The development of sensitive, selective, and reliable gaseous hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) sensors operating at room temperature still represents a remaining challenge. In this work, we have investigated and combined the advantageous properties of a two-dimensional Ti3C2Tx MXene material that exhibits a large specific surface area and high surface activity, with favorable conducting and stabilizing properties of chitosan. The MXene-chitosan membrane was deposited on the ferrocyanide-modified screen-printed working carbon electrode, followed by applying poly(acrylic acid) as an electrolyte and accumulation medium for gaseous H2O2. The sensor showed highly sensitive and selective electroanalytical performance for detecting trace concentrations of gaseous H2O2 with a very low detection limit of 4 μg m-3 (4 ppbv), linear response in the studied concentration range of 0.5-30.0 mg m-3, and good reproducibility with an RSD of 1.3%. The applicability of the sensor was demonstrated by point-of-interest detection of gaseous H2O2 during the real hair bleaching process with a 9 and 12% H2O2 solution.

Department of Analytical Chemistry National Institute of Chemistry Hajdrihova 19 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia

Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering National Institute of Chemistry Hajdrihova 19 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia

Department of Inorganic Chemistry University of Chemistry and Technology Prague Technická 5 16628 Prague Czech Republic

Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Maribor Smetanova ulica 17 2000 Maribor Slovenia

International Postgraduate School Jožef Štefan Jamova cesta 39 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia

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