Electrochemical Detection of Paracetamol and Iohexol Using a Boron-Doped Diamond Anode Modified with Gold Particles

Koffi Konan Sylvestre; Kambiré Ollo; Gnamba Corneil Quand-même; Kimou Kouakou Jocelin; Berté Mohamed; Kouadio Kouakou Etienne; Koné Souleymane; Ouattara Lassiné

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Electrochemical Detection of Paracetamol and Iohexol Using a Boron-Doped Diamond Anode Modified with Gold Particles

Koffi Konan Sylvestre, Kambiré Ollo, Gnamba Corneil Quand-même, Kimou Kouakou Jocelin, Berté Mohamed, Kouadio Kouakou Etienne, Koné Souleymane, Ouattara Lassiné

Published in American Journal of Applied Chemistry (Volume 11, Issue 4)

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Persistent organic pollutants such as pharmaceuticals (iohexol and paracetamol) released into the environment is an environmental problem. Thus our objective is to propose an effective and less expensive method for the determination of their concentrations in the environment. In this work the detection and quantification of pharmaceuticals (iohexol and paracetamol) were performed using cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The anode used is a boron-doped diamond electrode (BDD) modified with gold particles (Au-BDD). The characterization of the Au-BDD electrode surface by scanning electron microscopy coupled to energy dispersive spectroscopy and by the electrochemical method (cyclic voltammetry) showed the presence of gold particles uniformly distributed on the anode surface. DPV method allowed to obtain two calibration curves for iohexol and paracetamol concentrations ranging respectively from 4 µM to 67.42 µM and from 0.8 µM to 22.943 µM. The limits of detection are respectively 1.13 µM and 0.045 µM for iohexol and paracetamol. These results show that the presence of gold particles on the anode surface improved the detection of paracetamol. These pharmaceuticals were detected in an ionic environment and it was noted that the interference phenomenon was very negligible during the detection of these two pharmaceuticals. This shows that our anode can be used to determine PCM and IHX concentrations in highly charged media.

Published in	American Journal of Applied Chemistry (Volume 11, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajac.20231104.12
Page(s)	103-111
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Detection, Paracetamol, Iohexol, Gold, Voltammetry

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Koffi Konan Sylvestre; Kambiré Ollo; Gnamba Corneil Quand-même; Kimou Kouakou Jocelin; Berté Mohamed, et al. Electrochemical Detection of Paracetamol and Iohexol Using a Boron-Doped Diamond Anode Modified with Gold Particles. Am. J. Appl. Chem. 2023, 11(4), 103-111. doi: 10.11648/j.ajac.20231104.12

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Koffi Konan Sylvestre, Kambiré Ollo, Gnamba Corneil Quand-même, Kimou Kouakou Jocelin, Berté Mohamed, et al. Electrochemical Detection of Paracetamol and Iohexol Using a Boron-Doped Diamond Anode Modified with Gold Particles. Am J Appl Chem. 2023;11(4):103-111. doi: 10.11648/j.ajac.20231104.12

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Koffi Konan Sylvestre

Matter Constitution and Reaction Laboratory, Training and Research Unit of Structural Sciences of Matter and Technology, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Kambiré Ollo

Science and Technology Training and Research Unit, University of Man, Man, Côte d’Ivoire
Gnamba Corneil Quand-même

Matter Constitution and Reaction Laboratory, Training and Research Unit of Structural Sciences of Matter and Technology, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Kimou Kouakou Jocelin

Matter Constitution and Reaction Laboratory, Training and Research Unit of Structural Sciences of Matter and Technology, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Berté Mohamed

Matter Constitution and Reaction Laboratory, Training and Research Unit of Structural Sciences of Matter and Technology, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Kouadio Kouakou Etienne

Matter Constitution and Reaction Laboratory, Training and Research Unit of Structural Sciences of Matter and Technology, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Koné Souleymane

Matter Constitution and Reaction Laboratory, Training and Research Unit of Structural Sciences of Matter and Technology, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Ouattara Lassiné

Matter Constitution and Reaction Laboratory, Training and Research Unit of Structural Sciences of Matter and Technology, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

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Koffi Konan Sylvestre, Kambiré Ollo, Gnamba Corneil Quand-même, Kimou Kouakou Jocelin, Berté Mohamed, et al. Electrochemical Detection of Paracetamol and Iohexol Using a Boron-Doped Diamond Anode Modified with Gold Particles. Am J Appl Chem. 2023;11(4):103-111. doi: 10.11648/j.ajac.20231104.12

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T1  - Electrochemical Detection of Paracetamol and Iohexol Using a Boron-Doped Diamond Anode Modified with Gold Particles
AU  - Koffi Konan Sylvestre
AU  - Kambiré Ollo
AU  - Gnamba Corneil Quand-même
AU  - Kimou Kouakou Jocelin
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AU  - Kouadio Kouakou Etienne
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