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A voltammetric method for fast and high sensitive determination of Bisphenol A (BPA) using glassy carbon electrode (GC) modified with carbon black nanoparticles (CB) was developed. Cyclic voltammetry study in the 0.1 M phosphates of pH = 7.0 gave single anodic peak at 578 mV. Adsorption-controlled oxidation of BPA was found to be irreversible with the participation of two electrons and two protons. The proposed CB/GC electrode significantly improved the oxidation peak current of BPA compared to the bare electrode. Under the optimum conditions, calibration curve was linear in the concentration of BPA from 0.01 to 3 × 10−6 mol L−1 with the detection limit of 3.4 × 10−9 mol L−1. Moreover, the proposed method was successfully validated by studying the recovery of BPA in commonly available samples: thermal paper (receipt, ticket) and food/beverages packaging. This paper introduces carbon black as a new, perspective material for electrode modification used in voltammetry.
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Ławrywianiec, M., Smajdor, J., Paczosa-Bator, B. et al. High Sensitive Method for Determination of the Toxic Bisphenol A in Food/Beverage Packaging and Thermal Paper Using Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified with Carbon Black Nanoparticles. Food Anal. Methods 10, 3825–3835 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12161-017-0945-8
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