Electrochemical Sensing Platforms of Dihydroxybenzene: Part 1 - Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, and their Derivatives

S M Abu Nayem; Syed Shaheen Shah; Nasrin Sultana; Md Abdul Aziz; A J Saleh Ahammad

doi:10.1002/tcr.202100043

Electrochemical Sensing Platforms of Dihydroxybenzene: Part 1 - Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, and their Derivatives

Chem Rec. 2021 May;21(5):1039-1072. doi: 10.1002/tcr.202100043. Epub 2021 Mar 23.

Authors

S M Abu Nayem¹, Syed Shaheen Shah^{2

3}, Nasrin Sultana¹, Md Abdul Aziz², A J Saleh Ahammad¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, Jagannath University, Dhaka 1100, Bangladesh, 9583794.
² Center of Research Excellence in Nanotechnology, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box, 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia.
³ Physics Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5047, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia.

PMID: 33755293
DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202100043

Abstract

Dihydroxybenzene is regarded as a serious environmental pollutant. Its detection through electrochemical methods is still challenging due to having a similar structure and overlapping signals with the conventional bare electrode. Thanks to the unique features and wide applicability of carbon nanotubes, graphene, and their derivatives, they can be used as modifiers to overcome the poor resolution ability of bare electrodes in the detection of dihydroxybenzene. This review focuses on the use of carbon nanotubes, graphene, and their derivatives and nanocomposites to enhance the electrocatalytic activity of conventional bare electrodes for dihydroxybenzene sensing. The reports from 2011-2020 on the simultaneous and/or individual detection of three different dihydroxybenzenes - hydroquinone, catechol, and resorcinol - are summarized. This review also highlights the challenges and prospects surrounding the sensitive and selective detection of dihydroxybenzene.

Keywords: carbon nanotubes; dihydroxybenzenes; electrocatalytic activity; electrochemical detection; graphene.

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