Nanomolar concentrations determination of hydrazine by a modified carbon paste electrode incorporating TiO2 nanoparticles

In the present paper, the use of a carbon paste electrode modified by quinizarine (QZ) and TiO(2) nanoparticles prepared by a simple and rapid method was described. The heterogeneous electron-transfer properties of quinizarine coupled to TiO(2) nanoparticles at a carbon paste electrode was investigated using cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry in aqueous buffer solutions. The modified electrode showed excellent character for the electrocatalytic oxidization of hydrazine (HZ). Differential pulse voltammetric peak currents of HZ increased linearly with their concentrations at the range of 0.5 μM to 1900.0 μM and the detection limit (2σ) was determined to be 77 nM. Finally, this method was used for the determination of HZ in water samples, using a standard addition method.     

Electrocatalytic oxidation of hydrazine at a Co(II) complex multi-wall carbon nanotube modified carbon paste electrode

The catalytic oxidation of hydrazine was investigated by a cobalt(II) bis (benzoylacetone) ethylenediimino multi wall carbon nanotube-modified carbon paste electrode (Co(II)BBAEDI-MWCNT-MCPE) as a highly sensitive electrochemical sensor. The effect of variables such as pH and modifier percent on cyclic voltammograms peak current was optimized. The modified electrode showed very efficient electrocatalytic activity for anodic oxidation of hydrazine in 0.1 M phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.0). Anodic peak potential of hydrazine oxidation at the surface of modified electrode shifts by about 500 mV toward negative values compared with that on the bare electrode. The diffusion coefficient and electron transfer coefficient of hydrazine were obtained using electrochemical approaches. The Co(II)BBAEDI-MWCNT-MCPE showed good reproducibility (RSD < 3.3%). The electrocatalytic current increased linearly with the hydrazine concentration in the range of 0.3–70.0 μM and detection limit was 0.1 μM. The effect of various interferences on the hydrazine peak current was studied. This method was applied to determine hydrazine in water samples.     

Highly sensitive and simultaneous determination of hydroquinone and catechol at poly(thionine) modified glassy carbon electrode

A simple and highly sensitive electrochemical method for the simultaneous and quantitative detection of hydroquinone (HQ) and catechol (CT) was developed, based on a poly(thionine)-modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The modified electrode showed excellent electrocatalytic activity and reversibility towards the oxidation of both HQ and CT in 0.1 M phosphate buffer solution (PBS, pH 7.0). The peak-to-peak separations (ΔE_p) between oxidation and reduction waves in CV were decreased significantly from 262 and 204 mV at the bare GCE, to 63 and 56 mV, respectively for HQ and CT at the poly(thionine) modified GCE. Furthermore, the redox responses from the mixture of HQ and CT were easily resolved in both CV and DPV due to a difference in the catalytic activity of the modified GCE to each component. The peak potential separation of ca. 0.1 V was large enough for the simultaneous determination of HQ and CT electrochemically. The oxidation peak currents of HQ and CT were linear over the range from 1 to 120 μM in the presence of 100 and 200 μM of HQ and CT, respectively. The modified electrode showed very high sensitivity of 1.8 and 1.2 μA μM⁻¹ cm⁻² for HQ and CT, respectively. The detection limits (S/N = 3) for HQ and CT were 30 and 25 nM, respectively. The developed sensor was successfully examined for real sample analysis with tap water and revealed stable and reliable recovery data.     

Electrocatalytic and simultaneous determination of isoproterenol, uric acid and folic acid at molybdenum (VI) complex-carbon nanotube paste electrode

This paper describes the development, electrochemical characterization and utilization of a novel modified molybdenum (VI) complex-carbon nanotube paste electrode for the electrocatalytic determination of isoproterenol (IP). The electrochemical profile of the proposed modified electrode was analyzed by cyclic voltammetry (CV) that showed a shift of the oxidation peak potential of IP at 175 mV to less positive value, compared with an unmodified carbon paste electrode. Differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) in 0.1 M phosphate buffer solution (PBS) at pH 7.0 was performed to determine IP in the range from 0.7 to 600.0 μM, with a detection limit of 35.0 nM. Then the modified electrode was used to determine IP in an excess of uric acid (UA) and folic acid (FA) by DPV. Finally, this method was used for the determination of IP in some real samples.     

