3D reduced graphene oxide/FeNi3-ionic liquid nanocomposite modified sensor; an electrical synergic effect for development of tert-butylhydroquinone and folic acid sensor

This paper reports an electroanalytical sensor developed based on reduced graphene oxide/FeNi3 (FeNi3/rGO)-ionic liquid (n-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluoro phosphate (HMPF6) carbon paste electrode (CPE) for determining the antioxidant additive tertbutylhydroquinone (TBHQ) in the presence of folic acid. The FeNi3/rGO synthesized by hydrothermal strategy and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and FESEM methods. The electrochemical response were found to be linearly symmetrical to TBHQ and folic acid concentrations in the range from 0.05 to 900 mu M and 0.6-1100 mu M with detection limits of 10.0 nM and 0.1 mu M, respectively. The FeNi3/rGO/HMPF6/CPE showed high-quality for determination of TBHQ in the presence of folic acid in the real samples with the separation potential similar to 600 mV.