Apparatus for mechanistic and analytical studies of the electrogenerated chemiluminescence of luminol

A new apparatus based on the rotating ring—disc electrode system is described. The symmetric double-step potential is connected to the ring electrode to oxidize luminol, while the disc electrode is maintained at a negative potential to reduce oxygen to hydrogen peroxide. Because of the electrode rotation, hydrogen peroxide is immediately transported to the ring electrode at which it reacts with luminol oxidation product to emit light. Preliminary electrogenerated chemiluminescence measurements indicate that the intensity of the chemiluminescence of luminol is highly dependent on the ring and disc electrode materials and that some metal ions have a catalytic or inhibitive effect on this luminescence reaction of luminol.     

The mechanism of the cobalt(II)-catalyzed electro-generated chemiluminescence of luminol in aqueous alkaline solution

A rotating ring—disc electrode system is used where the disc electrode (carbon) is maintained at a negative potential to reduce oxygen to hydrogen peroxide, and a symmetric double-step potential is applied to the ring electrode (platinum). Cobalt(II) catalyzes the electrogenerated chemiluminescence of luminol at the ring electrode during the negative pulse of the double-step potential. A possible reaction scheme for this cobalt(II)-catalyzed emission process is outlined.     

The mechanism of the electrogenerated chemiluminescence of luminol in aqueous alkaline solution

The mechanism of the electrogenerated chemiluminescence of luminol in aqueous alkaline solution based on the rotating ring—disc electrode system is discussed. The disc electrode is maintained at a negative potential and the ring electrode at a symmetrically changing double-step potential. Hydrogen peroxide generated at the disc electrode by the reduction of oxygen is immediately transported to the ring electrode because of electrode rotation. Hydrogen peroxide and luminol are oxidized at the ring electrode during the positive pulse of the double-step potential. These oxidation processes generate a superoxide radical and a luminol radical as intermediates. The luminol radical reacts with the superoxide radical (or oxygen) emitting light.     

Electrocatalytic Determination of Ampicillin Using Carbon-Paste Electrode Modified with Ferrocendicarboxylic Acid

Abstract

A carbon-paste electrode spiked with ferrocenedicarboxylic acid (FDCMCPE) was constructed by incorporation of ferrocenedicarboxylic acid in a graphite powder–paraffin oil matrix. It has been shown by direct current cyclic voltammetry and double-step chronoamperometry that this electrode can catalyze the oxidation of ampicillin (AMPC) in aqueous buffered solution. It has been found that under the optimum condition (pH 10.0) in cyclic voltammetry, the oxidation of AMPC occurred at a potential of about 480 mV on the surface of the modified carbon-paste electrode. The kinetic parameters such as electron-transfer coefficient, α, and rate constant for the chemical reaction between AMPC and redox sites in FDCMCPE were also determined using electrochemical approaches. Under the optimized conditions, the electrocatalytic oxidation peak current of AMPC showed two linear dynamic ranges with a detection limit of 0.67 µmol L^?1 AMPC. The linear calibration was in the range of 2.34–30 µmol L^?1 and 40–700 µmol L^?1 AMPC using the differential pulse voltammetric method. Finally, this method was also examined as a selective, simple, and precise electrochemical sensor for the determination of AMPC in real samples such as drugs and urine.     

表面活性剂对聚氯乙烯膜修饰电极电化学行为的影响

采用循环伏安法考察了所制备的聚氯乙烯(PVC)膜修饰电极的稳定性,结果表明,该修饰电极性能稳定,电极反应过程为扩散控制的过程。以循环伏安法、计时库仑法、稳态极化曲线法和交流阻抗法分别考察了阳离子(十六烷基三甲基溴化铵,CTMAB)、阴离子(十二烷基硫酸钠,SDS)和非离子(脂肪醇聚氧乙烯醚,AEO9)3种不同类型的表面活性剂对PVC膜-Ag[B(ph)4]修饰电极反应过程的影响。结果表明:加入CT-MAB或SDS后,PVC膜中Ag[B(ph)4]氧化态和还原态的扩散系数分别比电极在0.1mol/LKOH支持电解质中的扩散系数小,PVC膜修饰电极的反应过程受扩散控制的特征变得更明显,表明在此条件下膜中的电子转移速度加快,CTMAB或SDS对PVC膜修饰电极的电极反应过程有增敏作用。而加入AEO9后,PVC膜中的Ag[B(ph)4]氧化态和还原态的扩散系数比电极在0.1mol/LKOH支持电解质中的扩散系数大,并使电极反应的控制步骤从扩散控制转向含电子转移控制的扩散控制,表明在此条件下膜中的电子转移速度变慢,AEO9对PVC膜修饰电极的电极反应过程有抑制作用。     

New Aspects of Protein‐film Voltammetry of Redox Enzymes Coupled to Follow‐up Reversible Chemical Reaction in Square‐wave Voltammetry

Protein‐film square‐wave voltammetry of uniformly adsorbed molecules of redox lipophilic enzymes is applied to study their electrochemical properties, when a reversible follow‐up chemical reaction is coupled to the electrochemically generated product of enzyme's electrode reaction. Theoretical consideration of this so‐called “surface ECrev mechanism” under conditions of square‐wave voltammetry has revealed several new aspects, especially by enzymatic electrode reactions featuring fast electron transfer. We show that the rate of chemical removal/resupply of electrochemically generated Red(ads) enzymatic species, shows quite specific features to all current components of calculated square‐wave voltammograms and affects the electrode kinetics. The effects observed are specific for this particular redox mechanism (surface ECrev mechanism), and they got more pronounced at high electrode kinetics of enzymatic reaction. The features of phenomena of “split net‐SWV peak” and “quasireversible maximum”, which are typical for surface redox reactions studied in square‐wave voltammetry, are strongly affected by kinetics and thermodynamics of follow‐up chemical reaction. While we present plenty of relevant voltammetric situations useful for recognizing this particular mechanism in square‐wave voltammetry, we also propose a new approach to get access to kinetics and thermodynamics of follow‐up chemical reaction. Most of the results in this work throw new insight into the features of protein‐film systems that are coupled with chemical reactions.     

Surface modified microelectrodes for selective electroanalysis of metal ions in environmental components.

The surface modification of electrodes was achieved by the Langmuir-Blodgett technique. The monolayers of laponite clay and polythiophene were formed at the air-water interface and these films were then transferred onto carbon microelectrodes. The behaviour of both untreated and coated electrodes was tested by originally developed double-step voltcoulometry (DSVCM). The dependence of charge response on the concentration of Cu(2+) species was investigated. Straight calibration curves were obtained and enhanced sensitivity of coated electrodes was documented. It is shown that the accumulation of Cu ions into laponite clay was maintained even after transferring the electrode into a pure water. The characteristic features of the "memory effect" are discussed.     

Kinetics of intermediate phase growth at the interface of fluoride-conducting solid electrolytes with metal electrodes

The effect of the reference electrode (Ag, AgCl∣KF + KCl or Sn, SnF₂) on the kinetics of new phase growth at interfaces formed by LaF₃:Eu²⁺ or CeF₃:Sr²⁺ single crystal solid electrolytes with metal electrodes of Ag and Bi is studied by chronoamperometry and linear scan voltammetry. It is shown that when a solid-phase reference electrode is used, the current transients reflect hindrances associated with instantaneous two- or three-dimensional nucleation as well as limitations for fluoride ion diffusion in the solid electrolyte.     

基于改进计时电流法精确模型的数值解仿真及实验验证

根据电极表面被测物浓度变化经验公式所建立的改进计时电流法的理论模型,只能定性分析响应电流峰值与被测物浓度关系,无法准确描述响应电流峰值与反应体系及激励电势中其它参数的关系.为解决该问题,利用能斯特方程与扩散定律,建立了描述电极表面被测物浓度与响应电流关系的积分方程,通过数值分析方法求解得到该积分方程数值解.进而利用数值仿真得到精确的电流与时间关系曲线,分析了电流峰值与试剂浓度、惯性时间常数、参比电极标准电势、激励电势初始值以及稳态值之间的关系.最后,利用改进计时电流法的电路装置对K3[Fe(CN)6]试剂进行测试,实验结果表明该数值模型比经验模型更接近真实情况,也验证了由该模型推导得到的各参数之间关系的正确性.     

Effect of electrode size on catalytic activity

In the field of catalyst research, synthesis innovations have allowed for the production of nanoparticle catalysts less than 2 nm in size. With this decrease in catalyst size, new questions have arisen with respect to the overall effect of size on catalytic activity. It is generally accepted that as catalyst particles decrease in size, the surface area to volume ratio of the catalyst is increased, resulting in higher catalytic performance. This paper introduces a novel technique for producing electrode structures with specific catalyst sizes. Through the use of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and chronoamperometry, these different electrode sizes are compared with respect to the hydrogen evolution reaction. From this work, it is shown that for the given reaction, there exists a critical size at which catalytic activity begins to increase. A proposed explanation for the observed change in catalytic performance is introduced.     

Study of first order chemical reaction following charge transfer using the double potential-step chronocoulometric method: II. Experimental study of reactions inactivating the product of the charge transfer reaction — Derivatives of tetrahydropterins as a model system

The theory of double-step chronocoulometry has been verified for the e.c. electrode reaction type, a reversible electron transfer being followed by a chemical reaction in solution leading to inactivation of the primary product. In contrast to methods proposed previously, the inactivation reaction rate constants were calculated using the charge values obtained by integration up to current decay after the second potential step. The anodic oxidation of tetrahydropterin derivatives on a Pt electrode was employed as a model system. It has been found that the rate of inactivation of the anodic product decreases with increasing pH of the solution and is different for various derivatives studied. A special case of zero inactivation rate was verified using the Fe³⁺/Fe²⁺ redox system in an acidic medium.     

草酸电还原反应机理的研究

以硫酸钠溶液作底液,用快速循环伏安和电势阶跃法研究了草酸在铅电极上的电还原机理,测定了草酸电还原第一步反应的动力学参数,并根据循环伏安图比较相同条件下草酸,乙醛酸和乙醇酸的还原峰峰电势,推断出草酸还原的中间产物.研究结果表明,草酸电还原遵从不可逆2电子EE反应机理.     

丙酮对Pd电极上异丙醇电氧化的毒化作用

采用循环伏安法和计时电流法研究了丙酮浓度和反应温度对Pd电极上异丙醇直接电氧化的影响. 研究发现, 丙酮对Pd电极上异丙醇电氧化存在严重的毒化作用, 并提出了其发生竞争吸附的毒化作用机理.     

Ni/ZSM‐5 Zeolite Modified Carbon Paste Electrode as an Efficient Electrode for Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Formaldehyde

In this study, we prepared a modified carbon paste electrode consisting of Nickel entrapped in synthesized ZSM‐5 zeolite (Ni/ZMCPE). Then Ni(II) ions were incorporated to electrode by immersion of modified electrode in 1 M Ni(II) ion solution. Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry experiments were used for electrochemical study of this modified electrode; a good redox behavior of Ni(OH)₂/NiOOH couple at the surface of electrode can be observed, the excellent capability of this modified electrode for catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde was demonstrated during the anodic potential sweep in alkaline solution. The amount of transfer coefficient (α), surface coverage (Γ*) of the redox species and catalytic chemical reaction rate constant (k) for formaldehyde were evaluated. Thus, it can be a candidate as an anode for fuel cell application.     

Tungsten electrochemistry in alkaline solutions—Anodic dissolution and oxygen reduction reaction

Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) was investigated in alkaline solution on tungsten electrode subjected to a previous anodic dissolution. The rotating disk cyclic voltammetry and rotating disc chronoamperometry were used. Both unsupported and potassium pechlorate and sulfate supported solutions were examined. The most striking feature of recorded ORR curves is the large difference of ORR overpotential during anodic and cathodic sweep. This was attributed to the formation of tungsten oxide on the surface. It was demonstrated that electrode pretreatment as well as the electrolyte composition greatly affects ORR electrochemistry on tungsten electrode, and the influence of sulfates is discussed.     

