Metallo-graphene nanocomposite electrocatalytic platform for the determination of toxic metal ions

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dc.contributor.advisorWillemse, Chandre M.
dc.contributor.advisorTlhomelang, Khotso
dc.contributor.advisorJahed, Nazeem
dc.contributor.advisorBaker, Priscilla
dc.contributor.advisorIwuoha, Emmanuel I.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:38:20Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:38:20Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractA Nafion-Graphene (Nafion-G) nanocomposite solution in combination with an in situ plated mercury film electrode was used as a highly sensitive electrochemical platform for the determination of Zn2+, Cd2+, Pb2+ and Cu2+ in 0.1 M acetate buffer (pH 4.6) by square-wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV). Various operational parameters such as deposition potential, deposition time and electrode rotation speed were optimized. The Nafion-G nanocomposite sensing platform exhibited improved sensitivity for metal ion detection, in addition to well defined, reproducible and sharp stripping signals. The linear calibration curves ranged from 1 µg L−1 to 7 µg L−1 for individual analysis. The detection limits (3σ blank/slope) obtained were 0.07 µg L−1 for Pb2+, Zn2+ and Cu2+ and 0.08 µg L−1 for Cd2+ at a deposition time of 120 s. For practical applications recovery studies was done by spiking test samples with known concentrations and comparing the results with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) analyses. This was followed by real sample analysis.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWillemse, C.M. et al. (2011). Metallo-graphene nanocomposite electrocatalytic platform for the determination of toxic metal ions. Sensors, 11: 3970-3987en_US
dc.identifier.issn1424-8220
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2507
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s110403970
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.rightsAll articles published by MDPI are made immediately available worldwide under an open access license
dc.subjectNafion-Graphene nanocompositeen_US
dc.subjectMercury filmen_US
dc.subjectTrace metalsen_US
dc.subjectSquare-waveen_US
dc.subjectAnodic stripping voltammetryen_US
dc.titleMetallo-graphene nanocomposite electrocatalytic platform for the determination of toxic metal ionsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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