%0 Journal Article
%T Experimental sensing and density functional theory study of an ionic liquid mediated carbon nanotube modified carbon-paste electrode for electrochemical detection of metronidazole
%A Mahmoud Ebrahimi
%A Maliheh Saghravanian
%A S. Ali Beyramabadi
%A Zarrin Es＊haghi
%J -
%D 2017
%X A new highly sensitive sensor was prepared for metronidazole (MNZ) employing single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate as ionic liquid (IL). The utilization of IL as a binder in the paste increased the response of the electrode. The performance of the obtained carbon paste electrode was examined by differential pulse voltammetry. Various factors like electrode composition, types of supporting electrolyte, pH, stirring rate, scan rate were studied and optimized. The modified sensor demonstrated high recognition ability and sensitivity for MNZ when compared with the unmodified sensor. Moreover, the sensor also demonstrated good stability and acceptable reproducibility for the determination of MNZ. In the optimum experimental conditions, the current response of the electrochemical sensor studied for metronidazole solution and linearity was obtained in the range of 5.00℅10每5 to 5.00℅10每3mgL每1, with a detection limit of 1.238℅10每5mgL每1. The method was successfully used for the analysis of MNZ in the milk and egg samples with acceptable recoveries of 90.33每108.0 %. In addition, the non-covalent interactions of the metronidazole with the SWCNT were investigated employing the density functional theory (DFT) method.
%K Carbon paste electrode
%K metronidazole
%K differential pulse voltammetry
%K single-walled carbon nanotube
%K density functional theory
%K 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate
%U https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sajc/article/view/154857