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2013 Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy Chromium September 13, 2013 Determination of Ascorbic Acid in Drinks and Nutritional Supplements with Cyclic Voltammetry Angeliz Caro Monroig Giovanni Gonzalez Albo Intructor: Queziel Rivera Analytical Chemistry Division QUIM3065 Sec060L #5
GF-AAS 2 Abstract: Cyclic voltammetry is considered a very useful because it provides valuable information about an electrochemical system, like for example, the chemical reversibility of a redox reaction. This technique was used to measure the concentration of Ascorbic Acid in a supplement tablet and compare it to the reported value. A large amount of the population doesn’t consume the recommended daily intake of 75 mg for women and 90 mg of Vitamin C for men so they depend in taking this supplement to meet the body necessity for Ascorbic Acid. This determination helped validate if the Members Mark TM Vitamin C 500mg supplement would provide the consumer with the alleged amount. For the Vitamin C supplement, it was found that the tablet contained 452.72 ±0.03 mg of ascorbic acid. The value stated on the product label was 500mg. This is equal to a % difference of 9.46% between the theoretical and experimental values. The percent per weight of ascorbic acid in the supplement was also determined, resulting in a value of 70.88%. Since there aren’t strict regulations with Introduction: Cyclic voltammetry is considered the most informative electrochemical technique. This technique is very useful because it provides very valuable information about an electrochemical system like for example the chemical reversibility of a redox reaction. In cyclic voltammetry the voltage is in excess of that predicted by the Nernst equation and the current that develops in the electrochemical cell is measure. The reversibility of a redox reaction can be seen by this method because after the CV reaches a certain potential, the working electrode potential ramp is inverted. The CV has three electrodes that have different functions in a electrochemical cell. The first is the working electrode made of glassy carbon and is where the reaction takes place, the function of this electrode is to control the potential. The reference electrode is made of silver in silver chloride solution and it is use as a reference standard for the working electrode, it functions as a 0 for the working electrode. The auxiliary electrode is made of platinum and it is needed for current flow. The electrons in solution are attracted by the working electrode, this electrons saturates the electrode. To prevent the saturation of the working electrode the auxiliary electrode sends pulsations to “organize the electrons”.
GF-AAS 3 There are three types of redox reactions: the reversible, quasi-reversible and the irreversible. The reversible redox reaction is seen when the cyclic voltammogram is symmetrical which means that the redox species in the solution can donate or accept electron without any problem, it is easy for the redox species to be oxidized and then reduce or vice versa to return to its initial state. Another type of redox reaction is the quasi-reversible which is a redox reaction which can donate or accept an electron but when the voltage is reverse it is difficult for the specie to return to its original state by accepting or donating an electron, it is not as favorable. The last redox reaction is an irreversible one which is when the redox reaction only goes one way after it donates or accepts it cannot come back to the original state; the cyclic voltammogram of this reaction is completely asymmetrical. This technique was used to measure the concentration of Ascorbic Acid in a supplement tablet, this method can be used because vitamin C is a molecule that can undergo redox reaction and any method that employs redox reaction can be study with cyclic voltammetry. Another way to find the concentration of this acid is by the titration of ascorbic acid with iodine. Many people don’t eat enough fruits in a day to consume the recommended daily intake of 75 mg for women and 90 mg of Vitamin C for men (2) so they depend in taking this supplement to meet the body necessity for Ascorbic Acid. Vitamin C is essential in the human body for its role as an antioxidant and a free radical scavenger, it is important for the body to convert the free radicals to more stable molecules because these free radicals can cause cancer, heart disease and arthritis (3). Vitamin C is also very important because it helps in the process of producing collagen. Vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin which means that the body doesn’t store it, the excess consume will not do any harm because it will be expel from the body very fast but in the other hand since the body doesn’t retain this vitamin the human body has to constantly be consuming Ascorbic acid to supply the demand. It is very important for the people that consume this supplement to be certain that the concentration of Ascorbic Acid in the tablet is in the range that is indicated by the manufacturer. It is also important for the manufacturer to know that their product is in the range of concentration of what they are offering and this can be achieve with Cyclic Voltammetry. Experimental
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GF-AAS 4 Equipment To obtain the CV (cyclic voltammograms) an Epsilon E was used with an arrangement of three electrodes: the working electrode which had a surface made of glassy carbon, a platinum auxiliary electrode and the reference electrode which was a saturated calomel electrode of silver surrounded with a solution of silver chloride.   Reagents To make the buffers solid Citric acid was use with a formula weight of 192.13 g/mol provided by Fisher Scientific Company and Sodium Phosphate Dibasic with a formula weight of 141.96 g/mol provided by Sargent-Welch. To produce an ionic strength of .5M in the buffer Potassium Chloride with a formula weight of 74.55 g/mol was use, this reagent was provided by the instructor of the laboratory. A tablet of vitamin C of the brand Members Mark- 500mg was use as the unknown. Experimental Procedure:   Preparation of the buffers To prepare all the solutions that were needed for this experiment it was necessary to  prepared 1 L of pH 6 buffer with ionic strength of .5M, this was done by adding 45.2 g of Na2HPO4, 7.74g of H3C6H5O7 and 11.6 g of KCl to a 1L volumetric flask and completing to the mark with distilled water. It was also necessary to prepare 1 L of pH 2.2 buffer with ionic strength of .5M; this was done by adding to a 1L volumetric flask 1.43 g of Na2HPO4, 20.6g of H3C6H5O7, 37.2 g of KCl and completing to the mark with distilled water. Preparation of the analytical standards To prepare the standards that were going to be use for the calibration curve, a stock solution had to be made with a concentration of .01M of Ascorbic Acid (AAc) in a 100 mL volumetric flask. From this stock solution three AAc standard with concentration of 2.0x10^3M were made, this standard were made one with DI- water, the other with pH 2.2 buffer and the last with pH 6 buffer in 50 mL volumetric flasks. From the stock solution 4 additional 100 mL AAc std. were prepared within 5x10 -4 to 6x10 -3 M range in buffer pH 2.2. Quality control
GF-AAS 5 One Qc standard of AAc was prepared in a 100 mL volumetric flask, within 5x10 -4 to 6x10 -3 M range in buffer pH 2.2. Preparation of the commercial APAP sample (unk) Before the solution of the AAc tablet was made the capsule had to be weight, macerated and dissolved in pH 2.2 buffers. After the macerated tablet had been dissolve this solution had to be quantitatively transferred to a 100 mL volumetric flask and complete to the mark with pH 2.2 buffers. Then a 10 mL aliquot from the previous made solution was transferred to a 100 mL volumetric flask and complete to the mark with pH 2.2 buffer. This solution was called Unk. tablet aliquot.   Analysis of the solutions with a Cyclic Voltammogram (CV) In this experiment a CV with three electrodes was use: a glassy carbon working electrode, a platinum auxiliary electrode and silver in silver chloride reference electrode. It is important to avoid tilting or drying the reference electrode. After each run the auxiliary and reference electrodes have to be rinse with distilled water and the working electrode has to be scraped in a surface which has alumina with water. The potential scan parameters were set as follow Initial Potential -0.1V Sweep segments 2 High potential +1.0 Sample interval .001V Low Potential -0.1 Quiet time 10s Direction of scan Positive Sensitivity 1x10 -4 A/V Scan rate 50Mv/s     After the parameters are set the electrodes have to be clean and connected to start the scans with standard of AAc in water. The scans were repeated three times, the potential and the current were collected from each scan. Before removing the solution from the CV the electrodes have to be disconnected and cleaned as was explain earlier. The CV for the other two standard of AAc in buffer pH 2.2 and 6, the four standards in pH 2.2 buffer, Qc and unknown aliquot were obtained in
