Fabrication of Carbon Paste Electrode Modified with Phenol Imprinted Polyaniline as a Sensor for Phenol Analysis by Potentiometric

A phenol imprinted polymer modified electrode has been prepared by electropolymerization technique in the solution containing aniline as monomer and phenol as a template onto carbon paste electrode surface. A potentiometric method was used to evaluate the performance of the electrodes. Optimization of aniline and phenol composition and a number of polymerization cycles was investigated based on the Nernstian factor. The performance of the electrode sensor is affected by the pH of the analyte solution. Based on the potential response of three different electrodes, it is known that MIP modified electrode has better sensitivity than non-imprinted electrode or bare carbon paste electrode.