Speciation of arsenic(III) and arsenic(V) by manganese-mediated stripping voltammetry at gold microelectrode ensemble in neutral and basic medium
New schemes of arsenic speciation by anodic stripping voltammetry are developed at neutral pH based on the difference in electrochemical behaviour of the As(III) and As(V) forms. Detection is performed in sulphite medium (0.1 M Na2SO3) in the presence of Mn(II)
(10−
6 M), which is known to catalyse the reduction of As(V), making it detectable by ASV. Two speciation schemes are proposed. If As(III) > As(V), then As(III) and total As(III) + As(V) are determined in separate voltammetric cells after
oxidation of As(III) to As(V) (5 min ozone purging), similar to previous studies. However, when As(V) > As(III), both As(III) and As(V) can be determined consecutively, within the same cell. In this case, two simple variants were successfully tested, depending on the size
of the As(III) peak in comparison to the linearity range. The working electrode is an ensemble of gold microelectrodes obtained by HAuCl4 electrolysis at a carbon black–polyethylene composite (ratio 30:70). No purging is required, the electrode is sensitive, robust and has
a long lifetime. Calculated LODs of As(III) and As(V) are 0.09 μg L−
1 and 0.35 μg L−
1, respectively (3σ, t
dep = 20 s). The proposed procedures are fast, simple and environmental-friendly.
Keywords: anodic stripping voltammetry; arsenic speciation; gold microelectrode ensemble; manganese; sodium sulphite
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: Physical and Analytical Chemistry Department, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, 634050, Russia
Publication date: 08 December 2014
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