Journal
JOURNAL OF SAUDI CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 22, Issue 4, Pages 496-507Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2016.07.005
Keywords
Organophosphate pesticide; Tetrachlorvinphos; Electrochemical sensor; Mercury meniscus modified solid silver amalgam electrode; Electrocatalytic reduction
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- Center of Excellence in Environmental Studies (CEES), King Abdulaziz University
- Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE)
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The in-house prepared mercury meniscus modified solid silver amalgam electrode (m-AgSAE) was successfully applied for the detection of organophosphate pesticide tetrachlorvinphos in pH 7 buffer solution. The electrochemical performance of m-AgSAE for the reduction of tetrachlorvinphos was evaluated using cyclic voltammetry (CV), differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), and square wave voltammetry (SWV), respectively. The surface morphology of solid silver electrode (AgE), as-amalgamated solid silver amalgam electrode (AgSAE), and polished solid silver amalgam electrode (p-AgSAE) was examined by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). Among the applied techniques, DPV and SWV analysis showed a remarkable increase in the reduction peak current and provided a simple, fast, and sensitive method for the determination of tetrachlorvinphos. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was used to correlate the electrocatalytic activity of AgSAE, p-AgSAE and m-AgSAE with their interfacial charge transport capabilities. Under the optimized experimental conditions, the DPV and SWV responses were linear over the 1-9 mu M and 10-50 mu M concentration ranges with a detection limit of 0.06 mu M for DPV and 0.04 for SWV. The estimation of tetrachlorvinphos in the ground and waste water samples with the proposed method was in good agreement with that of the added amount. The proposed electrochemical method not only extends the application of non-toxic m-AgSAE, but also offers new possibilities for fast and sensitive analysis of tetrachlorvinphos and its structural analogs in environmental samples. (C) 2016 King Saud University. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V.
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