The Theoretical Evaluation of Propoxur Electrochemical Determination over a Conducting Polymer, Saturated With Radical Centers
Abstract
The possibility of the electrochemical detection of propoxur pesticide over a
conducting polymer, saturated by radical sites, was described from theoretical mechanistic
point of view. The correspondent mathematical model was developed and analyzed by means
of linear stability theory and bifurcation analysis. It was shown that, despite of the effects of
radical coupling, the radical sites saturated conducting polymers may serve as an efficient
electrode modifier for propoxur electrochemical detection. The reaction is expected to be
diffusion controlled. The oscillatory behavior in this system is possible and may be caused by
surface and electrochemical reaction factors.