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Voltammetric determination of vitamin B2 by using a highly porous carbon electrode modified with palladium-copper nanoparticles

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Palladium-copper nanoparticles were placed on activated carbon to give a nanocomposite for electrochemical sensing of riboflavin (vitamin B2). The activated carbon was produced by pyrolysis of natural waste of pistachio nutshells after KOH activation and under a nitrogen atmosphere. The carbons possess a large surface area and micro/meso-porosity. The nanocomposite was characterized by a variety of techniques to confirm structures and morphology. A screen-printed electrode modified with the composite was examined by EIS, CV, DPV, and amperometry. The effects of pH value, scan rate, and stability of the modified electrode were studied. Under optimized conditions, vitamin B2 displays a well-expressed oxidation peak at −0.15 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) in solutions with a pH value of 7.0. The voltammetric signal increases linearly in the 0.02 to 9 μM concentrations range and a lower detection limit of 7.6 pM. The sensor was successfully applied to the determination of vitamin B2 even in the presence of other common vitamins and in (spiked) raw milk samples.

A highly porous carbon was modified with palladium-copper alloy nanoparticles and used to coat an electrode for sensing of riboflavin (vitamin B2) by voltammetry.

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The authors are grateful for the financial support (MOST 106- 2113-M-027-003-MY3 to S.-M.C. and MOST-102-2113-M- 002-009-MY3 to K.-C.L.) from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Taiwan.

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    Arumugam Sangili, Shen-Ming Chen & Chellakannu Rajkumar

  2. Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Pitchaimani Veerakumar & King-Chuen Lin

  3. Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Pitchaimani Veerakumar & King-Chuen Lin

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Sangili, A., Veerakumar, P., Chen, SM. et al. Voltammetric determination of vitamin B2 by using a highly porous carbon electrode modified with palladium-copper nanoparticles. Microchim Acta 186, 299 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-019-3396-7

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