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Manganese oxide@nanocellulose modified poster paper-based electrode as a novel electrochemical sensor for sensitive determination of paraquat

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A novel electrochemical sensor for paraquat determination was facilely developed using nanocomposites of cellulose incorporated with manganese oxide (MnO2@cellulose) modified screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE). In this study, SPCE was fabricated on a low-cost poster paper, and nanocellulose from sugarcane bagasse was employed to enhance the electrode’s surface area and improve the dispersion of MnO2. The MnO2@cellulose modified poster-SPCE exhibited a high electrochemical response toward paraquat. Various influencing factors, including differential pulse voltammetric parameters and accumulation time, were systematically explored. Under the optimal conditions, the cathodic peak current was linearly proportional to paraquat concentration in a range of 2 to 200 µM, featuring a low detection limit of 1 µM. The proposed sensor offers cost-effectiveness and can be readily prepared via a simple procedure. Moreover, this method exhibits excellent reproducibility, high selectivity, and a short analysis time. The portable electrochemical sensor was able to determine paraquat in water samples with acceptable recoveries from 95.45 to 109.20%, indicating that the sensor based on MnO2@cellulose/SPCE is reliable for paraquat quantification.

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Acknowledgements

This research project was financially supported by Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University. We also thank the Veterinary Research and Development Center (Upper Northern Region) Department of Livestock Development, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Lampang, and Chiang Mai University, for the partial support.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, 44150, Thailand

    Wiriya Thongsomboon, Jutarat Sonjai & Jantima Upan

  2. Biodegradable Polymers Research Unit, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, 44150, Thailand

    Wiriya Thongsomboon

  3. Research Laboratory for Analytical Instrument and Electrochemistry Innovation, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Jaroon Jakmunee

  4. Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, and Research Laboratory on Advanced Materials for Sensor and Biosensor Innovation, Material Science Research Center, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Jaroon Jakmunee

  5. Department of Livestock Development, Veterinary Research and Development Center (Upper Northern Region), Lampang, Thailand

    Jamras Lerdsri

  6. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Lampang, 52190, Thailand

    Preeyaporn Reanpang

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WT: methodology, writing—original draft, editing. JS: experiments, formal analysis. JJ: supervision, writing—review & editing. JR: writing—original draft, supervision. PR: experiments, writing-original draft. JU: conceptualization, methodology, supervision, writing—original draft, editing.

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Thongsomboon, W., Sonjai, J., Jakmunee, J. et al. Manganese oxide@nanocellulose modified poster paper-based electrode as a novel electrochemical sensor for sensitive determination of paraquat. J Appl Electrochem 54, 1085–1094 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-023-02023-6

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