Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Ebru Kuyumcu Savan, Imren Ozcan, Suleyman Koytepe
Summary: Mesoporous carbon structures prepared from carbonized bee pollens were combined with clay and polyurethane structures to produce sensors for the rapid and sensitive determination of fat-soluble vitamin D2. The modified electrodes were used with square wave voltammetry in acetonitrile to achieve a linear relationship and low detection limit. The novel sensor showed satisfactory sensitivity and reproducibility. The proposed method was successfully applied to urine samples, achieving significant recovery values.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Manish Rishi, Khairunnisa Amreen, Jaligam Murali Mohan, Arshad Javed, Satish Kumar Dubey, Sanket Goel
Summary: A highly sensitive, specific, and simple method of electrochemical detection of Escherichia coli (E. coli) was demonstrated in this study. The electrochemical system utilized a chemically modified glassy carbon electrode with graphitized mesoporous carbon as the working electrode, achieving interference-free and excellent sensitivity to E. coli detection.
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Juan Du, Yue Zhang, Haijun Lv, Aibing Chen
Summary: The N/B-co-doped ordered mesoporous carbon spheres were developed using an ionothermal strategy, showing enhanced electrochemical performance and potential as novel electrode materials.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhenwei Wu, Kun Zhang, Jiaming Sun, Chunhui Ma, Sha Luo, Wei Li, Shouxin Liu
Summary: The assembly pattern of micelles plays a crucial role in determining the architectures of carbon materials prepared via soft-templating method. In this study, a kinetics-controlled strategy is developed to fabricate ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC) single crystals from liquefied wood by regulating the polymerization rate of carbon precursors using melamine. The addition of melamine slows down the reaction kinetics, allowing composite micelles to orderly aggregate and form OMC single crystals with high specific surface areas, uniform mesopore size, and ordered Im3m mesostructure. These OMC single crystals show excellent catalytic performance for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol when coupled with Ag nanoparticles.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Sanshuang Gao, Yifan Liu, Zhongyuan Xie, Yuan Qiu, Longchao Zhuo, Yongji Qin, Junqiang Ren, Shusheng Zhang, Guangzhi Hu, Jun Luo, Xijun Liu
Summary: The use of NOMC as a cathode in Zn-CO2 batteries enables high efficiency and stability in CO2 reduction and oxygen evolution, which is promising for CO2 fixation and energy storage.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mark Robertson, Alejandro Guillen-Obando, Andrew Barbour, Paul Smith, Anthony Griffin, Zhe Qiang
Summary: This work pioneers a new manufacturing platform for producing ordered mesoporous materials through direct pyrolysis of crosslinked thermoplastic elastomer-based block copolymers. It demonstrates that this process can be extended to different polymer precursors for synthesizing mesoporous polymer, carbon, and silica. The obtained carbons possess large mesopores and sulfur-doped carbon framework, with tailorable pore textures upon varying the precursor identities.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Uiseok Jeong, HyeonJi Kim, Sreerangappa Ramesh, Nesibe A. Dogan, Sirinapa Wongwilawan, Sungsu Kang, Jungwon Park, Eun Seon Cho, Cafer T. Yavuz
Summary: A new and rapid synthetic route for N-doped ordered mesoporous carbon structure was reported by preferential heating of iron oxide nanoparticles by microwaves. The well-defined cubic mesoporous carbon structure showed remarkable improvement in hydrogen desorption kinetics as a host scaffold for NaAlH4, attributed to their ordered pore structure and N-doping effect.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mayuko Suga, Kosho Makino, Hidetsugu Tabata, Tetsuta Oshitari, Hideaki Natsugari, Hideyo Takahashi
Summary: The study demonstrated the catalytic activity of vitamin B-2 or FAD in the photoisomerization reaction of sulindac and ozagrel hydrochloride, with LED light being more effective than fluorescent light. The rate of photoisomerization was affected by the solvent, with CD3OD showing a faster reaction than D2O. Ozagrel hydrochloride was more prone to isomerization than sulindac.
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Rukaya Banu, B. E. Kumara Swamy, Eno Ebenso
Summary: This study presents a simplified and efficient method for quantifying serotonin and epinephrine using a customised glassy carbon electrode. The developed sensor effectively accelerates the electrocatalytic current response and shows good selectivity and sensitivity.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Dorin Dascalescu, Constantin Apetrei
Summary: In this study, Levodopa was accurately detected using cyclic voltammetry with different carbon-based screen-printed sensors. The ordered mesoporous carbon sensor showed better results compared to the other sensors, with high sensitivity and accuracy in determining Levodopa concentrations in real samples.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
E. Maruccia, A. Piovano, M. A. O. Lourenco, T. Priamushko, M. Cavallo, S. Bocchini, F. Bonino, F. C. Pirri, F. Kleitz, C. Gerbaldi
Summary: The CO2 capture capacity of N-rich ordered mesoporous carbons was evaluated under dry and moisture conditions, as well as in CO2/N2 gas mixtures. A nanocasting strategy was employed to obtain N-rich CMK-3-type carbons with fine-tuned pyrolysis treatment. The presence of surface nitrogen enhanced CO2/N2 selectivity, but also increased H2O uptake.
MATERIALS TODAY SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Xuhui Xia, Chung-Fu Cheng, Yu Zhu, Bryan D. Vogt
Summary: A simple microwave accelerated approach was used to generate high surface area, nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbons directly on a nickel foam framework, without the need for an inorganic template. This material showed stable performance as an electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction, making it a promising option for various applications.
MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yana Petrovska, Oleksii Lyzak, Justyna Ruchala, Kostyantyn Dmytruk, Andriy Sibirny
Summary: Riboflavin, a water-soluble vitamin, plays a vital role in energy metabolism. Candida famata yeast has the potential to be a promising producer of riboflavin, and the overexpression of certain structural genes can significantly increase riboflavin production.
FERMENTATION-BASEL
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Plinio Innocenzi
Summary: The synthesis of ordered mesoporous films via self-assembly is a significant achievement in nanoscience, but controlling the complex chemical-physical phenomena caused by solvent evaporation remains challenging. While there have been advancements in basic research, more understanding is needed on the self-organization mechanism and the physics and chemistry of mesoscale porosity.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Yi Shi, Yue Hou, Ying Wang, Jing-Jie Zhang, Huan Wang, Jia-Xing Lu
Summary: Ordered mesoporous carbons loaded with different contents of NiCo2O4 were synthesized via hydrothermal method and proposed as a catalyst for the first time in electrocarboxylation of benzophenone. The materials showed mesoporous structures with high surface area, good dispersion, and stability, leading to good electrocatalytic performance in capturing CO2 and accelerating reaction rate. The optimal yield of methyl benzilate reached 86% on 3-NiCo2O4/OMC, demonstrating the potential of these materials in catalyzing electrocarboxylation reactions.
MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
(2021)