Publications by authors named "Hamid Ahmar"

A magnetic nanocomposite adsorbent based on Zn-Al layered double hydroxide (LDH) intercalated with tyrosine has been synthesized for ultrasound-assisted extraction of two drugs of abuse: tramadol (TRA) and methadone (MET). Analysis was carried out using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The synthesized LDH was characterized by Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.

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A Pd/Al layered double hydroxide/carboxymethyl cellulose nanocomposite (CMC@Pd/Al-LDH) was fabricated using carboxymethyl cellulose as a green substrate via co-precipitation method. The synthesized nanocomposite was characterized using different methods such as scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and electrochemical techniques. A glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was then modified with the suspended composite to obtain an electrochemical sensor for hydrogen peroxide (HO).

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In this study, a new method based on homogeneous liquid-phase microextraction was developed for the determination of methamphetamine (MA) in urine samples. Dipropylamine (DPA), as a solvent with switchable hydrophilicity, was used as the extraction solvent and can be miscible/immiscible based on variable pH values of the aqueous sample solution. The effects of operational extraction parameters such as DPA volume, temperature, the amount of added acid and base solutions, and NaCl content of the sample were investigated.

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A simple, fast, sensitive, and low-cost method was developed for the quantification of nitroaromatic compounds in water samples based on CO -assisted liquid-phase microextraction using a switchable-hydrophilicity solvent followed by gas chromatography detection. Dipropylamine was used as extraction solvent with switchable hydrophilicity that can be miscible or immiscible upon the addition or removal of CO as a reagent. Experimental parameters affecting the extraction efficiency such as the volume of acceptor phase, the volume of donor phase, pH of donor phase, ionic strength, and extraction time were investigated.

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A new fiber based on the electrochemical reduction of graphene oxide was prepared on a copper wire for solid-phase microextraction (SPME) applications. The prepared fiber was used for the SPME and gas chromatographic analysis of tricyclic antidepressants (TCADs), including amitriptyline, trimipramine, and clomipramine. The feasibility of direct-immersion and headspace modes of SPME for the determination of TCADs was studied.

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Electromembrane extraction (EME) coupled with electrochemical detection on screen-printed carbon electrode has been developed for the quantification of morphine in urine samples. Charged morphine molecules were extracted from an aqueous sample by applying an electrical potential through a thin supported liquid membrane (SLM) into an acidic aqueous acceptor solution (20 µL) placed inside the lumen of a hollow fiber. Then, the acceptor solution was mixed with 20 µL of NaOH solution (0.

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A new design of low voltage electromembrane extraction (EME) using carbon nanotube reinforced hollow fiber was developed for the determination of acidic drugs in biological and wastewater samples. The supported liquid membrane (SLM) with carbon nanotubes as the sorbent interface was used in this research. CNTs have large surface area and high adsorption capacity for a wide range of organic and inorganic species.

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A novel electrochemical sensor based on Au-SH-SiO₂ nanoparticles supported on metal-organic framework (Au-SH-SiO₂@Cu-MOF) has been developed for electrocatalytic oxidation and determination of L-cysteine. The Au-SH-SiO₂@Cu-MOF was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction and cyclic voltammetry. The electrochemical behavior of L-cysteine at the Au-SH-SiO₂@Cu-MOF was investigated by cyclic voltammetry.

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In this research, the electrosynthesis of 4-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-ylthio)-5-methylbenze-1,2-diol (as an imidazole derivative) is reported. An imidazole derivative multi-wall carbon nanotube modified glassy carbon electrode (IMWCNT-GCE) was constructed and used as an excellent bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxidation of ascorbic acid (AA) and adrenaline (AD). Cyclic voltammetry was used to calculate the surface electron transfer rate constant, k(s), and the electron transfer coefficient, α, for the electron transfer between MWCNT-GCE and the electrodeposited imidazole derivative.

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