation were CuV₂O₆ > ZnV₂O₆, NiV₂O₆, CoV₂O₆ > MgV₂O₆ > MnV₂O₆  CaV₂O₆. Isobutene was a major product over M₂V₂O₇ (MM). Co₂V₂O₇ showed the highest activity and high isobutene selectivity exceeded 90%, demonstrating that Co₂V₂O₇ is a suitable oxide for a thin layer reactor for anaerobic oxidation of isobutane. Partial substitution of Mg by Cu in Mg₂V₂O₇ (MM) improved the activity. It is shown by the oxidation at low O₂ concentration as 2–3% that two types of oxidations occurred simultaneously: isobutene formation by the lattice oxygen ions diffused from the bulk, and CO and CO₂ formation by the oxygen species derived from molecular oxygen in the gas phase.     

Fe2O3/Al2O3氧载体用于甲烷化学链燃烧：负载量与制备方法的影响

以不同方法制备了系列Fe₂O₃/Al₂O₃氧载体,采用XRD、H₂-TPR、CH₄-TPR、O₂-TPD和BET等分析技术对氧载体进行了表征。研究了不同Fe₂O₃负载量氧载体的甲烷化学链燃烧性能,考察了不同制备方法对Fe₂O₃/Al₂O₃氧载体结构、反应性和产物选择性的影响。结果表明,Fe₂O₃负载量对氧载体活性及产物中CO₂选择性的影响较大,负载量较低时氧载体活性较低且引起甲烷部分氧化产物CO含量增加。制备方法亦对氧载体与甲烷的反应活性有所影响,整体上共沉淀法制备的质量分数60％Fe₂O₃/Al₂O₃氧载体具有较高的氧化活性和化学链循环稳定性。其在反应温度850℃、反应时间15 min、30次循环后甲烷转化率及产物中CO₂选择性均未见明显降低。