Fe Single-Atom and Fe Cluster-Coupled N, S Co-doped Carbon Nanomaterial-Based Flexible Electrochemical Sweat Biosensor for the Real-Time Analysis of Uric Acid and Tyrosine.

Fe single-atom and Fe cluster-coupled N, S co-doped carbon nanomaterials (Fe-FeO-NSC) were prepared through a two-step high-temperature pyrolysis process using Gelidium corneum enriched with C, Fe, O, N, and S as precursors. The analysis by aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy and X-ray absorption spectroscopy revealed the presence of single-atom Fe in Fe-N coordination structures, along with small clusters as Fe-O-coordinated FeO. Single-atom Fe in the form of Fe/Fe provides more electrocatalytic active sites, which synergistically accelerates the charge migration process in the assembly of Fe-FeO-NSC with FeO clusters.

Synthesis of fructose bound Fe(iii) integrated carbon dots as a robust turn-off detection sensor for chlortoluron.

A simple, sensitive, and robust fluorescent sensor for chlortoluron detection has been developed. Fluorescent carbon dots were synthesized using ethylene diamine and fructose a hydrothermal protocol. The molecular interaction between fructose carbon dots and Fe(iii) resulted in a fluorescent metastable state exhibiting remarkable fluorescence quenching at of 454 nm and interestingly, further quenching occurred upon the addition of chlortoluron.

Photocatalytic assessed adsorptive removal of tinidazole from aqueous environment using reduced magnetic graphene oxide-bismuth oxychloride and its silver composite.

Antibiotics (tinidazole (TNZ)) in wastewater, exhibit adverse effects on humans and ecosystem. The current study was aimed to synthesize photocatalysts mrGO/BiOCl and mrGO/BiOCl/Ag. mrGO was coupled with BiOCl by hydrothermal method and Ag was deposited over it.

Efficient removal of selected fluoroquinolones from the aqueous environment using reduced magnetic graphene oxide/polyaniline composite.

In the present study, reduced magnetic graphene oxide/polyaniline (RmGO/PANI) composite was synthesized via in-situ oxidative polymerization method. The synthesized RmGO/PANI was characterized by fourier transform infrared, scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction and energy dispersive X-rays techniques. The synthesized RmGO/PANI was explored as an adsorbent for the removal of moxifloxacin (MOX) and ofloxacin (OFL) from the aqueous samples.

Determination of Isoproturon in Environmental Samples using the QuEChERS Extraction-Spectrofluorimetric Method.

An accurate and sensitive method has been developed for determination of the herbicide isoproturon using the Quick Easy Cheap Effective Rugged Safe (QuEChERS) extraction-spectrofluorimetric technique. The method involves the reaction of 2-cyanoacetamide with isoproturon in basic medium (NH ; 15 mol/L). The resulting fluorescent product was found to show maximum emission at 378 nm and maximum excitation at 333 nm.

Kinetic and equilibrium profile of the adsorptive removal of Acid Red 17 dye by surfactant-modified fuller's earth.

In the present study, fuller's earth (FE) was modified with sodium dodecyl sulfate for removal of Acid Red 17 (AR 17) dye from aqueous solutions. The surfactant-modified FE and FE were characterized by a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, thermogravimetric analyzer and scanning electron microscope. Batch adsorption experiments were carried out as a function of contact time, pH, initial concentration of AR 17 and adsorbent dosage.

Spectrofluorimetric Method for Quantification of Triazine Herbicides in Agricultural Matrices.

A spectrofluorimetric method for determination of triazine herbicides was developed. The method involves reaction of ammonical 2-cyanoacetamide with the herbicide. The net fluorescent intensity (FI) of the product was measured at 376 nm using 330 nm as excitation wavelength.

Determination of ametryn in sugarcane and ametryn-atrazine herbicide formulations using spectrophotometric method.

A sensitive spectrophotometric method has been developed for determination of ametryn in agricultural samples. The proposed method was based on reaction with pyridine and further coupling with sulfanilic acid to form a colored product. The absorbance was measured at 400 nm with a molar absorptivity of 2.

Quantification of triazine herbicides in soil by microwave-assisted extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography.

A method for the determination of herbicides residues, triazine (atrazine, metribuzin, ametryn, and terbutryn), in soil samples with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)-UV detection is described. The proposed method is based on microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) of soil samples for 4 min at 80% of 850-W magnetron outputs in the presence of mixture of solvents (methanol/acetonitrile/ethylacetate). Related important factors influencing the MAE efficiency, such as the solvent type and volume, irradiation energy, and time, were optimized in detail.

Quantification of pendimethalin in soil and garlic samples by microwave-assisted solvent extraction and HPLC method.

A method for the residual pendimethalin in soil and vegetable samples was developed. The method is based on extraction of pendimethalin from samples using microwave-assisted solvent extraction (MASE) with acetone, ethanol, and water as extraction solvent. Extracted pendimethalin samples were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detector at 240 nm.

Glyphosate herbicide residue determination in samples of environmental importance using spectrophotometric method.

A simple selective spectrophotometric method has been developed for the determination of glyphosate herbicide in environmental and biological samples. Glyphosate was reacted with carbon disulphide to form dithiocarbamic acid which was further followed for complex formation with copper in the presence of ammonia. The absorbance of the resulting yellow coloured copper dithiocarbamate complex was measured at 435 nm with molar absorptivity of 1.

Extractive spectrophotometric method for determination of metribuzin herbicide and application of factorial design in optimization of various factors.

A simple extractive spectrophotometric method has been described for the determination of metribuzin herbicide. Metribuzin was reacted with copper and a stable complex in the presence of ammonia (0.2M) at pH 10.