Electroanalytical investigation and determination of pefloxacin in pharmaceuticals and serum at boron-doped diamond and glassy carbon electrodes

The anodic behavior and determination of pefloxacin on boron-doped diamond and glassy carbon electrodes were investigated using cyclic, linear sweep, differential pulse and square wave voltammetric techniques. In cyclic voltammetry, pefloxacin shows one main irreversible oxidation peak and additional one irreversible ill-defined wave depending on pH values for both electrodes. The results indicate that the process of pefloxacin is irreversible and diffusion controlled on boron-doped diamond electrode and irreversible but adsorption controlled on glassy carbon electrode. The peak current is found to be linear over the range of concentration 2 × 10⁻⁶ to 2 × 10⁻⁴ M in 0.5 M H₂SO₄ at about +1.20 V (versus Ag/AgCl) for differential pulse and square wave voltammetric technique using boron-doped diamond electrode. The repeatability, reproducibility, precision and accuracy of the methods in all media were investigated. Selectivity, precision and accuracy of the developed methods were also checked by recovery studies. The procedures were successfully applied to the determination of the drug in pharmaceutical dosage forms and humans serum samples with good recovery results. No electroactive interferences from the excipients and endogenous substances were found in the pharmaceutical dosage forms and biological samples, respectively.     

Semiconductor gallium arsenide electrodes for the potentiometric titration of mercaptans in raw hydrocarbons

Electrochemically modified electrodes based on gallium arsenide (GaAs) were designed for the potentiometric determination of mercaptans in raw hydrocarbons. The main electrochemical characteristics (linearity range of the electrode function, limit of detection, and slope of electrode function) were studied. The argentometric titration of mercaptans in a gas condensate was performed using the GaAs electrodes prior to and after modification. The use of the electrochemically modified electrode ensures a more reliable determination of the titration end-point.     

Voltammetric behavior of the iron(II)-(III) and cerium(III)-(IV) couples in potentiometric titrations at constant current and amperometric titrations with two indicator electrodes

The voltammetric behavior at the rotated platinum electrode of the iron(II)-(lII) and cerium (III)-(IV) couples in sulfuric and hydrochloric acids has been investigated The iron and cerium couples are not reversible at a platinum electrode when current flows in the system, and the current-potential curves deviate considerably from those predicted on the basis of reversibility Titration curves for potentiometric titrations at constant current using one and two indicator electrodes are predicted from the current-potential curves and compared with the experimental curves.The degree of reversibility of the iron couple depends greatly on the pretreatment of the electrode The current-potential curves of the iron couple at a platinum electrode coated with a monomolecular film of platinum oxide approach reversibility while those at a clean electrode are highly irreversible Experimental and calculated titration lines for amperometric titrations using two indicator electrodes are compared, and the effects of medium and applied e.m.f. upon the characteristics of the titration curves are considered.     

掺杂多壁碳纳米管改性聚溴甲酚绿膜修饰电极的制备、表征与应用研究

研究了掺杂多壁碳纳米管(MWNT)改性聚溴甲酚绿膜(PBG),以不同修饰方法制备了4种修饰电极,用扫描电镜、交流阻抗及循环伏安法等对电极进行表征。结果表明:4种修饰电极的电活化面积均得到明显提高,其中以层层修饰制备的聚溴甲酚绿膜/多壁碳纳米管复合膜(PBG/MWNT/GC)电极最能发挥MWNT和PBG的电活性。将电极用于8-羟基喹啉(8-HQ)电化学行为的研究,结果表明:4种修饰电极的伏安响应明显提高,且8-HQ在PBG/MWNT/GC上的氧化峰电位负移最多,峰电流最大,约为裸玻碳电极的4.5倍,电催化作用显著增强。8-HQ在PBG/MWNT/GC上电极反应的电子转移数和质子数均为1,是吸附控制的不可逆电氧化过程,氧化峰电流Ip与浓度c在4.0×10-6～3.5×10-4mol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,r=-0.997 2,检出限(S/N=3)为1.96×10-8mol/L。PBG/MWNT/GC修饰电极可实现8-HQ的快捷、简便测定。     

