Electrochemical sensing of Hg(ii) in chicken liver and snail shell extract samples using novel modified SDA/MWCNT electrodes.

Heavy metal ions (Hg(ii)) were detected in fresh chicken liver and snail shell extract samples using novel synthesised SDA/MWCNT-modified electrodes. The synthesized ,'-bis(salicylaldehyde)-1,2-diaminobenzene (SDA) ligand was characterized FT-IR, H-NMR, and C-NMR spectroscopy. The hydroxyl and imine functional groups present in SDA act as active sites and bind to the MWCNT surface. The surface morphology of the modified SDA/MWCNT electrode exhibited a star-like crystal structure and the preconcentration of Hg(ii)-SDA/MWCNTs lead to a crystal cloud structure, as characterized by SEM with EDX. The enhancement of current and conductance of the SDA/MWCNT- and MWCNT-modified electrode was investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The conductance () values for the MWCNT- and SDA/MWCNT-modified electrodes are 234.1 × 10 S cm and 358.4 × 10 S cm, respectively, as determined by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Consequently, an electrochemical sensor with outstanding performance in terms of reproducibility, stability and anti-interference ability was fabricated. The stripping analysis of Hg(ii) was performed using square wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). Using SWASV, a linear range of Hg(ii) response was found to be 1.3 to 158 μg L, and the limit of detection (LOD) was 0.24 μg L. Finally, the results of the recovered value of Hg(ii) in freshly prepared chicken liver and snail shell extract samples by SWASV were compared with the atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) results.