Persistent Toxic Substance Monitoring

1. Introduction2. PTS in aquatic environment3. Common electrochemical principles for PTS detection 4. Design concept of nanoelectrochemistry sensing interface5. Selective adsorption leading to selective electrochemical response towards PTS: carbon based nanomaterials as samples6. Facet and phase directed nanomaterials based sensing interface for PTS monitoring7. Mutual interferences between heavy metal ions on the electrochemical nano-interfaces8. Nanocomposites for electrochemical monitoring of PTS: design, preparation, and application9. Nano-gap for detection of PTS10. Determination of PTS using nanoelectrodes11. Electrochemical assisted preconcentration for PTS detection12. Conclusion and Perspectives13. Index

Professor Xing-Jiu Huang is Vice Director of Hefei Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He completed his Ph.D. degree at University of Science and Technology of China in 2004. He then worked as a postdoctoral researcher in KAIST with Professor Yang-Kyu Choi, South Korea, during 2005-2008, and in Oxford University with Professor Richard Guy Compton, UK, during 2008-2010. Since 2009, Professor Huang has been admitted a Member of The Royal Society of Chemistry and was selected as the "Hundred Talents Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences" in 2011. He has authored over 100 scientific publications and received numerous scientific awards, including the Leading Talent in Colleges and Universities in Anhui Province, China, the 15th Scientific and Technological Award for Young Talents of Anhui Province (China) in 2013, Second Prize of Science and Technology Award of Anhui Province (China) in 2013, Second Prize of Science and Technology Award of China Association for Instrumental Analysis in 2014, and Excellent Graduate Advisor Award from Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2013 and 2015. Dr. Xing Chen is an Associate Professor of Hefei Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degree from Hefei Institute of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and he joined the Hefei Institute of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2006. He has authored and co-authored 45 papers that published in peer-reviewed journals. He was awarded many awards, including second prize of Science and Technology Award of Anhui Province (China) in 2013, second prize of Science and Technology Award of China Association for Instrumental Analysis in 2014. Meng Yang got his B.S. degree in chemistry from Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China, in 2013. Then he pursuited his Ph.D. Degree in University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China with Professor Xing-Jiu Huang. He has received some awards, including