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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
Volume 452, Issue 1, Pages 23-28Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/S0003-2670(01)01440-4
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nitrite; nitrate; porphyrins; electrocatalysis; modified electrodes
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The modification of a glassy carbon surface by coating with an electrostatically assembled film of tetraruthenated cobalt porphyrin/(meso-tetra(4-sulphonatephenyl)porphyrinate zinc (II) yields an indicator electrode that allows the determination of nitrite to be performed with a limit of detection of 0.1 muM in a flow injection configuration. The dynamic range extends up to 1000 muM and the repeatability of the measurements was evaluated to be 1.5% with a throughput of 50 samples per hour. The efficiency of the bilayered film to mediate the electron transfer allows the determinations to be performed at a less positive potential (+0.75 V) with enhanced sensitivity. The coating also prevents the surface poisoning and its stability is maintained over several weeks. The same detector was used for determination of nitrate after reduction to nitrite in a reductor column containing copperised cadmium. This method was used for the determination of nitrate and nitrite in mineral water, saliva and cured meats, the results being in agreement with certified values and those obtained by using recommended procedures. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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