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The electrochemical determination of formaldehyde in aqueous media using nickel modified electrodes

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The electrochemical determination of formaldehyde in aqueous media using nickel modified electrodes. / Trivedi, Dhruv; Crosse, John; Tanti, Jonathon et al.
In: Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Vol. 270, 01.10.2018, p. 298-303.

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Trivedi D, Crosse J, Tanti J, Cass AJ, Toghill KE. The electrochemical determination of formaldehyde in aqueous media using nickel modified electrodes. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 2018 Oct 1;270:298-303. Epub 2018 May 25. doi: 10.1016/j.snb.2018.05.035

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Trivedi, Dhruv ; Crosse, John ; Tanti, Jonathon et al. / The electrochemical determination of formaldehyde in aqueous media using nickel modified electrodes. In: Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 2018 ; Vol. 270. pp. 298-303.

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title = "The electrochemical determination of formaldehyde in aqueous media using nickel modified electrodes",
abstract = "Abstract Glassy carbon (GC) electrodes were modified with nickel metal via a simple deposition procedure, followed by enrichment of the nickel in a potassium hydroxide solution to deliver the catalytic nickel hydroxide species (Ni(OH)2). In solutions of 1 M KOH, the nickel modified GC electrode (Ni-GC) contained a reproducible detection limit of the order of 1.1 × 10−5 M for formaldehyde additions. This is comparable and, in many cases, surpasses, platinum group metal modified electrodes. The potentiometric analytical method also allowed for the accurate determination of “unknown” formaldehyde concentrations, over a linear range of 1 × 10−5–1 × 10−3 M and a sensitivity of 22.7± 3.8 μA/mM. Furthermore, the Ni-GC electrode showed negligible response to formate and methanol, even when they were present in concentrations 10 times greater than the formaldehyde. The electrochemical performance was compared to a simple colorimetric approach to formaldehyde determination, wherein a detection limit of 6 × 10−6 M was obtained.",
keywords = "Nickel catalyst, Electrocatalysis, Formaldehyde, Non-enzymatic, CO2 reduction, Hantzsch",
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N2 - Abstract Glassy carbon (GC) electrodes were modified with nickel metal via a simple deposition procedure, followed by enrichment of the nickel in a potassium hydroxide solution to deliver the catalytic nickel hydroxide species (Ni(OH)2). In solutions of 1 M KOH, the nickel modified GC electrode (Ni-GC) contained a reproducible detection limit of the order of 1.1 × 10−5 M for formaldehyde additions. This is comparable and, in many cases, surpasses, platinum group metal modified electrodes. The potentiometric analytical method also allowed for the accurate determination of “unknown” formaldehyde concentrations, over a linear range of 1 × 10−5–1 × 10−3 M and a sensitivity of 22.7± 3.8 μA/mM. Furthermore, the Ni-GC electrode showed negligible response to formate and methanol, even when they were present in concentrations 10 times greater than the formaldehyde. The electrochemical performance was compared to a simple colorimetric approach to formaldehyde determination, wherein a detection limit of 6 × 10−6 M was obtained.

AB - Abstract Glassy carbon (GC) electrodes were modified with nickel metal via a simple deposition procedure, followed by enrichment of the nickel in a potassium hydroxide solution to deliver the catalytic nickel hydroxide species (Ni(OH)2). In solutions of 1 M KOH, the nickel modified GC electrode (Ni-GC) contained a reproducible detection limit of the order of 1.1 × 10−5 M for formaldehyde additions. This is comparable and, in many cases, surpasses, platinum group metal modified electrodes. The potentiometric analytical method also allowed for the accurate determination of “unknown” formaldehyde concentrations, over a linear range of 1 × 10−5–1 × 10−3 M and a sensitivity of 22.7± 3.8 μA/mM. Furthermore, the Ni-GC electrode showed negligible response to formate and methanol, even when they were present in concentrations 10 times greater than the formaldehyde. The electrochemical performance was compared to a simple colorimetric approach to formaldehyde determination, wherein a detection limit of 6 × 10−6 M was obtained.

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KW - Electrocatalysis

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KW - Non-enzymatic

KW - CO2 reduction

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