Modification of well-aligned carbon nanotubes with dihexadecyl hydrogen phosphate: application to highly sensitive nanomolar detection of simvastatin

The first usage of dihexadecyl hydrogen phosphate (DHP)-modified highly oriented multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNTs) forests in a sensor configuration was developed to investigate the electrochemical oxidation and determination of simvastatin (SV) in pharmaceutical dosage forms. Synthesis of well-aligned MWCNTs on a conductive Ta substrate by catalytic vapor deposition technique using a common chemical, ethylenediamine, and without being plasma-aided was reported. The electrochemical behavior and oxidation of SV at the aligned MWCNTs/DHP/Ta electrode were discussed in detail through cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry. This modified electrode showed considerably higher electrocatalytic activity for SV than bare Ta electrode or entangled MWCNTs powder electrode, due to presence of the alignment and mutual separation of CNTs. Under the optimal conditions, the A-MWCNTs/DHP/Ta-modified electrode showed a wide linear range from 0.01 to 1 μM with a detection limit of 0.01 nM demonstrating promising results for the future usage in clinical applications.     

CeO2 nanoparticles decorated multi-walled carbon nanotubes for electrochemical determination of guanine and adenine

Sub-10 nm CeO₂ nanoparticles decorated multi-walled carbon nanotubes has been constructed for electrochemial determination of guanine and adenine. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to characterize the nanoparticles CeO₂/MWCNTs. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was used to characterize the electrode modifying process. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) were used to study the electrocatalytic activity toward the electrochemical oxidation of guanine and adenine. The detection limit (S/N = 3) for adenine and guanine was found to be 20 and 10 nM, respectively. The obtained sensitivity toward guanine and adenine was 1.26 and 1.13 μA/μM in the linear concentration range 5–50 μM and 5–35 μM, respectively. These results demonstrate that the carbon nanotubes could provide huge locations and facilitate the adsorptive accumulation of the guanine and adenine, and the CeO₂ nanoparticles are promising substrates for the development of high-performance electrocatalysts for biosensing.     

Electrochemical detection of hydroquinone by graphene and Pt-graphene hybrid material synthesized through a microwave-assisted chemical reduction process

We have synthesized graphene and Pt-graphene hybrid material by a microwave-assisted chemical reduction process and evaluated their application as electrode materials towards the electrochemical detection of hydroquinone. Graphene modified glass carbon electrode (GCE) showed a good performance for detecting hydroquinone due to the unique properties of graphene which increased the active surface area of the electrode and accelerated the electron transfer. The linear detection range of hydroquinone concentration was 20–115 μM with a sensitivity of 1.38 μA μM⁻¹ cm⁻²; the detection limit was estimated to be 12 μM (S/N = 3). The electrocatalytic activity of the Pt-graphene modified GCE was further improved due to the enhanced electron transfer and the linear detection range was 20–145 μM with the sensitivity of 3.56 μA μM⁻¹ cm⁻², detection limit 6 μM (S/N = 3).     

Gold nanoparticle/carbon nanotube hybrids as an enhanced material for sensitive amperometric determination of tryptophan

In this work, a highly sensitive electrochemical sensor for the determination of tryptophan (Trp) was fabricate by electrodeposition of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) onto carbon nanotube (CNT) films pre-cast on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE), forming an AuNP-CNT composite-modified GCE (AuNP-CNT/GCE). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and cyclic voltammetry (CV) were used for the surface analysis of the electrode. The results indicate that the hybrid nanomaterials induced a substantial decrease in the overpotential of the Trp oxidation reaction and exhibited a remarkable synergistic effect on the electrocatalytic activity toward the oxidation of Trp. In phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.4), the modified electrode showed excellent analytical performance for the amperometric determination of Trp. The peak currents possess a linear relationship with the concentration of Trp in the range of 30 nM to 2.5 μM, and the detection limit is 10 nM (S/N = 3). In addition, the modified electrode was used to determine Trp concentration in pharmaceutical samples with satisfactory results.     

Preparation of tungsten oxide nanoporous thin film at carbon ceramic electrode for electrocatalytic applications

The electrodeposition of nanoporous tungsten oxide (WO₃) on the surface of carbon ceramic electrode (CCE) was described. The morphology of the WO₃ modified electrode was characterized by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The modified electrode was utilized as an electrochemical hydrogen peroxide sensor in a low potential with a high sensitivity and selectivity. The role of supporting matrix on the sensitivity of modified electrode was studied. The detection limit of 0.26 μM (S/N = 3) and the sensitivity of 16.8 A M⁻¹ cm⁻² were compared with some other metal oxides hydrogen peroxide sensors. The modified electrode has exhibited good reproducibility, long-term stability and negligible interference of some inorganic and biological compounds.     

Amprometric detection of Glycine, l-Serine, and l-Alanine using glassy carbon electrode modified by NiO nanoparticles

Glassy carbon electrode modified with nickel oxide nanoparticles has been used to investigate the electrochemical oxidation of Glycine, l-Serine, and l-Alanine in an alkaloid solution. The electrochemical behavior of the modified electrode was characterized by cyclic voltammetry in detail. The electrocatalytic behavior is further exploited as a sensitive detection scheme for the above amino acids by hydrodynamic amperometry. Under optimized conditions, the calibration curves are linear in the concentration ranges of 1–200?μM for Glycine, 1–400?μM for l-Serine, and 30–200?μM for l-Alanine, respectively. The respective detection limit (S/N?=?3) and sensitivity are 0.9?μM and 24.3 nA μM^?1 for Glycine, 0.85?μM and 12.4 nA μM^?1 for l-Serine, and 29.67?μM and 0.4 nA μM^?1 for l-Alanine. The prepared electrode exhibits a satisfactory stability and long life-time, while it is stored at ambient conditions.     

Enhanced electrochemical response of carbamazepine at a nano-structured sensing film of fullerene-C60 and its analytical applications

In the present work, electrochemical behavior of carbamazepine (CBZ) at fullerene-C₆₀ modified glassy carbon electrode has been investigated. Cyclic voltammogram of CBZ showed two each of oxidation and reduction peaks at fullerene-C₆₀ modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) in phosphate buffer of pH 7.2 at the scan rate of 100 mV s⁻¹. The fullerene film on GCE surface exhibited excellent enhancement effects on electrochemical response of CBZ. Marked negative shift in peak potential with enhanced peak current was noticed in the cyclic and differential pulse voltammograms of CBZ at fullerene-C₆₀ modified electrode. The effect of accumulation time, amount of fullerene-C₆₀ and pH on electrochemical behavior of CBZ has been investigated using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). An analytical method was developed for the determination of CBZ employing DPV. The oxidation peak current of CBZ was observed to be linearly dependent on the concentration of CBZ in the range of 90 nM–10 μM. The values of limit of detection and limit of quantification were found to be 16.2 nM and 54.0 nM, respectively. The developed DPV method was satisfactorily applied to the determination of CBZ in pharmaceutical formulations, spiked human serum and urine samples.     

Electrochemical reduction of dioxygen on a thioglycolic acid-capped CdTe quantum dots modified glassy carbon electrode

A novel modified electrode was constructed by immobilizing thioglycolic acid-capped CdTe quantum dots (QDs) on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) using Nafion ionomers. The results obtained by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and rotating disk electrode using the modified QDs?CNafion/GCE in a 0.20?M phosphate buffer of pH 7.0 revealed that the QDs act as effective mediators for the electrocatalytic reduction of dioxygen.     

