A Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified with Cellulose Nanofibrils from Ammophila arenaria for the Sensitive Detection of L-Trytophan

L-tryptophan is an essential amino acid for human health. Nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) from marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) extracted from plants harvested in the center of Tunisia was used for the first time for the modification of a glassy carbon electrode (GCE), for the sensitive detection of L-tryptophan (Trp). After spectroscopic and morphological characterization of the extracted NFC, the GC electrode modification was monitored through cyclic voltammetry. The NFC-modified electrode exhibited good analytical performance in detecting Trp with a wide linear range between 7.5 × 10−4 mM and 10−2 mM, a detection limit of 0.2 µM, and a high sensitivity of 140.0 µA∙mM−1. Additionally, the NFC/GCE showed a good reproducibility, good selectivity versus other amino acids, uric acid, ascorbic acid, and good applicability to the detection of Trp in urine samples.

Chemically Modified Chitosan Beads as Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Matrix for Adsorptive Separation of Proteins

In a phosphate buffer, a hemoglobin (Hb)-imprinted polymer complex was prepared using maleic anhydride (MAH) modified chitosan beads as matrix, acrylamide (AM) as functional monomer, N,N-methylenebisacrylamide (MBA) as cross-linker and potassiumpersulfate (KPS) / sodium hydrogen sulfite (NaHSO3) as initiators. Langmuir analysis showed that an equal class of adsorption was formed in the molecular imprinting polymer (MIP), and the MIP has high adsorption capacity and selectivity for the imprinted molecule. The MIP can be reused and the recovery was approximately 100% at low concentration.

Performance improvement in polymeric thin film transistors using chemically modified both silver bottom contacts and dielectric surfaces

An efficient interface modification is introduced to improve the performance of polymeric thin film transistors. This efficient interface modification is first achieved by 4-fluorothiophenol（4-FTP） self-assembled monolayers（SAM） to chemically treat the silver source–drain（S/D） contacts while the silicon oxide（SiO2） dielectric interface is further primed by either hexamethyldisilazane（HMDS） or octyltrichlorosilane（OTS-C8）. Results show that contact resistance is the dominant factor that limits the field effect mobility of the PTDPPTFT4 transistors. With proper surface modification applied to both the dielectric surface and the bottom contacts, the field effect mobilities of the bottom-gate bottom-contact PTDPPTFT4 transistors were significantly improved from 0.15 cm^2·V^-1·s^-1 to 0.91 cm^2·V^-1·s^-1.

Highly dispersed Pd nanoparticles on chemically modified graphene with aminophenyl groups for formic acid oxidation

A novel electrode material based on chemically modified graphene （CMG） with aminophenyl groups is covalently functionalized by a nucleophilic ring-opening reaction between the epoxy groups of graphene oxide and the aminophenyl groups of p-phenylenediamine. Palladium nanoparticles with an average diameter of 4.2 nm are deposited on the CMG by a liquid-phase borohydride reduction. The electrocatalytic activity and stability of the Pd/CMG composite towards formic acid oxidation are found to be higher than those of reduced graphene oxide and commercial carbon materials such as Vulcan XC-72 supported Pd electrocatalysts.

A Novel Method of the Preparation ofChemically Modified Electrodes

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The UV-VIS Studies of C_(60) Chemically Modified Polystyrene Film

The opticai properties of C,, chemicaiiy modified poiystyrene(C,, -PS copolymer) and the parent polystyrene (PS) films have been investigated.Addition of bulky C,, moiety, a special functional group, to the polystyrene by anovel organometallic reaction modified considerably the optical property of theparent polystyrene. The lattice periodicity of pure PS film is subject to someperturbation or distortion in varying degrees due to the covalent attachInent of bulkyC,, moiety to the polymer backbone. C,,-PS copolymer possesses a new energy ba-ndstructure with indirect forbidden band when compared with the parent PS.

Electrochemical Behavior of Eu^（3＋） on Eastman AQ－29D Chemically Modified Electrode

The electrochemical behaviors of Eu3+ on Eastman AQ-29D/glassy carbon(GC) chemically modified electrode(CME) were studied. It was found that the reduction-oxidation process of Eu3+ is in a semi-infinite condition in 0.1 mol/L NaCIO4 supporting electrolyte(pH 4.4). The calibration curve was linear over the range 1.0×10-7 to 1.0×105 mol/L of Eu3+.The charge transport apparent diffusion coefficient of Eu3+ in the polymer film was determined to be(3.2±1.1)×10-11cm2/s by chronocoulometry.

Removal of astrazon golden yellow 7GL from colored wastewater using chemically modified clay

Chemically modified clay(CMC) was used as an adsorbent for the removal of Astrazon Golden Yellow 7GL(AGY-7GL), which is a basic dye from wastewater. For this purpose, the chemically modified clay was first characterized by determining zero point of charge(p Hzpc), and using BET, SEM and FTIR. Then effects of operational parameters on adsorption of AGY-7GL were studied in a batch system. The effect of various parameters such as contact time(0-180 min), pH(2-8), temperature(293-323 K), CMC concentration(0.075-0.5 mg/L) and initial AGY-7GL concentration(75-250 mg/L) were investigated on the adsorption efficiency and capacity adsorption of CMC for the removal of AGY-7GL. Thermodynamic and kinetic parameters were calculated from the results of the adsorption experiment. The evaluation of kinetic models shows that this data best fits the pseudo-second-order model. It is determined that the adsorption equilibrium data works very well with the nonlinear Freundlich isotherm model. Thermodynamic parameters such as ?H^0(19.0 k J/mol), ?G^0(-28.8 k J/mol) and ?S^0(0.148 k J/mol) were also determined. According to the experimental results, it is concluded that CMC could be used as an alternative low cost potential adsorbent for the removal of AGY-7GL from wastewater.

A novel aminated polymeric adsorbent for removing refractory dissolved organic matter from landfill leachate treatment plant

Refractory dissolved organic matter （DOM） from landfill leachate treatment plant was with high dissolved organic carbon （DOC） content. An aminated polymeric adsorbent NDA-8 with tertiary amino groups and sufficient mesopore was synthesized, which exhibited high adsorption capacity to the DOM （raw water after coagulation）. Resin NDA-8 performed better in the uptake of the DOM than resin DAX-8 and A100. Electrostatic attraction was considered as the decisive interaction between the adsorbent and adsorbate. Special attention was paid to the correlation between porous structure and adsorption capacity. The mesopore of NDA-8 played a crucial role during uptake of the DOM. In general, resin in chloride form performed a higher removal rate of DOC. According to the colunm adsorption test, total adsorption capacity of NDA-8 was calculated to 52.28 mg DOC/mL wet resin. 0.2 mol/L sodium hydroxide solution could regenerate the adsorbent efficiently.

Determination of Nickel and Palladium in Environmental Samples by Low Temperature ETV-ICP-OES Coupled with Liquid-liquid Extraction with Dimethylglyoxime as Both Extractant and Chemical Modifier

A novel method for the determination of nickel and palladium in environmental samples by low temperature ETV-ICP-OES with dimethylglyoxime（DMG） as both the extractant and chemical modifier has been developed. In this study, it was found that nickel and palladium can form complexes with dimethylglyoxime（0. 05%, mass fraction） at pH 6.0 and can be extracted into chloroform quantitatively. The complexes can be evaporated into plasma at a suita-ble temperature（ 1400℃） for ICP-OES detection. Under the optimized conditions, the detection limits of nickel and palladium are 0.48 and 0. 40 ng/mL, respectively, while the RSD values are separately 5.0% and 3.1% （p = 50 ng/mL, n = 7）. The proposed method was applied to the determination of the target analytes in environmental sam-ples with satisfactory results.

Electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol at platinum electrode modified with Eu-Fe cyanide-bridged binuclear complexes

The electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol at the platinum electrode modified with Eu-Fe cyanide-bridged binuclear complexes (Eu-Fe film) was investigated for the first time by cyclic voltammetry.Compared with the bare platinum electrode,the results showed that the modified electrode had excellent electrocatalytic activity for the oxidation of methanol;the oxidation peak potential shifted more negatively and the peak current increased about twenty times.The electrooxidation of methanol at the modified elect...

Bi_(2)O_(3)/ZnO nanocomposite:Synthesis,characterizations and its application in electrochemical detection of balofloxacin as an antibiotic drug

In the present work,a chemically modified electrode has been fabricated utilizing Bi_(2)O_(3)/ZnO nanocomposite.The nanocomposite was synthesized by simple sonochemical method and characterized for its structural and morphological properties by using XRD,FESEM,EDAX,HRTEM and XPS techniques.The results clearly indicated co-existence of Bi_(2)O_(3) and ZnO in the nanocomposite with chemical interaction between them.Bi_(2)O_(3)/ZnO nanocomposite based glassy carbon electrode(GCE)was utilized for sensitive voltammetric detection of an anti-biotic drug(balofloxacin).The modification amplified the electroactive surface area of the sensor,thus providing more sites for oxidation of analyte.Cyclic and square wave voltammograms revealed that Bi_(2)O_(3)/ZnO modified electrode provides excellent electrocatalytic action towards balofloxacin oxidation.The current exhibited a wide linear response in concentration range of 150e1000 nM and detection limit of 40.5 nM was attained.The modified electrode offered advantages in terms of simplicity of preparation,fair stability(RSD 1.45%),appreciable reproducibility(RSD 2.03%)and selectivity.The proposed sensor was applied for determining balofloxacin in commercial pharmaceutical formulations and blood serum samples with the mean recoveries of 99.09% and 99.5%,respectively.

Electrochemical Properties of Polypyrrole-Coated Microelectrode Array and the Fabrication of Polypyrrole-Based Microelectronic Devices

Conducting polymers have been studied extensively. An interesting property of the conducting polymer is that the conductivity of some polymers, such as polypyrrolc, polyaniline, poly(3-methylthiophene) etc. , is affected by the voltage applied to them. For polypyrrole, the oxidized state is an electronic conductor and the reduced state is essentially insulating. Using this property, one can fabricate the polymer-based electronic devices. Experimental results of Pickun

Study of the electrochemical properties of a transition metallic ions modified electrode in acidic VOSO_4 solution

Graphite material was used as the electrode for an all-vanadium redox flow battery, and the electrode was modified by transition metallic ions to enhance its electrochemical behavior. An porous graphite composite electrode has high specific surface area and high current density. The electrode modified by transition metallic ions has improved catalysis behavior that can catalyze the V（Ⅱ）-V（Ⅴ） redox reaction showed by cyclic voltammograms. This article studied the impedance of the modified electrode by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS）, and approved that the electrode modified by Co^2＋ and Mn^2＋ has a lower charge transfer resistance than the non-modified electrode. The effect of average particle size distribution is at lower frequencies that the slope of Warburg impedance is reduced by large particle size distribution. The voltage efficiency of the Co^2＋ modified electrode test cell is 81.5%, which is higher than that of the non-modified electrode.

Determination of 6-Mercaptopurine in Rat Blood by Microdialysis Coupled with High Performance Liquid Chromatography on a Functionalized Multi-wall Carbon Nanotubes Modified Electrode

A new chemically modified electrode(CME) immobilized on the surface of multi-wall carbon nanotubes functionalized with carboxylic groups was fabricated. The results indicate that the CME exhibits efficiently electrocatalytic oxidation of 6-mercaptopurine(6-MP). The CME can be used as the working electrode in the liquid chromatography for the determination of 6-MP. The peak current of 6-MP is linearly changed with its concentration ranging from 4.0×10 -7 to 1.0×10 -4 mol/L with the calculated detection limit (S/N=3) of 2.0×10 -7 mol/L. Coupled with microdialysis sampling, the method has been successfully applied to assessing the content of 6-MP in rat blood.

