Adsorption-Based Electrochemical Detection of Nonelectrochemically Active Analytes for Capillary Electrophoresis
- 22 January 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Analytical Chemistry
- Vol. 72 (5), 908-915
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ac991129y
Abstract
A sensitive electrochemical detection method (ECD) for capillary electrophoresis has been developed that is applicable to a much wider range of analytes than more conventional ECD methods. Using a modified Osteryoung square-wave voltammetry method, the adsorption of what are normally considered nonelectrochemically active analytes onto a platinum electrode was found to produce a concentration-proportional response. Although the mechanisms that cause this response may be complex, it appears that it is due to changes in the electrode/solution interface that accompany adsorption of the analyte onto the electrode rather than a simple redox process. Analytes that possess π-electron density appeared to chemisorb rather than only physically adsorb onto the electrode and gave the best response with detection limits of -8 M while maintaining good linearity. Because this detection method requires only that the analyte adsorb onto the electrode, it has the advantage of much wider applicability than previously reported electrochemical detection methods. The applicability of this detection method was investigated for a variety of analytes and background electrolyte conditions (varied pH, ionic strength, buffer additives). Comparisons of the sensitivity of this method to UV detection showed that, even for analytes that have good UV chromophores, sensitivities greater than 1 order of magnitude were obtained using adsorption-based electrochemical detection.Keywords
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