Abstract
Toxic effluents containing azo dyes are discharged from various industries and they adversely affect water resoures, soil and aquatic ecosystems. Also, excessive use of food azo dyes can be carcinogenic, toxic, and adversely affect human health. Therefore, the determination of food azo dyes is significant from the perspective of human health and aquatic organisms. In the present work, nickel-cobalt layered double hydroxide nanosheets were prepared and analyzed by various techniques (field emission-scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Fourier Transform-Infrared spectroscopy). Then, the screen printed graphite electrode modified with nickel-cobalt layered double hydroxide nanosheets was used for the detection of carmoisine. The nickel-cobalt layered double hydroxide nanosheets/screen printed graphite electrode significantly improved the oxidation of carmoisine by increasing the response current and lowering potentials compared to unmodified screen printed graphite electrode. Based on the findings from differential pulse voltammetry, the nickel-cobalt layered double hydroxide nanosheets/screen printed graphite electrode sensor response towards carmoisine was linear (0.3–125.0 μM) with a detection limit of 0.09 μM. A sensitivity of 0.3088 μA μM−1 was achieved. Also, the nickel-cobalt layered double hydroxide nanosheets/screen printed graphite electrode was used for voltammetric detection of carmoisine in the presence of tartrazine. Due to the catalytic activity of prepared layered double hydroxide, the prepared sensor exhibited remarkable separation of the peaks when carmoisine and tartrazine coexist. In addition, the prepared sensor showed good stability. Finally, the proposed sensor had promising applicability for analysis of study analytes in powdered juice and lemon juice, with commendable recoveries between 96.9%-104.8%.
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