title: Subspeciation of nickel disulfide by carbon paste electrode voltammetry catalyzed by Ni2+.
abstract: In subspeciation of sulfidic nickel, carbon paste electrode voltammetry was developed for the specific determination of Ni3S2 or NiS, but NiS2 was found to be unreactive. Ni2+ in pH 7.2 acetate solution was able to catalyze NiS2 to undergo redox reactions. The cyclic voltammogram showed two anodic peaks at -0.3 and +0.7 V and a cathodic peak at -0.6 V. The first anodic peak at -0.3 V and the cathodic peak were common among the three nickel sulfides, but the second anodic peak at +0.7 V was unique to NiS2. This peak current gave a linear dose response to NiS2 from 40 to 610 microg, with a correlation coefficient of 0.994, and a detection limit of 40 microg.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, KY 40292, USA. jlwong01@louisville.edu
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000032:analysis; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods; D009532:Nickel / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D002244:Carbon; D009532:Nickel; C017558:nickel sulfide