Electrochemical characterization of melamine electropolymerized in deep eutectic solvents for selective detection of dopamine
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2021
Abstract
We report here for the first time the polymerization of melamine in three different type III deep eutectic solvents (DESs), namely ethaline, glyceline and reline. The novel DESs functionalized polymelamine (PME-DESs) modified glassy carbon electrode was compared with conventional electrolytes including sulphuric acid and neutral Cl- aqueous solution. The key effect of the potential window, the acidity of the electrolyte, concentration of melamine and Cl- and the temperature of electrolyte on the polymerization of melamine have been further studied to choose the best PME-DESs. The selected PME(ethaline) was further incorporated with hydroxyl functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotube (f-WMCNTs) and applied in selective sensing of dopamine. PME(ethaline)/f-MWCNTs/GCE demonstrated excellent electrocatalytic activity towards dopamine oxidation. The observed linear range for the detection of dopamine concentration, without interferences through differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), was from 1.0 mu M to 1.0 mM (R-2 = 0.9924), with a detection limit of 288 nM (S/N = 3). Studies proved that the modified electrode can be successfully applied for the quantitative determination of dopamine both with and without interferences.
Keywords
Deep eutectic solvent, New ionic solvent, Polymelamine, Electropolymerization, Ethaline
Divisions
CHEMISTRY
Funders
Impact Oriented Interdisciplinary Research Grant (IIRG013B-2019),RU Grant by the Universiti Malaya (ST0222020)
Publication Title
Electrocatalysis
Volume
12
Issue
3
Publisher
Springer
Publisher Location
ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES