Low Cost Hydrogen Peroxide Sensor from Manganese Oxides Modified Pencil Graphite Electrode

Electrodeposition of manganese oxides film onto the cheap pencil graphite electrode using potassium permanganate precursor provides the good alternative method of fabrication the low cost hydrogen peroxide sensor. Effect of deposition potential, deposition time and concentration of potassium permanganate were investigated. The modified electrode displayed electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of hydrogen peroxide in alkaline medium. Amperometric detection of hydrogen peroxide in ammonium buffer pH 9.0 is possible at the operation potential of +0.50V vs Ag/AgCl instead of over +0.80V vs Ag/AgCl with unmodified electrode. Linear concentration range between 0.50-138ppm of hydrogen peroxide was obtained with a detection limit of 0.28ppm.     

Flow Injection Amperometric Analysis of H2O2 at Platinum Nanoparticles Modified Pencil Graphite Electrode

A Pt nanoparticle modified Pencil Graphite Electrode (PGE) was proposed for the electrocatalytic oxidation and non‐enzymatic determination of H₂O₂ in Flow Injection Analysis (FIA) system. Platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) electrochemically deposited on pretreated PGE (p.PGE) surface by recording cyclic voltammograms of 1.0 mM of H₂PtCl₆ solution in 0.10 M KCl at scan rate of 50 mV s⁻¹ for 30 cycles. Cyclic voltammograms show that the oxidation peak potential of H₂O₂ shifts from about +700 mV at bare PGE to +50 mV at PtNPs/p.PGE vs. Ag/AgCl /KCl (sat.). It can be concluded that PtNPs/p.PGE exhibits a good electrocatalytic activity towards oxidation of H₂O₂. Then, FI amperometric analysis of H₂O₂ was performed under optimized conditions using a new homemade electrochemical flow cell which was constructed for PGE. Linear range was found as 2.5 μM to 750.0 μM H₂O₂ with a detection limit of 0.73 μM (based on S_b/m of 3). As a result, this study shows the first study on the FI amperometric determination of H₂O₂ at PtNPs/p.PGE which exhibits a simple, low cost, commercially available, disposable sensor for H₂O₂ detection. The proposed electrode was successfully applied to determination of H₂O₂ in real sample.     

Sensitive and Rapid Flow Injection Amperometric Hydrazine Sensor using an Electrodeposited Gold Nanoparticle Graphite Pencil Electrode

A gold (Au) nanoparticle-modified graphite pencil electrode was prepared by an electrodeposition procedure for the sensitive and rapid flow injection amperometric determination of hydrazine (N₂H₄). The electrodeposited Au nanoparticles on the pretreated graphite pencil electrode surface were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction spectroscopy, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Cyclic voltammograms showed that the Au nanoparticle-modified pretreated graphite pencil electrode exhibits excellent electrocatalytic activity toward oxidation of hydrazine because the highly irreversibly and broadly observed oxidation peak at +600?mV at the pretreated graphite pencil electrode shifted to ?167?mV at the Au nanoparticle pretreated graphite pencil electrode; in addition, a significant enhancement in the oxidation peak current was obtained. Thus, the flow-injection (FI) amperometric hydrazine sensor was constructed based on its electrocatalytic oxidation at the Au nanoparticle-modified pretreated graphite pencil electrode. The Au nanoparticle-modified pretreated graphite pencil electrode exhibits a linear calibration curve between the flow injection amperometric current and hydrazine concentration within the concentration range from 0.01 to 100?µM with a detection limit of 0.002?µM. The flow injection amperometric sensor has been successfully used for the determination of N₂H₄ in water samples with good accuracy and precision.     

Flow Injection Determination of Hydrogen Peroxide Using a Carbon Paste Electrode Modified with a Manganese Dioxide Film

Abstract

A manganese dioxide film modified carbon paste electrode was developed for use as an amperometric sensor for the determination of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) in ammoniacal aqueous solutions. The electrode showed a stable response towards H₂O₂ after electrochemical activation. Effects of flow rate, operating potential, concentration, injection volume and interferences were investigated. A linear response towards H₂O₂ from 5 μg.l^?1 to 450 mg.l^?1 and a detection limit (3 signal-to-noise ratio) of 4.7 μg.l^?1 was found. The method was employed for the determination of H₂O₂ in rain water samples.     

