Selective Electrochemical Detection of Toxic Heavy Metals at Ultra Trace Levels using Natural Clay-Modified Electrode

[摘要] Clay-modified platinum electrodes (CMEs) were prepared using naturally occurring Jordanian silicates, kaolinite and montmorillonite. Modified electrodes, which prepared using spin-coating procedures, were used for the selective and sensitive determination of Cu²⁺ and Hg²⁺ at ultra trace levels. Prior to clay deposition onto Pt surface, the extent of uptake of different organic and inorganic compounds were tested for kaolinite; the adsorption parameters for Cu⁺² and Hg⁺² were described using the popular Langmuir isotherm. The results of these analyses, using linear regression procedures, were also disclosed in the study. The shapes of Cu⁺² and Hg²⁺ adsorption isotherms were of “L2” and “L1” types indicating a favorable uptake of cations and a high electrochemical function of the modified electrode.  Cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry, combined with anodic stripping voltammetry, were employed for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the tested cations.  The modified electrodes showed a remarkable selectivity and sensitivity for Cu²⁺ and Hg²⁺ ions in natural water. Using montmorillonite-modified platinum electrodes, very low detection limits for cations were reached, 2.0×10^-7 and 3.0×10^-9 M for Hg²⁺ and Cu²⁺, respectively. The earlier detections limits were much lower than those reported in literature.

[学科分类] 分析化学

[关键词] Ivabradine HCL;Pharmaceutical Dosage Form;RP-HPLC. Spectrophotometric;UV detector