| Abstract: | Abstract La(OH)3 nanoparticles were successfully prepared with the sol‐gel method, and the preparation of a glassy carbon electrode modified by La(OH)3 nanoparticles was investigated. The modified electrode shows an excellent electrocatalytic activity for hydroquinone. The anodic and cathodic overpotentials are reduced by ca. 143 mV and 83 mV, respectively, compared with those obtained with a bare glassy carbon electrode. According to the electrochemistry response, we set up a new method to determinate hydroquinone. The catalytic anodic current response of differential pulse voltammogram increases linearly with hydroquinone concentrations from 2.7×10?7 to 6.5×10?4 mol L?1 with a detection limit of 6.0×10?8 mol L?1. The recovery of hydroquinone in a simulative sample is satisfactory, especially for its elimination of the interference of 1,2‐benzenediol (pyrocatechol) and 1,3‐benzenediol (m‐dihydroxybenzene). The method is simple, quick, and sensitive. |
