Exploiting a carbon black paste electrode modified with palladium nanoparticles entrapped in aluminum hydroxide matrix for selective detection of 2(3)-t-Butyl-4-hydroxyanisole antioxidant in biodiesel samples

A simple and selective method for determination of 2(3)-t-Butyl-4-hydroxyanisole (BHA) based on carbon black (CB) paste electrode modified with Palladium nanoparticles entrapped in aluminum hydroxide matrix (PdNPAH) is described for the first time. The materials were characterized by Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The composition of the paste was studied using different amounts of each material. The voltammetric studies of the behavior of BHA on PdNPAH/CBP electrode demonstrated a catalytic activity for the oxidation process of BHA. Also, the voltammetric studies showed that it is possible to determine BHA in presence of 3,5-Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxytoluene (BHT) and 2-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-1,4-benzenediol (TBHQ). Under optimized conditions, the method showed a linear response for BHA from 1-5000 mu mol/L and a detection limit of 0.20 mu mol/L. The proposed method presented good selectivity, precision and it was successfully applied for detection of BHA in biofuel with recovery values from 98.80 % to 105.29 %, showing a good accuracy for the proposed method.