Electrocatalysis and detection of nitrite on a polyaniline‐Cu nanocomposite‐modified glassy carbon electrode

A polyaniline (PANI)‐Cu nanocomposite‐modified electrode was fabricated by the electrochemical polymerization of aniline and the electrodeposition of copper under constant potentials on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE), respectively. Scanning electron microscope result shows that the PANI‐Cu composite on the surface of the GCE displays the nanofibers having an average diameter of about 80 nm with lengths varying from 1.1 to 1.2 μm. The electrode exhibits enhanced electrocatalytic behavior to the reduction of nitrite compared to the PANI‐modified GCE. The effects of applied potential, pH value of the detection solution, electropolymerization charge, temperature, and nitrite concentration on the current response of the composite‐modified GCE were investigated and discussed. Under optimal conditions, the PANI‐Cu composite‐modified GCE can be used to determine nitrite concentration in a wide linear range (n = 18) of 0.049 and 70.0 μM and a limit of detection of 0.025 μM. The sensitivity of the electrode was 0.312 μA μM^?1 cm^?2. The PANI‐Cu composite‐modified GCE had the good storage stability. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013     

A simple and sensitive electroanalytical determination of anxiolytic buspirone hydrochloride drug based on multiwalled carbon nanotubes modified electrode

In the present study, a simple and sensitive buspirone hydrochloride (BPH) sensor was developed based on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) modified electrode. The modified electrode was characterized using transmission electron microscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The MWCNT modified electrode showed an enhanced oxidation peak current response toward BPH than unmodified electrode. The oxidation peak potential of BPH at modified electrode was 0.85, which was quite lower than that of bare electrode (0.88 V). The BPH was successfully determined at modified electrode using different electrochemical methods, such as cyclic voltammetry (CV), differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), and amperometry. The good sensitivity and linear range response of BPH were obtained using amperometry when compared with other methods employed in this study (CV and DPV). The modified electrode displayed the electro-oxidation of BPH in the linear response from 0.5 to 99.5 μM with the sensitivity of 16.49 μA μM^?1 cm^?2. The limit of detection was calculated as 0.22 μM. In addition, the modified electrode exhibited a good repeatability and repeatability with acceptable stability.     

基于Cu-Mg-Al三元类水滑石修饰玻碳电极对食品中亚硝酸根的检测

制备了Cu-Mg-Al三元类水滑石修饰玻碳电极,研究了亚硝酸根在修饰电极上的电化学行为,Cu-Mg-Al三元类水滑石对亚硝酸根的电化学氧化具有明显的催化活性,评估了溶液pH值、扫描速率和施加电位对亚硝酸盐电流响应的影响,计算了电机有效表面积和NO2-在修饰电极表面的吸附容量,并初步探讨了催化机理,在优化的实验条件下,该修饰电极对NO2-的测定线性范围为0.1~10.42μmol/L,检测限为0.08μmol/L(S/N=3)。将该传感器用于食品中亚硝酸根离子的测定,结果满意。     

Voltammetric determination of bisoprolol fumarate in pharmaceutical formulations and urine using single-wall carbon nanotubes modified glassy carbon electrode

The electrochemistry of bisoprolol fumarate (BF) has been investigated by differential pulse voltammetry at a single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The prepared electrode showed an excellent electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of BF leading to a marked improvement in sensitivity as compared to bare glassy carbon electrode where electrochemical activity for the analyte cannot be observed. The SWNTs-modified GCE exhibited a sharp anodic peak at a potential of ∼950 mV for the oxidation of BF. Under optimum conditions linear calibration curve was obtained over the BF concentration range 0.01-0.1 mM in 0.5 M phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.2) with a correlation coefficient of 0.9789 and detection limit of 8.27 × 10⁻⁷ M. The modified electrode has been applied for the drug determination in human urine with no prior extraction and in commercial tablets. The proposed method has also been validated.     