GF-AAS 6 triplicate. After all the data was collected an analytical calibration was plotted for the pH 2.2 standard to determine the AAc concentration in each of the original samples.   Data Analysis After obtaining all the cyclic voltammograms of the solution they were compared with the figure 1 bellow. Since the pH was manipulated in the samples it was seen how it affected the analysis. After the calibration curve was made the R 2 , the equation of the line, and limit of detection (LOD) was calculated. With the calibration curve the amount of AAc in the tablet was determine with its propagated uncertainty, confidence level, and percent of relative error. Based in the results from the Qc the reliability of the experiment was determined. Safety Considerations In this experiment is very important to use safety glasses to prevent eye irritation due to many of the reactives that are being use. It is very important also to use safety globes because many of the reactives are in a powder solid form. It is important to use laboratory coat at all times to prevent the damaging of the clothes. Results and Discussion: Using the individual cyclic voltammograms, an overlay was created of all of the cyclic voltammograms ( Figure 1.a) . It was observed that the experimental
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GF-AAS 7 voltammogram is inverted in comparison to the voltammogram presented in the laboratory manual for the oxidation of Ascorbic Acid ( Figure 1.b) . It is also observed that the resulting currents are negative in the y-axis and results in a peak current at 0.450V. This was surprising because Ascorbic Acid is a reducing agent and therefore favors its oxidation. A literature search was conducted which resulted in finding voltammograms that resemble the oxidation voltammogram presented. The parameters used in the literature were compared to those found in the laboratory manual and they were found to be very similar. Even though the analytical parameters of the cyclic voltammogram were not changed by the students prior to the analyzed, the parameters described in the literature and in the manual were compared to those found in the data extracted from the cyclic voltammogram. The difference between these parameters was found to be that the voltage applied was negative. It was deduced that since this was the only different factor in the analysis, the observed behavior must be attributed to it. Because the voltage applied is negative, this means by definition that it is heading towards the negative terminal. This is to say that we are adding electrons to the sample; the sample was reduced. The initial potential was -100mV, the switching potential was 1000mV and the final potential returned to -100mV. This is why the voltammogram is inverted with respect to the oxidation voltammogram. It is possible to observe how the current value increases as the voltage reaches what should be the reduction potential of Ascorbic acid at pH=2.2 at these applied potentials. The current then decreases as the ascorbic acid concentration near the electrode surface diminishes. Another important observation is that the reaction is not reversible because as the potential returns to the initial -100mV, the product should be reoxidized demonstrating an oxidation peak with a shape that is similar to the previously described reduction peak. Figure 1: Cyclic Voltammograms for different ascorbic acid concentrations
GF-AAS 8 a) experimental reduction b) theoretical oxidation In this analysis, the pH was varied to observe how it would affect the scan. As it is observed, the current did not vary with change in solvent pH. However, the potential did vary confirming the obvious assumption that redox potential is pH dependent. Std Aac Average Voltage s %RSD Average Current s %RSD ddH2O 473.70 33.3 3 7.04 -31.460 3.01 8 -9.592 pH=2.2 638.40 6.60 1.03 -30.650 2.99 2 -9.763 pH=6.0 201.13 4.52 2.25 -29.257 4.01 7 - 13.730 Using the data obtained from the ascorbic acid standards, a calibration curve was constructed and used to determine the concentration of Vitamin C in the commercial tablet unknown sample. The equation for the calibration curved was y=-19140x + 1.9217. The standard deviations for the slope and y-intercept were 797.923 and 1.9814, respectively. The LOD and LOQ for the calibration curve analysis were also determined. The LOD was 0.000304 and the LOQ was 0.001012.
GF-AAS 9 0.00E+00 5.00E-04 1.00E-03 1.50E-03 2.00E-03 2.50E-03 3.00E-03 3.50E-03 4.00E-03 4.50E-03 -80.00 -70.00 -60.00 -50.00 -40.00 -30.00 -20.00 -10.00 0.00 f(x) = − 19139.79 x + 1.92 R² = 1 Standard Curve for Acetic Acid for the Analysis of a Vitamin C tablet unknown Concentration Current Using this information, the amount of ascorbic acid in the commercial vitamin C tablet was determined to be 454.72mg. The alleged value in the commercial tablet is 500mg, allowing for a percent difference of 9.46%. For the analyzed tablet, it was determined what the weight percentage of ascorbic acid was 70.88%. Table 1: Experimental and theoretical values of ascorbic acid mass in commercial Vitamin C tablet. tablet (g) 0.63870 aliquot (M) 0.00257 stock (M) 0.02570 grams 0.45272 experimental (mg) 452.72 ±0.04 theoretical (mg) 500.00 % difference 9.45 % w/w 70% ± .006
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GF-AAS 10 Conclusion: In this analysis, the reduction of Ascorbic Acid was observed experimentally via Cyclic Voltammetry which resulted in a voltammogram with a negative current peak with an unsymmetrical form showing the irreversible process. This technique was used to determine the amount of ascorbic acid in a commercial vitamin C tablet supplement was determined via cyclic voltammetry. Ascorbic Acid standards were prepared and a calibration curve was constructed to find the unknown concentration. The LOD and LOQ values were determined to ensure that the analyte of interest was above the appropriate limits of detection and quantification. For the Vitamin C supplement, it was found that the tablet contained 452.72mg of ascorbic acid. A propagation error was done for this value, resulting in ±0.03 . The value stated on the product label was 500mg. This is equal to a % difference of 9.46% between the theoretical and experimental values. The percent per weight of ascorbic acid in the supplement was also determined, resulting in a value of 70.88%. Supporting Information: Table 1: Experimental Data for Voltage for Cyclic Voltammetry Solvent/ (M) Potential Averag e S %RSD Std Aac ddH2O 510.3 465.7 445.1 473.70 33.3 3 7.04 Std Aac pH=2.2 646 634.1 635.1 638.40 6.60 1.03 Std Aac pH=6.0 206.2 197.5 199.7 201.13 4.52 2.25 Std1 5.00E-04 441.4 437.5 427.7 435.53 7.06 1.62 Std 2 1.50E-03 454.9 448.9 448.4 450.73 3.62 0.80 Std 3 2.00E-04 418 415.8 413.6 415.80 2.20 0.53 Std 4 4.00E-03 449.5 436.4 437.5 441.13 7.27 1.65 Unknown Vitamin C Tablet 487.5 509.2 512.4 503.03 13.5 5 2.69
GF-AAS 11 Table 2: Experimental Data for Current for Cyclic Voltammetry Solvent/(M) Current Average S %RSD Std Aac ddH2O -32.7 -33.66 -28.02 -31.460 3.018 -9.592 Std Aac pH=2.2 -33.57 -30.79 -27.59 -30.650 2.992 -9.763 Std Aac pH=6.0 -33.2 -29.4 -25.17 -29.257 4.017 - 13.730 Std1 5.00E-04 -7.34 -6.62 -8.89 -7.617 1.160 - 15.230 Std 2 1.50E-03 -25.43 -24.73 -23.13 -24.430 1.179 -4.826 Std 3 2.00E-04 -4.14 -3.45 -2.87 -3.487 0.636 - 18.235 Std 4 4.00E-03 -89.97 -65.78 -70.59 -75.447 12.805 - 16.973 Unknown Vitamin C Tablet -54.6 -46.96 -40.27 -47.277 7.170 - 15.167 Regression for Voltage vs. Concentration SUMMARY OUTPUT Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.99917045 R Square 0.99834158 Adjusted R Square 0.99668316 Standard Error 2.0343244 Observations 3 ANOVA df SS MS F Significanc e F Regression 1 2491.29397 6 2491.29 601.983 5 0.025933 Residual 1 4.13847578 3 4.13848 Total 2 2495.43245 2 Coefficients Standard Error t Stat P-value Lower 95% Uppe 95%
GF-AAS 12 Intercept 3.32376068 1.98147577 7 1.67742 0.34223 9 -21.85328 28.50 0.0002 -19577.436 797.927679 7 -24.535 0.02593 3 -29716.07 -943 RESIDUAL OUTPUT Observation Predicted - 3.48666666666667 Residuals Standard Residuals 1 -6.4649573 - 1.15170940 2 -0.8006 2 -26.042393 1.61239316 2 1.1209 3 -74.985983 - 0.46068376 1 -0.3203 Calculations: magnitude %rel error m sdev 797.92768 0 - 19577.4359 - 4.07575171 7 b stdev 1.981476 3.32376068 4 % rel error tablet weight 0.62627 2 S stdev 7.17 -47.28 balanza 0.0004 % rel error w/w 8.50544
