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Published on: January 6, 2016
Amperometric Determination of Hydrogen Peroxide in Whitening Gels Using Boron-doped Diamond Electrode
Gustavo C Azevedo1, Roberto H S Castro1, Maria Auxiliadora C Matos1
1NUPIS (Núcleo de Pesquisa em Instrumentação e Separações Analíticas), Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora.
Abstract:
The aim of this work was to develop an electrochemical cell and a methodology based on an amperometric determination of hydrogen peroxide in whitening gel samples under a boron-doped diamond electrode using flow injection analysis. Different parameters were evaluated to obtain the best conditions of analysis: among them, the flow of electrolyte at 2.8 mL min-1, the loop sampling 175 μL (28.5 cm), an analytical length of 159 μL (25 cm) and an applied potential of +0.60 V vs. Ag/AgCl(sat). The proposed method was suitable in terms of precision of results (RSD <10%); the accuracy was confirmed in the analysis of the gels through addition and recovery studies with results between 74 and 107%. The method was then applied to the analysis of tooth-whitening gel samples, acquired in different cities of the region. Regarding the results, a medium concentration value of 2.39% (w/w) was observed.
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