Publications by authors named "Sreeja P Balakrishnan"
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- The review provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in detecting heavy metal ion pollution, emphasizing various sensing strategies like spectrometry, electrochemical methods, and optical techniques.
- It highlights the growing interest in fluorescent sensors due to their advantages such as high specificity, reversibility, and sensitivity, making them essential for quick detection.
- The review also focuses on the role of nanomaterials, particularly fluorescent nanomaterials like organic dyes and quantum dots, in improving the detection and removal of heavy metal ions from water and understanding their environmental impact.
Advancements in renewable energy technology have been a hot topic in the field of photoresponsive materials for a sustainable community. Organic compounds that function as photoswitches is being researched and developed for use in a variety of energy storage systems. Azobenzene photoswitches can be used to store and release solar energy in solar thermal fuels.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpectroscopic and TDDFT investigation of highly selective fluoride sensors by substituted acyl hydrazones.
Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc
August 2020
In this work, we report the synthesis of two receptors for fluoride ions based on acyl hydrazone, such as N'-[(1Z)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)ethylidene]benzohydrazide (R1) and N'-[(1Z)-1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)ethylidene]benzohydrazide (R2). The receptors R1 and R2 were synthesized from the corresponding ketones and benzoic acid hydrazide and characterized spectroscopically by UV-visible, IR and HNMR techniques. The response of R1 and R2 towards different anions was studied colourimetrically in acetonitrile.
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