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New electrochemical carbon paste electrode (CPE) based on Arabic Gum modifier and dedicated to 4-aminophenol

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Arabic Gum (AG) modified carbon paste electrode (CPE) was developed for the first time and used for sensitive detection of 4-aminophenol (PAP) in real samples. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy were respectively used for the elemental and morphological characterization of unmodified and modified CPEs. Electrochemical studies of PAP using the AG immobilized on a CPE were performed with cyclic voltammetry and square wave voltammetry (SWV). The AG-CPE showed an enhanced electrochemical response, with sensitivity 1.6-fold greater than the signal obtained at the unmodified CPE in SWV. With AG-CPE, the linear dynamic range of PAP was found within the concentration range of 2.7–100 µM with a detection limit of 0.38 µM (S/B = 3), and a sensitivity of 1.2 µA L mol− 1. Using the proposed method, PAP was successfully detected in tap and dam water samples with standard addition method, suggesting that this method can be applied to determine this pollutant in wastewaters.

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Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank Romain MALLET (SCIAM, Angers University, France) for recording the FEGSEM images and EDX spectra and Liliane DONGMO for EIS experiments. They also thank the International Science Program (ISP) for financial support of the postdoctoral position of Dr. Serge MBOKOU through the African Network of Electroanalytical Chemists (ANEC).

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  1. Electrochemistry and Chemistry of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon

    Serge Mbokou Foukmeniok, Evangéline Njanja & Ignas Tonle Kenfack

  2. Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique, Environnementale et Bio-Organique, Département de Chimie, Université Ouaga I Pr Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

    Serge Mbokou Foukmeniok, Ousmane Ilboudo & Issa Tapsoba

  3. SFR ICAT, Université d’Angers, Laboratoire GEIHP EA 3142, Institut de Biologie en Santé, PBH-IRIS, CHU, Université d’Angers, 4 Rue Larrey, 49933, Angers Cedex 9, France

    Serge Mbokou Foukmeniok & Maxime Pontie

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Mbokou Foukmeniok, S., Ilboudo, O., Njanja, E. et al. New electrochemical carbon paste electrode (CPE) based on Arabic Gum modifier and dedicated to 4-aminophenol. J Appl Electrochem 49, 575–584 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-019-01300-7

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