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Simultaneous Voltammetry Determination of Dihydroxybenzene Isomers by Poly-bromophenol Blue/Carbon Nanotubes Composite Modified Electrode

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A novel modified electrode was constructed by electropolymerization of bromophenol blue at a multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified glassy carbon electrode. The electrode developed was used for the simultaneous determination of the isomers of dihydroxybenzene in environmental samples using a voltammetry method. There was a linear relationship over the range 10−6–10−4 mol L−1 of hydroquinone, catechol and resorcinol; the detection limits was 3 × 10−7 mol L−1. The constructed electrode showed excellent reproducibility and stability. Actual water samples were analyzed and satisfactory result was obtained.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 20020532007) and Key Sci/Tech Res. Project (no. 03123) of the Education Department, China.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Chemical, Biological Sensing Technologies & Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China

    Pinghua Yang, Wanzhi Wei & Jinxiang Zeng

  2. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, 332005, P. R. China

    Pinghua Yang & Chunyuan Tao

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Yang, P., Wei, W., Tao, C. et al. Simultaneous Voltammetry Determination of Dihydroxybenzene Isomers by Poly-bromophenol Blue/Carbon Nanotubes Composite Modified Electrode. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 79, 5–10 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-007-9147-1

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