The influence of cathodic pretreatment on the kinetics of hydroxide ion oxidation on polycrystalline gold electrode

The electrochemical oxidation of the hydroxide ion was studied on a gold rotating disc electrode (RDE), in aqueous NaOH solutions in the presence of lithium perchlorate as a supporting electrolyte. By potentiodynamic polarization within the limits −1.6 V and +1.6 V vs. SCE, it was demonstrated that the overvoltage of the OH⁻ ion oxidation reaction may be significantly reduced with a 5 min long delay at the vertex cathodic potential of −1.6 V. This finding was explained in terms of the type of gold oxide formed on the gold surface under different experimental conditions.     

Anion adsorption in the course of dichromate reduction on a smooth gold electrode in aqueous acid solutions

The specific adsorption of anions (HSO₄ ⁻, Cl⁻) present in low concentration (c < 10⁻³ mol dm⁻³) was studied by radiotracer techniques in the course of the reduction of dichromate (chromate) species in 1 mol dm⁻³ HClO₄ supporting electrolyte. In accordance with the results of preliminary studies reported earlier, enhancement of the anion adsorption was found, induced by some adsorbed intermediates of the reduction process. Potential dependence of the induced adsorption and its correlation with the reduction rate was investigated. The role of adsorption competition between various anions is discussed. It is concluded that study of the induced anion adsorption could be a tool for the investigation of the sorption of intermediates formed in the course of the reduction. Received: 3 May 1999 / Accepted: 10 June 1999     

聚亚甲基蓝修饰金电极对抗坏血酸电催化氧化及其电分析方法研究

研究了亚甲基蓝(methylene blue,MB)聚合物膜修饰金电极(PMB/Au)的制备及其性质,通过电化学阻抗谱图对PMB/Au进行了表征,并对抗坏血酸(ascorbic acid,AA)在PMB/Au上的电化学行为进行了研究。结果表明,PMB/Au对AA的氧化具有良好的电催化作用,使AA的过电位降低约200 mV,氧化峰电流明显增大。测得AA在PMB/Au上的电荷转移系数为0.70,催化反应速率常数为5.99×103mol-1.L.s-1。用方波伏安法(Square Wave Voltammetry,SWV)测得氧化峰电流与AA浓度在2.0×10-5~6.0×10-3mol/L范围内呈良好线性关系,检出限为1.0×10-5mol/L。将PMB/Au应用于Vc片剂和Vc注射液中AA的测定。     

Size effects on the electrochemical oxidation of oxalic acid on nanocrystalline platinum

The electrocatalytic activity of platinised platinum (Pt Pt) electrodes in the electrooxidation of oxalic acid was found to be dependent on the degree of ageing. Pt Pt electrodes prepared by electrodeposition were aged by cycling the potential with an upper positive potential limit corresponding to Pt surface oxidation. This procedure results in surface reconstruction with an increase of mean particle size. The changes of surface area and roughness of Pt Pt during ageing have been discussed in terms of sintering processes for supported catalysts or ceramic materials. An increase of mean particle size is accompanied by a decrease in oxygen adsorption, e.g. through changes in the surface concentration of defects on the particle surface. Two possible mechanisms for the electrooxidation of oxalic acid involving either an oxygen adsorbate species (CE mechanism) or direct electrode transfer can be distinguished. Changes of oxidation rate are related to changes of oxygen coverage with ageing.     

Adsorption of pyridine on a polycrystalline gold electrode surface studied by infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy

The adsorption behavior of pyridine on a smooth polycrystalline gold electrode surface was investigated over a wide wavenumber region (2000–500 cm⁻¹) by in situ infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRAS). The reversible adsorption/desorption of pyridine was observed upon the change in applied electrode potential, and the adsorption state at positive potentials was found to depend strongly on the kind of halide ion used as a supporting electrolyte. Symmetry analysis of absorption bands observed revealed that pyridine molecules adsorb with the molecular axis (C₂ axis) perpendicular to the electrode surface (vertical configuration) at positive potentials in 0.5 M KF, KCl and KBr solutions. A band due to the out-of-plane bending mode of the adsorbed pyridine molecule was observed at potentials more negative than ca. 0 V for 0.5 M KF solution containing 100 mM pyridine. We concluded that even in the 100 mM pyridine solution, adsorbed pyridine forms a monolayer and that the molecules reorient from a flat (parallel) to the vertical configuration as the potential becomes less negative. No bands due to adsorbed pyridine were detected for 0.5 M KI solution. The amount of adsorbed pyridine was found to depend strongly on the strength of specific adsorption of halide ions.     

