Thermal Studies of New Lead(II) Coated‐Wire Membrane Electrodes

Five plastic membrane Pb²⁺‐selective electrodes were prepared based on 1,4‐bis(N‐tosyl‐o‐aminophenoxy)butane I , 1,4‐bis(N‐allyl‐N‐tosyl‐o‐aminophenoxy)butane II , 1,4‐bis(N‐benzyl‐N‐tosyl‐o‐aminophenoxy)butane III , 1,4‐bis[N‐(o‐allyloxybenzyl)‐N‐tosyl‐o‐aminophenoxy]butane IV , and 1,4‐bis(N‐octyl‐N‐tosyl‐o‐aminophenoxy)butane V as neutral carriers. The electrodes exhibited nearly Nernstian responses over the concentration ranges, 2.5×10^?4–4.0×10^?2, 2.5×10^?5–4.0×10^?2, 7.9×10^?5–4.0×10^?2, 2.2×10^?5–4.0×10^?2, and 1.9×10^?4–4.0×10^?2 M for electrodes composed with the ionophores I–V , respectively. All electrodes showed pH range of about 4.0 to 11.5 and working temperature range of 22 to 70 °C with isothermal temperature coefficients of 1.19×10^?3, 1.16×10^?3, 1.16×10^?3, 1.00×10^?3 , and 1.32×10^?3 V/°C for electrodes I–V respectively.     

Construction and Performance Characterization of Ion‐Selective Electrodes for Potentiometric Determination of Paroxetine Hydrochloride in Pharmaceutical Preparations and Biological Fluids

Three types of ion‐selective electrodes: PVC membrane, modified carbon paste (CPE), and coated graphite electrodes (CGE) have been constructed for determining paroxetine hydrochloride (Prx). The electrodes are based on the ion pair of paroxetine with sodium tetraphenylborate (NaTPB) using dibutyl phthalate as plasticizing solvent. Fast, stable and potentiometric response was obtained over the concentration range of 1.1×10^?5–1×10^?2 mol L^?1 with low detection limit of 6.9×10^?6 mol L^?1 and slope of a 56.7±0.3mV decade^?1 for PVC membrane electrode, the concentration range of 2×10^?5–1×10^?2 mol L^?1 with low detection limit of 1.2×10^?5 mol L^?1 and slope of a 57.7±0.6 mV decade^?1 for CPE, and the concentration range of 2×10^?5–1×10^?2 mol L^?1 with low detection limit of 8.9×10^?6 mol L^?1 and slope of a 56.1±0.1 mV decade^?1 for CGE. The proposed electrodes display good selectivity for paroxetine with respect to a number of common inorganic and organic species. The electrodes were successfully applied to the potentiometric determination of paroxetine hydrochloride in its pure state, its pharmaceutical preparation, human urine and plasma.     

Determination of Trace of Cobalt in Complex Matrices by Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry at a Lead Film Electrode

An adsorptive stripping voltammetric procedure for the determination of cobalt in a complex matrices at an in situ plated lead film electrode was described. The procedure exploits the enhancement effect of a cobalt peak observed in the system Co(II)–nioxime–piperazine‐1,4‐bis(2‐ethanesulfonic acid)–cetyltrimethylammonium bromide. The calibration graph was linear from 5×10^?10 to 2×10^?8 mol L^?1 and from 1×10^?10 to 1×10^?9 mol L^?1 for the accumulation times 120 and 600 s, respectively. The detection limit (based on the 3 σ criterion) for Co(II) following accumulation time of 600 s was 1.1×10^?11 mol L^?1. The interference of high concentrations of foreign ions and surfactants was studied.     

