Electrochemical Sensing and Removal of Cesium from Water Using Prussian Blue Nanoparticle-Modified Screen-Printed Electrodes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of PB Nanoparticle Ink
Hydrogen Peroxide and Tetrahydrofuran-Mediated Synthesis of PB Nanoparticles
2.3. Fabrication of PB Nanoparticle-Modified Screen-Printed Electrodes
2.4. Electrochemical Measurements
2.5. Assessment of Electrochemical Adsorption
2.6. Fluorometric Method
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Tetrahydrofuran and H2O2-Mediated Synthesis of PB Nanoparticle Ink and Electrochemical Performance of PB Nanoparticle-Modified Screen-Printed Electrode
3.2. Electrochemistry of PB Nanoparticle-Modified SPE in the Presence of As(III) and Hydrogen Peroxide
3.3. Electrochemistry of PB Nanoparticle-Modified Screen-Printed Electrodes in the Presence of Cs Ions
3.4. The Electrochemical Adsorption (EA) Performance of PB Nanoparticle-Modified SPE
3.5. Fluorometric Study
Effect of the Addition of Cs+ on the Fluorescent Intensity of Fluorescein
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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PB-Based Adsorbent | Removal Efficiency | Kd L/g | Initial Conc. mg/L | Isotherm | Kinetic Model | Qmax mg/g | Reference |
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MWCNT–CuHCF | 95 | 568 | 1 | Langmuir Freundich | NA | 310 | [18] |
SWCNT–CuHCF | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 230 | [24] |
MWCNT–Na–CoHCF–alginate | 53 | 23 | 200 | Langmuir Freundich | PFO PSO | 133 | [25] |
Fe3O4–FeHCF–GO–alginate beads | 80 | 48.7 | 25–150 | Langmuir Freundich | PSO | 43.5 | [26] |
Fe3O4–FeHCF–hydrogel | 99.5 | 0.4 | 100–500 | Langmuir | PSO | 41.5 | [27] |
Chitosan–FeHCF–CNT | NA | 42.5 | 1–100 | Langmuir Freundich | PFO PSO | 219 | [28] |
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rGO–FeHCF | 99.5 | 6.46 | 0.2 | Langmuir Freundich | NA | 18.67 | [29] |
FeHCF modified screen-printed electrode | 95 | 580 | 1 | Langmuir Freundich | NA | 325 | Present work |
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Pandey, P.C.; Yadav, H.P.; Shukla, S.; Narayan, R.J. Electrochemical Sensing and Removal of Cesium from Water Using Prussian Blue Nanoparticle-Modified Screen-Printed Electrodes. Chemosensors 2021, 9, 253. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9090253
Pandey PC, Yadav HP, Shukla S, Narayan RJ. Electrochemical Sensing and Removal of Cesium from Water Using Prussian Blue Nanoparticle-Modified Screen-Printed Electrodes. Chemosensors. 2021; 9(9):253. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9090253
Chicago/Turabian StylePandey, Prem. C., Hari Prakash Yadav, Shubhangi Shukla, and Roger J. Narayan. 2021. "Electrochemical Sensing and Removal of Cesium from Water Using Prussian Blue Nanoparticle-Modified Screen-Printed Electrodes" Chemosensors 9, no. 9: 253. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors9090253