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Synthesis of hollow Mo2C/carbon spheres, and their application to simultaneous electrochemical detection of hydroquinone, catechol, and resorcinol

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Hollow molybdenum-dopamine spheres were synthesized and thermally annealed to form hollow Mo2C/C spheres. The morphology, composition and electrochemical behavior of spheres were characterized. A glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was modified with the spheres and then used for simultaneous detection of hydroquinone (HQ), catechol (CC), and resorcinol (RS). Distinct oxidation peaks can be observed for HQ, CC and RS at potentials of −0.004 V, 0.10 V and 0.44 V (vs. SCE). The responses to HQ, CC and RS are linear in the concentration ranges of 0.3~1000 μM, 2~2000 μM and 3~600 μM, respectively. The corresponding detection limits are 0.12, 0.19 and 1.1 μM (at S/N = 3). The sensor was then applied to quantify HQ, CC, and RS in tap water, river water and vegetable juice. Recoveries ranged from 93.5% to 106.5%. The modified GCE is repeatable, reproducible, stable and selective for HQ, CC and RS.

Schematic presentation of a novel electrochemical sensor based on a glassy carbon electrode modified with  hollow Mo2C/ carbon spheres for determination of hydroquinone, catechol, and resorcinol.

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The project was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (81773680 and 21575089), free exploration project from the Natural Science Foundation of Shenzhen City (JCYJ20170307150444573) and Scientific Research Foundation for Changjiang Scholars of Shihezi University (CJXZ201501).

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  1. Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832003, China

    Hailong Ren, Longlong Liu, Yangguang Li, Dongyang Wang, Wenjing Zhang & Bang-Ce Ye

  2. College of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China

    Yang Zhang & Yingchun Li

  3. Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Phytomedicine Resources for Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832000, China

    Ruyue Zhang & Yingchun Li

  4. State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China

    Bang-Ce Ye

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Ren, H., Zhang, Y., Liu, L. et al. Synthesis of hollow Mo2C/carbon spheres, and their application to simultaneous electrochemical detection of hydroquinone, catechol, and resorcinol. Microchim Acta 186, 306 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-019-3432-7

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