Abstract
The virgin activated carbon (AC) was oxidized by 30% H2O2 under the ultrasonic condition for 6 h (denoted as AC-6). The electrochemical response of Pb2+ at the AC-6 modified paste electrode was investigated, suggesting that AC-6 shows much higher accumulation efficiency to trace levels of Pb2+. Based on this, a sensitive and convenient electrochemical method was developed for the determination of Pb2+ utilizing the excellent properties of AC-6. In pH 3.6 HAc-NaAc buffer, Pb2+ was easily accumulate at the surface of AC-6 modified paste electrode, then reduced to Pb at −1.20 V. During the following anodic sweep, the reduced Pb was oxidized and resulted in an oxidation stripping peak at −0.58 V. The stripping peak current is proportional to the concentration of Pb2+ over the range from the 8.0 × 10−9 to 2.0 × 10−6 mol l−1, and the limit of detection is as low as 2.0 × 10−9 mol l−1. Finally, this newly-developed method was successfully employed to determine Pb2+ in water samples.
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