Electrochemical behavior of cocaine cutting agents at the polarized liquid-liquid interface
Paulina Borgul (Uniwersytet Lodzki)
Karolina Sobczak (Uniwersytet Lodzki)
Konrad Rudnicki (Uniwersytet Lodzki)
Piotr Glazer (TU Delft - Resources & Recycling, TU Delft - ChemE/Chemical Engineering)
Patrycja Pawlak (Uniwersytet Lodzki)
Anna Trynda ( Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police, Warsaw)
Sławomira Skrzypek (Uniwersytet Lodzki)
Lukasz Poltorak (Uniwersytet Lodzki)
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Abstract
In this work, we have used cyclic voltammetry to investigate the interfacial behavior of cocaine cutting agents at the electrified liquid-liquid interface formed between a solution of the water and 1,2-dichloroethane phases. Among 27 chemical species used to adulterate cocaine street samples, only 8 were detectable in the available potential window. These include procaine, lidocaine, levamisole, hydroxyzine, caffeine, phenylethylamine, diltiazem, and diphenhydramine. From the calibration curves obtained using voltammetric data, we have extracted the electroanalytical parameters such as detection sensitivities, limits of detection, and limits of quantifications. Also, for each electrochemically active drug, we have calculated diffusion coefficients and plotted the ion partition and concentration fraction diagrams. All this information is discussed in a view of the cocaine sensors development focused on its detection from demanding matrix defined by the street samples composition.
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