Metallic Impurities are Responsible for Electrocatalytic Behavior of Carbon Nanotubes Towards Sulfides

被引:28
作者
Chng, Elaine Lay Khim [1 ]
Pumera, Martin [1 ]
机构
[1] Nanyang Technol Univ, Div Chem & Biol Chem, Sch Math & Phys Sci, Singapore 637371, Singapore
关键词
carbon nanotubes; electrochemistry; impurities; nickel; sulfides; MODIFIED ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETERMINATION; CAPILLARY-ELECTROPHORESIS; REDOX ACTIVITY; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLES; OXIDATION; NICKEL; BIOAVAILABILITY; NANOTOXICOLOGY;
D O I
10.1002/asia.201100318
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
The observed "electrocatalytic" effect for the electrochemical oxidation of the sulfide group in sodium hydrogen sulfide on the SWCNTs-modified electrodes can be attributed to the presence of nickel-based metallic impurities present within the CNTs. Copyright © 2011 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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页码:2304 / 2307
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