Voltammetric studies of a novel bicopper complex modified glassy carbon electrode for the simultaneous determination of dopamine and ascorbic acid

A novel modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) with a binuclear copper complex was fabricated using a cyclic voltammetric method in phosphate buffer solution. This modified electrode shows very efficient electrocatalytic activity for anodic oxidation of both dopamine (DA) and ascorbic acid (AA) via substantial decrease in anodic overpotentials for both compounds. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) using this modified electrode show two well-resolved anodic waves for the oxidation of DA and AA in mixed solution, which makes it possible for simultaneous determination of both compounds. Linear analytical curves were obtained in the ranges 2.0–120.0 μM and 5.0–160.0 μM for DA and AA concentrations by using DPV methods, respectively. The detection limits were 1.4 × 10⁻⁶ M of DA and 2.8 × 10⁻⁶ M of AA. This electrode was used for AA and DA determinations in medicine and foodstuff samples with satisfactory results.     

Enhanced degradation of reactive dyes using a novel carbon ceramic electrode based on copper nanoparticles and multiwall carbon nanotubes

A novel carbon ceramic electrode consisting of CuNPs and MWCNT was developed to treat reactive orange 84 (RO84) wastewater using ultrasound-assisted electrochemical degradation. The proposed electrode generated more hydroxyl radicals than non-nanoparticle electrodes did. In addition, a new electrochemical sensor was applied to determine residue RO84 in an aqueous medium during discoloration. This sensor is based on a glassy carbon electrode modified with gold nanourchins and graphene oxide and can detect RO84 concentration in the range of 1.0-1200 μmol·L^-1 with the detection limit of 0.03 μmol·L^-1. The degradation effects of the modified electrode on RO84 were evaluated systematically with different initial pH values, time durations, and amounts of CuNPs and MWCNT. The results suggested that the removal efficiency of RO84 was approximately 83% after 120 min of electrolysis in a phosphate buffer with pH 8.0 using a carbon ceramic electrode made with 4.0 wt% CuNPs and 4.0 wt% MWCNT. The possible mechanism of RO84 degradation was monitored by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and degradation pathways were proposed.     

Selective determination of norepinephrine in the presence of ascorbic and uric acids using an ultrathin polymer film modified electrode

This paper reports the selective determination of norepinephrine (NEP) in the presence of very important interferences, ascorbic acid (AA) and uric acid (UA) using electropolymerized film of 2-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole (p-ATD) modified glassy carbon (GC) electrode in 0.20 M phosphate buffer solution (pH 5.0). The bare GC electrode does not separate the voltammetric signals of AA, NEP and UA. However, p-ATD modified GC electrode not only resolved the voltammetric signals of AA, NEP and UA with potential differences of 150 and 130 mV between AA–NEP and NEP–UA, respectively but also dramatically enhanced the oxidation peak currents of them when compared to bare GC electrode. The modified electrode showed an excellent selectivity towards NEP even in the presence of 100-fold excess of AA and UA. The amperometric current was linearly increased from 40 nM to 25 μM for NEP and the lowest detection limit was found to be 0.17 nM (S/N = 3). The practical application of the modified electrode was demonstrated by determining NEP in norepinephrine hydrochloride injection.     

Electro-oxidation nitrite based on copper calcined layered double hydroxide and gold nanoparticles modified glassy carbon electrode

In this paper, a novel nitrite sensor was constructed based on electrodeposition of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) on a copper calcined layered double hydroxide (Cu-CLDH) modified glassy carbon electrode. Electrochemical experiments showed that AuNPs/CLDH composite film exhibited excellent electrocatalytic oxidation activity with nitrite due to the synergistic effect of the Cu-CLDH with AuNPs. The fabricated sensor exhibited excellent performance for nitrite detection within a wide concentration interval of 1–191 μM and with a detection limit of 0.5 μM. The superior electrocatalytic response to nitrite was mainly attributed to the large surface area, minimized diffusion resistance, and enhanced electron transfer of the Cu-CLDH and AuNPs composition film. This platform offers a novel route for nitrite sensing with wide analytical applications and will supply the practical applications for a variety of simple, robust, and easy-to-manufacture analytical approaches in the future.