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Amperometric sensor for the determination of ascorbic acid based on Cobalt hexacyanoferrate modified electrode
Sellappan Senthil Kumar1, Sangilimuthu Sriman Narayanan
1Department of Analytical Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences, University of Madras; Guindy Campus, Chennai-600025, India.
Abstract:
A new approach was attempted to prepare a chemically modified electrode using Cobalt hexacyanoferrate (CoHCF) as the redox mediator and to study its stability and electrocatalytic activity for ascorbic acid (AA) oxidation. The basic principle underlying the electrode modification is the coordination of cobalt ion with the amino nitrogen of aniline adsorbed on the surface of a graphite rod. This surface was subsequently derivatized with ferrocyanide to get CoHCF film on the electrode surface. The CoHCF modified electrode as prepared above was characterized using cyclic voltammetry. The effect of scan rate, supporting electrolyte and pH of the medium on the performance of the modified electrode was investigated. The CoHCF modified electrode exhibited good electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of ascorbic acid and gave a linear response from 5.52 x 10(-5) M to 3.23 x 10(-2) M with a correlation coefficient of 0.9929. The detection limit was found to be 3.33 x 10(-5) M. Hydrodynamic voltammetry and chronoamperometry studies for the oxidation of ascorbic acid were also carried out. The electrode was highly stable and exhibited good reproducibility. This modified electrode was also applied for the determination of ascorbic acid in commercial samples.
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