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Cyclic voltammetry–based ethylene sensing in solid-state electrochemistry with an electroactive biopolymer/MoO3 composite membrane

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The present study is motivated toward the green synthesis of molybdenum oxide (MoO3) nanostructures to prepare polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-chitosan (CHT)-lithium chloride (LiCl)-MoO3 electroactive biopolymer-nanocomposite membrane and investigate its ethylene detection skill through cyclic voltammetry (CV). Also, a PVA-CHT-LiCl membrane is prepared for the comparative investigation. LiCl acts as supporting electrolyte in those composite systems. To fabricate electrochemical ethylene sensor, the composite is cast onto the electrode surface of a microelectrode chip containing a three-electrode system: counter, working, and reference electrodes. The sensor is exposed to a particular concentration of ethylene. With time variations, electrochemical measurements are performed. The CV plots show variations in the oxidation peak with varying ethylene exposure times, thus can detect ethylene very efficiently. Synthesized MoO3 nanostructures and the composite membranes are characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and Raman spectroscopy. X-ray photoluminescence spectroscopy (XPS) determines the oxidation states of Mo in the composite membrane at different conditions: before and after the interaction with ethylene. XRD confirms the existence of MoO3 phase in the composite membrane. The broad peak indicates the amorphous nature of the membrane, favorable for ionic conduction. FE-SEM exhibits layer-type structures of the MoO3 with the thickness of each layer in nano-dimension. PVA-CHT-LiCl-MoO3 membrane shows cleavages on the surface that make it favorable for efficient ethylene detection. The EDS spectra for MoO3 and the composite membranes confirm the elemental compositions. The Raman spectra confirm the chemical compositions of both the MoO3 nanostructures and the membranes.

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The authors are very thankful to the TIET-TAU Center of Excellence for Food Security (T2CEFS), Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab, 147001, India, for providing financial support. The author Diptarka Roy is very thankful to T2CEFS, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab, 147001, India, for providing the Post-Doctoral fellowship under the project “Biosensor platforms and affordable processing technologies for mitigation of post-harvest losses” to accomplish this research work. The authors are also thankful to Dr. Sefi Vernick, Department of Sensing, Information and Mechanization Engineering, Institute of Agricultural Engineering, ARO Volcani Institute, Rishon LeZion, Israel, for providing microelectrode chip facility to perform the experiment.

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Roy, D., Ghosh, M. Cyclic voltammetry–based ethylene sensing in solid-state electrochemistry with an electroactive biopolymer/MoO3 composite membrane. J Solid State Electrochem 28, 283–295 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-023-05669-6

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