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A novel technique is utilized to detect trace amounts of phloroglucinol. In pH 5.0, 0.1 mol L−1 HAc–NaAc buffer solution, phloroglucinol exhibited a stable and sensitive oxidation signal at a glassy carbon electrode modified with multi-wall carbon nanotube. By using the surfactant cetyl pyridinium chloride, the electrochemical response was greatly enhanced. The mechanism was systematically explored. In the range 9.0 × 10−7–3.0 × 10−4 mol L−1, the oxidation peak currents of phloroglucinol have a linear relationship with concentration: the limit of detection was estimated to be 2.5 × 10−7 mol L−1 (S/N = 3). The method was adopted to detect the content of phloroglucinol injection, and the recovery was from 97.5% to 103.0%.
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The authors are grateful for financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos: 50772074 and 20571051) and the Nano-Foundation of Shanghai in China (No.: 0652nm007).
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Wang, Xg., Fan, Yj. Electrochemical determination of phloroglucinol using a carbon nanotube modified electrode enhanced by surfactant. J Appl Electrochem 39, 1451–1455 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-009-9824-3
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