An environmentally friendly approach for the characterization of construction materials: determination of trace, minor, and major elements by slurry sampling high-resolution continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry.

A slurry sampling method was developed for the fast determination of Pb, Ni, Fe, and Mn in construction materials by high-resolution continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (HR-CS GFAAS). For sample introduction into the GF, stable slurries were prepared by sonicating 10 mg of ground solid sample in 10.0 mL of 1% (v/v) Triton X-100 and 1% (v/v) HNO solution for 1.

Methylisothiazolinone response on disposable electrochemical platforms modified with carbon, nickel or gold-based nanomaterials.

Screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCE) were modified with nanocomposite membranes based on polystyrene sulfonate (PSS) or poly(diallyldimethylammonium) (PDDA) matrices and different nanomaterials. Carbon nano-powders (CnP), carbon nano-fibers (CnF) and multi-walled carbon nano-tubes (MWCNTs) were incorporated on PSS matrix. Nickel was incorporated by ion exchange in PSS-CnP composite membranes.

Flow and batch systems for copper(II) potentiometric sensing.

A new carbon paste electrode modified with tetramethyl thiuram disulfide is prepared to use as copper potentiometric sensor in batch and flow analysis. The influence of pH and carbon paste composition on the potentiometric response is studied. The principal parameters of the flow system are optimized and the detection limits and the selectivity coefficients of the potentiometric sensor are calculated for static and flow mode.

Potentiometric carbon paste sensors for lead(II) based on dithiodibenzoic and mercaptobenzoic acids.

Dithiodibenzoic (DTB) acid and mercaptobenzoic (MB) acid were studied to characterize their abilities as modifier agents for lead(II) sensors. For both sensors, the best results were obtained with modified carbon paste electrodes with 24.1% of ligand.