AVALIAÇÃO DE NANOTUBOS DE CARBONO FUNCIONALIZADOS VISANDO O DESENVOLVIMENTO DE MÉTODOS DE PRÉ-CONCENTRAÇÃO DE ÍONS METÁLICOS E DETERMINAÇÃO POR TÉCNICAS ESPECTROMÉTRICAS E ELETROANALÍTICAS

This review focuses on the use of functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the development of preconcentration methods with substantial contributions on selectivity and sensitivity for metal ions determination. CNTs have been usually employed in the development of preconcentration/speciation coupled to spectroanalytical techniques for ions determination at trace levels in different kind of samples. With regard the electroanalytical ones, this material has been widely used in adsorptive voltammetry procedures. Despite intrinsic features of CNTs, they suffer from poor dispersion in aqueous medi...