Voltammetric Determination of 3‐Nitrofluoranthene and 3‐Aminofluoranthene at Boron Doped Diamond Thin‐Film Electrode

The voltammetric behavior of 3‐nitrofluoranthene and 3‐aminofluoranthene was investigated in mixed methanol‐water solutions by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) at boron doped diamond thin‐film electrode (BDDE). Optimum conditions have been found for determination of 3‐nitrofluoranthene in the concentration range of 2×10^?8–1×10^?6 mol L^?1, and for determination 3‐aminofluorathnene in the concentration range of 2×10^?7–1×10^?5 mol L^?1, respectively. Limits of determination were 3×10^?8 mol L^?1 (3‐nitrofluoranthene) and 2×10^?7 mol L^?1 (3‐aminofluoranthene).     

Spectrophotometric and spectrofluorimetric determination of iodide by extraction of ICl−2 with rhodamine B

Iodide is determined after oxidation with nitrous acid in 5 M hydrochloric acid to ICl^?₂. The ion-pair formed with rhodamine B is extracted into toluene and measured spectrophotometrically (0.5–5 × 10^?5 M) or spectrofluorimetrically (1–10 × 10^?6 M). The relative standard deviations were 1.8% for the determination of 5 × 10^?6 M iodide (n = 5) by spectrofluorimetry and 2.3% (n = 50) for 1 × 10^?5 M iodide by spectrophotometry. Periodate, iodate and iodine responded exactly as iodide.     

Polymerization of acrylamide initiated by the Ce4+/thiourea redox system

The polymerization of acrylamide (M) initiated by the Ce⁴⁺/thiourea (TU) redox system has been studied in an aqueous sulfuric acid medium at 35 ± 0.2°C under nitrogen atmosphere. The rate of polymerization is governed by the expression The activation energy is 5.9 kcal deg^?1 mol^?1 in the investigated temperature range 30–50°C. The molecular weight is directly proportional to the concentration of monomer and inversely proportional to the catalyst concentration. With increasing concentration of DMF molecular weight decreases. The range of concentrations for which these observations hold at sulfuric acid concentration of 2.5 × 10^?2 mol/L are [monomer] = 5.0 × 10^?2–3.0 × 10^?1, [catalyst] = (5.0–15.0) × 10^?4, and [activator] = (1.0–6.0) × 10^?3 mol/L.     

Sodium ion-selective membrane electrode based on a new crown ether

A sodium ion-selective PVC membrane electrode based on di(o-methoxy)stilbenzo-24-crown-8 is reported. The electrode gives a near-Nernstian response in the range 9×10^?6–1×10^?2 M sodium ion and can be used in the pH range 5–8.5. Selectivity coefficients are 1.8×10^?1 (K⁺), 2.0×10^?4 (Li⁺) 2.5×10^?2 (NH⁺₄) and about 10^?4 for Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺ and Ba²⁺.     

Kinetic fluorometric methods for the determination of phosphates at the nanogram level using a lead(II)-catalyzed pyridoxal 2-pyridylhydrazone-hydrogen peroxide reaction

Fluorometric methods for the determination of phosphate (1.5 × 10^?6–3.1 × 10^?6M), diphosphate (7.0 × 10^?7–2.0 × 10^?6M), and triphosphate (2.0 × 10^?7–2.7 × 10^?6M) are described. The analytical procedure is based on the inhibition of polyphosphate ions on the oxidation of pyridoxal 2-pyridylhydrazone (PPH) by hydrogen peroxide, catalyzed by low concentrations of lead(II) ions. The reactions are followed by means of the rate of appearance of the fluorescence (λ_ex = 355 nm, λ_em = 425 nm). The effect of the variables is studied. The kinetic parameters of the reactions are reported and rate equations are suggested. The results are interpreted according to the discernment of the chemistry of complex formations.     

