Voltammetric Determination of 4-Nitrophenol at Graphite Nanoflakes Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

• Published in: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Vol. 162; no. 1; pp. H72 - H78
• Main Authors: Wang, Pengshu, Xiao, Jiayang, Guo, Manman, Xia, Yue, Li, Zelin, Jiang, Xiaochun, Huang, Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Electrochemical Society 01.01.2015
• ISSN: 0013-4651; 1945-7111
• DOI: 10.1149/2.0991501jes

Voltammetric determination of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) has been carried out on graphite nanoflakes (GNFs) modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) (GNFs/GCE). The GNFs were easily prepared by paired electrolysis of graphite rods in a blank solution of NaOH. In comparison with GCE, the GNFs/GCE showed higher electrocatalytic activity (positive shift of peak potential and onset potential) toward the 4-NP reduction. Under the optimized conditions, the oxidation peak currents varied linearly with a concentration range for 4-NP of 1−6000 μM (over three consecutive calibration curves) with a detection limit of 0.7 μM (3 σ/slope) and quantification limit of 2.3 μM (10 σ/slope). The proposed method exhibited several advantages including easy fabrication, low cost, good sensitivity, high stability, good reproducibility, high selectivity and very broad linear range, and was successfully applied to detect 4-NP in water samples with satisfied results.