Determination of Cd(II) in Some Foodstuffs by Anodic Stripping Pulse Voltammetry (ASPV) using Glassy Carbon Electrode

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Cadmium in the presence of 0.04 M NaCl as the electrolyte was determined using stripping voltammetry with superimposed constant amplitude pulses of negative polarity (SVPNP) or positive polarity (SVPPP), and differential pulses stripping voltammetry using rotating disc glass carbon electrode (RDGCE). The SVPNP was found to give the greatest sensitivity. The anodic peak was obtained at potential ?850 to ?795 mV due to the oxidation of cadmium to cadmium(II). Linear calibration curves were obtained in the concentration range between 1.5×10^?9–2×10^?10 M. The relative standard deviation is 4.25% at very low concentration of 2×10^?10 M. This method was successfully applied to the determination of cadmium in some foodstuffs (wheat and its products, vegetables) after acid digestion.     

Investigations on Bioanalytical Chemistry Part I. On Differential Pulse Voltammetry of Bilirubin

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The electrochemical behaviour of the bilirubin in many kinds of supporting electrolytes on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) and a hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE) was investigated by means of anodic or cathodic differential pulse voltammetry. The influences of different methods of pre-treatment of the glassy carbon electrode was also discussed. In Na₂B₄.O₇-KH₂PO₄ buffer solution, the linear range was 2×10^?9-1×10^?9 mol/l and the detection limit was 3.3×10^?9 mol/l by anodic differential pulse voltammetry at GCE. A linear relationship holds between the peak current and the concentration of bilirubin in a concentration range of 1×10^?9-4×10^?7 mol/l with good precision and accuracy, and the limit of detection was 2×10^?10 mol/l, when cathodic differential pulse adsorption voltammetry at HMDE was used.     

Fabrication and Characterization of LaF3/Titania Nanotube Array Electrode for Determination of Fluoride Using a Headspace Single-Drop Microextraction System

LaF₃/titania nanotube array (TNAs) electrodes were fabricated by electrodeposition of LaF₃ on synthesized TNAs. The electrode was characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS). The electrode exhibited excellent response to fluoride ion. The linear calibration range achieved four orders of magnitude of F^- concentration (10^?6–10^?2 mg/ml) and the sensitivity of the electrode is higher than that of ordinary fluoride ion selective electrodes (mode PF-1). The limit of detection (LOD) was estimated to be 4.39 × 10^?7 mg/ml (S/N = 3). The novel electrode was applied to the determination of trace fluoride ions in tap water and toothpaste. Finally, a headspace single-drop microextraction (SDME) system coupled with LaF₃/TNAs electrode was successfully applied to determine fluoride in milk samples. The results are satisfactory with an average relative standard deviation (RSD %) of 0.51% and recovery from 96.3% to 107.3%.     

Electrolysis at the Interface between Two Immiscible Electrolyte Solutions: Determination of Acetylcholine by Differential Pulse Stripping Voltammetry

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A three-electrode system with the hanging electrolyte drop electrode (HEDE) was developed for the analytical exploitation of electrolysis at the interface between two immiscible electrolyte solutions (ITIES). The use of the differential pulse stripping voltammetry (DPSV) for the quantitative determination of the species which participates in a charge transfer reaction at ITIES was demonstrated with acetylcholine cation transfer across the water/nitrobenzene interface. Trace concentration of acetylcholine in water in the part per million level (ppm) can be determined. It was concluded that the electrolysis at ITIES represents the perspective method of chemical analysis.     

Anodic Stripping Voltammetric Determination of Mercury in Water Using a Chitosan‐Modified Carbon Paste Electrode

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This paper describes the preparation and electrochemical application of a modified carbon paste electrode with chitosan for the determination of Hg(II) ions in water using anodic stripping voltammetry. Experimental parameters, including the pH of the supporting electrolyte, time and potential of accumulation and scan rate were investigated. The best voltammetric response was observed for a paste composition of 60% (m/m) of graphite powder, 20% (m/m) of chitosan and 20% (m/m) of mineral oil, with 0.1 mol/l NaNO₃ solution at pH 6.3 as supporting electrolyte, a preconcentration potential of ?0.2 V, preconcentration time of 270 s and a scan rate of 25 mV/s. Under these optimal experimental conditions, the voltammetric signals were linearly dependent on the Hg(II) concentration in the range of 9.99×10^?7 to 3.85×10^?5 mol/l with a detection limit of 6.28×10^?7 mol/l. Three “spiked” samples of water were evaluated using the proposed sensor, and results agreed with those obtained by a reference method at the 95% confidence level.     

Adsorptive Preconcentration for Voltammetric Measurements of Trace Level of Iron (III) With 2- (2- Thiazolylazo)-4-Methylphenol

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This paper describes an electrochemical stripping procedure for ultratrace measurements of iron, in which preconcentration is achieved by the adsorption of a iron-[2-thiazolylazo)-4- methyl phenol] complex onto a static mercury drop electrode Cyclic voltammetry was used to characterize the interfaciai and redox behavior. For a 5 minute preconcentration time, the detection limit found was 1.8 × 10^?0mol/1. Optimum experimental conditions were found by the use of a stirred triethanolamine (pH 8.6) solution with 2-[2-thiazolylazo- 4- methyl phenol] concentration of 1.0 × 10^?5 mol/1, a preconcentration potential of ?0.46V and linear scan mode. With preconcentration for 30 sec., calibration plots for iron are linear for the 5–29 μ g/1 range. Possible interferences by masking agents and several trace ions have been investigated. The interference of copper and uranium are eliminated by addition of CyDTA and carbonate ion respectively. Simultaneous determination of iron with copper and nickel is possible. The merits of the aforementioned procedure are demonstrated in the analysis of fresh water.     

