Tetracyanonickelate (II)/KOH/reduced graphene oxide fabricated carbon felt for mediated electron transfer type electrochemical sensor for efficient detection of N2O gas at room temperature

Abstract

N2O is the most significant anthropogenic greenhouse gas, which cause the ozone depletion. Hence, the room temperature detection of N2O is highly desirable. In this work, The TCN(II)–KOH-rGO/CF modified electrode was successfully fabricated by drop coating method. The synthesized electrode was successfully characterized by SEM, TEM, FT-IR and XRD. The sensor electrode was used to detect different N2O concentration in flow conditions at room temperature. TCN(II)–KOH-rGO/CF modified electrode showed high sensitivity towards N2O, a wide range from 1ppm to 16 ppm and low detection of 1 ppm N2O were achieved for the TCN(II)–KOH-rGO/CF modified electrode. The limit of detection and the response towards this nitrogen oxide is competitive to other sensing methods. In addition, the sensitivity of the electrochemical sensor electrode was compared with the online Gas Chromatography. Additionally, the selectivity of the working electrode was analyzed and specified. The working electrode stability was analyzed for more than 30 days shows good stability. The fabricated TCN(II)–KOH-rGO/CF electrode is easier to prepare to get excellent analytical performance towards N2O. Hence, the proposed TCN(II)–KOH-rGO/CF electrode could be the suitable material for detection of N2O in the real site process. © 2021 Elsevier Inc.