Voltammetric determination of dihydroxybenzene isomers using a disposable pencil graphite electrode modified with cobalt-phthalocyanine

Microchimica Acta - A novel voltammetric assay for the simultaneous determination of hydroquinone (HQ), catechol (CC) and resorcinol (RS) by using an electrochemically treated pencil graphite...     

Development of an ionic liquid modified screen-printed graphite electrode and its sensing in determination of dopamine

A novel screen-printing ink consisted of graphite, cellulose acetate and ionic liquid n-octylpyridinum hexafluorophosphate (OPPF) was developed and investigated. The graphite–cellulose acetate system was employed as the basic ink system, which could be easily printed onto the ploy(vinyl chloride) (PVC) substrate. With the natural viscosity and high conductivity of OPPF, the screen-printed electrode (SPE) from the OPPF modified ink exhibited very attractive properties, such as high stability and electrochemical reactivity, low background current and wide electrochemical window. Furthermore, the electrode possessed excellent electrocatalytic activity for the oxidation of dopamine. The linear range for the determination of dopamine was from 1.0 μM to 2.5 mM and the detection limit was 0.5 μM.     

NO2-在CTMAB-氧化钕纳米修饰电极上的电化学行为及其测定

制备了十六烷基三甲基溴化铵-氧化钕纳米修饰电极。用循环伏安法和示差脉冲伏安法研究了NO2-在该修饰电极上的电化学行为,结果表明,该修饰电极对NO2-的氧化具有良好的电催化能力,NO2-的氧化峰电流与其浓度在3.33×10-8～1.04×10-6mol/L范围内呈现良好的线性关系,检测限为9.86×10-9mol/L(S/N=3)。此外,该修饰电极具有良好的重现性和稳定性。本方法可用于NO2-实际样品的测定。     

Nanomolar amperometric sensing of hydrogen peroxide using a graphite pencil electrode modified with palladium nanoparticles

We report on a simple and rapid method for the preparation of a disposable palladium nanoparticle-modified graphite pencil electrode (PdNP-GPE) for sensing hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). The bare and PdNP-modified GPEs were characterized by cyclic voltammetry and SEM. The two electrodes displayed distinct electrocatalytic activities in response to the electrochemical reduction of H₂O₂. The amperometric detection limits were 45 nM and 0.58 mM, respectively, for the PdNP-GPE and bare-GPE, at an S/N of 3. The electrodes can be prepared simply and at low cost, and represent a promising tool for sensing H₂O₂.

Amperometric sensor for detection of bisphenol A using a pencil graphite electrode modified with polyaniline nanorods and multiwalled carbon nanotubes

We report on a simple and highly sensitive amperometric method for the determination of bisphenol A (BPA) using pencil graphite electrodes modified with polyaniline nanorods and multiwalled carbon nanotubes. The modified electrodes display enhanced electroactivity for the oxidation of BPA compared to the unmodified pencil graphite electrode. Under optimized conditions, the sensor has a linear response to BPA in the 1.0 and 400?μM concentration range, with a limit of detection of 10?nM (at S/N?=?3). The modified electrode also has a remarkably stable response, and up to 95 injections are possible with a relative standard deviation of 4.2% at 100?μM of BPA. Recoveries range from 86 to 102% for boiling water spiked with BPA from four brands of baby bottles.

Electrochemical sensor for ultrasensitive determination of ceftazidime using hollow platinum nanoparticles/reduced graphene oxide/pencil graphite electrode

In this paper, an electrochemical sensor was prepared based on the modification of pencil graphite electrode (PGE) by hollow platinum nanoparticles/reduced graphene oxide (HPtNPs/rGO/PGE) for determination of ceftazidime (CFZ). Initially, rGO was electrodeposited on the electrode surface, and then, hollow platinum nanoparticles were placed on the electrode surface via galvanic displacement reaction of Pt(IV) ions with cobalt nanoparticles (CoNPs) that had electrodeposited on the electrode surface. Several significant parameters controlling the performance of the HPtNPs/rGO/PGE were examined and optimized using central composite design as one optimization methodology. The surface morphology and elemental characterization of the bare PGE, rGO/PGE, CoNPs/rGO/PGE, and HPtNPs/rGO/PGE-modified electrodes was analyzed by field-emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The electrochemical activity of CFZ on resulting modified electrode was investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and adsorptive differential pulse voltammetry (AdDPV). Adsorptive differential pulse voltammetry indicates that peak current increases linearly with respect to increment in CFZ concentration. CFZ was determined in the linear dynamic range of 5.0 × 10^?13 to 1.0 × 10^?9 M, and the detection limit was determined as 2.2 × 10^?13 M using AdDPV under optimized conditions. The results showed that modified electrode has high selectivity and very high sensitivity. The method was used to determine of CFZ in drug injection and plasma samples.     

