Filmes de azul da Prússia foram superficialmente depositados em eletrodos de pasta de carbono a partir de soluções contendo 2,0 x 10 -3 mol L -1 de K 3 [Fe(CN) 6 ], 3,0 x 10 -3 mol L -1 FeCl 3 e 1,0 x 10 -2 mol L -1 HCl, usando dois potenciais controlados. Para aumentar a estabilidade do eletrodo modificado, efetuaram-se 50 ciclos em solução contendo 1,0 x 10 -3 mol L -1 de RhCl 3 , 0,50 mol L -1 de KCl e 1,0 x 10 -2 mol L -1 de HCl no intervalo de -0,40 a + 0,60 V a 60 mVs -1 . Estes eletrodos, denominados de Rh-PBMCPE, apresentaram boa estabilidade durante a determinação amperométrica de H 2 O 2 a 0,040 V sem a interferência dos ácidos ascórbico e úrico. A corrente de redução variou linearmente com a concentração de H 2 O 2 no intervalo de 5,0 x 10 -5 a 8,6 x 10 -4 mol L -1 . O limite de detecção foi de 2,8 x 10 -5 mol L -1 com sensibilidade variando de 1,32 a 0,96 A mol -1 L cm -2 ao longo de cinco dias (180 determinações).Prussian Blue was deposited at carbon paste electrode surface from a solution containing 2.0 x 10 -3 mol L -1 K 3 [Fe(CN) 6 ], 3.0 x 10 -3 mol L -1 FeCl 3 and 1.0 x 10 -2 mol L -1 HCl using two controlled potentials. To improve the stability of the modified electrode it was 50 times cycled in a solution containing 1.0 x 10 -3 mol L -1 RhCl 3 , 0.50 mol L -1 KCl and 0.010 mol L -1 HCl in the potential range from -0.40 V to 0.60 V at 60 mV s -1 . The Rh -Prussian Blue carbon paste modified electrode (Rh-PBMCPE) showed good stability during amperometric catalytic determination of H 2 O 2 at 0.040 V, without ascorbic and uric acids interferences. The current changed linearly with H 2 O 2 concentrations in the range of 5.0 x 10 -5 -8.6 x 10 -4 mol L -1. The estimated detection limit was 2.8 x 10 -5 mol L -1 with sensibility changing from 1.32 to 0.96 A mol -1 L cm -2 along five days (180 determinations).Keywords: prussian blue, rhodium, carbon paste electrode, hydrogen peroxide, amperometry
IntroductionPrussian Blue modified electrodes (PBME) have been prepared by electrochemical techniques on electrodes such as glassy carbon, 1-18 platinum, 1,3,19,[20][21][22][23] tin oxide, 1,3,[24][25][26] gold, 3 graphite, 27-28 titanium-silver-gold arrays, 29 basal pyrolytic graphite, 30 screen printed carbon ink interdigital arrays, 20 conducting polymer coated microelectrode arrays, 31 carbon fiber, 32 carbon paste, 33 etc.They were used to design new glucose, [8][9][10]17,21,23,28,30,32 alanine, 30 alcohol 30 and glutamate 13,14 biosensors based on the electrochemical detection of hydrogen peroxide, which is formed in the course of the substrate enzyme-catalyzed oxidation. In these cases Nafion, 8,10,14,17,30 poly (ophenylenediamine), 21 polypyrrole/poly (o-phenylenediamine) 23 and poly (o-diaminebenzene) 18 polymers have been used to immobilize the enzyme and eliminate interferences from ascorbic and uric acids. Chemical preparations were also described and involve the immersion of the working electrode in aqueous modifier solution, 5,6,19 the mixture of Prussian Blue (chemically synthesized) with gra...