1-(3-硝基苯基)-3-[4-(苯基偶氮)苯基]-三氮烯修饰碳糊电极测定痕量锡

制备了三氮烯修饰碳糊电极(m-NPPAPT/CPE),并研究了Sn(Ⅱ)在该电极上的吸附伏安行为,建立了一种测定痕量锡(Ⅱ)的新方法。采用二阶导数线性扫描溶出伏安法进行分析。结果表明:在1mL 0.5mol/L HCl溶液中,于-1200mV处搅拌富集一定时间,在-1200～-200mV范围内以150mV/s的扫描速度线性扫描,Sn(Ⅱ)吸附在修饰电极表面,于约-476mV(vs SCE)处产生一个灵敏的阳极溶出峰,峰电流比未修饰电极增大约11倍。其峰电流与Sn(Ⅱ)浓度在4.0×10-10～1.0×10-8 mol/L和1.0×10-8～4.0×10-6 mol/L范围内分两段呈良好线性关系,其线性回归方程分别为ip(μA)=1.646C(μmol/L)+2.9566和ip(μA)=52.804C(μmol/L)-0.6402,相关系数分别为0.9973和0.9967;检出限(S/N=3)为2.7×10-10 mol/L(富集时间120s)。本方法操作简便、灵敏度高,应用于罐头食品中锡含量的测定,结果满意。     

Potentiometric stripping analysis of methyl and ethyl parathion employing carbon nanoparticles and halloysite nanoclay modified carbon paste electrode

Carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) and halloysite nanoclay (HNC) modified carbon paste electrode (HNC–CNP–CPE) was developed for the determination of methyl parathion (MP) and ethyl parathion (EP). The electrochemical behavior of these molecules was investigated employing cyclic voltammetry (CV), chronocoulometry (CC), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and potentiometric stripping analysis (PSA). After optimization of analytical conditions employing this electrode at pH 5.0 in acetate buffer (0.1 M), the peak currents were found to vary linearly with its concentration in the range of 1.55 × 10⁻⁹ to 3.67 × 10⁻⁶ M and 1.21 × 10⁻⁹ to 4.92 × 10⁻⁶ M for MP and EP, respectively. The detection limits (S/N = 3) of 4.70 × 10⁻¹⁰ M and 3.67 × 10⁻¹⁰ M were obtained for MP and EP, respectively, using PSA. The prepared modified electrode showed several advantages such as simple preparation method, high sensitivity, very low detection limits and excellent reproducibility. The proposed method was employed for the determination of MP and EP in fruits, vegetables, water and soil samples.     

Disposable screen-printed sensors modified with bismuth precursor compounds for the rapid voltammetric screening of trace Pb(II) and Cd(II)

In this article, a study of novel screen-printed electrodes bulk-modified with five potential bismuth precursor compounds (bismuth citrate, bismuth titanate, bismuth oxide, bismuth aluminate and bismuth zirconate) is presented for the determination of Cd(II) and Pb(II) by anodic stripping voltammetry. During the electrolytic deposition step, the precursor was reduced and served as the source of bismuth. Different key parameters were investigated in detail such as the nature of the bismuth precursor compound, the precursor content in the carbon ink, the polarisation range of the sensors, the supporting electrolyte, the stripping waveform, the deposition time, the deposition potential and the long-term stability of the sensors under continuous use. Using bismuth citrate as the precursor, the limit of detection was 0.9 μg L⁻¹ for Pb(II) and 1.1 μg L⁻¹ for Cd(II). The reproducibility on the same sensor (expressed as % relative standard deviation, (n = 8)) was 5.4% for Pb(II) and 7.2% for Cd(II) at the 20 μg L⁻¹ level. Finally, the sensors were applied to the determination of Cd(II) and Pb(II) in water samples.     

Square Wave Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetric Determination of Cyromazine Insecticide with Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Paste Electrode

The electrochemical behavior of cyromazine (N-cyclopropyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6 triamine) insecticide has been studied at newly prepared multi-wall carbon nanotubes paste electrodes using square wave stripping voltammetry. The cyromazine was accumulated at 0.0 mV [vs. Ag/AgCl (3 M NaCl)] and a well-defined anodic peak obtained at +1110 mV in 0.1 M H₂SO₄. The cyclic voltammetric measurements showed an irreversible nature of oxidation wave in the range of scan rates comprised between 500 and 4000 mV s^?1. The calibration curve obtained from square wave stripping voltammetry was linear in the range 0.41 to 83.30 µg/mL with a detection limit of 0.12 µg/mL. The method was applied to the direct determination of cyromazine in natural water samples. Recoveries calculated for river and tap water samples spiked with 10.0 µg/mL level were 101.5 ± 1.9% and 100.6 ± 2.3% at 95% confidence level, respectively. The method was extended to the determination of cyromazine in agrochemical formulation Trigard® with a recovery of 100.49% and accuracy was in agreement with that obtained by HPLC comparison method. Influences of some interfering ions and pesticides were also investigated.