Generation of graphite nanomaterials from pencil leads with the
aid of a 3D positioning sparking device: Application to the
voltammetric determination of nitroaromatic explosives

J 2020

Generation of graphite nanomaterials from pencil leads with the aid of a 3D positioning sparking device: Application to the voltammetric determination of nitroaromatic explosives

TRACHIOTI, Maria, Dušan HEMZAL, Jan HRBÁČ and Mamas I PRODROMIDIS

Basic information

Original name

Generation of graphite nanomaterials from pencil leads with the aid of a 3D positioning sparking device: Application to the voltammetric determination of nitroaromatic explosives

Name in Czech

Příprava grafitových nanomateriálů z uhlíkových tuh za pomoci jiskrového výboje pro voltametrickou detekci nitroaromatických výbušnin

Authors

TRACHIOTI, Maria (300 Greece), Dušan HEMZAL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jan HRBÁČ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Mamas I PRODROMIDIS (300 Greece)

Edition

Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Amsterdam, Elsevier B.V. 2020, 0925-4005

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

21001 Nano-materials

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 7.460

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/20:00115343

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2020.127871

UT WoS

000519306300028

Keywords (in Czech)

uhlíkové nanomateriály; jiskrový výboj; 2.4.6-trinitrotluen; tištěné elektrody

Keywords in English

Electric discharge Carbon nanomaterials; Sparking ; 2.4.6-trinitrotoluene ; Screen-printed electrodes

Abstract

V originále

We report on facile generation of graphite nanomaterials (GNMs) with advanced electro catalytic propertiesthrough a direct electric discharge process between pencil leads and graphite screen-printed electrodes (SPEs)at ambient conditions at 1.2 kV. Various commercially available pencil leads of different degrees of hardnesswere examined. Sparked GNM-SPEs were characterized by Raman spectroscopy, SEM, CV, and EIS. Taking ascriterion the highest response to the electro-reduction of nitro group of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) at-0.3 Vat deoxygenated solutions, Castell 9000 (2B) pencil was selected as optimum. GNM-SPEs exhibited a linearresponse over the concentration range 1-100 ppb TNT, while the limit of detection (LOD) based on the 3sigma/mcriterion was calculated 0.44 ppb. The interference effect of other nitro-aromatic explosives and maskingcompounds, which are used to hinder the detection of TNT, was extensively investigated. The determination ofTNT was also achieved by measuring the oxidation of the electrochemically generated hydroxylamine groups. Inthis format, each measurement was conducted with a new electrode polarized at-0.275 V for 2 min. At the costof a slightly increased time of analysis, the anodic determination of TNT offered increased selectivity, applic-ability in non-deoxygenated solutions, linear response over the concentration range 1-50 ppb TNT and anLOD of 0.25 ppb. GNM-SPEs were successfully applied to the determination of TNT in spiked drinking watersamples. Recovery was 101-108 %.

Citovat

TRACHIOTI, Maria, Dušan HEMZAL, Jan HRBÁČ and Mamas I PRODROMIDIS. Generation of graphite nanomaterials from pencil leads with the aid of a 3D positioning sparking device: Application to the voltammetric determination of nitroaromatic explosives. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., 2020, vol. 310, No 127871, p. 1-8. ISSN 0925-4005. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2020.127871.

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TRACHIOTI, Maria, Dušan HEMZAL, Jan HRBÁČ and Mamas I PRODROMIDIS. Generation of graphite nanomaterials from pencil leads with the aid of a 3D positioning sparking device: Application to the voltammetric determination of nitroaromatic explosives. \textit{Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical}. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., 2020, vol.~310, No~127871, p.~1-8. ISSN~0925-4005. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2020.127871.

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