Table 4 Comparison of sensing performance of variables Nanoprobes for detecting some phenolic derivatives.

From: Pure and doped carbon quantum dots as fluorescent probes for the detection of phenol compounds and antibiotics in aquariums

Detection probe

Detected analyte

Method

Detection range

LOD

Year

References

2-(phenyl azo) chromotropic acid-(CH–) conducting polymer (PCH/AGCE)

Hydroquinone

Electrochemical

0.066 μM

1–300 μM

2019

47

Carboxylated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-COOH)

Hydroquinone

Electrochemical

2–280 μM

0.017

2021

48

Diazo-coupling reaction

Paraaminophenol

Micro determination

0.0297–0.2229 µg/mL

0.0185 µg/mL

2019

49

Au gold nanoparticle@dithiooxamide functionalized reduced graphene oxide (AuNP@DFG)

Paraaminophenol

Electrochemical

0.1–130 μM

11 nM

2019

50

The peroxidase-like activity of Fe3O4@Au/MOF

Paraaminophenol

Colorimetric

0.5–20 μM

0.27 μM

2022

51

Carbon nanotubes (MWCNT)

Hydroquinone

Electrochemical square wave voltammetry (SWV)

1.0 × 10–5 M to 1.0 × 10–3 M

5.7 × 10–6 M

2017

52

Single-walled carbon nanotube

Hexane

Electrochemical

  

2019

53

B, N co-doping CQDs

Hydroquinone

Resorcinol

Para aminophenol

Hexane

 

5–500 µM

0.05 µM

0.024 µM

0.032 µM

0.013 µM

 

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