Direct electrochemical determination of carbaryl using a multi-walled carbon nanotube/cobalt phthalocyanine modified electrode.
The electrochemical detection of carbaryl at low potentials, in order to avoid matrix interferences, is an important challenge. This study describes the development, electrochemical characterization and utilization of a glassy carbon (GC) electrode modified with multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) plus cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc) for the quantitative determination of carbaryl in natural waters. The surface morphology was examined by scanning electron microscopy, enhanced sensitivity was observed with respect to bare glassy carbon and electrocatalytic effects reduced the oxidation potential to +0.80 V vs. SCE in acetate buffer solution at pH 4.0. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was used to estimate the rate constant of the oxidation process and square-wave voltammetry to investigate the effect of electrolyte pH. Square-wave voltammetry in acetate buffer solution at pH 4.0, allowed the development of a method to determine carbaryl, without any previous step of extraction, clean-up, or derivatization, in the range of 0.33-6.61 micromol L(-1), with a detection limit of 5.46+/-0.02 nmol L(-1) (1.09+/-0.02 microg L(-1)) in water. Natural water samples spiked with carbaryl and without any purification step were successfully analyzed by the standard addition method using the GC/MWCNT/CoPc film electrode.
Moraes
Fernando C
FC
Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
Mascaro
Lucia H
LH
Machado
Sergio A S
SA
Brett
Christopher M A
CM
D012721:Carbaryl / Q000032:analysis*; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000032:analysis; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004566:Electrodes; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007211:Indoles; D007306:Insecticides / Q000032:analysis; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D007211:Indoles; D007306:Insecticides; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C063633:cobalt phthalocyanine; D012721:Carbaryl