A choice of optimal surface modifier of carbon electrodes for mercury determination by stripping voltammetry

Optimization of analytical procedures for the simultaneous voltammetric determination of total Hg(II) in presence of Cu(II) in environmental matrices

The present work reports the critical comparison about the employment of three different supporting electrolytes (0.1 mol L−1 HClO4, 0.01 mol L−1 EDTA-Na2 + 0.06 mol L−1 NaCl + 2.0 mol L−1 HClO4 and 0.1 mol L−1 KSCN + 0.001 mol L−1 HClO4) and their instrumental and chemical optimisation for the simultaneous voltammetric determination of total mercury(II) and copper(II) in sediments and sea water at gold electrode, especially discussing the reciprocal interference problems.

The differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetric (DPASV) measurements were carried out using a conventional three-electrode cell: a gold electrode (GE) as working electrode, a platinum wire and an Ag‖AgCl‖KClsat as auxiliary and reference electrodes, respectively.

The analytical procedure was verified by the analysis of standard reference materials: Estuarine Sediment BCR-CRM 277, River Sediment BCR-CRM 320 and Mercury in Water NIST-SRM 1641d.

Once set up on the standard reference materials, the analytical procedure was transferred and applied to sediments and sea waters sampled in a lagoon ecosystem connected with Adriatic Sea (Ravenna area, Italy).

Overoxidized Polypyrrole Doped with 4,5-Dihydroxy-3-(p-sulfophenylazo)-2,7-naphthalene Disulfonic Acid as a Selective and Regenerable Film for the Stripping Detection of Copper(II)

A conducting polymer modified electrode based on the incorporation of 4,5-dihydroxy-3-(p-sulfophenylazo)-2,7-naphthalene disulfonic acid, SPADNS, as an anionic complexing ligand into polypyrrole film during electropolymerization was prepared. The electroanalysis of copper(II) in this modified electrode was achieved by medium exchange and differential pulse voltammetry. Copper ions were accumulated from ammonia buffer on the electrode surface by the formation of a chemical complex at open circuit. The resulting electrode with complexed Cu(2+) was then transferred to an acetate buffer and subjected to anodic stripping voltammetry. The analytical performance was evaluated and, finally, linear calibration graphs were obtained in the concentration range of 2 - 250 ng ml(-1) for Cu(II). The detection limit was found to be 1.1 ng ml(-1) and RSD was obtained at 3.1 and 1.9% for two different concentrations. Many coexisting metal ions had little or no effect on the determination of copper. The developed method was applied to Cu(II) determination in natural water and human hair samples. Also, the rapid and convenient regeneration of electrode allows the use of a single modified electrode in multiple analyses.