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Graphene nanosheets modified with curcumin-decorated manganese dioxide for ultrasensitive potentiometric sensing of mercury(II), fluoride and cyanide

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A glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was modified by electropolymerization of curcumin on MnO2-Gr nanosheets to obtain a detection method for Hg(II) and for the anions fluoride and cyanide. The complexation by curcumin can be monitored by potentiometry. The results revealed a cathodic shift for the simultaneous detection of fluoride and cyanide and an anodic shift for the mercury(II) sensing, with peak potentials of −0.24, 0.12 and 0.82 V, respectively (vs. Ag/AgCl). The modified GCE is fairly selective, reproducible and repeatable. The detection limits are 19.2 nM for Hg(II), 17.2 nM for fluoride, and 28.3 nM for cyanide (LOD, S/N = 3). The method was successfully applied to the analysis of spiked samples of tap water, river water and petrochemical refinery wastewater.

Schematic of an electrochemical curcumin-MnO2-graphene nanosheet platform for the simultaneous assay of fluoride, cyanide and mercury(II) in the ppb concentration range in various natural and wastewater samples.

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The authors are grateful to thank the Tunisian Ministry of High Education and Scientific Research for financial support of this work.

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  1. Valorization Laboratory of Useful Materials (LVMU), National Center of Material Science Research (CNRSM), Techno-park Borj Cedria, BP 273, 8020, Soliman, Tunisia

    Alma Mejri, Abdelmoneim Mars & Ahmed Hichem Hamzaoui

  2. Laboratory of Natural Water Treatment (LABTEN), Water Researches and Technologies Center, Techno-park Borj Cedria, BP 273, 8020, Soliman, Tunisia

    Abdelmoneim Mars & Hamza Elfil

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Mejri, A., Mars, A., Elfil, H. et al. Graphene nanosheets modified with curcumin-decorated manganese dioxide for ultrasensitive potentiometric sensing of mercury(II), fluoride and cyanide. Microchim Acta 185, 529 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-018-3064-3

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