Simultaneous Determination of Thallium and Lead on a Chemically Modified Electrode with Langmuir– Blodgett Film of a p‐tert‐Butylcalix[4]arene Derivative

A new voltammetric sensor, Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) film of a p‐tert‐butylcalix[4]arene derivative modified glassy carbon electrode, was designed and successfully used in simultaneous determination of Tl⁺ and Pb²⁺ by square‐wave anodic stripping voltammetry. Under the optimum experimental conditions, this newly developed sensor reveal good linear response for Tl⁺ and Pb²⁺ in the concentration range of 3×10^?8–4×10^?6 mol L^?1 and 2×10^?7–2×10^?5 mol L^?1 respectively. The detect limits are 2×10^?8 mol L^?1 for Tl⁺ and 8×10^?8 mol L^?1 for Pb²⁺. Using proposed method, Tl⁺ and Pb²⁺ in environment samples were determined with satisfactory results.     

Simultaneous Square‐Wave Voltammetric Determination of Paracetamol,Caffeine and Orphenadrine in Pharmaceutical Formulations Using a Cathodically Pretreated Boron‐Doped Diamond Electrode

An electroanalytical method for the simultaneous determination of paracetamol (PAR), caffeine (CAF), and orphenadrine (ORPH) using the square‐wave voltammetry (SWV) and a cathodically pretreated boron‐doped diamond electrode was developed. The method exhibits linear responses to PAR, CAF, and ORPH in the concentration ranges 5.4×10^?7–6.1×10^?5 M, 7.8×10^?7–3.5×10^?5 M, and 7.8×10^?7–3.5×10^?5 M, respectively, with detection limits of 2.3×10^?7 M, 9.6×10^?8 M, and 8.4×10^?8 M, respectively. The proposed method was successfully applied in the simultaneous determination of these analytes in pharmaceutical formulations.     

Voltammetric Determination of Trace Antiepileptic Gabapentin with a Silver‐Nanoparticle Modified Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Paste Electrode

For the first time, a novel carbon nanotube bed electrode impregnated with silver–nanoparticles (AgNPs) for the determination of trace amounts of gabapentin (GBP) is described. We synthesized the AgNPs via a new procedure. The voltammetric behavior of the electrode was investigated by cyclic voltammetry. There were linear relationships in the ranges from 3.1×10^?9 to 2.9×10^?2 M and from 1.0×10^?8 to 1.0×10^?2 GBP with square wave and differential pulse voltammetric peak currents, respectively. The detection limits were 5.6×10^?10 and 9.7×10^?9 M, respectively. The electrode showed excellent response over a period of 2 months and was successfully applied in human plasma and pharmaceutical capsular products.     

Highly Sensitive Flow-Injection Chemiluminescence Detection of Carbonyl Compounds in Wine Samples

A modified Trautz–Schorigin reaction, by using tannic acid-H₂O₂ system for the oxidation and determination of two kinds of carbonyl compounds was developed in this paper. It was found that formaldehyde and acetaldehyde could effectively enhance the chemiluminescence signals of tannic acid–H₂O₂ system in alkaline medium. Under optimized conditions, the proposed method has a linear range of 7 × 10^?9–1 × 10^?4 mol L^?1 for formaldehyde and 1 × 10^?8–1 × 10^?4 mol L^?1 for acetaldehyde with detection limits of 9 × 10^?11 and 3 × 10^?10 mol L^?1, respectively. The relative standard deviations for 15 repeated measurements of 1 × 10^?6 mol L^?1 HCHO and CH₃CHO are 1.13% and 1.65%, respectively. Analysis time per sample is 35 seconds. A comparison of results found by the proposed method with those obtained by a standard reference method provided good agreement. The proposed method is simple, rapid, convenient, and sensitive.     

Fluorescence Enhancement of Rare Earths by Yttrium and its Application

Abstract

A study of the enhancement effect on the fluorescence intensity of the Eu³⁺–-thenoyltrifluoroacetone (TTA)–-cetyltri–-methylammonium bromide (CTMAB) and the Dy³⁺ pyrocatechol–-3,5-disulphonic acid (Tiron) systems by Y³⁺has been carried out. In the presence of yttrium the fluorescence intensity of the systems was enhanced by a factor of about 100 and 15, respectively. The fluorescence intensity was a linear function of the concentration of europium or dysprosium in the range 1.0 × 10^?10–-1.0 × 10^?8mol dm^?3 and 8.0 × 10^?8–-9.0 × 10^?6mol dm^?3, respectively. The detection limit was 1.0 × 10^?11mol dm^?3 and 1.0 × 10^?10mol dm^?3, respectively. The standard addition method was used for the determination of europium or dysprosium in rare earth oxides and gave satisfactory results. The mechanism of enhanced fluorescence was proposed.     