Sensitive Electrochemical Determination of Hydrogen Peroxide Using Copper Nanoparticles in a Polyaniline Film on a Glassy Carbon Electrode

Rapid and accurate determination of hydrogen peroxide is necessary in biochemistry and environmental science. In this paper, a sensitive hydrogen peroxide electrochemical sensor was developed by cyclic voltammetry deposition of polyaniline–copper nanocomposite film on a glassy carbon electrode. The synthesized polyaniline/Cu composites were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. With a typical working potential of 0.4?V (versus Ag/AgCl) and a pH value of 6.0, the prepared electrochemical sensor achieved linear range of 1.0–500?µM for hydrogen peroxide detection. A relative standard deviation of 4.9% for n?=?7 and 10.0?µM of H₂O₂ and a limit of detection of 0.33?µM at a signal-to-noise ratio?=?3 were observed. The sensor was successfully used for the analysis of tap water, and a spiked recovery of 93.0?±?2.1% was obtained, further confirming the sensor’s accuracy and feasibility.     

Sensitive Electrochemical Determination of Trifluralin at a Disposable Pencil Graphite Electrode

A sensitive differential pulse (DP) voltammetric method has been proposed for the determination of trifluralin (TFA) based on both its reduction and oxidation at a disposable pencil graphite electrode (PGE). DP voltammograms recorded under optimized conditions show that oxidation and reduction peak currents increased linearly in the range from 1.0 to 75.0 μM and from 0.50 to 100.0 μM TFA, respectively. LOD and sensitivity values have been determined as 0.39 μM and 11170 μA mM⁻¹ cm⁻² for oxidation and as 0.20 μM and 22167 μA mM⁻¹ cm⁻² for reduction. The acceptable recovery values (95.2–104.8 %) were obtained from real water samples.     

Disposable Pencil Graphite Electrode for Ciprofloxacin Determination in Pharmaceutical Formulations by Square Wave Voltammetry

In this work, a new electrochemical sensor based on pencil graphite with interesting features, such as low cost (US$ 0.01 per electrode), ease manufacture, and portability was developed. The sensor showed an adequate manufacturing reproducibility with RSD <5.3 %. Under this electrochemical platform, ciprofloxacin underwent an irreversible oxidation process at 1.03 V, characterized by the diffusion of electroactive species. A simple method by square wave voltammetry (SWV) has been optimized for the determination of ciprofloxacin in pharmaceutical formulations using a pencil graphite electrode (PGE). The method showed satisfactory analytical performance, with a wide linear range (12 to 55 μmol L⁻¹), low detection limit (5.6 μmol L⁻¹), adequate precision (RSD <3.2 %), and accuracy with an average recovery of (102±15)%. Samples of pharmaceutical formulations were evaluated, obtaining levels of ciprofloxacin close to those established by the manufacturers. In addition, the samples were analyzed by liquid chromatography and there was no significant difference between the methods at the 95 % confidence level. In this sense, the method developed proved to be reliable and promising for the quality control of pharmaceutical formulations.     

Determination of Caffeine Using a Simple Graphite Pencil Electrode with Square-Wave Anodic Stripping Voltammetry

A simple commercial graphite pencil electrode (GPE) was utilized for monitoring caffeine using the square-wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV) method. This method was applied to determine the caffeine levels in several tea samples, which yielded a relative error of 1% in the concentrations. Caffeine was deposited at 0.0V (vs. Ag/AgCl), then reduced at +1.40V to strip it on the GPE. Optimal experimental conditions for the analysis were found to be as follows: pH value of 9 for the medium; deposition potential of 0.0V; deposition time of 120s; SW frequency of 25Hz; SW amplitude of 45mV, and step potential of 6mV. Given these optimum conditions, a linear range was observed within the concentration of 0500mgL^–1. At caffeine concentrations of 50.0, 250.0, and 500.0mgL^–1, the relative standard deviations in measured concentrations (n=12) were 0.19, 0.09, and 0.11%, respectively. The detection limit was found to be 9.2mgL^–1, which is comparable with the result obtained using a carbon paste electrode, equivalent to 8.2mgL^–1.     

