COOH-MWCNT connected COF and chemical activated CTF as a novel electrochemical sensing platform for simultaneous detection of acetaminophen and p-aminophenol

Abstract

Herein, covalent organic framework (COF) and covalent triazine framework (CTF) have been successfully combined for electrochemical sensing via carboxylated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (COOH-MWCNTs). The COF was synthesized from 1,3,5-tris-(4-formylphenyl) benzene (TFPB) and benzidine (BD), named TFPB-BD-COF. Meanwhile, CTF was synthesized by 1, 4-dicyanobenzene (DCB), then chemically activated with KOH at 700 °C to obtained chemically activated porous product, caCTF-1–700. A novel electrochemical sensor based on TFPB-BD-COF/caCTF-1–700/COOH-MWCNT composite was constructed for simultaneous detection of acetaminophen (ACOP) and 4-aminophenol (4-AP). The electrochemical behaviors of the ACOP and 4-AP on the TFPB-BD-COF/caCTF-1–700/COOH-MWCNT electrode were explored via differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). The fabricated TFPB-BD-COF/caCTF-1–700/COOH-MWCNT composite modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) possessed outstanding electrocatalytic performance for the electro-oxidation of acetaminophen (ACOP) and 4- aminophenol (4-AP). Under optimal conditions, the linear ranges were 0.6–150 μM for ACOP and 4-AP, respectively, with the low detection limits of 0.053 μM and 0.075 μM, respectively. In addition, it also showed excellent selectivity, repeatability, reproducibility and stability. The proposed modified electrode was applied for the determination of ACOP and 4-AP in acetaminophen tablet and Yellow river water and obtained satisfactory recovery between 96.31~103.96% and 97.2~101.6%, respectively.