Reduced graphene oxide supported 2D-NiO nanosheets modified electrode for urea detection

Nickel oxide (NiO) nanosheets (NSs) deposited on different amounts (0.025, 0.05, 0.1, and 0.2 wt%) of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) are synthesized through hydrothermal method. The NiO NSs on rGO (rGO-NiO) are characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy, high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED) analyses, and electrochemical analysis. Electrocatalytic activity of rGO-NiO nanocomposite modified glassy carbon (GC/rGO-NiO) electrode is examined towards electrocatalytic oxidation of urea in 0.1 M NaOH using cyclic voltammetry and amperometry techniques. The GC/rGO_0.1-NiO nanocomposite modified electrode shows enhanced electrocatalytic oxidation of urea than that of other modified electrodes due to the incorporation of NiO NSs on an optimum amount of rGO. The GC/rGO_0.1-NiO modified electrode is used for designing electrochemical sensor for urea, and the detection limit is estimated as 0.47 μM using the amperometry technique. The sensitivity of GC/rGO_0.1-NiO modified electrode is found to be 2450 μA mM⁻¹ cm⁻². In addition to good electroanalytical performance, the present urea sensor displayed good stability and acceptable anti-interference ability in the presence of 20-fold excess concentration of relevant interferents. The GC/rGO_0.1-NiO nanocomposite modified electrode is successfully used for the determination of urea in water sample.

Schematic representation of electrocatalytic oxidation of urea at GC/rGO-NiO nanocomposite modified electrode.

     

Voltammetric determination of mercury(II) using a modified pencil graphite electrode with 4-(4-methylphenyl aminoisonitrosoacetyl)biphenyl

A sensitive and selective method for determination of mercury(II) with “4-(4-methylphenyl aminoisonitrosoacetyl)biphenyl (TKO)-modified pencil graphite electrode” was developed. All factors affecting determination process were optimized. Differential pulse voltammetry with 4-(4-methylphenyl aminoisonitrosoacetyl)biphenyl-modified electrode showed a linear response between 1.0 × 10^?5 and 1.0 × 10^?3 M (R ² = 0.9994). The detection limit of this electrode was found as 5.85 × 10^?7 M (S/N = 3). The effects of different cations on the determination of mercury(II) were investigated and found that modified electrode is highly selective. The developed method was applied for mercury determination in different water samples.     

Voltammetric determination of cysteine at a graphite electrode modified with gold nanoparticles

The electrochemical behaviour of cysteine (Cys) at a graphite electrode modified with gold nanoparticles (G-Au_nano electrode) was studied by cyclic voltammetry. It was found that the graphite electrode-Au nanoparticles show an electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of Cys in 0.1?M NaOH. At 0.05?V, there is an “inverse” maximum in the cathodic voltammogram of Cys. Using a G-Au_nano electrode, the dependence of the peak current of the “inverse” maximum on Cys concentration was linear in the range from 1 to 14?pM, and the detection limit was 0.6?pM. The proposed analytical method is simple, rapid and sensitive.     

Hollow fiber supported liquid membrane microextraction of Cu2+ followed by flame atomic absorption spectroscopy determination

Hollow fiber supported liquid membrane microextraction, a relatively new sample preparation technique, has attracted much interest in the field of environmental analysis. In the current study, a novel method based on hollow-fiber liquid-phase microextraction and flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) for the measurement of copper ion in aqueous samples is described. Hollow-fiber liquid-phase microextraction conditions such as the type of extraction solvent, pH, the stirring rate, and the amounts of chelating agents, sample volume, and the extraction time were investigated. Under the optimized conditions, the linear range was found to be 0.01–15 μg ml^?1 for copper ion, and the limit of detection to be 0.004 μg ml^?1. Tap water and surface water samples collected from Mashhad, Iran and Dorongar river; Khorasan, Iran, respectively, were successfully analyzed using the proposed method. The recoveries from the spiked water samples were 72.4% and 105%, respectively; and the relative standard deviation (RSD) at the 2 μg ml^?1 level was 6%.     

Electrochemistry and voltammetric determination of L-tryptophan and L-tyrosine using a glassy carbon electrode modified with a Nafion/TiO2-graphene composite film

We describe a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with a film composed of Nafion and TiO₂-graphene (TiO₂-GR) nanocomposite, and its voltammetric response to the amino acids L-tryptophane (Trp) and L-tyrosine (Tyr). The incorporation of TiO₂ nanoparticles with graphene significantly improves the electrocatalytic activity and voltammetric response compared to electrodes modified with Nafion/graphene only. The Nafion/TiO₂-GR modified electrode was used to determine Trp and Tyr with detection limits of 0.7 and 2.3 μM, and a sensitivity of 75.9 and 22.8 μA mM^?1 for Trp and Tyr, respectively.

