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Electrochemical detection of aqueous nitrite based on poly(aniline-co-o-aminophenol)-modified glassy carbon electrode

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Nitrite is a common contaminant in drinking water and groundwater with high environmental and health risks. Electrochemical sensing method is a selective and easy technique to detect nitrite in water. In this study, we report a research about a poly(aniline-co-o-aminophenol)-modified glassy carbon electrode (PAOA/GCE) for aqueous nitrite detection. With stable redox activity and conductivity in a wide pH range compared with polyaniline, PAOA is suitable to be used as electrode material in a neutral medium. The PAOA/GCE was prepared by cyclic voltammogram method by electrochemical copolymerization of o-aminophenol and aniline. SEM and FT-IR results proved the formation of PAOA, and the electrode exhibited higher responses toward nitrite oxidation compared with polyaniline-modified GCE and bare GCE. We also studied the impact of scan rate, pH, and temperature on nitrite detection. The PAOA/GCE could be used in a wide pH range from 2 to 8 and used to detect nitrite in the linear range from 5.0 × 10−6 to 2.0 × 10−3 M with the detection limit of 2 × 10−6 M. Its excellent reproducibility, stability, and anti-interference ability make it a promising electrode in detecting aqueous nitrite in drinking water and groundwater.

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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant 51508263) and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China (grant BK20140607).

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    Lu Liu, Hao Cui, Hao An, Jianping Zhai & Yang Pan

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Liu, L., Cui, H., An, H. et al. Electrochemical detection of aqueous nitrite based on poly(aniline-co-o-aminophenol)-modified glassy carbon electrode. Ionics 23, 1517–1523 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-017-1972-6

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