Development of sensors using carbon nanotubes or graphite powder modified with crosslinked chitosan to determine high toxicity metal ions in wastewater

• Grant number: 06/05146-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: March 01, 2007
• End date: February 28, 2009
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Orlando Fatibello Filho
• Grantee: Bruno Campos Janegitz
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Exatas e de Tecnologia (CCET). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This work describes the preparation and electrochemical application of a carbon nanotube electrode modified or graphite powder with reticulated-chitosan for determination of heavy metals in watewaters using anodic or cathodic stripping square wave voltammetry. Chitosan sintetized from b-chitin with high deacetylation degree will be employed for accumulation of Cd (II), Cu(II), Hg2(II) and/or Hg(II)ions. After sistematic studies for several experimental parameters such as pH of supporting electrolyte, time and potential of accumulation and scan rate, samples of watewaters will be evaluated using the proposed sensors and the results compared with an official method. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

JANEGITZ, BRUNO C.; MARCOLINO-JUNIOR, LUIZ H.; CAMPANA-FILHO, SERGIO P.; FARIA, RONALDO C.; FATIBELLO-FILHO, ORLANDO. Anodic stripping voltammetric determination of copper(II) using a functionalized carbon nanotubes paste electrode modified with crosslinked chitosan. SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL, v. 142, n. 1, p. 260-266, OCT 12 2009. (06/05146-0, 07/08365-7)

JANEGITZ, BRUNO CAMPOS; SUAREZ, WILLIAN TOITO; FATIBELLO-FILHO, ORLANDO; MARCOLINO-JUNIOR, LUIZ HUMBERTO. Conductometric Determination of N-acetylcysteine in Pharmaceutical Formulations Using Copper(II) Sulphate as Titrant. Analytical Letters, v. 41, n. 18, p. 3264-3271, 2008. (06/05146-0)

JANEGITZ, BRUNO C.; FIGUEIREDO-FILHO, LUIZ CARLOS S.; MARCOLINO-JUNIOR, LUIZ H.; SOUZA, SILVERIA P. N.; PEREIRA-FILHO, EDENIR R.; FATIBELLO-FILHO, ORLANDO. Development of a carbon nanotubes paste electrode modified with crosslinked chitosan for cadmium(II) and mercury(II) determination. JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, v. 660, n. 1, p. 209-216, SEP 1 2011. (06/05146-0, 08/09893-0, 08/07529-9)

JANEGITZ, BRUNO C.; OLIVEIRA, ANDREA; GOMES, MARCOS S.; SARTORI, ELEN R.; PEREIRA-FILHO, EDENIR R.; FATIBELLO-FILHO, ORLANDO. Removal of copper(II) from sugar-cane spirits employing chitosan. Química Nova, v. 33, n. 2, p. 458-460, 2010. (06/05146-0)