Hollow fiber supported ionic liquid membrane microextraction for determination of sulfonamides in environmental water samples by high-performance liquid chromatography

By using ionic liquid as membrane liquid and tri-n-octylphosphine oxide (TOPO) as additive, hollow fiber supported liquid phase microextraction (HF-LPME) was developed for the determination of five sulfonamides in environmental water samples by high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection The extraction solvent and the parameters affecting the extraction enrichment factor such as the type and amount of carrier, pH and volume ratio of donor phase and acceptor phase, extraction time, salt-out effect and matrix effect were optimized. Under the optimal extraction conditions (organic liquid membrane phase: [C₈MIM][PF₆] with 14% TOPO (w/v); donor phase: 4 mL, pH 4.5 KH₂PO₄ with 2 M Na₂SO₄; acceptor phase: 25 μL, pH 13 NaOH; extraction time: 8 h), low detection limits (0.1–0.4 μg/L, RSD ≤ 5%) and good linear range (1–2000 ng/mL, R² ≥ 0.999) were obtained for all the analytes. The presence of humic acid (0–25 mg/L dissolved organic carbon) and bovine serum albumin (0–100 μg/mL) had no significant effect on the extraction efficiency. Good spike recoveries over the range of 82.2–103.2% were obtained when applying the proposed method on five real environmental water samples. These results indicated that this present method was very sensitive and reliable with good repeatabilities and excellent clean-up in water samples. The proposed method confirmed hollow fiber supported ionic liquid membrane based LPME to be robust to monitoring trace levels of sulfadiazine, sulfamerazine, sulfamethazine, sulfadimethoxine and sulfamethoxazole in aqueous samples.     

Simple and sensitive electrochemical determination of higenamine in dietary supplements using a disposable pencil graphite electrode

Monatshefte für Chemie - Chemical Monthly - In this study, a cheap, rapid, simple, and modification-free electroanalytical methodology based on the disposable pencil graphite electrode is...     

Electrochemical behavior and voltammetric determination of paracetamol on Nafion/TiO2-graphene modified glassy carbon electrode

A simple and sensitive method was developed for the detection of mercury ions with quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), based on the specific thymine-Hg(2+)-thymine (T-Hg(2+)-T) interaction and gold nanoparticle-mediated signal amplification. To enhance the sensitivity of detection a sandwich hybridization approach was adopted in this work. The QCM gold surface was modified with the probe SH-oligonucleotides (Oligo-1) and 6-Mercapto-1-hexanol to form an active surface for the hybridization of a longer ss-DNA (Oligo-2), and then Oligo-3 hybridazated with an excess and matching part of Oligo-2. In all oligonucleotides, there existed T bases. In the presence of Hg(2+) ions, special T-Hg(2+)-T reaction greatly enhanced the hybridization of oligonucleotides and detection sensitivity. The gold nanoparticle (Au NPs) amplifier method further increased the sensitivity of detection. A detection sensitivity of 5nM Hg(2+) was obtained in the QCM system, whereas other coexisting metal ions (such as Ni(2+), Mg(2+), Co(2+), Cr(3+), Pb(2+), Cd(2+), Mn(2+), Ba(2+)) had no significant interference. This method reveals a new approach for the manufacture of a kind of simple and low cost sensors for the Hg(2+) detection.     

A new dodecylsulfate-selective supported liquid membrane electrode based on its N-cetylpyridinium ion-pair

A supported liquid and a poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)-based membrane selective for dodecylsulfate (DS⁻) ion are described. The active element is a membrane containing a dissolved ion association complex of DS⁻ with cetylpyridinium (CP⁺) cation. The supported liquid membrane electrode (acetophenone as solvent) showed a Nernstian response towards the DS⁻ anion over the concentration range of sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) from 8.3×10⁻³ to 1.0×10⁻⁶ mol dm⁻³ at 25 °C. The proposed electrode also showed a super-Nernstian potential response (108±2 mV decade⁻¹) at low concentrations (1.0×10⁻⁹ to 1.0×10⁻⁶ mol dm⁻³). Moreover, this electrode showed good selectivity and precision (R.S.D.?2.0%), and was usable within the pH range 4.0-6.8. The proposed electrode revealed a lower limit of detection of 6.3×10⁻⁷ mol dm⁻³ and improved selectivity in comparison with the some previously reported DS⁻ ion selective electrodes. The isothermal temperature coefficient of this electrode amounted to −0.001 V °C⁻¹. The liquid membrane electrode may find application in the direct determination of SDS by the standard addition method at pH 5.0, and in the physicochemical studies of surfactant solutions.     