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GF-AAS 13 8 10mL 0.02 10 0.2 100mL 0.08 100 0.08 w/w stdev 6.02875 8 s magnitude %rel error for subtracting b: 7.43899721 7 -50.60 - 14.701451 divide by slope 0.00021923 8 0.00258463 8.4823600 3 final relative stdev 8.48509467 5 0.00848509 5 final stdev 0.0384135 4 LOQ: ¿ 10 × ( sty intercept stdev slope ) LOD ¿ 3 × ( sty intercept stdev slope ) Questions: 1. Discuss the reliability of your findings and what you will do to improve this method. This results are very reliable because the technique of cyclic voltammetry is one of the most informative and accurate techniques to study redox reactions. Since we were studding a dietary supplement that is not regulated by the Food and drug administration the parameters of the concentration of their product are not as narrow as for products that are regulated by this agency so a ~10% of error is in the range of their acceptance concentration. This result is very reliable also because the concentration of the AAc in the tablet was inside of the calibration curve and was over the LOD and LOQ. It is important to notice that the calibration curve was completely linear for the range that was study with a R 2 of .997 which means that the concentration of the tablet obtain is very reliable. 2.  Based on the voltammetric results does the oxidation of AAc was reversible in your study?
GF-AAS 14 Base in the voltammograms that we acquired this oxidation was not reversible, this oxidation was completely irreversible. We concluded that the oxidation of ascorbic acid was completely irreversible because in the bottom part of the voltammogram there is a peak which is the peak when the acid donates electrons (oxidation) but in the upper part there is not a peak to show that the acid is accepting an electron again (reduction). 3. Based on the average oxidation potential AAc what would be the observed potential when a SHE and calomel electrodes are used? Since the oxidation potential for the AgCl electrode is 0.490V, with SHE the oxidation potential should be .073V and for SCE is should be 0.534V. (With respect to Ag electrode: SCE +.461 with SHE -0.417) 4. Does there was a difference in the precision and accuracy of the QC results vs. those of the unknowns?  Explain In this experiment we couldn’t do a Qc for a reactive limiting reason because our buffer pH 2.2 was completely used and the time left to analyzed the data was to short so we were not able to make and analyze a Qc sample. If we had done the Qc it was expected to be inside the calibration curve and give a concentration very close to the one expected. 5.  Why it is important to clean the working electrode between runs? It is important to clean the working electrode because the reaction of oxidation-reduction takes place in the surface of this electrode. The surface of this particular electrode which is made of glassy carbon gets saturated and to ensure the same conditions for each run the surface of the electrode has to be clean so the next reaction can take place again in the same surface. It is very important that the electrode is not saturated because if this happens it will get to a point where the electrode will not detect any more signal. References: 1. 1. Electroanalytical Chemistry. 2009. < http://www.aug.edu/~chmsam/Chemistry4840/ecchapter.pdf> 2. 2. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), 2008. Web. 20 Aug. 2013. 08. 3. Chem 333 Voltammetry CH 25, MSU 2007. < http://www.cem.msu.edu/~cem333/Week12.pdf >
GF-AAS 15 4. De Jesus MA, Vera M, eta al. Instrumental Methods of Analysis Laboratory Manual. 2013 5. Vitamin C Supplement. 2012. <http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/supplement/vitamin-c-ascorbic-acid>
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