Determination of two metals from a single potentiometric titration curve The application of two indicator electrodes

The advantages of applying two indicator electrodes in complexometric potentiometric multicomponent titration are shown by means of simulated titration curves. Two measurement arrangements have been considered, one in which the indicator electrodes are directly connected to a voltmeter and the other in which the electrodes are connected to the voltmeter through a summing operational amplifier. They have been compared with the conventional arrangement of a single indicator electrode and a reference electrode. The influence of the stability constants of the complexes in solution and of the electrode parameters on the shape of titration curves has been examined. It is shown that the use of two indicator electrodes may significantly increase the applicability of multicomponent potentiometric titrations.     

Application of various electrodes in potentiometric titration of calcium

In complexometric titrations various indicator electrodes may be employed for monitoring the course of titration and for detection of the end-point. Several of them, including the silver, mercury, bivalent cation membrane, calcium membrane and manganese dioxide electrodes were investigated and compared in their usefulness. As titrant, EDTA was mostly used, but results with similar chelating titrants were also obtained. The practical utility of the electrodes in titrations depends on their selectivity, magnitude of the end-point break and precision in determination of the end-point. For the electrodes studied, in some instances there is good correlation between the theoretical and experimental titration curves, but it is not always possible to predict the electrode response in the low activity range. In other cases poor correlation does not mean that reasonably good analytical results may not be obtained.     

PVC膜修饰电极上零电流示波电位滴定法测定硼的研究

以氯化十六烷基吡啶（ＣＰＣ）和氟硼酸钠形成的离子缔合物为活性物质，制成ＰＶＣ膜涂层石墨电极，提出了一个快速测定硼的零电流示波电位滴定法。以ＣＰＣ为滴定剂，用ＰＶＣ膜电极为指示电极，甘汞电极为参比电极，利用阴极射线示波器荧光屏上荧光点的突然位移来指示ＣＰＣ滴定硼的终点，具有灵敏、准确、快速等特点，用该法测定玻璃中的硼，结果良好。     

Highly improved electrocatalytic behavior of sulfite at carbon ionic liquid electrode: application to the analysis of some real samples

The electrocatalytic oxidation of sulfite was investigated at carbon ionic liquid electrode (CILE). This electrode is a very good alternative to previously described electrodes because the electrocatalytic effect is achieved without any electrode modification. Comparative experiments were carried out using carbon paste electrode (CPE) and glassy carbon electrode (GCE). At CILE, highly reproducible and well-defined cyclic voltammograms were obtained for sulfite with a peak potential of 0.55 V vs. Ag/AgCl. Sulfite oxidation at CILE does not result in deactivation of the electrode surface. The kinetic parameters for this irreversible heterogeneous electron transfer process were determined. Under optimal experimental conditions, the peak current response increased linearly with sulfite concentration over the range of 6-1000 μM. The detection limit of the method was 4 μM. The method was applied to the determination of sulfite in mineral water, grape juice and non-alcoholic beer samples.     

Prediction of quadrupole mass filter performance for hyperbolic and circular cross section electrodes

A computer model has been developed that is able to predict the performance of a quadrupole mass spectrometer (QMS) for any constant cross section electrode geometry. It has been used to predict the performance of QMS systems with both hyperbolic and circular cross section electrodes. The predictions confirm the limited previous work that indicates QMS performance is poorer when circular cross section electrodes are used rather than hyperbolic ones. There is also an indication that use of circular electrodes causes a movement of the peak position from the expected one and produces an extended tail on the low mass side of the peak. Copyright 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Preparation and characterization of graphite-coated metallic electrodes: the graphite-sprayed electrode

Graphite-coated metal electrodes were constructed and evaluated for use in voltammetry. Aluminium, copper and platinum electrodes were sprayed with a colloidal solution of graphite particles dispersed in methyl methacrylate polymer. The polishing step was omitted for anodic stripping voltammetry with a mercury film. The resistance is about 1 Ω. Electrode areas are readily reproduced by utilizing metal supports with equal areas. Background currents are very low and useful potential ranges are extended, with −1.3 to +1.7 V vs. SCE being possible, depending on the electrolyte. It is possible to achieve ±0.1% precision for the peak-currents in the electrochemical oxidation of ferrocyanide. For phenol, which is strongly adsorbed, a precision of 2.5% can be achieved by polishing the electrode before each determination.     