A new liquid membrane electrode for the selective determination of perrhenate

A new perrhenate ion-selective electrode has been developed, incorporating a nitrobenzene solution of nitron perrhenate as a liquid membrane. The electrode gives near-Nernstian response to 3 x 10(-5)-10(-2)M perrhenate over the pH range 3-8. Most common anions (except for periodate and perchlorate) give little interference. The electrode has been satisfactory for direct potentiometric determination of as little as 10 mu/ml rhenium. The average recovery and standard deviation were 99% and 2.1%, respectively. Measurements of the solubility products of some sparingly soluble perrhenates gave results that agreed closely with those recorded in the literature and obtained by other procedures.     

A new tetrafluoroborate liquid membrane electrode for selective determination of boron

Summary The construction and performance characteristics of a new liquid membrane electrode selective for BF^– ₄ ion are described. The electrode incorporates nitron-tetrafluoroborate ion-pair complex in nitrobenzene as a liquid membrane. The electrode shows a rapid Nernstian response for BF ₄ ^– ion over the concentration range of 10^–1 to 10^–5 M and the potential is almost independent of the pH over the range of 3–9. The selectivity coefficient values obtained for 21 different anions and cations show no significant interference. The electrode is satisfactorily used for the determination of 0.5–500 g/ml of boron after conversion to BF ₄ ^– . The average recovery is 98.8% and the mean standard deviation being 2.1%.

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Neue Tetrafluoborat-Flüssigmembranelektrode zur selektiven Bestimmung von Bor

Zusammenfassung Der Aufbau und die Charakteristiken einer für BF ₄ ^– selektiven Elektrode werden beschrieben. Die Elektrode enthält den Nitron-Tetrafluoborat-Ionenpaar-komplex in Nitrobenzol als flüssige Membran. Nernstsches Verhalten ergibt sich über einen Konzentrationsbereich von 10^–1 bis 10^–5 M BF ₄ ^– . Das Potential ist fast pH-unabhängig im Bereich von 3 bis 9. Aus den Selektivitätskoeffizienten von 21 verschiedenen Anionen und Kationen ergeben sich keine signifikanten Störungen. Die beschriebene Elektrode kann mit guten Ergebnissen zur Bestimmung von 0,5 bis 500g/ml Bor nach Umsetzung zu BF ₄ ^– ₄ eingesetzt werden. Die durchschnittliche Wiederfindungsrate beträgt 98,8%, die mittlere Standardabweichung 2,1%.

     

A novel palladium nanoparticles-polyproline-modified graphite electrode and its application for determination of curcumin

A novel-modified electrode has been developed, by electrodeposition of palladium nanoparticles (PdNps) on polypyroline film-coated (Poly(Pr)) graphite electrode. The modified electrode (PdNps/Poly(Pr)/GE) was characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques. SEM proved that the palladium nanoparticles were uniform distributed with an average particle diameter of 20–45 nm. A higher catalytic activity was obtained for curcumin oxidation using this new modified electrode (PdNps/Poly(Pr)/GE). The square wave voltammogram of curcumin in pH 2 phosphate buffer exhibited an anodic peak at 0.504 V. This oxidation peak current was found to be linearly related to curcumin concentrations in the ranges of 5.0?×?10^?9 to 1.0?×?10^?7 M with a detection limit of 1.2?×?10^?9 M. This novel-modified electrode showed excellent sensitivity, compared with the existing reports about determination of curcumin.     

氧化石墨烯修饰碳离子液体电极同时测定鸟嘌呤和腺嘌呤

以离子液体1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑六氟磷酸盐为粘合剂制备了碳糊电极,然后将氧化石墨烯滴涂到碳糊电极表面制成了一种新型的氧化石墨烯修饰碳离子液体电极。研究了鸟嘌呤和腺嘌呤在修饰电极上的电化学行为。实验结果表明,在0.1 mol/L醋酸盐缓冲溶液中(pH4.5),鸟嘌呤和腺嘌呤在该修饰电极上具有良好的电化学行为,在2.0×10-7～1.5×10-5mol/L浓度范围内鸟嘌呤和腺嘌呤的浓度在该电极上与电化学响应信号呈良好的线性关系,相关系数分别为为0.992和0.996。信噪比为3时,检出限为1.0×10-8mol/L。