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Nickel ferrite nanoparticles on a carbonaceous matrix and their colorimetric assay for ascorbic acid detection

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In this study, nickel ferrite nanoparticles highly dispersed in a carbonaceous matrix (C/NiFe2O4) demonstrated a high catalytic activity oxidizing 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) without the use of hydrogen peroxide. The blue color of oxidized TMB decreases by the introduction of ascorbic acid (AA) in the reaction system, which allowed the development of a colorimetric analytical method for AA detection. To achieve the best analytical performance, the parameters such as pH, temperature, reaction time, TMB concentration, and amount of C/NiFe2O4, were optimized. Under optimal conditions, the variation in absorbance measured at 653 nm was found to be proportional in the concentration range of 1.0 to 25 μmol L−1 with a detection limit of 0.26 μmol L−1. C/NiFe2O4 was synthesized following a simple combustion method using egg white as a fuel and carbon source, and characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and vibrating sample magnetometry.

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The authors thank the financial support of the INCT of Bioanalytical (CNPq/INCT 465389/2014-7) and CNPQ (Process: 550441/2012-3), the Propesq/UFRGS. This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES)-Finance Code 001. The electron microscopy analysis were carried out at the UFRGS’s Center of Microscopy and Microanalysis. The authors also acknowledge to the Laboratory of Magnetism (IF-UFRGS) staff for the assistance with the magnetic measurements.

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    Tiago Ost Fracari, Nicole H. Lazzari, Jacqueline Arguello & Vladimir Lavayen

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Ost Fracari, T., Lazzari, N.H., Chaves Ortiz, J. et al. Nickel ferrite nanoparticles on a carbonaceous matrix and their colorimetric assay for ascorbic acid detection. Reac Kinet Mech Cat 130, 463–476 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-020-01780-1

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