Sensitive analysis of simazine based on platinum nanoparticles on polyoxometalate/multi-walled carbon nanotubes

In this report, a novel molecular imprinted voltammetric sensor based on glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) involved in a polyoxometalate (H3PW12O40, POM) functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNs) sheets was prepared for the determination of simazine (SIM). The developed surfaces were characterized by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) method. SIM imprinted GCE was prepared via electropolymerization process of 100 mM pyrrole as monomer in the presence of 0.1 M acetate buffer (pH 4.0) containing 25 mM SIM. The linearity range and the detection limit of the developed method were calculated as 1.0 × 10-10-5.0 × 10-9 M and 2.0 × 10-11 M, respectively. In addition, the voltammetric sensor was applied to wastewater samples. The stability and reproducibility of the voltammetric sensor were also reported. © 2016 Elsevier Inc