Sustainable Conversion of Corncob Biomass Waste into High Performance Carbon Materials for Detection of VOCs at Room Temperature.

Lindokuhle P Magagula, Clinton M Masemola, Tshwafo E Motaung, Nosipho Moloto, Ella C Linganiso-Dziike

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Biomimetic Carbon-Based Nanomaterials: From Design Strategies to Next-Generation Biosensing and Theranostic Applications.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2025
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Lindokuhle P MagagulaMolecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein 2050, South Africa.

Clinton M MasemolaMolecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein 2050, South Africa.

Tshwafo E MotaungDepartment of Chemistry, Sefako Makgatho Health Science University, Medunsa 0204, South Africa.

Nosipho MolotoMolecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein 2050, South Africa.

Ella C Linganiso-DziikeMolecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein 2050, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-7158-0941

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National Research Foundation 129532

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Abstract

The demand for reliable, cost-effective, room temperature gas sensors with high sensitivity, selectivity, and short response times is rising, particularly for environmental monitoring, biomedicine, and agriculture. In this study, corncob waste-derived activated carbon (ACC) was combined with CuO nanoparticles and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to fabricate ACC/PVA/CuO composites with CuO loadings of 5, 10, and 15 wt.%. The CuO nanoparticles (average size: 21.79 ± 9.88 nm) were successfully incorporated into the ACC matrix, as confirmed by TEM, XRD, and N

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activated carboncorncob residueethanol sensingroom temperature gas sensingVOC detection

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PMID39795167

DOI10.3390/molecules30010110

PMCPMC11721489

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