Microchimica Acta

, Volume 161, Issue 1–2, pp 123–128 | Cite as

Adsorption voltammetry of the zirconium-alizarin red S complex at a multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified carbon paste electrode

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Abstract.

We used a carbon paste electrode modified with multi-walled carbon nanotubes as a working electrode and studied the electrochemical behavior of zirconium-alizarin red S complex on it. It was found that the modified electrode exhibited a significant catalytic effect toward the reduction of free alizarin red S and the complex. The second derivative linear scan voltammograms of the complex were recorded by a polarographic analyser from 0 to −1000 mV (vs. SCE), and it was found that the complex can be adsorbed on the surface of the modified electrode, yielding a peak at about −470 mV, corresponding to the reduction of alizarin red S in the complex. The linear range was found to be 2.0 × 10−11–8.0 × 10−7 mol L−1, and the detection limit was 1.0 × 10−11 mol L−1 (S/N = 3) for 3 min accumulation. The procedure was successfully applied to the determination of trace amounts of zirconium in the ore samples.

Keywords: Carbon nanotubes; chemically modified electrode; adsorption voltammetry; zirconium 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Pei-Hong Deng
    • 1
  • Jun Zhang
    • 1
  • Su-Fen Liao
    • 1
  • Ju-Nan Li
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Chemistry and Material ScienceHengyang Normal UniversityHengyangP.R. China
  2. 2.College of Chemistry, Xiangtan UniversityXiangtanP.R. China

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