聚对氨基酚修饰电极的制备及其对尿酸的催化氧化作用

采用循环伏安法制备了聚对氨基酚薄膜修饰玻碳电极, 研究了尿酸在该修饰电极上的电化学行为, 建立了循环伏安法测定尿酸的新方法. 研究发现: 在pH 5.6的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中, 以0.1 mol/L KCl作支持电解质, 聚对氨基酚修饰电极对尿酸存在灵敏的氧化作用, 应用循环伏安法对尿酸进行定量分析, 线性范围为1.0×10-6～4.0×10-5 mol/L, 检出限为8×10-7 mol/L. 对2.0×10-5 mol/L尿酸平行测定5次, 相对标准偏差为4.0%.     

Retention behavior of transition metals on a bifunctional ion-exchange column with oxalic acid as eluent

The common eluents used with a bifunctional ion-exchange column (IonPac CS5A) for separating transition metals are pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid and oxalic acid (Ox). When Ox is used, cadmium and manganese co-elute. Although much research has been done to overcome the Cd²⁺–Mn²⁺ co-elution problem, the role of lithium hydroxide in separating the transition metals has received little attention. In this study, it is found that when the Ox concentration is higher than 35 mM, Cu²⁺ elutes after Pb²⁺ and Ox plays a predominant role in the retention behavior of the seven metals. When Ox concentration is lower than 35 mM especially when its concentration (25 mM) is half of the usually used standard concentration (50 mM), Cu²⁺ elutes before Pb²⁺, and at the same time, Mn²⁺and Cd²⁺ can also be baseline separated. Lithium hydroxide plays a predominant role in the separation of the metals separated by cation exchange. So, lithium hydroxide is used to adjust the pH of the eluent. The use of an isocratic elution (25 mM Ox/LiOH/2 mM Na₂SO₄, pH 3.88) allows the separation of seven metals (Cu²⁺, Pb²⁺, Co²⁺, Mn²⁺, Cd²⁺, Zn²⁺ and Ni²⁺) in a single run. The effects of inorganic modifiers such as NaNO₃, Na₂SO₄ and Na₄P₂O₇ on retention behavior of the metals are also investigated.     

Sensitive detection of clozapine using a gold electrode modified with 16-mercaptohexadecanoic acid self-assembled monolayer

Clozapine, an effective antipsychotic drug, was found generating a pair of redox peaks at about 0.33-0.4 V (versus SCE) at 16-mercaptohexadecanoic acid (i.e. MHA) self-assembled monolayer (SAM) modified gold electrode (i.e. MHA/Au) in 0.05 mol L⁻¹ Tris-HCl (pH 8.1) buffer solution. Sensitive and quantitative measurement of clozapine based on anodic peak was established under optimum conditions. The anodic peak current was linear to clozapine concentration in the range from 1 × 10⁻⁶ to 5 × 10⁻⁵ mol L⁻¹ with the detection limit of 7 × 10⁻⁹ mol L⁻¹. This method was successfully applied to the detection of clozapine in drug tablets and proved to be reliable compared with ultraviolet spectrophotometry (UV). The MHA SAM was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), contact angle goniometry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and electrochemical probe.     

Study on the mechanism of removing fluoride from wastewater by oxalic acid modified aluminum ash-carbon slag-carbon black doped composite

In this study, SAA@CS-CB(aluminum-ash carbide slag carbon black doped composite) was prepared by sintering method and modified by impregnation with oxalic acid to obtain SAA@CS-CB_oa. Fluoride adsorption experiments were carried out using this composite as adsorbent. With increasing pH values, the adsorption amount of fluoride decreases in the range of 2–11. The pseudo second order equation and Langmuir model were fit to the experimental data, and the adsorption of fluoride by SAA@CS-CB_oa exhibited spontaneous and endothermic characteristics. When PO₄^3-, CO₃^2–, SO₄^2-, Cl^-, NO₃^–, Br^- and HCO₃^– anions were individually or combined in solution, the adsorbents exhibited higher fluoride selectivity and sensitivity, while PO₄^3-and CO₃^2– weakened the adsorption of fluoride in solution in the same way regardless of the presence of the other 5 anions. The results of SEM, EDS, XRD and FTIR characterizations showed that the mechanism of fluoride adsorption and removal by SAA@CS-CB_oa included the combined effects of electrostatic attraction, surface coordination precipitation and ion exchange. SAA@CS-CB_oa is an effective composite material for water adsorption of fluoride, and still has an excellent performance of cyclic regeneration after 10 times adsorption desorption. This study provides a new approach for the utilization of fluoride removal resources for industrial solid waste resource recycling.     