薄层流动固定电位时安法研究

薄层流动固定电位时安法,系在薄的小体积电解池中,用金盘作工作阴极,银-氯化银作阳极,控制于极谱极限电流电位,测定试样溶液由流动状态转换至静止状态时的时安电量。叙述了定量分析原理,电量-浓度方程式,实验方法,克服了电容电流及电极性能不稳定等干扰。灵敏度提高至10^-7M,噪音低,分辨力高,稳定,再现性好。与阳极解析伏安法相结合,优点显著。     

Nickel modified ionic liquid/carbon paste electrode for highly efficient electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol in alkaline medium

In this study, the electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol at nickel modified ionic liquid/carbon paste electrode (Ni/IL/CPE) in alkaline medium is presented. The ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, is incorporated into the electrode as a binder. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy is employed to evaluate the electron transfer rate of this electrode. Ni(II) ions are incorporated into the electrode by immersion of this electrode in 1.0?M nickel sulfate solution. Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry techniques are used for the electrochemical study of this modified electrode in the absence and the presence of methanol. The effect of methanol concentration on the anodic peak current shows an increase in the anodic peak current up to 1.25?M. Current density of Ni/IL/CPE for methanol oxidation in alkaline media is investigated by comparison with some of the previously reported electrodes. Results show that this electrode exhibits a high efficient electrocatalytic activity toward the oxidation of methanol with the current density of 17.6?mA?cm^?2. The rate constant for chemical reaction between methanol and redox sites of electrode is calculated. This new proposed electrode is simple and efficient enough, and it can be widely used as anode in direct methanol fuel cell.     

纳米碳管电极上氧的电催化还原

以聚四氟乙烯为粘结剂制成了多壁纳米碳管（MWNT）电极.采用恒电位阶跃法和循环伏安法研究了MWNT电极在碱性溶液中的电化学行为，并对碱性溶液中溶解氧在该电极上的电化学还原行为进行了研究.实验结果表明： MWNT电极具有比石墨电极更高的孔隙率和电化学表面积；MWNT电极上O2还原成的反应为准可逆过程；在5～50 mV•s－1的扫描速率范围内，阴极峰电流与扫描速度成线性关系，表明MWNT电极上O2还原成的反应受吸附控制；对碱性溶液中的氧还原反应， MWNT比石墨具有更高的催化活性.     

以方沸石负载Ni(II)催化剂修饰的电极电氧化甲醇Seyed Naser Azizi,Shahram Ghasemi,Neda Salek Gilani简

There is a high overvoltage in the oxidation of methanol in fuel cells, and so modified electrodes are used to decrease it. A modified electrode that used Ni(Ⅱ) loaded analcime zeolite to catalyze the electrooxidation of methanol in alkaline solution was proposed. Analcime zeolite was synthesized by hydrothermal synthesis, and Ni(Ⅱ) ions were incorporated into the analcime structure, which was then mixed with carbon paste to prepare modified electrode. The electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol on the surface of the modified electrode in alkaline solution was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. The effects of the scan rate of the potential, concentration of methanol, and amount of zeolite were investigated. The rate constant for the catalytic reaction of methanol was 6×10³ cm³ mol^-1 s^-1 from measurements using chronoamperometry. The proposed electrode significantly improved the electron transfer rate and decreased the overpotential for methanol oxidation.     

Direct electrochemical redox of tyrosinase at silver electrodes

The direct electron transfer reactions between tyrosinase and silver electrode were investigated by using cyclic voltammetry and potential-step chronoamperometry as well as current-step chronopotentiometry techniques. The kinetics of these reactions is quasi-reversible with two electron transfer reactions and 0.030 s(-1) apparent electrode reaction rate constant. The results demonstrate that neither electrode surface modification nor the inclusion of mediators is necessary to study the electron transfer reactions of tyrosinase at silver electrodes. Moreover, both the anodic and the cathodic currents are linear relationship with the tyrosinase concentration in the range of 1 x 10(-9) approximately 5 x 10(-8)moll(-1). It is possible to be used as a method of analyzing tyrosinase concentration.