Determination of L‐Vesamicol in Serum Samples Using Enantioselective,Potentiometric Membrane Electrodes Based on Antibiotics

Abstract

Enantioselective, potentiometric membrane electrodes (EPMEs) based on antibiotics are proposed for the enantioanalysis of L‐vesamicol. A carbon paste was modified with antibiotics (vancomycin, teicoplanin, and teicoplanin modified with acetonitrile), as chiral selectors. The EPMEs based on antibiotics were reliably used for enantiopurity tests of L‐vesamicol using the direct potentiometric technique. The following linear concentration ranges: 1.0×10^?6–1.0×10^?4, 1.0×10^?6–1×10^?3 and 1×10^?7?1×10^?2 mol/L; and detection limits: 1.1×10^?7, 9.6×10^?8, and 3.6×10^?8 mol/L were determine for vancomycin, teicoplanin, and teicoplanin modified with acetonitrile–based EPMEs, respectively. The proposed EPMEs were applied for the enantioanalysis of L‐vesamicol in urine samples.     

Simultaneous Determination of Antimony and Lead in Gunshot Residue by Cathodic Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetric Methods

Differential pulse cathodic adsorptive stripping (DPCAdSV) and square wave cathodic adsorptive stripping (SWCAdSV) voltammetric methods were developed for the determination of antimony and lead in gunshot residues. Linear working ranges for DPCAdSV and SWCAdSV methods were (2.0×10^?9–5.0×10^?7) M and (2.0×10^?9–7.0×10^?7) M for antimony and 2.0×10^?9–3.0×10^?7 M (both methods) for lead. The detection of antimony limits were found to be 1.3×10^?9 M for DPCAdSV and 7.3×10^?10 M for SWCAdSV while the corresponding values for lead were 3.0×10^?9 M and 5.8×10^?10 M. Antimony and lead contents obtained by these methods in gunshot residues are in good agreement with those obtained by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometric method within a confidence limit of 95%.     

Electrochemical investigation and determination of ceftazidime in pharmaceutical dosage forms and human urine

A voltammetric study of the oxidation of Ceftazidime (CEFT) has been carried out at the glassy carbon electrode by cyclic, differential pulse (DPV) and square wave (SWV) voltammetry. The oxidation of CEFT was irreversible and exhibited diffusion controlled process depending on pH. The oxidation mechanism was proposed and discussed. According to the linear relationship between the peak current and concentration, DPV and SWV voltammetric methods for CEFT assay in pharmaceutical dosage forms and human urine were developed. For analytical purposes, a well resolved diffusion controlled voltammetric peak was obtained in 0.1 M H₂SO₄ at 1.00 and 1.02 V for differential pulse and square wave voltammetric techniques, respectively. The linear response was obtained within the range of 4 × 10^?6?8 × 10^?5 M with a detection limit of 6 × 10^?7 M for differential pulse and 4 × 10^?6–2 × 10^?4 M with a detection limit of 1 × 10^?6 M for square wave voltammetric technique. The determination of CEFT in 0.1 M H₂SO₄ was possible over the 2 × 10^?6–1 × 10^?4 M range in urine sample for both techniques. The standard addition method was used for the recovery studies.     

A nafion/crown ether film electrode and its application in the anodic stripping voltammetric determination of traces of silver

Glassy carbon electrodes are modified by coating with dicyclohexyl-18-crown-6 in Nafion-117. The electrode is used for a very sensitive anodic stripping voltammetric determination of silver. High sensitivity is obtained owing to the release of crown molecules from the silver-crown complex during the deposition. The detection limit is 2×10^?12 M after electrodeposition for 30 min. The recommended supporting electrolyte is 4×10^?3–7×10^?3 M potassium chloride in 0.01 M nitric acid with a deposition potential of ?0.30 V vs. SCE and a linear potential scan. Three typical calibration graphs were linear over the range 2×10^?11–1×10^?8 M for deposition times of 30, 20 and 8 min, respectively. The silver content of reagent-grade ammonium nitrate was found to be 0.48×10^?4% with a relative standard deviation of 3.7% (n=7) for parallel determinations.     

Validated Voltammetric Method for the Simultaneous Determination of Anti‐diabetic Drugs,Linagliptin and Empagliflozin in Bulk,Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Biological Fluids

A cobalt oxide nanoparticles (Co₃O₄NPs) and multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) modified carbon paste electrodes were used to study the electrochemical behavior of linagliptin and empagliflozin in Britton Robinson buffer solution of pH 8.0 using cyclic and square wave voltammetry. The above mentioned modified electrodes showed highly sensitive sensing and gave an excellent anodic response for both drugs. The peak current varied linearly over the concentration ranges: 3.98×10^?5–1.53×10^?3 mol L^?1 (18.82–723.00 μg/mL) and 7.94×10^?6–1.07×10^?4 mol L^?1 (3.65–48.25 μg/mL) with determination coefficients of 0.9999 and 0.9998 for linagliptin and empagliflozin, respectively. The recoveries and relative standard deviations were found in the following ranges: 98.80 %–102.00 % and 0.23 %–1.90 % for linagliptin and 98.30 %–101.80 % and 0.11 %–1.86 % for empagliflozin. The detection and quantification limits were 1.13×10^?5 and 3.76×10^?5 mol L^?1 (5.34and17.77 μg/mL) for linagliptin, 1.71×10^?6and 5.68×10^?6 mol L^?1 (0.77 and 2.56 μg/mL) for empagliflozin. The proposed sensors have been successfully applied for the determination of the drugs in bulk, pharmaceutical formulations and biological fluids.     

Comparative study of potentiometric and amperometric tissue-based electrodes for oxalate

Acetone-precipitated pulp from banana skins is physicall entrapped at the tip of a carbon dioxide gas-sensor and on a hydrogen peroxide sensor probe to determine oxalate potentiometrically and amperometrically in aqueous solution and inurine. The enzyme present in the tissue is oxalate oxidase. The potentiometric response has a slope of 47–50 mV/decade for 1 × 10^?4 M–2 × 10^?3 M oxalate with a detection limit of 2 × 10^?5 M. The amperometric response is linear for 2 × 10^t-5–3 × 10^?4 M oxalate with a dectection limit of 2 × 10^?6 M. Average recoveries of oxalate added to aqueous samples were 96.2% and 98.0%, and average relative standrd deviations were 3.8% and 3.6% for the potentiometric and amperometric systems, respectively. Oxalate was determined in six control urine samples, with relative errors of about 2.5%, by both electrode systems after a simple clean-up.     

Polymerization of acrylamide with persulfate–thiomalic acid initiator

The redox system of potassium persulfate–thiomalic acid (I₁–I₂) was used to initiate the polymerization of acrylamide (M) in aqueous medium. For 20–30% conversion the rate equation is where R_p is the rate of polymerization. Activation energy is 8.34 kcal deg^?1 mole^?1 in the investigated range of temperature 25–45°C. M_n is directly proportional to [M] and inversely to [I₁]. The range of concentrations for which these observations hold at 35°C and pH 4.2 are [I₁] = (1.0–3.0) × 10^?3, [I₂] = (3.0–7.5) × 10^?3, and [M] = 5.0 × 10^?2–3.0 × 10^?1 mole/liter.