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CHEMELECTROCHEM
Volume 4, Issue 5, Pages 1074-1080Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/celc.201600621
Keywords
2,4-dichlorophenol diamond; electrochemical sensors; graphene; polyaniline
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- DST/Mintek Nanotechnology Innovation Centre, University of Johannesburg
- National Research Foundations, South Africa (CPRR) [98887]
- Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg
- Centre for Nanomaterials Science Research, University of Johannesburg
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In this work, a novel ternary composite electrode made from diamond, graphene, and polyaniline was prepared, characterized, and applied for the electrochemical determination of 2,4dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) in aqueous media. The composite obtained through oxidative polymerization of aniline in the presence of graphene and diamond was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, Xray diffraction, and Brunauer -Emmett-Teller surface area analysis. A glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was modified with the composite material and the electrochemical properties of the bare and modified electrodes were investigated by using cyclic voltammetry, square wave voltammetry, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The obtained results show that the modified electrode exhibits superior electrochemical properties to the bare GCE. Determination of 2,4-DCP in 0.1 M HNO3 was carried out by using square wave voltammetry, and the oxidation peak of the analyte was found to increase linearly with increasing concentration. The linear regression equation was y =1: 1075 x 10(-6) x + 2: 5840 x10(-5) and the detection limit was calculated to be 0.25 mM. The electrode exhibited antifouling capabilities during the electro-oxidation of 2,4-DCP. The sensor was utilized for the detection of 2,4-DCP in domestic wastewater and it is believed to hold promise for practical applications.
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