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Australian Journal of Chemistry

Australian Journal of Chemistry

Volume 77 Number 4 2024

CH23170Research on the sustainable effect of ZnS and MoS2 decorated biochar nanocomposites for removing quinolones from antibiotic-polluted aqueous solutions

Ying-Jie Gan, Yue-hui Wang, Ya-ru Dang, Wen-jie Hao, Zheng-rong Hu, Zhi-wei Zhang, Yu-min Luo, Yan-bo Wu, Ai-jun Song 0000-0003-3783-356X and Zhong-bao Zhao

Schematic of the synthesis of ZMMBC and its use as an absorbant for quinolone antibiotics.

MoS2 and ZnS modified biochar (ZMMBC) was synthesised by hydrothermal method. The removal potential of pefloxacin (PF), levofloxacin (LF) and norfloxacin (NF) was studied. It only takes 90 min for ZMMBC to reach its maximum adsorption capacity. The adsorption behaviour mainly includes complexation, pore filling, π–π interactions, electrostatic interactions and hydrogen bonding interactions. (Image credit: Y.-J. Gan.)

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CH23189Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrate based on gold nanostars–silver nanostars for imidacloprid detection

Norhayati Abu Bakar 0000-0002-8723-8745 and Joseph George Shapter

TEM images of the SERS substrates and Raman spectra of imidacloprid on their surface.

This manuscript reports the first introduction of gold nanostars on silver nanostars surface as the Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) active elements to increase the SERS response towards imidacloprid pesticide. This combination of two metal nanostars showed an enhancement in imidacloprid signal at low concentrations on the AuNs/AgNs surface when compared to the signal on the surface composed of a single type of metal nanostars. The substrates were shown to be stable over a month in storage and can be reused many times. (Image credit: N. Abu Bakar.)

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