TY - CHAP
T1 - Metal Oxide Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Detection of Heavy Metals in Water
AU - Akanji, Seyi Philemon
AU - Ama, Onoyivwe Monday
AU - Ray, Suprakas Sinha
AU - Osifo, Peter Ogbemudia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Metal oxide nanomaterials (MONMs) have gained much research attention as prospective materials of preference for modifying electrode surfaces intended for electrochemical sensing of heavy metal ions. MONMs have attracted much research interest because of their unique characteristics at nano dimensions compared to bulk species. In general, the unique electronic properties, high electron transfer kinetics, semi-conducting properties among others make them exceptionally smart materials for electrochemical reaction. Moreover, early detection of toxic metal ions in our water bodies will help to improve the standard of human living in the environment. Owing to this effect, the present chapter deals with the utilization of electrochemical techniques such as voltammetry and potentiometry among other electrochemical techniques for sensing of heavy metal ions in water bodies. The chapter also address the progress in the application of different metal oxide nanomaterial in terms of their frameworks, adsorption capacities, surface structure, chemical functional group attached, and how their use as preference of electrode materials affect electrochemical sensing of heavy metal ions in water.
AB - Metal oxide nanomaterials (MONMs) have gained much research attention as prospective materials of preference for modifying electrode surfaces intended for electrochemical sensing of heavy metal ions. MONMs have attracted much research interest because of their unique characteristics at nano dimensions compared to bulk species. In general, the unique electronic properties, high electron transfer kinetics, semi-conducting properties among others make them exceptionally smart materials for electrochemical reaction. Moreover, early detection of toxic metal ions in our water bodies will help to improve the standard of human living in the environment. Owing to this effect, the present chapter deals with the utilization of electrochemical techniques such as voltammetry and potentiometry among other electrochemical techniques for sensing of heavy metal ions in water bodies. The chapter also address the progress in the application of different metal oxide nanomaterial in terms of their frameworks, adsorption capacities, surface structure, chemical functional group attached, and how their use as preference of electrode materials affect electrochemical sensing of heavy metal ions in water.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-43346-8_7
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-43346-8_7
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85126695333
T3 - Engineering Materials
SP - 113
EP - 126
BT - Engineering Materials
PB - Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
ER -