Investigation of electrochemical behavior of lipid lowering agent atorvastatin calcium in aqueous media and its determination from pharmaceutical dosage forms and biological fluids using boron-doped diamond and glassy carbon electrodes

The electrochemical behavior of atorvastatin calcium at glassy carbon and boron-doped diamond electrodes has been studied using voltammetric techniques. The possible mechanism of oxidation was discussed with model compounds. The dependence of the peak current and potentials on pH, concentration, scan rate and nature of the buffer were investigated for both electrodes. The oxidation of atorvastatin was irreversible and exhibited a diffusion-controlled fashion on the diamond electrode. A linear response was obtained within the range of 9.65 x 10(-7) - 3.86 x 10(-5) M in 0.1 M H(2)SO(4) solution for both electrodes. The detection limits of a standard solution are estimated to be 2.11 x 10(-7) M with differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) and 2.05 x 10(-7)M with square wave voltammetry (SWV) for glassy carbon electrode, and 2.27 x 10(-7) M with DPV and 1.31 x 10(-7)M with SWV for diamond electrodes in 0.1 M H(2)SO(4) solution. The repeatability of the methods was found good for both electrodes. The methods were fully validated and successfully applied to the high-throughput determination of the drug in tablets, human serum and human urine with good recoveries.     

Determination of pharmaceutical compounds containing covalently-bound halogen by means of ion-selective electrodes

Organic compounds containing covalently bound halogen can be determined by potentiometric techniques with ion-selective electrodes in different ways. Apart from potentiometric titration of the halide after combustion, direct potentiometric determination of the halide produced at appropriate pH in the solution of the compound in the presence of silver(I) catalyst dissolved from the ion-selective electrode is possible in some cases. In the latter case, the chain length is critical; the chain must have at least three carbon atoms for hydrolysis to take place. Titration with a silver nitrate solution is also possible; prior pH adjustment is then needed for myelobromol but not for the other compounds tested.     

Simulation of titration curves indicated with two indicator electrodes (biamperometry)

A rigorous method to simulate titration curves with indication using two indicator electrodes (biamperometry) is presented. Computer simulations can be carried out for reversible as well as for irreversible systems. The different parameters like the area of the individual electrodes, applied potential difference, heterogeneous rate constant, and the kinetic parameter were varied and investigated as to their influence upon the shape of the titration curves. The theoretically derived effects match with the effects obtained by experiment. Considering the effects described here, it is possible to tailor the shape of the titration curve by the experimental conditions for specific applications in order to get an optimum shape at the end point of the titration.     

Application of Polyaniline Incorporated Carbon Particles Coated Platinum Electrode in Coulometric Titration to Determination of Polyisoprene Alcohol

The feasibility of using electrodes modified with polyaniline incorporated carbon particles films for im-proving the precision of coulometric titration is demonstrated. The problem of large deviation produced dur-ing determining polyisoprene by coulometric titration with direct titration technique (double Pt electrodes indi-cating electrode) has been solved. In the titration process, polyisoprene alcohol, an electro-inactive species, is adsorbed on the surface of the bare Pt electrode, which inhibits the electrode reaction of Br- and Br2. Therefore, when the titration reaches the end-point, the detected current will slowly change with time, which can make the repeatability of end-point poor, The atomic force microscopic images show the morpholo-gy of the electrode surface of adsorbing polyisoprene alcohol. The application of the chemically modified elec-trode instead of the bare Pt electrode to indicating the end-point has been investigated. The results show that the Pt electrode coated with polyaniline incorporated carbon particles films is an excellent indicator electrode. This electrode has advantages that the indicating signals are sharp and repeatable at end-point. The precisionand the accuracy of the determination of polvisoprene alcohol are satisfactory.     