Electrocatalytic oxidation of NADH at gold nanoparticles loaded poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrene sulfonic acid) film modified electrode and integration of alcohol dehydrogenase for alcohol sensing

A new modified electrode is fabricated by dispersing gold nanoparticles onto the matrix of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)–poly(styrene sulfonic acid), PEDOT–PSS. The electrocatalytic activity of the PEDOT–PSS-Au_nano electrode towards the oxidation of β-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) is investigated. A substantial decrease in the overpotential (>0.7 V) has been observed for the oxidation of NADH at the PEDOT–PSS-Au_nano electrode in comparison to the potential at PEDOT–PSS electrode. The Au nanoparticles dispersed in the PEDOT–PSS matrix prevents the fouling of electrode surface by the oxidation products of NADH and augments the oxidation of NADH at a less positive potential (+0.04 V vs. SCE). The electrode shows high sensitivity to the electrocatalytic oxidation of NADH. Further, the presence of ascorbic acid and uric acid does not interfere during the detection of NADH. Important practical advantages such as stability of the electrode (retains 95% of its original activity after 20 days), reproducibility of the measurements (R.S.D.: 2.8%; n = 5), selectivity and wide linear dynamic range (1–80 μM; R² = 0.996) are achieved at PEDOT–PSS-Au_nano electrode. The ability of PEDOT–PSS-Au_nano electrode to promote the electron transfer between NADH and the electrode makes us to fabricate a biocompatible dehydrogenase-based biosensor for the measurement of ethanol. The biosensor showed high sensitivity to ethanol with rapid detection, good reproducibility and excellent stability.     

Electrochemical and FTIR studies of -phenylalanine adsorption at the Au(111) electrode

The adsorption of -phenylalanine (Phe) at the Au(111) electrode surface has been studied using electrochemical techniques and subtractively normalized interfacial Fourier transform infrared (SNIFTIR) techniques. The electrochemical measurements of cyclic voltammetry, differential capacity and chronocoulometry were used to determine Gibbs energies of adsorption and the reference (E₁) and sample (E₂) potentials to be used in the spectroscopic measurements. The vibrational spectra have been used to determine: (i) the orientation of the molecule at the surface as a function of potential; (ii) the dependence of the band intensity on the surface coverage; (iii) the character of surface coordination, and (iv) the oxidation of adsorbed Phe molecules at positive potentials. The adsorption of Phe is characterized by ΔG values ranging from −18 to −37 kJ mol⁻¹ that are characteristic for a weak chemisorption of small aromatic molecules. The electrochemical and SNIFTIR measurements indicated that adsorbed Phe molecules change orientation as a function of applied potential. At the negatively charged surface Phe is predominantly adsorbed in the neutral form of the amino acid. At potentials positive to the pzc, adsorption occurs predominantly in the zwitterionic form with the ---COO⁻ group directed towards the surface and the ammonium group towards the solution. At more positive potentials electrocatalytic oxidation of Phe occurs and is marked by the appearance of the CO₂ asymmetric stretch band in the FTIR spectrum. Thus, relative to pzc, Phe is weakly chemisorbed at negative potentials, changes orientation at potentials close to the pzc and is oxidized at positive potentials.     

Electrochemical determination of homocysteine at a gold nanoparticle-modified electrode

The construction of a colloidal gold-cysteamine-carbon paste electrode, Au_coll-Cyst-CPE, for the electrochemical determination of homocysteine is reported. The improved voltammetric behaviour of homocysteine at Au_coll-Cyst-CPE with respect to that observed at a gold disk electrode is attributed to an enhanced electron transfer kinetics as a consequence of the array distribution of gold nanoparticles immobilized onto the Cyst SAM. Cyclic voltammtery of homocysteine showed an adsorption-controlled current for scan rates between 500 and 5000 mV s⁻¹. The hydrodynamic voltammogram constructed for homocysteine allowed the selection of a potential value of +600 mV, where the background current is negligible, for the amperometric detection of the analyte at the Au_coll-Cyst-CPE. Using a flow rate of 0.8 ml min⁻¹, the R.S.D. value for i_p after 25 repetitive injections of homocysteine was of 4.3%, and one single electrode could be used for more than 15 days without any treatment or regeneration procedure of the modified electrode surface. An HPLC method for the separation and quantification of homocysteine and related thiols, using amperometric detection at the modified electrode has been developed. A mobile phase consisting of 2:98% (v/v) acetonitrile:0.05 mol l⁻¹ buffer solution of pH 2.0, and a detection potential of +0.80 V were selected. Separation with baseline resolution and retention times of 3.00, 3.60, 4.52, 5.71 and 7.79 min were obtained for cysteine, homocysteine, glutathion, penicillamine and N-acetyl-cysteine, respectively. Calibration graphs were constructed for all the separated compounds. Detection limits ranged between 20 nM for cysteine and 120 nM for penilcillamine, with a value for homocysteine of 30 nM. These values compare advantageously with those achieved with previously reported HPLC methods using electrochemical, UV, fluorescence and MS detection modes. The developed method was applied to the determination of cysteine and homocysteine serum samples with good results.     

