Differential pulse voltammetry determination of salbutamol using disulfite tungsten/activated carbon modified glassy carbon electrode

In the present article, the disulfide tungsten/activated carbon derived from Eichhornia crassipes (WS2/AC) was synthesized by the hydrothermal process. The received materials were examined by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray – mapping, and nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms. The morphology of WS2/AC was tailored to have a micro/meso/macro structure that facilized large electric conductivity and quick ion diffusion. The WS2/AC sample was used as an electrode modifier for developing an electrochemical sensor for salbutamol detection. WS2/AC exhibited excellent oxidation toward salbutamol. Through some optimized conditions, the electrochemical signal of the proposed sensor varied linearly to the salbutamol concentration ranging from 1 to 210 μM with a low LOD (detection limit) of 0.52 μM. The developed sensor showed several merits: easy producing, convenient usage, fabulous selectivity, and good repeatability as well as reproducibility. Finally, the suggested technique can be applied to determine salbutamol in people's biological fluid with satisfactory recoveries of 98.5–104.4% and without statistics different from standard HPLC. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd