Investigation into the voltammetric behaviour and detection of selenium(IV) at metal electrodes in diverse electrolyte media

The voltammetric behaviour of selenium(IV) was studied at platinum and gold electrodes in sulphuric acid, perchloric acid and potassium chloride media as a basis for its voltammetric detection. The best voltammetric behaviour was recorded at gold electrodes with perchloric acid as the supporting ele...

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Main Authors: Beni, V., Collins, G., Arrigan, Damien
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier BV 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38538
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Collins, G.
Arrigan, Damien
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description The voltammetric behaviour of selenium(IV) was studied at platinum and gold electrodes in sulphuric acid, perchloric acid and potassium chloride media as a basis for its voltammetric detection. The best voltammetric behaviour was recorded at gold electrodes with perchloric acid as the supporting electrolyte. The concomitant presence of metals, such as copper or lead, and of model biomolecules, such as bovine serum albumin, in the solution resulted in a deterioration of the electrochemical response for selenium(IV). Quantitative detection of selenium(IV) by square wave anodic stripping voltammetry at both a millimetre-sized gold disc electrode and a microband electrode array revealed linear responses to selenium concentration in the ranges of 5-15 μM and 0.1-10 μM, respectively, with 60 s preconcentration. The sensitivities were 6.4 μA μM-1 cm-2 and 100 μA μM-1 cm-2 at the disc and the microband array, respectively. The detection limit at the microband electrode array was 25 nM, illustrating the potentiality of such microelectrodes for the development of mercury-free analytical methods for the trace detection of selenium(IV).
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-385382019-02-19T04:27:17Z Investigation into the voltammetric behaviour and detection of selenium(IV) at metal electrodes in diverse electrolyte media Beni, V. Collins, G. Arrigan, Damien Microelectrode array Gold electrode Selenium Anodic stripping voltammetry The voltammetric behaviour of selenium(IV) was studied at platinum and gold electrodes in sulphuric acid, perchloric acid and potassium chloride media as a basis for its voltammetric detection. The best voltammetric behaviour was recorded at gold electrodes with perchloric acid as the supporting electrolyte. The concomitant presence of metals, such as copper or lead, and of model biomolecules, such as bovine serum albumin, in the solution resulted in a deterioration of the electrochemical response for selenium(IV). Quantitative detection of selenium(IV) by square wave anodic stripping voltammetry at both a millimetre-sized gold disc electrode and a microband electrode array revealed linear responses to selenium concentration in the ranges of 5-15 μM and 0.1-10 μM, respectively, with 60 s preconcentration. The sensitivities were 6.4 μA μM-1 cm-2 and 100 μA μM-1 cm-2 at the disc and the microband array, respectively. The detection limit at the microband electrode array was 25 nM, illustrating the potentiality of such microelectrodes for the development of mercury-free analytical methods for the trace detection of selenium(IV). 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38538 10.1016/j.aca.2011.05.027 Elsevier BV fulltext
spellingShingle Microelectrode array
Gold electrode
Selenium
Anodic stripping voltammetry
Beni, V.
Collins, G.
Arrigan, Damien
Investigation into the voltammetric behaviour and detection of selenium(IV) at metal electrodes in diverse electrolyte media
title Investigation into the voltammetric behaviour and detection of selenium(IV) at metal electrodes in diverse electrolyte media
title_full Investigation into the voltammetric behaviour and detection of selenium(IV) at metal electrodes in diverse electrolyte media
title_fullStr Investigation into the voltammetric behaviour and detection of selenium(IV) at metal electrodes in diverse electrolyte media
title_full_unstemmed Investigation into the voltammetric behaviour and detection of selenium(IV) at metal electrodes in diverse electrolyte media
title_short Investigation into the voltammetric behaviour and detection of selenium(IV) at metal electrodes in diverse electrolyte media
title_sort investigation into the voltammetric behaviour and detection of selenium(iv) at metal electrodes in diverse electrolyte media
topic Microelectrode array
Gold electrode
Selenium
Anodic stripping voltammetry
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38538