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Electrochemical sensor for determination of bisphenol A based on MOF-reduced graphene oxide composites coupled with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide signal amplification

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A sensitive electrochemical sensor was fabricated for the rapid determination of bisphenol A (BPA) based on cerium-centered metal-organic framework electrochemically reduced graphene oxide composite (Ce-MOF-ERGO) coupled with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) signal amplification. The Ce-MOF-ERGO was synthesized by electrochemical reduction of Ce-MOF-graphene oxide (GO) composite. Under the optimized conditions, the proposed electrochemical sensor exhibited a linear response for BPA in concentration range 3 nM to 10 μM with a detection limit of 1.9 nM. The excellent performance of the proposed sensor was attributed to the high conductivity, large surface area, and catalytic activity of Ce-MOF-ERGO composite. Moreover, the oxidation signals of BPA on Ce-MOF-ERGO-modified electrode were further enhanced significantly after addition of CTAB in electrolyte solution. Based on the dual signal amplification strategy, the sensor exhibited high sensitivity for BPA detection and was successfully applied to detect BPA in real samples with good recoveries.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21707014), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. DUT18JC33), Open Foundation of Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, MOE (No. KLIEEE-16-10).

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Wang, X., Shi, Y., Shan, J. et al. Electrochemical sensor for determination of bisphenol A based on MOF-reduced graphene oxide composites coupled with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide signal amplification. Ionics 26, 3135–3146 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-019-03260-6

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