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A composite of imprinted polypyrrole beads and reduced graphene oxide for specific electrochemical sensing of atrazine in complex matrices

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Atrazine-imprinted reduced graphene oxide composite with its enhanced functionalities and porous surface was successfully synthesized and applied for the selective determination of atrazine in complex matrices. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction studies revealed the imprinted polypyrrole beads formation on the reduced graphene oxide lining. Resultant composite was used to modify screen-printed electrode which then showed improved properties for voltammetric determination of atrazine. Measurements were carried out via square wave voltammetry giving a peak at − 0.9 V corresponding to the reduction of atrazine heterocyclic moiety. Obtained LOD and LOQ for atrazine were found to be 0.4 nmol/dm3 and 1.2 nmol/dm3, respectively, at optimized parameters. The method was applied for the atrazine determination in complex aqueous matrices.

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This research was financially supported by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (project GACR 20-01589S).

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  1. National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, 76080, Pakistan

    Sana Ahmed, Huma Shaikh & Amber Solangi

  2. UNESCO Laboratory of Environmental Electrochemistry, Faculty of Science, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Charles University, Albertov 6, CZ, 12843, Prague 2, Czech Republic

    Jiri Barek

  3. International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan

    Sirajuddin

  4. Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry Division, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

    Adil Denizli

  5. Center for Pure and Applied Geology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, 76080, Pakistan

    Muhammad H. Agheem

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Ahmed, S., Shaikh, H., Solangi, A. et al. A composite of imprinted polypyrrole beads and reduced graphene oxide for specific electrochemical sensing of atrazine in complex matrices. Monatsh Chem 151, 1271–1282 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-020-02593-7

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