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Multivariate calibration combined differential pulse voltammetry for simultaneous electroanalytical determination of phenolic compounds using a Fe3O4-modified carbon paste electrode

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In present study, a simple carbon paste electrode modified with iron oxide nanoparticles was used as an electrochemical sensor to analyze phenolic compounds. The combination of differential pulse voltammetry technique with partial least-squares multivariable analysis enabled simultaneous determination of six different compounds in phenolic mixtures (2,4-dimethylphenol, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol, 2,4-dichlorophenol, 3-nitrophenol, 4-nitrophenol, and phenol). The proposed sensor was trained with standard mixtures to learn about fingerprint (current responses in voltammograms) before further applications in analysis of test mixtures and real samples. The results have shown that the proposed method is applicable to simultaneously detect six interested compounds with acceptable relative standard errors (less than 20% in most cases). These findings provide an effective tool for in situ and low-cost cost analysis of phenolic contaminants in water environments and phenolic compounds in foodstuffs.

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This research is funded by the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), under grant numbers KHCBHH.01/19-21 and NCVCC06.10/20-20.

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    Vu Hai Dang, Le Truong Giang, Pham Thi Hai Yen, Pham Hong Phong, Vu Anh Tuan & Vu Thi Thu Ha

  2. University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Vu Thi Thu & Vu Thi Thu Ha

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Dang, V.H., Thu, V.T., Giang, L.T. et al. Multivariate calibration combined differential pulse voltammetry for simultaneous electroanalytical determination of phenolic compounds using a Fe3O4-modified carbon paste electrode. J Solid State Electrochem 24, 2241–2248 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-020-04731-x

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