基于对羟基苯硼酸为前驱体的金纳米粒子修饰电极电化学检测过氧化氢

以对羟基苯硼酸为前驱体,利用H₂O₂可以定量氧化对羟基苯硼酸产生对羟基苯酚的原理,以反应产物对羟基苯酚为电化学信号物质,结合金纳米粒子修饰玻碳电极（AuNPs/GCE）,发展了一种间接检测H₂O₂的电化学方法. 由于AuNPs/GCE具有有效电子传递性能和比表面积大等优点,对硼酸氧化产物具有较高的催化活性,因此在含1.0 mmol•L^-1对羟基苯硼酸的0.1mol•L^-1 pH 7.5 PBS中,AuNPs/GCE可以检测到1.0 ~ 1.0 × 10³ μmol•L^-1的H₂O₂,检测限为0.5μmol•L^-1. 同时,该方法具有良好的选择性和重现性,且操作简单、速度快、价格低廉,非常适用于实际样品中H₂O₂含量的测定.     

磁性印迹纳米粒子固定血红蛋白修饰磁性电极构建过氧化氢传感器

采用表面印迹技术,以磁性二氧化硅纳米粒子（Fe₃O₄@SiO₂ NPs）作为载体、血红蛋白（Hb）为模板分子、正硅酸乙酯（TEOS）为印迹聚合物单体,制备了Hb印迹Fe₃O₄@SiO₂的磁性印迹纳米粒子（MMIPs NPs）. MMIPs NPs具有磁性内核和血红蛋白印迹壳层的核壳结构,可以富集并固定Hb. 使用壳聚糖将MMIPs NPs固定于磁性电极表面,构建血红蛋白类酶生物传感器,研究了Hb对过氧化氢（H₂O₂）的催化活性. MMIPS NPS相比于磁性非印迹纳米粒子（MNIPS NPS）,催化电流增加了14.3%. 采用磁性电极,MMIPS NPS、Hb和O₂的顺磁性使得该类酶生物传感器对H₂O₂的催化电流增加了60.0%. 血红蛋白类酶生物传感器电流响应与H₂O₂浓度在25 ~ 200 μmol·L^-1间呈线性关系,检出限为3 μmol·L^-1（S/N=3）,表明该类酶传感器对H₂O₂具有良好的催化性能.     

氧化锌修饰铅笔芯电极电致化学发光法测定苯酚的研究

采用滴涂法将氧化锌纳米颗粒滴涂在自制铅笔芯电极上制成氧化锌修饰铅笔芯电极,当以过硫酸根为共反应剂时,该修饰电极在氢氧化钠溶液中具有良好的电致化学发光(ECL)行为,对其发光机理进行了考察。基于苯酚对该修饰电极的ECL具有抑制作用,建立了一种测量苯酚的新方法,当苯酚浓度为2×10~(-8)~2×10~(-6)mol/L时,发光强度与苯酚浓度的对数呈线性关系,检出限为1×10~(-8)mol/L。该方法具有灵敏度高、方法简单、快速、稳定性好等优点,将其应用于工业废水中苯酚浓度的检测,回收率为96.5%~104.5%。     

Sensitive,Accurate and Selective Determination of Cd(II) Using Anodic Stripping Voltammetry with in-situ Hg-Bi Film Modified Pencil Graphite Electrode After Magnetic Dispersive Solid Phase Microextraction

This paper describes a novel approach to detect Cd(II) using the combination of the differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry and magnetic nanoparticle based dispersive solid phase microextraction as an efficient, green and accurate method. Currents of Cd(II) increased linearly in the range from 75 to 2000 ng L⁻¹ Cd(II) with a detection limit of 21.6 ng L⁻¹. The RSD values of 2.6 and 6.0 % for 1.00 and 0.10 μg L⁻¹ respectively showed that proposed method has an acceptable repeatability. Recovery values between 92.3 and 98.6 % showed that this approach can be successfully used for determination of Cd(II) in water samples.     

