Controlled synthesis of efficient CO 2 adsorbents with high porosities and CO 2 binding affinities remains a challenge. Herein, we report the use of a substituent effect to develop a novel family of porous organic polymers for enhanced carbon capture. Based on the in silico-aided design strategy, the task-specific polymeric adsorbent derived from a 2,6-carbazole-substituted pyridinic scaffold exhibits a superior uptake of CO 2 , which reaches as high as 5.76 mmol g −1 at 273 K and 1 bar and ranks among the best by porous polymeric CO 2 adsorbents. This approach not only enables us to achieve a very high CO 2 capture for porous polymers but also provides tunable control of polymeric architectures and, in turn, their properties.
A facile and novel preparation strategy based on electrochemical techniques for the fabrication of electrodeposited graphene (EGR) and zinc oxide (ZnO) nanocomposite was developed. The morphology and structure of the EGR-based nanocomposite were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (XPS) and Raman spectroscopy. Meanwhile, the electrochemical performance of the nanocomposite was demonstrated with cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Due to the synergistic effect of EGR and ZnO nanoparticles, an ultrasensitive electrochemical sensor for acetaminophen (AC) and phenacetin (PCT) was successfully fabricated. The linearity ranged from 0.02 to 10 μM for AC and 0.06 to 10 μM for PCT with high sensitivities of 54,295.82 μA mM(-1) cm(2) for AC and 21,344.66 μA mM(-1) cm(2) for PCT, respectively. Moreover, the practical applicability was validated to be reliable and desirable in pharmaceutical detections. The excellent results showed the promise of the proposed preparation strategy of EGR-transition metal oxide nanocomposite in the field of electroanalytical chemistry.
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