In this study the possibilities of utilization of boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrodes for electrochemical reduction of organic compounds and their determination in aqueous media were investigated. For this purpose BDD electrodes have several advantages (relative wide potential window in cathodic region, low sensitivity towards oxygen evolution) but are not frequently used. For the study were selected biologically active organic compounds with typical reducible groups. Vanillin (natural essential oil, synthetic aroma; reducible aromatic aldehyde) is not reducible at BDD electrode. Azidothymidine (antiviral drug; reducible azido group) shows voltammetric signal in Britton -Robinson buffer at pH 6.0 - 8.0, but its analytical utilization is difficult due to the close positioning to the decomposition of the supporting electrolyte. The height and potential of the reduction signal of 5-nitroquinoline (environmental pollutant; reducible nitro group on the aromatic nucleus and at higher potentials reducible heterocycle) is significantly influenced by the boron concentration in BDD film. Reduction of quinoline skeleton is visible in the range of pH6.0 - 11.0 in BR buffer. For differential pulse and DC voltammetry (reduction of nitro group) in BR buffer pH 5.0 limits of detection 0.2 µmol.l-1 and 2.7...

7 ABSTRACT (EN) This dissertation thesis is focused on the study of electrochemical properties of new types of carbon paste electrodes (CPE) and carbon fiber rod electrodes (CFRE), which were used for the development of new highly sensitive and selective voltammetric and amperometric methods for the determination of 5-amino-6-nitroquinoline and trans- and cis- isomers of resveratrol. The carbon paste electrodes were compared in terms of size of the microparticles of glassy carbon contained in the paste (diameters 0.4 - 12 µm; 10 - 20 µm; 20 - 50 µm) in comparison with carbon paste electrode consisting of crystalline graphite and solid glassy carbon electrode. The electrochemical properties were tested using potassium hexacyanoferrate in an aqueous supporting electrolyte and 5-amino-6-nitroquinoline (5A6NQ) in a mixed methanol-water supporting electrolyte. The carbon paste electrode was further used in an amperometric detector of a wall-jet type connected in series with a spectrophotometric detector for the development of a new HPLC method with electrochemical detection and spectrophotometric detection for the determination of trans-resveratrol and cis-resveratrol in samples of grains, hulls and leaves of common and tartary buckwheat. The method was optimized and used for the determination of resveratrol in...

This work focuses on optimization and application of voltammetric methods for determination of 5-nitroquinoline in model samples of drinking and river water using carbon film electrode (CFE). The advantages of carbon film electrode are primarily its wide potential window in both cathodic and anodic regions and also low environmental stress compared to mercury electrodes. In this contribution, CV and AdSV were used to observe electrochemical processes. For determination of 5-nitroquinoline DPV and FIA were used. Solid phase extraction was investigated as a method for preliminary separation and preconcentration for DPV. Determination of 5-nitroquinoline at CFE is based on cathodic reduction of nitrogroup. This work demonstrates the application of carbon film electrode for determination of 5-nitroquinoline in submicromolar concentrations in model samples of water.