A new electrochemical sensor was fabricated by using ionic liquid (IL) 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (OMIMPF6) modified carbon paste electrode (denoted as IL-CPE). The electrode was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Due to the presence of high conductive IL in the carbon paste electrode, IL-CPE exhibit...

Oxidation of Au(I) in the presence of Fe(II) allowed for the synthesis of unique dinuclear ferrocenyl Au(II) complexes via the first reported enantiopure planar chiral ferrocenyl Au(I) complex. (Spectro)electrochemical studies show that oxidation at Fe(II) is favoured, but DFT studies suggest that the energy differences for oxidation of one or the other metal should be quite small.

Electrochemical oxidation of ammonia was studied with an objective to enhance the selectivity of ammonia to nitrogen gas and to remove the by-products in an undivided electrochemical cell, in which various cathodes and Ti/RuO2-Pt anode were assembled. In the present study, anodic oxidation of ammonia and cathodic reduction of by-products were achieved, especially with Cu/Zn as cathode. In the p...

A surplus of glycerol production due to several reasons has initiated investigation of several routes of oxidative glycerol upgrading. Among the reaction products are substances such as dihydroxyacetone and several acids from oxidative upgrading of glycerol. Several routes of chemical oxidation and electrochemical oxidation have been published in literature. The ongoing project has focused on t...

The oxidation of a pure pyrite by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans is not really a constant phenomenon; it must be considered to be more like a succession of different steps which need characterization. Electrochemical studies using a combination of a platinum electrode and a specific pyrite electrode (packed-ground-pyrite electrode) revealed four steps in the bioleaching process. Each step can be ide...

The electrochemical oxidation of R ~ ( b p y ) ~ ~ + and Fe(bpy)32+ in liquid sulfur dioxide was investigated. Ru(bpy),2+ shows two oxidation waves corresponding to the 3+ (1.01 V) and 4+ (2.76 V) forms while Fe(bpy),*+ undergoes three oxidations to the 3+ (0 .70 V), 4+ (2.92 V), and 5+ ( -3 .09 V) forms. While the 3+ form is stable. for both compounds on a coulometric time scale, the higher ox...

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a fungal metabolite that occurs in foods, beverages, animal tissues, human blood and presents carcinogenic, teratogenic and nephrotoxic properties. This study concerns the redox properties of OTA using electrochemical techniques which have the potential for providing insights into the biological redox reactions of this molecule. The in situ evaluation of the OTA interactio...

Oxidative stress can disrupt the integrity of genetic material. Due to its importance in the pathogenesis of different kinds of disease, including neurodegenerative disease, cardiovascular disease and cancer, major efforts are put into the elucidation of mechanisms involved. Herein, the combination of electrochemistry/liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (EC/LC/MS) is presented as convenient...

The electrochemical oxidation behaviors of bilirubin (BR) at the bare glassy carbon electrode (GCE) were studied in dimethyl formamide (DMF) containing 1 vol.% of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([bmim][PF6]) as the supporting electrolyte. Some electrochemical parameters of BR oxidation were investigated by cyclic voltammetry and chronocoulometry. The oxidation products were ide...