Yi Liu , Xingxing Ouyang , Hongfen Yang , Dan Yang , Jia Ge , Yu Liu , Ren Cai
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Abstract
Herein, a novel colorimetric system based on bimetallic copper‑silver (Cu/Ag) nanozymes has developed for hydroquinone determination. The bimetallic Cu/Ag nanozymes possess oxidase-mimic activity and could rapidly oxidize TMB to blue oxTMB. When HQ was added to the sensing system, blue oxTMB was reduced to colorless TMB, causing the absorbance to decrease. The proposed assay exhibited excellent performance for hydroquinone assay with a detection limit of 85 nM. Moreover, this strategy can be used to hydroquinone assay in spiked tap and river water samples with favorable recoveries of 97.4%–106.5%.
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The Microchemical Journal is a peer reviewed journal devoted to all aspects and phases of analytical chemistry and chemical analysis. The Microchemical Journal publishes articles which are at the forefront of modern analytical chemistry and cover innovations in the techniques to the finest possible limits. This includes fundamental aspects, instrumentation, new developments, innovative and novel methods and applications including environmental and clinical field.
Traditional classical analytical methods such as spectrophotometry and titrimetry as well as established instrumentation methods such as flame and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry, gas chromatography, and modified glassy or carbon electrode electrochemical methods will be considered, provided they show significant improvements and novelty compared to the established methods.