In-situ spectro electrochemical characterization and detection of pesticides by nanohybrid 2D materials (INSIDE)
Project Overview
The aim of the INSIDE project is an initiation for the binational research cooperation between “Technische Universität Chemnitz and the Federal University of Parana in the field of environmental monitoring for the detection of pesticides by the unique and complementary information revealed by the combination of Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and electrochemical (EC) methods. The project enables binational cooperation between the partners from Germany and Brazil, thereby creating a platform for knowledge exchange and transfer. Further, the project will enable both Universities for future collaborations in areas where multidisciplinary is required, such as monitoring of emerging multi-environmental pollutants in different applications, development of innovative SERS-EC substrates, development of novel hybrid nanocomposites and chemometrics, as well as studying sensor´s life by working on materials with less aging effects and more stability. One of the main aspects of this project is the opportunity for junior scientists to obtain international research experience enabled by research stays which will help enhance their research knowledge and methodology, thereby developing their qualifications and expertise. The research stays, coupled with the expertise’s and research infrastructure provided by both groups, will enable the junior scientists to realize the interdisciplinary aims within the project to detect emerging multi-environmental pollutants such as 2-,3-,4-Nitrophenols and pirimicarb pesticides by electrochemical and optical methods and simultaneous detection with high sensitivity and selectivity. For example, for nitrophenols, the degradation products of pesticides are produced in different chemical forms depending on the pesticide, and it is paramount to detect all the molecules. Further, pirimicarb, a carbamate pesticide, is electro-inactive in its truest sense, and the current EC detection methodologies have focused on either indirect determination or applying very high potentials.
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