Voltammetric determination of uric acid by using gold nanotubule electrode

Gold nanotubule membranes were prepared by using electroless deposition of gold within the pores and surfaces of polycarbonate track-etched membranes.And the gold nanotubule membrane was used as an electrode for determination of uric acid in urine samples for the first time.In Britton-Robinson buffer of pH 4.56,uric acid exhibited well-defined differential pulse voltammograms.And the interference between coexistent ascorbic acid and uric acid was overcome owing to the attractive ability of the gold nanotubule electrode to yield a large anodic peak difference ca.0.404 V(vs.SCE).The proposed method was then applied to the determination of uric acid in urine without any pretreatment.     

肾上腺素在对甲苯磺酸修饰电极上的电化学行为

研究了对甲苯磺酸在玻碳电极上电化学聚合的条件及修饰电极的电化学特性, 发现该聚合膜对肾上腺素的电氧化有显著的催化作用, 在pH 7.0的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中, 搅拌富集40 s后, 用循环伏安法对肾上腺素进行了测定, 线性范围: 4.05×10-7～9.45×10-6 mol/L, 检出限为3.2×10-8 mol/L. 对2.0×10-6 mol/L肾上腺素平行测定7次相对标准偏差为2.4%. 该电极有效地排除了抗坏血酸的干扰, 具有良好的稳定性和重现性.     

聚酒石酸修饰玻碳电极的电化学性质及对抗坏血酸测定的研究

抗坏血酸(AA)即维生素C (Vc)广泛存在于食品、动物体液、组织及药品中,它能激化羟化酶,促进组织中胶原的形成,同时参与体内许多物质的代谢过程.传统的AA分析检测方法很多,如吸光光度法、荧光光度法、化学发光法、滴定分析法和电化学方法[1-2].     

PDMS-based gold electrode for sensing ascorbic acid

Electrode with optical shapes is appreciated in microfluidics. In this article, we reported a flexible poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)-based gold electrode for ascorbic acid detection. Gold nanoparticles were chemically deposited on PDMS and the composite film was applied as working electrode. The electrode could undergo deformation and display good response performance without damage. This biosensor could give quick response to ascorbic acid (AA) (<5s) and the currents were linear with concentrations of AA in range of 0.023-7.00 mM and 30-100 mM, respectively. Limit of detection was 0.008 mM (S/N=3). This biosensor has been applied to determine ascorbic acid content in vitamin C tablets and the results were consistent with traditional iodometric method.     

Adsorption of methylamine at a polycrystalline gold/solution interface

Adsorptive behaviour of the methylamine molecules has been investigated by measuring changes in the differential capacitance of the double layer at the gold/solution interface by the tensammetric method. The differences in adsorption parameters at Θ < 0.8 and >0.8 have been explained by changes in arrangement of the adsorbate.     

基于纳米结构BDD电极的人体尿酸检测

利用纳米结构硼掺杂金刚石(nBDD)电极的优点对人体尿液中的UA含量进行检测,并与常规玻碳(GC)电极做了比较。检测不同尿样的结果可知,nBDD电极检测的回收率为95.3%～98.4%,GC电极79.6%～87.1%;检测同一尿样的重复性实验得出,nBDD电极上峰电流的相对标准偏差(RSD)为8.0%,GC电极上峰电流的RSD为39%。     

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering studies on the adsorption of p-nitrobenzoic acid at Au electrode under different potential with ultraviolet excitation

The potential-dependent surface-enhanced Raman spectrum of adsorbed p-nitrobenzoic acid (PNBA) on the roughened Au electrode has been obtained by using ultraviolet (UV) excitation at 325 nm. The surface-enhanced Raman spectra of PNBA intensely changed when the voltage was in the rang of negative value, and the electrode potential at which the resonance (potential of maximum intensity) occurs varied when the vibrational mode changes, indicating that the PNBA molecules were chemisorbed on the roughened Au surface. The charge transfer (CT) mechanism could probably explain the experiment results in the present work.