Improved defluoridation and energy production using dimethyl sulfoxide modified carbon cloth as bioanode in microbial desalination cell.

In the present study, carbon cloth (CC) was functionalized using dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and employed as an excellent bioanode for improving defluoridation efficiency, wastewater treatment, and power output from a microbial desalination cell (MDC). The Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis of DMSO modified carbon cloth (CC) confirmed the functionalization of CC, and the water drop contact angle of 0° ensured its superior hydrophilicity. The presence of -COOH (carboxyl), S[bond, double bond]O (sulfoxide) and -C[bond, double bond]O (carbonyl) functional groups on CC aids in enhancing the performance of the MDC.

A flexible and sensitive electrochemical sensing platform based on dimethyl sulfoxide modified carbon cloth: towards the detection of dopamine and carvedilol.

The determination of neurotransmitters and adrenoreceptor drugs is highly essential due to their specific functions in the human body. In this work, the determination of carvedilol (CAR) and dopamine (DA) was carried out using carbon cloth (CC), which was modified using a facile strategy of drop-casting dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). This induced the formation of functional groups without any loss in the structural integrity of CC.