scholarly journals A comparison of different methods to remove dissolved oxygen: Application to the electrochemical determination of imidacloprid

2015 ◽  
pp. 149-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Djurovic ◽  
Zorica Stojanovic ◽  
Snezana Kravic ◽  
Zvonimir Suturovic ◽  
Tanja Brezo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glassy Carbon ◽  
Chemical Method ◽  
Sodium Sulfite ◽  
Physical Method ◽  
Electrochemical Determination ◽  
Carbon Electrode ◽  
Nitrogen Stream ◽  
Sulfite Ion ◽  
Sulfite Solution

This study compares different methods for the removal of oxygen from the solution prior to the chronopotentiometric determination of the insecticide imidacloprid on glassy carbon electrode. The research included the application of the chemical method involving addition of sulfite ion, and the physical method of purging the sample with nitrogen stream, as well as their combination. By comparing analytical signals of imidacloprid, chemical method showed almost the same efficiency as conventional physical method, while the best reproducibility was achieved by applying chemical method with addition of the saturated sodium sulfite solution. The method is very simple and can be applied for deoxygenation of the solution prior to the chronopotentiometric analysis. The application of the chemical deoxygenation significantly shortened duration of the chronopotentiometric analysis of imidacloprid from approximately 15 min to 1 min.

scholarly journals Electrochemical determination of ascorbic acid at p-phenylenediamine film-holes modified glassy carbon electrode

2015 ◽  
Vol 80 (9) ◽  
pp. 1161-1175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bikila Olana ◽  
Shimeles Kitte ◽  
Tesfaye Soreta
Keyword(s):  
Ascorbic Acid ◽  
Detection Limit ◽  
Glassy Carbon Electrode ◽  
Modified Electrode ◽  
Glassy Carbon ◽  
Linear Response ◽  
Modified Electrodes ◽  
Electrochemical Determination ◽  
Carbon Electrode

In this work the determination of ascorbic acid (AA) at glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with a perforated film produced by reduction of diazonium generated in situ from p-phenylenediamine (PD) is reported. Holes were intentionally created in the modifier film by stripping a pre-deposited gold nanoparticles. The modified electrodes were electrochemically characterized by common redox probes: hydroquinone, ferrocyanide and hexamineruthenium(III). The cyclic voltammetric and amperometric response of AA using the modified electrodes was compared with that of bare GCE. The bare GCE showed a linear response to AA in the concentration range of 5 mM to 45 mM with detection limit of 1.656 mM and the modified GCE showed a linear response to AA in the concentration range of 5 ?M to 45 ?M with detection limit of 0.123 ?M. The effect of potential intereferents on amperometric signal of AA at the modified GCE was examined and found to be minimal. The inter-electrode reproducibility, stability, and accuracy were determined. The modified electrode showed excellent inter-electrode reproducibility, accuracy and stability. The modified electrode reported is a promising candidate for use in electroanalysis of AA.

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