Copper modified platinum electrode for amperometric detection of spectinomycin sulfate by anion-exchange chromatography

A La^3＋-Cu/Pt modified electrode was fabricated by electrodepositing process in CuS04 solution by adding a small amount of lanthium compound, and it was employed for direct current （DC） amperometric detection of spectinomycin by anion-exchange chromatography. Without derivatization, this method can simultaneously determine the main component and impurities in spectinomycin pharmaceutical raw material. Ease of preparation, being applied in DC detection mode and good catalytic stability confirmed the interests of this modified electrode as amperometric sensor for the determination of spectinomycin.

Studies on the Electrochemistry of Dopamine at a Pyrocatechol Sulfonephthalein Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

The electrochemical response of dopamine(DA) at a pyrocatechol sulfonephthalein modified glassy carbon(PS/GC) electrode is reported. The electrode can be used as a detector for the determination of dopamine with a high stability and a good sensitivity. The cyclic voltammetric results indicated that there was a couple of well-defined redox peaks for dopamine at the PS/GC electrode with E_(pa)= 220 mV, E_(pc)=95 mV and the formal potential E^(o')= 157. 5 mV(vs. SCE) at 100 mV/s in the buffer solution of pH 7. 0. The PS/GC electrode can also be used to separate the electrochemical responses of ascorbic acid and DA by 54 mV with the differential pulse voltammetry. Under the selected conditions, the oxidation peak currents are linear with DA concetration in the range of 5. 0 × 10^(-6) to 5. 0 × 10^(-4) mol/L, and the detection limit is 1. 0 ×10^(-6) mol/L at S/N=3. Normalized with concentration, the relative sensitivity of dopamine to ascorbic acid reaches ca. 30. 8: 1.

Studies on the Erythromycin-Modified Glassy Carbon Electrod and Interaction with DNA

The chemically modified electrode (CME) which was constructed by covalent attaching erythromycin (ERM) to the glassy carbon (GC) surface was investigated in Tris-HCl buffer (pH=6.0) by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). In the potential range of -0.5～0.4V, CME yields a pair of stable redox wave. It is the carbonyl group of the ERM molecule immobilized on the GC surface that undergoes two electron redox process involving two protons. The interaction of CME with DNA was also studied by DPV. The CME shows the same interaction with DNA as that in the solution. And the result was proved by fluorescence.

Direct Electrochemistry with Nitrate Reductase in Chitosan Films

Stable films made from chitosan (CS) on pyrolytic graphite electrode (PGE) gave direct electrochemistry for incorporated enzyme nitrate reductase (NR). Cyclic voltammetry of CS / NR films showed a pair of well-defined and nearly reversible redox peaks at about -0.430 V vs. SCE at pH 7.0 phosphate buffers.

Electrocatalytic Oxidation and Ion Chromatography Detection of S_2O^(2-)_3, SO^(2-)_3, I^- and SCN^- at Glassy Carbon Electrode with Functionalized Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Film

In this research, a glassy carbon electrode modified with the functionalized multi-wall carbon nanotubes(MWNT-COOHs) film was used as an amperometric sensor for the determination of S_2O^(2-)_3, SO^(2-)_3, I^- and SCN^-. The electrochemical behavior of those oxidizable inorganic anions at this modified electrode was studied by means of cyclic voltammetry(CV). The experimental results indicate that the modified electrode exhibits a high electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of those anions with a relatively high sensitivity, a good stability and a long-life. Separated by ion chromatography(IC) with 1.25 mmol/L H_2SO_4 as an eluent, those oxidizable anions can be determined by the MWNT-COOHs modified electrode successfully. Under the optimal chromatographic conditions, the detection limits are 1.5×10^(-7) mol/L for S_2O^(2-)_3, 2.5×10^(-7) mol/L for SO^(2-)_3, 1.2×10^(-7) mol/L for I^- and 2.0×10^(-7) mol/L for SCN^-, respectively. The method was applied successfully to the determination of those anions in environmental water