Abstract
A voltammetric determination of possible organic pollutants such as diol and phenolic compounds in water was studied using ferroceneboronic acid (FBA) as a redox-active marker. A cyclic voltammogram of FBA exhibited a pair of oxidation and reduction peaks at 230 and 170 mV at pH 7.0, respectively, while another pair of redox peaks was observed in the presence of diol or phenolic compounds tested. The results were rationalized based on the formation of boronate esters of FBA with the added compounds. The changes in the redox peak currents were dependent on the concentration of the additives, suggesting a usefulness of FBA in the electrochemical determination of these compounds in water.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1027-1032 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Environmental Sciences |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 Jun |
Keywords
- Cyclic voltammetry
- Electrochemical determination
- Ferroceneboronic acid
- Phenolic compound
- Pollutants in water
- Sugar
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Chemistry
- Environmental Science(all)