Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Ethanol on Graphite Electrodes Coated with a Nafion Film with Incorporated Particles of Ruthenium or Its Complexes

The electrochemical behavior of ethanol on graphite electrodes with a Nafion film containing ruthenium as a crystalline metal deposit or a metal complex was compared. It was found that, in the oxidation of ethanol, aqua and phenanthroline complexes of ruthenium(III) incorporated in the Nafion film exhibit catalytic activity. A larger catalytic effect was observed at an electrode containing the Ru(phen) ₃ ³⁺ complex. A procedure is proposed for the voltammetric determination of ethanol at this electrode.__________Translated from Zhurnal Analiticheskoi Khimii, Vol. 60, No. 6, 2005, pp. 603–609.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Shaidarova, Gedmina, Chelnokova, Budnikov.Presented at the VI All-Russian Conference (with International Participation) on Electrochemical Methods of Analysis (EMA-2004, Ufa, May 23–27, 2004).     

Voltammetric and flow-injection determination of carbohydrates using composite electrodes based on carbon nanotubes and Nickel(II) hexacyanoferrate

The catalytic activities of oxo and hydroxo forms of nickel(II) on the surface of a nickel deposit and an inorganic film of nickel(II) hexacyanoferrate(III) (NiHCF) electrodeposited on a glassy-carbon electrode both unmodified and modified by multi-wall or single-wall (also functionalized) carbon nanotubes in the electrooxidation of glucose, sucrose, and maltose are compared. A more pronounced catalytic effect was obtained in the electrooxidation of these carbohydrates on an electrode modified with functionalized singlewall carbon nanotubes and a NiHCF film. Methods are proposed for the voltammetric and flow-injection determination of carbohydrates on this composite electrode. A linear dependence of the analytical signal on the analyte concentration was observed in the range from 5 × 10^?7 to 5 × 10^?2 M under stationary conditions and from 0.003 to 0.3 μmol under flow conditions.     

Flow-injection determination of water-soluble vitamins B1, B2, and B6 from the electrocatalytic response of a graphite electrode modified with a ruthenium(III) hexacyanoruthenate(II) film

The electrochemical behavior of water-soluble vitamins B₁, B₂, and B₆ at an unmodified graphite electrode and a graphite electrode modified with an inorganic film of ruthenium(III) hexacyanoruthenate(II) was studied. The electrocatalytic activity of the metal complex in the oxidation of vitamins was found. Ru(IV) species act as a catalyst. Conditions for recording voltammograms and hydrodynamic conditions for detecting the maximum catalytic current in flow-injection analysis (FIA) were selected. Procedures for the amperometric detection of thiamine, riboflavin, and pyridoxine were proposed.     

Inversion-Voltammetric Determination of Heavy Metal Ions on Electrodes Modified with Mono- and bis-N-Thiophosphoryl Thiourea

A method is proposed for determining Ni^{2 +}, Co^{2 +}, Cu^{2 +}, Cd^{2 +}, and Pb^{2 +} ions by inversion voltammetry on carbon-paste electrodes modified with N-diisopropoxythiophosphoryl-N'-phenyl thiourea and its derivatives: N,N'-bis-(diisopropoxythiophosphorylamidothiocarbonyl)-1,5-diamino-3-oxapentane, N,N'-bis- (diisopropoxythiophosphorylamidothiocarbonyl)-1,8-diamino-3,6-dioxaoctane and N,N'-bis-(diisopropoxythio- phosphorylaminothiocarbonyl)-1,10-diaza-18-crown-6.     

Electrochemical behavior and voltammetric determination of cysteine and cystine at carbon-paste electrodes modified with metal phthalocyanines

The electrochemical behavior of cysteine and cystine on carbon-paste electrodes modified with Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II), and Cu(II) phthalocyanines is studied. Metal phthalocyanines exhibit catalytic activity in the electrooxidation of cysteine and cystine and in the reduction of cystine. The best catalyst is the cobalt complex. In the electrooxidation of cysteine, the catalysts are electrogenerated complex species of Co(II)Pc or Co(III)Pc⁺, and in the oxidation of cystine, oxidized or reduced forms of the coordinated ligand. Various versions of the determination of cysteine and cystine by the electrocatalytic reactions on the modified electrodes are proposed.     

Selective Voltammetric and Flow-Injection Determination of Guanosine and Adenosine at a Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified with a Ruthenium Hexachlororuthenate Film

An inorganic film of ruthenium hexachlororuthenate (RuRuCl₆), deposited on the surface of a glassy carbon electrode, exhibits electrocatalytic activity in the oxidation of purine nucleosides, such as guanosine and adenosine. Appropriate operating conditions are found for fabricating a polymer film on the surface of glassy carbon and for recording the maximum electrocatalytic current for the modified electrode. A method for the selective voltammetric determination of guanosine and adenosine in their simultaneous presence at an electrode modified by a RuRuCl₆ film is developed. A procedure is proposed for the amperometric detection of purine nucleosides with this modified electrode under the conditions of flow-injection analysis. The linear dependence of the analytical signal on the concentration of guanosine and adenosine is observed up to 5 × 10^–6 M in the stationary mode and up to 5 × 10^–7 M in the flow system. The proposed method for the selective determination of guanosine and adenosine was tested in the analysis of human urine.     

Electrocatalytic Determination of Dithiocarbamate-Based Pesticides Using Electrodes Modified with Metal Phthalocyanines

An electrocatalytic method has been proposed for determining dithiocarbamate-based pesticides (carbathion, nabam, ferbam, thiram, and thiuram) using a carbon-paste electrode modified with iron(II) and cobalt(II) phthalocyanines. The first wave of carbathion oxidation in both aqueous and organic solutions does not change compared to an unmodified carbon-paste electrode; for the second stage of oxidation, a decrease by 100 mV in the overpotential and a significant increase in the current are observed. The electrochemical signal is observed in the range of potentials characteristic for the oxidation of metal phthalocyanines, and the metal phthalocyanine serves as the electron carrier. A similar effect is observed for the electrochemical oxidation of nabam. The catalytic activity of the metal phthalocyanines to ferbam, thiram, and thiuram in acetone has been determined. In the case of the electrochemical oxidation of ziram and zineb, the electrocatalytic effect is not observed. The dependence of the peak current on the pesticide concentration is linear within the range from 1 × 10^–3to 1 × 10^–7M. The adsorption preconcentration of pesticides decreases the limit of detection by an order of magnitude.     

Simultaneous voltammetric determination of dopamine and ascorbic acid at an electrode modified with the gold-palladium binary system

The catalytic activities of gold, palladium, and rhodium particles and their binary systems electrodeposited on the surface of a glassy-carbon electrode in the oxidation of dopamine and ascorbic acid are compared. As compared to individual noble metals, the Au-Pd binary system exhibits a higher catalytic activity that manifests itself in a multiple increase in the oxidation current of the mediator and in a decrease in the oxidation potential of the substrate. It is found that dopamine and ascorbic acid can be simultaneously determined by voltammetry at an electrode modified with the Au-Pd binary system. The catalytic currents of substrate oxidation are linear functions of the concentrations in the ranges from (1 × 10^?3 to 1 × 10^?7) M for dopamine and from (5 × 10^?3 to 1 × 10^?6) M for ascorbic acid.     

Electrocatalytic oxidation and flow-through injection determination of cysteine with a glassy carbon electrode modified with gold-iridium binary system

Electrocatalytic activity of gold and a gold-iridum binary system electro deposited onto the surface of a glassy carbon in oxidation of cysteine was studied. A method for flow-through-injection determination of cysteine was developed.     

Selective Voltammetric and Flow-Injection Amperometric Determination of Acyclovir and Valacyclovir on an Electrode with a Reduced Graphene Oxide–Polyglycine Film Composite

Journal of Analytical Chemistry - Acyclovir and valacyclovir are oxidized on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) with immobilized reduced graphene oxide coated with a polyglycine film. We selected the...