Voltammetric determination of disinfectants at multiwalled carbon nanotube modified glassy carbon electrode

Abstract

The voltammetric method for simultaneous determination of some disinfectants at glassy carbon electrode modified with multiwalled carbon nanotubes is presented. The examined compounds are: 2-phenylphenol, 4-chloro-3-methylphenol, triclosan (5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol and 2-mercaptobenzothiazole. The measurements has been performed using cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry in Britton-Robinson buffers as supporting electrolytes. The modification of electrode surface with multiwalled carbon nanotubes enhances the peak current. It is possible to measure mixtures of two compounds (2-phenylphenol and 2-mercaptobenzothiazole, 4-chloro-3-methylphenol and 2-mercaptobenzothiazole, triclosan and 2-mercaptobenzothiazole) in the solution of pH 9.9, which provides the best separation of oxidation peaks.