甲氧苄啶修饰玻碳电极安培法对过氧化氢的测定

在0.1 mol·L~(-1) KNO_3底液中,研究了甲氧苄啶在玻碳电极上的电化学性质,发现在0.140、0.177 V处出现1对可逆的氧化还原峰.进一步用电化学沉积的方法将甲氧苄啶修饰在玻碳电极上,考察了各种实验条件对修饰电极性能的影响,并通过电子扫描显微镜和电化学阻抗谱对修饰电极的表面性质进行了表征,所制得的修饰电极对过氧化氢的还原有很好的催化作用.在-0.3 V的工作电位下,用计时安培法对过氧化氢进行了测定,过氧化氢的浓度在1.96×10~(-5) ～1.10×10~(-3) mol·L~(-1)范围内与响应电流呈线性关系,检出限为4.0 μmol·L~(-1).该修饰电极制作简单、使用寿命长,实际试样的回收率为97% ～104%.     

多壁碳纳米管修饰玻碳电极用于过氧化氢的检测

构建用于过氧化氢检测的多壁碳纳米管修饰玻碳电极,循环伏安阳极最大电流法和计时安培电流法测试表明:碳纳米管能提高电极的有效表面积,并加速电子的传递.循环伏安阳极最大电流和计时安培响应电流均与过氧化氢的浓度变化成线性关系,两种检测方法的灵敏度和线性相关系数分别为2.8μA/(mmol.L-1)、0.997和1.5μA/(mmol.L-1)、0.971;检测方法过程简单,结果令人满意.     

Cathodized Gold Nanoparticle‐Modified Graphite Pencil Electrode for Non‐Enzymatic Sensitive Voltammetric Detection of Glucose

A highly sensitive enzymeless electrochemical glucose sensor has been developed based on the simply prepared cathodized gold nanoparticle‐modified graphite pencil electrode (AuNP‐GPE). Cyclic voltammetry (CV) experiments show that AuNP‐GPE is able to oxidize glucose partially at low potential (around −0.27) whereas the bare GPE cannot oxidize glucose in the entire tested potential windows. Besides, fructose and sucrose cannot be oxidized at potential lower than +0.1 V at AuNP‐GPE. As a result, the glucose oxidation peak at around −0.27 V is suitable enough for selective detection of glucose in the presence of fructose and sucrose. Cathodization of AuNP‐GPE under optimum condition (‐1.0 V for 30 s) in the same glucose solution before voltammetric measurement enhanced glucose oxidation peak current around −0.27 V to achieve an efficient electrochemical sensor for glucose with a detection limit of 12 μM and dynamic range between 0.05 to 5.0 mM with a good linearity (R²= 0.999). Almost no interference effect was observed for sensing of glucose in the presence of ascorbic acid, alanine, phenylalanine, fructose, sucrose, and NaCl.     

铅笔芯电极表面多层自组装膜制备及其对牛血清白蛋白的测定

采用电沉积技术将金沉积在铅笔芯电极(PGE)上,借助Au-S作用,将L-半胱氨酸(L-Cys)组装于金表面,利用吖啶橙(AO)与L-半胱氨酸之间的静电作用,将吖啶橙间接组装于金表面,构建成三层自组装膜电极AO/L-Cys/Au/PGE。将该复合膜电极连接在电化学工作站的工作电极和辅助电极端之间,与参比电极浸入溶液中,构建了一个新的检测回路。采用电化学阻抗谱技术和循环伏安法对多层自组装膜的组装过程进行表征。利用吖啶橙与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)间的相互作用,采用零流电位法,通过对比加入不同浓度BSA后零流电位值的变化(ΔEzcp)对BSA进行检测。结果显示,在1.0×10-9～1.0×10-5mol/L范围内,ΔEzcp与BSA浓度的对数值呈良好线性,相关系数(r)为0.997 0,检出限为1.41×10-11mol/L。该方法选择性和重复性好,有望应用于其它蛋白的测定。     

Simultaneous,Selective and Highly Sensitive Voltammetric Determination of Lead,Cadmium, and Zinc via Modified Pencil Graphite Electrodes

