A novel strategy for the quantify of emerging isomeric pollutants belonging to the dihydroxybenzene family for environmental sample monitoring by amperometric detection.
Talanta
; 281: 126818, 2025 Jan 01.
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ABSTRACT
This study introduces an innovative approach for quantifying isomeric pollutants utilizing an amperometric sensor. The determination of the isomers hydroquinone and catechol is based on the use of a glassy carbon electrode modified with Cu@PtPd/C nanoparticles (Cu@PtPd/C/GCE) in core-shell form, showing significant electrocatalytic activity in the oxidation of the later compounds. The determination was carried out at two different potentials one at which where only hydroquinone is oxidized, and another in which where both hydroquinone and catechol are oxidized. Using these potentials, two calibration curves were built, one for the quantification of hydroquinone and the other for both isomers. Subsequently, the quantification of catechol was performed using a strategy based on the calculation of a difference using the information collected in the first step. The experiments using hydrogen peroxide as a redox probe demonstrate a clear synergistic effect in the catalytic reduction of hydrogen peroxide at -0.100 V, when Pt, Pd and Cu are incorporated into the core-shell nanostructure. The best performance was achieved with Cu@PtPd/C/GCE 1.00 mg mL-1. For the selected sensor, the analytical parameters are very competitive compared to similar devices reported in recent years for hydroquinone and catechol, with comparable linearity ranges of 0.010-0.200 mmol L-1 (hydroquinone) and 0.005-0.500 mmol L-1 (catechol), low limits of detection (LODs) of 14.0 nmol L-1 (S/N = 3.3) and 1.75 nmol L-1 (S/N = 3.3) for hydroquinone and catechol. The resulting sensor platform has been successfully applied for the quantification of hydroquinone and catechol in river and tap water and could be a promising candidate for environmental monitoring and drinking water safety.
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Talanta
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2025
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Argentina
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Holanda