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A new composite material based on alumina nanofibers and detonation nanodiamonds: synthesis, characterization, and sensing application

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The development of inexpensive, easy-to-produce, and easy-to-use analytical tools for detection of harmful and toxic substances is a relevant research problem with direct applications in environmental monitoring and protection. In this work, we propose a novel composite material based on alumina nanofibers and detonation nanodiamonds for detection of phenol in aqueous medium. The composite material was obtained by mixing an aqueous suspension of alumina nanofibers with a diameter of 10–15 nm and a length of several microns and a hydrosol of nanodiamonds with an average cluster size of 70 nm. The mechanisms underlying the interaction of these nanomaterials are clarified and the physicochemical properties of the composite are investigated. The SEM and TEM studies show that the obtained composite has a network structure, in which clusters of nanodiamonds (10–20 nm in diameter) are distributed over the surface of nanofibers. Coupling of nanomaterials occurs due to opposite signs of their zeta potentials, which results in electrostatic attraction and subsequent chemical bonding as indicated by the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and simultaneous thermal analysis. The bonding apparently occurs between functional groups (mainly carboxyl) on the surface of nanodiamonds and amphoteric hydroxyl groups on the surface of alumina nanofibers. The proposed composite allows an easy-to-perform colorimetric analysis for qualitative and quantitative determination of phenol in aqueous samples with linear response over a wide range of concentrations (0.5–106 μM). Multiple tests have shown that the composite is reusable and retains its catalytic function for at least 1 year during storage at room temperature.

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Acknowledgements

The physicochemical analysis of the materials obtained in this work (matrix ANF and composite ANF-DND) was carried out at the Center for Collective Use of the Federal Research Center of “Krasnoyarsk Science Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.”

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This work is partially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Project 18–29-19078 (E. V. Mikhlina, M. M. Simunin, I. Ryzhkov).

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  1. Institute of Biophysics SB RAS, Akademgorodok 50/50, 660036, Krasnoyarsk, Russia

    Nikita O. Ronzhin, Ekaterina D. Posokhina & Vladimir S. Bondar

  2. Siberian Federal University, Svobodny 79, 660041, Krasnoyarsk, Russia

    Ekaterina D. Posokhina, Mikhail M. Simunin & Ilya I. Ryzhkov

  3. Institute of Computational Modelling SB RAS, Akademgorodok 50/44, 660036, Krasnoyarsk, Russia

    Elena V. Mikhlina & Ilya I. Ryzhkov

  4. Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology SB RAS, Akademgorodok 50/24, Krasnoyarsk, 660036, Russia

    Yuri L. Mikhlin & Sergey A. Vorobyev

  5. Federal Research Center KSC SB RAS, Akademgorodok 50/38, Krasnoyarsk, 660036, Russia

    Lyudmila S. Tarasova

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NOR: conceptualization, formal analysis, investigation, methodology, writing—original draft, writing—review and editing, visualization.

EDP: formal analysis, investigation, methodology.

EVM: investigation, methodology.

YLM: XPS analysis.

SAV: zeta potential measurement.

MMS: formal analysis, writing—original draft.

LST: simultaneous thermal analysis.

VSB: conceptualization, formal analysis, methodology, writing—review and editing, supervision.

IIR: conceptualization, formal analysis, methodology, writing—review and editing, supervision.

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Ronzhin, N.O., Posokhina, E.D., Mikhlina, E.V. et al. A new composite material based on alumina nanofibers and detonation nanodiamonds: synthesis, characterization, and sensing application. J Nanopart Res 23, 199 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-021-05309-y

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