Pencil graphite electrode (PGE) modified with MWCNT and Bi³⁺ (MWCNT/Bi/PGE) was utilized in simultaneous analysis of Pb²⁺, Cd²⁺, and Zn²⁺. Surface and electrochemical characteristics of MWCNT/Bi/PGE were investigated via SEM, cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and FTIR measurements. Even though modification with MWCNT did not improve the electroactive surface area, it significantly decreased the charge transfer resistance. Furthermore, modification with Bi³⁺ significantly increased the sensitivity. Finally, MWCNT/Bi/PGE exhibited the highest sensitivity and reproducibility compared to PGE and PGE modified with only MWCNT. MWCNT/Bi/PGE provided LOD values of 0.27, 0.43, and 1.63 μg L⁻¹, and linear ranges of 1–80, 5–80, and 10–80 μg L⁻¹ for Pb²⁺, Cd²⁺, and Zn²⁺, respectively. Proposed modification method offers effective electroanalytical performance with low time consumption and cost for the analyst.     

Amperometric Determination of Hydrogen Peroxide and its Mathematical Simulation for Horseradish Peroxidase Immobilized on a Sonogel Carbon Electrode

A mathematical model of a horseradish peroxidase biosensor was applied to simulate the amperometric response for the detection of hydrogen peroxide. The development of the mathematical model was based on the Michaelis–Menten equation and Fick’s Second Law. The theoretical study is based on the determination of physico-chemical and geometric parameters of a horseradish peroxidase biosensor as well as the kinetic parameters of reaction mechanism such as diffusion coefficients of hydrogen peroxide, the thickness of enzymatic layer, and the Michaelis–Menten kinetic constant. The theoretical analysis provides an accurate estimate of parameters affecting the biosensor performance such as the diffusion coefficient of hydrogen peroxide in the biomembrane that was estimated to be 56?×?10^?12 m²/s. The thickness of diffusion layer was estimated to be 80–100?µm and the biomembrane 7.5?µm. The experimental and numerical values of kinetic parameters were 0.92 and 0.98?µM for the Michaelis–Menten constants and 0.010 and 0.012?µM/s for the catalytic activity rates. The model was validated for hydrogen peroxide detection and exhibited a good agreement with the experimental measurements.     

Comparison of Insulin Determination on NiNPs/chitosan‐ MWCNTs and NiONPs/chitosan‐MWCNTs Modified Pencil Graphite Electrode

The rising amount of patients suffering for diabetes mellitus increases the requirements for effective insulin sensors. Carbon materials are a suitable choice for the development of insulin sensors due to their electrochemical characteristics. Pencil graphite electrodes (PGE) represent the trade‐off between price and excellent conductive properties. The modification of PGE by NiO and Ni nanoparticles fixed by chitosan results in surface area enlargement and improved electrocatalytic properties. This paper is focused on the comparison of different properties of Ni and NiO nanoparticles and their effect on redox reaction mechanism of insulin and detection characteristics. The electrode modified by Ni nanoparticles displays linear range of 1 μM–5 μM (R² 0.80), limit of detection (LOD) of 4.34 μM and sensitivity of 0.12 μA/μM. On the other hand, the electrode modified by NiO nanoparticles displays enhanced electrochemical characteristics such as linear range of 0.05 μM–5 μM (R² 0.99), limit of detection of 260 nM and sensitivity of 0.64 μA/μM. These properties make the NiO nanoparticles modified PGE the appropriate candidate for insulin determination.     

Nickel and Tungsten Bimetallic Nanoparticles Modified Pencil Graphite Electrode: A High-performance Electrochemical Sensor for Detection of Endocrine Disruptor Bisphenol A

In this work, an economically viable, very low cost, indigenous, ubiquitously available electrochemical sensor based on bimetallic nickel and tungsten nanoparticles modified pencil graphite electrode (NiNP-WNP@PGE) was fabricated for the sensitive and selective detection of bisphenol A (BPA). The NiNP-WNP@PGE sensor was prepared by a facile electrochemical one step co-deposition method. The prepared nanocomposite was morphologically characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), electrochemically by cyclic voltammetry (CV), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The proposed sensor displayed high electrocatalytic activity towards electro-oxidation of BPA with one irreversible peak. The fabricated sensor displayed a wide detection window between 0.025 μM and 250 μM with a limit of detection of 0.012 μM. PGE sensor was successfully engaged for the detection of BPA in bottled water, biological, and baby glass samples.