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A new thin film modified glassy carbon electrode based on melaminium chloride pentachlorocuprate(II) for selective determination of nitrate in water

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A new electrochemical thin film glassy carbon sensor for nitrate detection based on a copper complex, namely melaminium chloride pentachlorocuprate (H2mela)ClCuCl5 (mela = melamine), as a novel ionophore in plasticized polyvinyl chloride matrix was elaborated. The title complex was synthesized and characterized using FT-IR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. To improve the sensitivity, the optimal pH value was evaluated and the effect of plasticizer was performed using three different plasticizing solvent mediators: dioctyl sebacate, dibutyl phthalate, and o-nitrophenyl octyl ether. The optimum performance was observed at pH 4 with the membrane incorporating dioctyl sebacate as a plasticizer. Cyclic voltammetry and square wave voltammetry were used to characterize the (H2mela)[CuCl5]Cl-GC sensor with a potential between 0.3 and 1 V. This sensor was characterized by a wide linear range from 1.2 × 10−10 M to 1.2 × 10−7 M, a low limit of detection of 1.2 × 10−10 M and low response time less than 1 min. This proposed sensor gave good results in the determination of nitrate in water and, therefore, can be used successfully in real samples.

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This work was supported by the Thematic Agency for Research in Science and Technology (ATRST) of Algeria (Project No. 8/cu40/2179).

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  1. Laboratory of Sensors, Instrumentations and Process (LCIP), Institute of Science and Technology, University of Khenchela, El Hamma, Algeria

    Hala Araar, Messaoud Benounis, Amina Touati & Sara Atailia

  2. Laboratory of Structure, Properties and Intermolecular Interactions LASPI2A, Department of Matter Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Abbes Laghrour University, 40000, Khenchela, Algeria

    Amani Direm

  3. Laboratory of Physics and Chemistry of Interfaces, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia

    Houcine Barhoumi

  4. Institute of Analytical Sciences of the University Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, France

    Nicole Jaffrezic-Renault

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Araar, H., Benounis, M., Direm, A. et al. A new thin film modified glassy carbon electrode based on melaminium chloride pentachlorocuprate(II) for selective determination of nitrate in water. Monatsh Chem 150, 1737–1744 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-019-02483-7

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