Cyclic voltammetry to study kinetics of blast furnace slag and cerium dioxide modified electrode

The use of a voltammetric sensor to measure hazardous elements has gotten a lot of coverage. The electrochemical sensor in this study was modified with cerium dioxide (CeO ) and blast furnace slag (BFS), which opens up new possibilities for improving the electrocatalytic properties of the fabricated sensor. In general chemical kinetics or mass transport can restrict the reactions involved in electrochemical detection. The prepared electrodes were tested against potassium ferricyanide, K Fe(CN) solution by cyclic voltammetry. Cyclic voltammetry was used to investigate the chemical reactions involve during redox process. The electron transfer kinetics, chemical rate constant, and diffusion characteristics of reactions can all be extracted using this method. Further this sensor was applied in the detection of lead and copper ions in aqueous solution. The results show that the redox reaction is a one-electron transfer mechanism with high selectivity and sensitivity. The value of transfer coefficient ( ) for the electrode reaction was calculated as 0.61. Also the calculated heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant (Ks) of the modified electrode was 2.41.