Issue 16, 2022

A simple and rapid approach for on-site analysis of nicotine in tobacco based on a screen-printed electrode as an electrochemical sensor

Abstract

In this study, we report a portable kit consisting of a portable workstation, gold screen-printed electrode (SPE), 0.45 μm filter membrane, phosphate buffer solution (PBS), and acetic acid (1%) for point-of-use (POU) analysis of nicotine in tobacco. The activated-screen-printed electrode (A-SPE) displayed superior electron transmission efficiency, and the A-SPE without modification was employed for high-performance analysis of nicotine in actual tobacco after simple sample pretreatment. Remarkably, the fabricated nicotine sensor exhibited a broad working range of 10–100 μg g−1, a low limit of detection (LOD) of 6.4 μg mL−1, good stability, selectivity, and practicality under the optimal conditions. The method was applied to the determination of nicotine in (spiked) samples. Satisfactory recovery results demonstrated that the as-prepared portable kit method with outstanding electrocatalysis ability was feasible for analysis of nicotine in tobacco. Moreover, the values obtained using the A-SPE were in good agreement with those determined by gas chromatography-flame ionization detection (GC-FID), which confirms the feasibility and validity of the present method. The results of the as-proposed portable kit provided a new strategy for analyzing nicotine in actual tobacco samples.

Graphical abstract: A simple and rapid approach for on-site analysis of nicotine in tobacco based on a screen-printed electrode as an electrochemical sensor

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
13 jan 2022
Accepted
26 feb 2022
First published
10 mar 2022

Anal. Methods, 2022,14, 1579-1584

A simple and rapid approach for on-site analysis of nicotine in tobacco based on a screen-printed electrode as an electrochemical sensor

Y. Sha, J. Yu, J. Xiong, C. Yu, X. Zhu, B. Zhang, T. Fei and D. Wu, Anal. Methods, 2022, 14, 1579 DOI: 10.1039/D2AY00058J

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