@article{
author = "Marinović, Vedrana M. and Marinović, Sanja and Jovanović, M. and Jovanovic, J. and Štrbac, Svetlana",
year = "2010",
abstract = "The electrochemical reduction of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) was investigated by cyclic voltammetry on a platinum electrode in aqueous sodium chloride solutions with acetonitrile containing different concentrations of TNT. The obtained cyclic voltammograms showed three distinct reduction peaks in the potential range of -0.45 to -0.8 V (vs. an Ag/AgCl (3M KCl) reference electrode), which refer to the multi-step process of TNT reduction. The calibration curves of the dependence of the first peak current on the TNT concentration were linear in the ranges 4.4-638.4 mu M and 0.11-4.40 mu M for two different scan rates, 200 my s(-1) and 20 mV s(-1), respectively. The detection limit was 0.11 mu M. Acetonitrile chemisorption on Pt surface took place and caused thus modified platinum electrode to exhibit an electrochemically stabile behaviour. Hence, a very high reproducibility over a prolonged time and voltammetric cycling was provided for using a Pt wire that is easy to handle as a suitable material for TNT sensing. Additionally, it was confirmed by testing the acetonitrile modified Pt wire for TNT detection in river water.",
publisher = "Elsevier",
journal = "Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry",
title = "The electrochemical reduction of trinitrotoluene on a platinum wire modified by chemisorbed acetonitrile",
pages = "7-1",
number = "1",
volume = "648",
doi = "10.1016/j.jelechem.2010.07.008"
}