A hybrid approach using MoS2 nanoflakes and conducting polymers as an artificial biocatalyst
Sara Alkhatib a b, Kishore Kumar Jena a, Eman Mahmoud Aljawi a, Anna Maria Pappa a
a Department of Biomedical Engineering, Khalifa University
b Center for Catalysis and Separation
Materials for Sustainable Development Conference (MATSUS)
Proceedings of MATSUS Fall 2023 Conference (MATSUSFall23)
#BIOELCHEM - Bioelectrochemical Systems from Sustainable Electrode Materials
Torremolinos, Spain, 2023 October 16th - 20th
Organizers: Anna-Maria Pappa and Kyriaki Polychronopoulou
Oral, Sara Alkhatib, presentation 179
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.matsus.2023.179
Publication date: 18th July 2023

Inspired by biocatalysts in nature, artificial catalyst systems with behavior similar to or exceeding the activity of biocatalysts have been widely studied for different healthcare and environmental applications. In this work, a hybrid organic-inorganic approach is used to combine conducting polymer with inorganic materials for biocatalysis. Three different MoS2 nanosheets (MSNSs) were synthesized based on different methodologies. Methodology 1:  ammonium tetra thiomolybdate (NH4)2MoS4 and hydrazine hydrate (N2H4·4H2O) were sonicated and transferred to an autoclave for the hydrothermal process. Methodology 2: MoS2 nanosheets were synthesized through a hydrothermal method using sodium molybdate Na2-MoO4.2H2O and L-cysteine. Methodology 3: MoS2 nanosheets were prepared through exfoliating of bulk MoS2 in N, N-Dimethylformamide (DMF) by sonication process. The morphology, and structural information of MSNSs were analyzed by TEM, SEM, XRD and Raman spectroscopy. Initial results show excellent catalytic performance of the MSNs with different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide ranging from 1µM to 10M. The catalytic behavior of the MSNSs were then compared with the performance of hydrogen peroxidase within the same range of concentration values.

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