In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iranian Chemical Science and Technologies Association

Document Type : Full research article

Authors

Department of Chemistry, Payame Noor University (PNU), P.O. BOX, 19395-3697, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

In this work, a new method was developed for the catalytic reduction of hydrogen peroxide at glassy carbon electrode modified with silver nanoparticles and multi-wall carbon nanotubes. Silver incorporated in this modified electrode acted as catalyst to reduce hydrogen peroxide. First, the electrochemical behavior of silver, incorporated in modified electrode, was studied. The results illustrated the adsorption-controlled reaction at the modified electrode. Then, the behavior of catalytic reduction of hydrogen peroxide at the modified electrode was investigated. A linear calibration graph was obtained for hydrogen peroxide over the concentration range of 4.04×10−3 – 1.5×10−6 molL-1. The detection limit for hydrogen peroxide was estimated 1.42×10−7 molL-1. The relative standard deviation of ten replicate measurements (performed on a single electrode at hydrogen peroxide concentration of 1.5×10-4  molL−1) was 2.36%. The proposed electrode was used for the determination of hydrogen peroxide in real samples which led to satisfactory results. 

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