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Mesoporous structured silica modified with niobium oxide and cobalt hematoporphyrin applied to the simultaneous electrochemical evaluation of oxalic and uric acids

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Mesoporous SBA-15-type silica, with cylindrical pores hexagonally ordered, was obtained and modified with niobium oxide in a highly dispersed way. Subsequently, a further modification with cobalt hematoporphyrin was performed. The ordered pore structure of the SBA-15 was preserved after successive modifications, maintaining its textural properties. The material was used to modify a carbon paste electrode that was successfully applied to the individual and simultaneous detection of both oxalic acid and uric acid, by using cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry. For individual evaluation, the obtained detection limits for oxalic acid and uric acid were 9.94 and 0.17 μmol∙L−1, respectively. However, for the simultaneous evaluation of both analytes, the detection limits were 2.83 and 0.14 μmol∙L−1, for oxalic acid and uric acid, respectively.

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  • Well-ordered silica grafted with niobia and cobalt hematoporphyrin.

  • SBA-15 texture preserved after successive modifications with niobium oxide and hematoporphyrin macromolecule.

  • Simultaneous electrochemical evaluation of oxalic acid and uric acid.

  • Modified carbon paste electrode for sensitive evaluation of uric and oxalic acids.

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The authors thank CMM (Centro de Microscopia e Microanálise—UFRGS) and CNANO (Centro de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia—UFRGS) for the use of microscope and XRD equipment. The authors also thank the CBMM (Companhia Brasileira de Mineração e Metalurgia), which provided the NbCl5 compound.

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The work was financially supported by CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, FAPERGS (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do estado do Rio Grande do Sul) and CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior).

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    Luana V. Souza, Anike H. Virgili, Guilherme O. Teixeira, Tania M. H. Costa, Leliz T. Arenas, Edilson V. Benvenutti & Eliana W. de Menezes

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  3. Centro de Ciências Químicas, Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brazil

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Souza, L.V., Virgili, A.H., Teixeira, G.O. et al. Mesoporous structured silica modified with niobium oxide and cobalt hematoporphyrin applied to the simultaneous electrochemical evaluation of oxalic and uric acids. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 102, 18–29 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-021-05638-3

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