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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B
Volume 8, Issue 35, Pages 7956-7965Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d0tb00263a
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi [CD/2018/28]
- UGC (University Grants Commission), India
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Hexestrol is a non-steroidal estrogen which causes carcinogenic effects in animals. It is therefore important to develop sensitive and selective test methods for its early detection. Herein, we report the development of an electrochemical sensor to detect hexestrol in ultralow concentrations. In order to devise a simple and cost-effective hexestrol sensing electrode, attention is paid to the development of biomass-derived porous carbon (PCB) with large surface area and suitable porosity to immobilize ruthenium oxide nanoparticles (RuO(2)NPs, 3-4 nm). The leftoverCitrus limettapulp is chosen as waste biomass since it has N and O based chemical species. Structural, morphological and compositional analysis of PCB and RuO2@PCB revealed well-dispersed RuO(2)NPs over the PCB surface. High loading (5.27 at%) of Ru content is achieved due to the large surface area of PCB. Cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry and differential pulse voltammetry results suggest that the RuO2@PCB/ITO electrode is capable of detecting hexestrol concentration (in the range of 1 x 10(-7)-2 x 10(-5)M). The practical application of hexestrol detection in milk samples demonstrates the recovery from 96.28 to 101%.
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