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Pencil Graphite Electrodes: A Versatile Tool in Electroanalysis

Table 2

Electroanalytical applications of ETPGEs.

CompoundTechniqueLinear range (μM)LD (μM)SampleRef.

Alkylphenols DPV Water [50]
4-Nonylphenol1.20–940.420
4-Octylphenol0.6–780.250
4-tert-Octylphenol2.38–2430.770

4-Aminophenazone
Caffeine
DPV1–11
1–9
0.0796
0.00981
Real samples[98]

Benzo(a)pyreneSWSV0.25–1.250.027Spiked human urine[99]

Bisphenol AAdDPSV0.05–5; 5–100.0031Tape and river water[54]

BoronDPV280–1200084Water, steel[4]

Capsaicin, dihydrocapsaicinAdSWSV0.016–0.32
0.0033–0.33
0.0037
0.00091
Turkish pepper[25]

ChlorpromazineDPV0.35–350.2Human plasma, urine[22]

Cinchocaine hydrochlorideDPV: ox
red
SWV: ox
red
1.5–18
1.3–13.6
1–11
1.3–17.7
0.664
0.458
0.452
0.483
Spiked human urine[58]

DopamineATSDPV0.01–5.00.00031Blood serum[21]

Dopamine
Uric acid
DPV0.15–15
0.3–150
0.033
0.12
Pharmaceuticals, body fluids[2]

GlutenDPV20–1007.11Flour, vinegar, baker’s yeast[56]

Indole-3-acetic acid
Kinetin
SWV0.5–2; 2.5–100.14
0.11
Maize plant extracts[100]

MethamphetamineDPV0.074–540.05Human serum, urine[101]

MorphineDPV, Amp1–1000.26Human urine, street drug samples[102]

Nalbuphine hydrochlorideDPV
SWV
16–1506.38
11.3
Spiked urine, pharmaceuticals[103]

α-NaphtholLSASV0.01–2.00.0015Water[47]

NicotineSWV7.6–107.52.0Cigarettes[53]

ParacetamolATSDPV0.05–2.50.0025Blood serum[57]

PhenolSWV0.05–10.00417Water[104]

Phenol, m-cresolDPV40–3200.120Insulin formulations[9]

QuercetinDPASV0.001–1.50.0003Cranberry, blackcurrant juices[105]

Tannic acidDPASV0.005–0.50.0015Beverages[51]

Uric acidDPV0.05–100.0015Body fluids[106]

Uric acidDPV1–1600.19Human serum, urine[107]

Vitamin CAmp1–1001.18Human plasma[69]

In solution: SDS (sodium dodecyl sulphate) < critical micellar concentration; ng·mL−1; µg·mL−1; SWSV: square wave stripping voltammetry; AdDPSV: adsorptive differential pulse stripping voltammetry; AdSWSV: adsorptive square wave stripping voltammetry; ox: oxidation; red: reduction; ATSDPV: adsorptive transfer stripping voltammetry differential pulse voltammetry; LSASV: linear sweep anodic stripping voltammetry; DPASV: differential pulse anodic striping voltammetry. All the other abbreviations are like those in Table 1.