Poly(Methylene Blue) Modified Carbon-based Electrodes for Electrochemical Detection of Hydrogen Sulfide
Abstract
A comparative electrochemical study has been carried out of the electropolymerization of phenothiazine derivative, methylene blue (MB). Electrochemical properties of resulting electrocatalytically active methylene blue polymer (pMB) have been studied on three various carbon-based substrates: basal plane of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG), pencil-graphite electrode (PGE) and carbon fibre micro electrode (CFE).
Electrodes modified with the polymer (HOPG/pMB, PGE/pMB and CFE/pMB) have been prepared by potential cycling in aqueous electrolyte solution containing dissolved monomeric methylene blue. Electrocatalytic activity of three developed electrode systems towards hydrogen sulphide has been compared.
Developed electrodes have been further investigated as potential sensors for sulfhydryl-containing compounds.