Chromium(III)-Selective Electrodes Based on Titanium Dichalcogenides Intercalated with Chromium

Solid-contact chromium-selective film electrodes were prepared on the basis of titanium diselenide and titanium ditelluride intercalated with chromium. It was found that the titanium diselenide–based electrode with the lowest concentration of the intercalant (Cr_0.1TiSe₂) exhibits the best properties and provides the determination of 5 × 10^–5–1 × 10⁰M chromium(III) in the pH range 2.75–4.7. The slope of the electrode function for all chromium-selective electrodes depends on the pH of the solution and is close to the theoretical slope for the singly charged Cr(OH)⁺ ₂ ion. It was demonstrated that chromium-selective electrodes can be used as indicator electrodes in determining chromium(III) by direct titration with the potentiometric detection of the titration end-point using EDTA and KMnO₄as titrants.     

Voltammetric Determination of Azidothymidine Using Silver Solid Amalgam Electrodes

A new simple and direct electroanalytical method was developed for the determination of azidothymidine in commercial pharmaceutical preparations. It is based on differential pulse voltammetry at silver solid amalgam electrode with polished surface (p‐AgSAE) or surface modified by mercury meniscus (m‐AgSAE). The electroreduction of azidothymidine in basic media at these electrodes gives rise to one irreversible cathodic peak. Its potential in 0.05 mol L^?1 borate buffer, pH 9.3 at ca. ?1050 mV is comparable to that using hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE). Achieved limits of quantitation are in the 10^?7 mol L^?1 concentration range for both amalgam electrodes. According to the procedure based on the standard addition technique, the recoveries of known amounts of azidothymidine contained in pharmaceutical preparations available in capsules were 101.4±1.8% (m‐AgSAE), 100.3±3.5% (p‐AgSAE) and 102.0±1.0% (HMDE) (n=10). There was no significant difference between the values gained by proposed voltammetric methods and the HPLC‐UV recommended by the United States Pharmacopoeia regarding the mean values and standard deviations.     

Ti/TiO2 indicator electrodes formed by plasma electrolytic oxidation for potentiometric analysis

Ti/TiO₂ indicator electrodes were prepared by plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) method in the tetraborate electrolyte and were used for potentiometric indication of chemical reactions of different types and for analysis of surface and industrial wastewaters on the example of potentiometric determination of alkalinity and chloride. The electrodes formed at current densities of 0.05, 0.1, 0.15 and 0.2 A/cm² are different in composition, surface morphology and electroanalytical properties. The electrodes formed at a current density of 0.05 A/cm² exhibit the highest pH-sensitivity and generate the highest analytical signal at the equivalence point in the acid–base and precipitation titrations. The maximum analytical signal at the equivalence point, exceeding in magnitude the analytical signal, obtained by classical Pt electrode in oxidation–reduction and complexometric titrations generates PEO layers formed at a current density of 0.05 A/cm² and a platinum-modified nanoparticles. The results of the potentiometric titration of the surface and technogenic waters using as indicator Ti/TiO₂ electrodes are comparable with the conventionally used glass electrode (to determine alkalinity) and Ag electrode (to the determine chloride) and the results of visual titration. The advantage of the obtained metal oxide systems is the ability to determine two hydrochemical parameters due to their multifunctionality and opportunity to work with a single electrode. In addition, these sensors offer some analytical characteristics such as sensitivity, good reproducibility, high mechanical stability and a simple preparation procedure.     

