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An electrochemical sensor for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) present in face bleach cream is fabricated using a composite based on bentonite (Bt) clay and copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles (CuO-Bt). The CuO nanoparticles’ immobilization into Bt was carried out by a two-step process in which Cu2+ is ion-exchanged into Bt layers (Cu2+-Bt) in the first step followed by the chemical reaction of NaOH with Cu2+-Bt in the second step to get the target material, CuO nanoparticles immobilized Bt (CuO-Bt). The successful immobilization of CuO nanoparticles into Bt is investigated by a variety of techniques like scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and electrochemical methods. The CuO-Bt composite is coated on a glassy carbon electrode and used as a selective electrochemical sensing platform for the determination of H2O2 based on the significant electrocatalytic property of CuO-Bt towards the H2O2 oxidation. This amperometric electrochemical sensor shows two linear detection ranges (5–50 μM and 50–10000 μM) with a limit of detection of 4.9 μM. The sensitivity is calculated to be 0.06 µA µM−1 cm−2. This electrochemical sensor exhibits high selectivity, stability, and practical applicability for the H2O2 determination in real samples.
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Financial support from DST-ASEAN (IMRC/AISTDF/R&D/P-16/2018), New Delhi is gratefully acknowledged. DKY acknowledges UGC for senior research fellowship (SRF). We thank Dr. S.A. John, Gandhigram Rural Institute for SEM and EDAX studies. We thank Ms. Anindita Dutta for her assistance during the initial stage of this study in the synthesis and characterization of the material and the electrocatalytic determination H2O2.
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Yadav, D.K., Ganesan, V., Gupta, R. et al. Copper oxide immobilized clay nano architectures as an efficient electrochemical sensing platform for hydrogen peroxide. J Chem Sci 132, 68 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12039-020-01778-1
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