Voltammetric detection of arsenic on a bismuth modified exfoliated graphite electrode

Thabile Ndlovu; Bhekie B. Mamba; Srinivasan Sampath; Rui W. Krause; Omotayo A. Arotiba

doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2013.08.084

Voltammetric detection of arsenic on a bismuth modified exfoliated graphite electrode

Thabile Ndlovu, Bhekie B. Mamba, Srinivasan Sampath, Rui W. Krause, Omotayo A. Arotiba

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Abstract

We present the application of a bismuth modified exfoliated graphite electrode in the detection of arsenic in water. Bismuth film was electrodeposited onto an exfoliated graphite (EG) electrode at a potential of -600 mV. The modification of EG resulted in an increase in the electroactive surface area of the electrode and consequently peak current enhancement in Ru(NH₃)₆^2+/3+ redox probe. Square wave anodic stripping voltammetry was performed with the modified electrode (EG-Bi) in As (III) solutions at the optimum conditions of pH 6, deposition potential of -600 mV and pre-concentration time of 180 s. The EG-Bi was able to detect As (III) to the limit of 5 μg L^-1and was not susceptible to many interfering cations except Cu (II). The EG-Bi is low cost and easy to prepare.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	48-53
Number of pages	6
Journal	Electrochimica Acta
Volume	128
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2013.08.084
Publication status	Published - 10 May 2014

Keywords

Arsenic
Bismuth
Electrochemical sensor
Square wave anodic stripping voltammetry
Water

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General Chemical Engineering
Electrochemistry

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