Sensitive Flow-Injection Electrochemical Determination of Hydrogen Peroxide at a Palladium Nanoparticle-Modified Pencil Graphite Electrode

A novel flow-injection amperometric method was proposed for the sensitive and enzymeless determination of hydrogen peroxide based on its electrocatalytic reduction at a palladium nanoparticle-modified pretreated pencil graphite electrode in a laboratory-constructed electrochemical flow cell. Cyclic voltammograms of the unmodified and modified electrodes were recorded in pH 7.0 phosphate buffer containing 0.10 M KCl at a scan rate of 50?mV s^?1 for the investigation of electrocatalytic reduction of hydrogen peroxide at the palladium nanoparticle-modified pretreated pencil graphite electrode. Cyclic voltammograms of the pretreated pencil graphite electrode revealed an irreversible oxidation peak and a weak reduction peak of hydrogen peroxide at +1100?mV and –450?mV vs. an Ag/AgCl/KCl saturated reference electrode. However, the reduction of hydrogen peroxide was observed at –100?mV with an increase in current in the cyclic voltammograms of the palladium nanoparticle-modified pretreated pencil graphite electrode compared to the unmodified electrode. These results indicate that the palladium nanoparticle-modified pretreated pencil graphite electrode exhibits efficient electrocatalytic activity for the reduction of hydrogen peroxide. A linear concentration range was obtained between .01 and 10.0?mM hydrogen peroxide with a detection limit of 3.0 µM from flow injection amperometric current–time curves recorded in pH 7.0 phosphate buffer at –100?mV and a 2.0?mL min^?1 flow rate. The novelty of this work relies on its use of a laboratory-constructed flow cell constructed for the pencil graphite electrode using these inexpensive, disposable, and electrochemically reactive modified electrodes for the amperometric determination of hydrogen peroxide in a flow injection analysis system.     

Metal and metalloid indicator electrodes for the non-aqueous potentiometric titration of weak acids: comparative evaluation of group III, IV and V main-group elements

Indicator electrodes constructed from aluminium, gallium, indium, thallium, carbon, silicon, germanium, tin, lead, arsenic, antimony and bismuth have been evaluated for the potentiometric titration of solutions of benzoic acid in dimethylformamide and 4-methyl-2-pentanone. The aluminium, gallium, silicon and arsenic electrodes have also been evaluated for the determination of 3,5-xylenol in the same two solvents. Aluminium, gallium, indium, silicon, germanium, antimony and bismuth electrodes are superior to, or compare favourably with, a glass electrode for the determination of benzoic acid, when the criterion of efficiency is the sharpness of the end-point inflexion. In non-aqueous titrations of 3,5-xylenol, aluminium and gallium electrodes are similar in efficiency to the glass electrode for determinations in dimethylformamide solution, while the gallium electrode is superior to the glass electrode when 4-methyl-2-pentanone is the solvent. Possible relationships between the properties of the electrode element and the end-point sharpness when it is used as an indicator electrode are briefly considered.     

Surface‐Confined Electropolymerization of Methylene Blue on Gold Electrodes

We report on the electrochemical behaviour and electropolymerization of self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) of methylene blue (MB) on gold electrodes. The SAMs of MB on gold electrodes were prepared by immersing the substrates into a solution of 1.0 mM MB in absolute ethanol for different times at room temperature. Cyclic voltammetry experiments exhibited that reductive desorption of MB monolayer takes place at three different potentials on polycrystalline gold electrodes, while reductive desorption of MB monolayer consists of only one peak on single crystal Au(111) substrates. Calculated charge densities for different immersion times indicated that optimal immersion time for self‐assembly of MB is 96 h. Electropolymerization of SAMs of MB on gold electrode was achieved by applying 0.95 V for 1 s in 0.1 M borate buffer solution (pH: 9.0). It was observed that poly(MB) monolayers are highly stable in acidic media. ATR‐FTIR and UV‐vis spectra exhibited differences between monomer and polymer monolayers, which are attributed to surface‐confined electropolymerization. STM image of poly(MB) monolayer on Au(111) substrate revealed a surface that is covered by well‐ordered, collateral nanowires with an average size of 3 nm.