In this article, we report a newly devised composite electrode for electrochemical capacitors, by depositing manganese dioxide (MnO2) on the surface of carbon nanotubes via a spontaneous redox reaction. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopic studies demonstrated a homogeneous coating of layered MnO2 on the surface of the carbon nanotubes. The MWNT@MnO2 composite electrode displ...

The report provides a preliminary assessment of the charge storage prerogatives of an asymmetric electrochemical capacitor employing a carbon-grafted NiO electrode interfaced with 1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazoliumdicyanamide as an ionic liquid electrolyte. This configuration has been demonstrated to be potentially exploited for developing hybrid supercapacitors providing as high energy density as 21...

Supercapacitors are considered to be the most promising approach to meet the pressing requirements for energy storage devices. The electrode materials for supercapacitors have close relationship with their electrochemical properties and thus become the key point to improve their energy storage efficiency. Herein, by using poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) and ionic liquid as the...

In the present work, an efficient modified carbon-ceramic electrode by multi-walled carbon nanotubes/ionic liquid nanocomposite (MWCNTs/IL/CCE) was prepared through a simple and repeatable procedure. The introduced modified electrode was used for the study of the electrochemical behaviour and determination of tryptophan (Trp) in the presence of uric acid (UA) using cyclic voltammetry (CV), diff...

Glassy carbon (GC) is the most commonly used carbon-based electrode in the analytical laboratory. Because of the high background current and low electrode response, modification of this electrode can be done by various materials and techniques. An ionic liquid (IL), 1-methyl-3-(3-trimethoxysilyl propyl) imidazoliumbis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide, was covalently cross linked onto the GC surf...

A new method was developed for simultaneous determination of copper, lead, and cadmium, based on their voltammetric response at a carbon paste electrode modified with hexagonal mesoporous silica (HMS) immobilized quercetin (HMS-Qu/CPE). Compared with quercetin modified carbon paste electrode (Qu/CPE) and quercetin ionic liquid modified carbon paste electrode (Qu-IL/CPE), the HMS-Qu/CPE exhibite...

The objective of this study is to design a simple, fast, sensitive and single-use electrode with the simultaneous capability of preconcentration and measuring, for application in a three-electrode voltammetry system to identify and measure the heavy metal cadmium. The design process of this sensor consists of several stages. The polyurethane foam and multi walled carbon nanotubes nanoparticles ...

In this work, reactive absorption of gases in aqueous electrolyte solutions has been investigated resulting in the development of a procedure in order to calculate the concentrations of ionic and molecular species in the liquid phase. Two duplicate experiments were conducted to investigate simultaneous reactive absorption of ammonia and carbon dioxide in partially carbonated ammonia solutio...

Salts of low melting points, usually called ionic liquids (ILs), have been studied extensively during the last decade [1 – 3]. These liquid salts may serve as solvents for chemical reactions as well as electrolytes in electrochemical devices. The first extensively studied IL was 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium tetrachloroaluminate ([EMIm][AlCl4]). However such ionic liquids containing AlCl4− are e...