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Polypyrrole nanotubes for electrochemically controlled extraction of atrazine, caffeine and progesterone

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Author(s):
de Lazzari, Adriana C. [1] ; Soares, Debora P. [1] ; Sampaio, Naiara M. F. M. [2] ; Silva, Bruno J. G. [1, 2] ; Vidotti, Marcio [1]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Parana, Dept Quim, Grp Pesquisa Macromol & Interfaces, CP 19032, BR-81531980 Curitiba, Parana - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Parana, Grp Cromatog & Tecn Microextracao, Dept Quim, CP 19032, BR-81531980 Curitiba, Parana - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Microchimica Acta; v. 186, n. 7 JUL 2019.
Web of Science Citations: 2
Abstract

Polypyrrole (PPy) was electrochemically synthesized with charge control on the surface of a steel mesh. Two different morphologies (globular and nanotubular) were created and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The modified electrodes were used as extraction phases in solid-phase extraction (SPE) and electrochemically controlled solid-phase extraction (EC-SPE) of atrazine, caffeine and progesterone. Raman spectroscopy was employed for the structural characterization of PPy after long exposure to the analytes. The electrochemical behavior was studied by cyclic voltammetry which revealed the higher capacitive behavior of polypyrrole nanotubes because of the huge superficial area, also no electrocatalytical behavior was observed evidencing the strong adsorption of the analytes on the PPy surface. The effects of the PPy oxidation state on the extraction performance were evaluated by in-situ electrochemical sorption experiments. The sorption capacity was evaluated by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The method displays good stability, repeatability and reproducibility. The limits of detection range between 1.7-16.7gL(-1). Following the extraction of river water samples, it was possible to identify the presence of other endogenous organic compounds besides the analytes of interest. This indicates the potential of the method and material developed in this work. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/50867-3 - INCT 2014: National Institute of Science and Technology in Bioanalysis
Grantee:Marco Aurelio Zezzi Arruda
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants