Electrode prepared with combination of different conductive polymers for hydroquinone determination in river water?

WOS: 000374187700008 PubMed: 26970788 Modified electrode based on combination of different conductive polymers (polyaniline -poly(3-methylthiophene) poly( 3,3'-diaminobenzidine) (PANI - P3MT - PDAB)) was previously synthesized in dichloromethane containing HClO4 and tetrabutylammoniumperchlorate (TBAP) as supporting electrolyte. Herein, the determination of hydroquinone (HQ) with amperometric I-t method over this modified and its homopolymers coated electrode was successfully carried out in river water as a real sample and in solution consisting of NaHSO4/Na2SO4 (pH 2.0). For this method, potentials between 0.45 V and 0.65 V were applied and the best analytical response was obtained at 0.55 V using this modified electrode when compared to its homopolymers. the limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantification (LOQ), the linear dynamic range and regression coefficient (R-2) were found as 1.31 x 10(-4) mM, 4.37 x 10(-4) mM, 4.37 x 10(-4)-95.0 mM and 0.998, respectively. These results were compared to homopolymers coated and uncoated Pt electrodes. For checking on the accuracy of the developed method and the matrices interference, determination of HQ was performed in artificially contaminated river water samples with HQ concentration of 5.0 mM and 10.0 mM using this modified electrode and recovery values were calculated as 100.6% and 100.1%, respectively. Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [111T445]; Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Unit of Scientific ResearchRecep Tayyip Erdogan University [2013.102.02.3] This research was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) (Project no: 111T445) and Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Unit of Scientific Research (Project no: 2013.102.02.3). We thank to Dr. Selcuk Demir (Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Faculty of Science & Arts, Department of Chemistry, Rize) for improving the language of this munucript.