The aminated metal-organic framework H₂N-MIL-101(Cr) was used as the carbon paste electrode (CPE) modifier for the determination of tartrazine (Tz) in soft drinks. The amino material was characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and showed significantly faster electron transfer with lower charge-transfer resistance (0.13 kΩ) compared to the electrode modified with the unfunctionalized MIL-101(Cr) material (1.1 kΩ). The H₂N-MIL-101(Cr)-modified CPE [H₂N-MIL-101(Cr)-CPE] was then characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV) using [Fe(CN)₆]^3- and [Ru(NH₃)₆]³⁺ ions as the redox probes, showing good accumulation of [Fe(CN)₆]^3- ions on the electrode surface. A CV scan of Tz in Britton Robinson buffer solution revealed an irreversible system with an oxidation peak at +0.998 V versus Ag/AgCl/KCl. Using CV and differential pulse voltammetry, an electrochemical method for quantifying Tz in aqueous medium was then developed. Several parameters that affect the accumulation and detection steps were optimized. Optimal detection of Tz was achieved after 180 s of accumulation in Britton Robinson buffer solution (pH 2) using 2 mg of H₂N-MIL-101(Cr) material. Under optimal conditions, the sensor exhibited a linear response in the concentration range of 0.004-0.1 μM and good detection sensitivity (35.4 μA μM^-1), and the detection limit for Tz was found to be 1.77 nM (S/N = 3). Satisfactory repeatability, stability, and anti-interference performance were also achieved on H₂N-MIL-101(Cr)-CPE. The sensor was applied to commercial juices, and the results obtained were approximately similar to those given by UV-vis spectrophotometry.

In this work, biomass lignocellulosic materials extracted via chemical and physical treatments from bean and pistachio pod waste were used for the optimized elimination of Indigo Carmine (IC) from aqueous medium, using a design of experiments methodology. The physicochemical properties of the studied materials (raw and treated counterparts) used for the sorption of IC were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with EDX, and thermal analysis. Key variables influencing the adsorption of IC, namely the initial IC concentration, the pH of the solution, the stirring time and the mass of adsorbents, were optimized by the central composite design (CCD) with three center points, the measured response being the amount of IC adsorbed. The optimal conditions obtained from the statistical analysis for the removal of IC were as follows: maximum adsorbed amounts of IC: 1.81 mg/g, 2.05 mg/g, 3.56 mg/g; 7.42 mg/g, 8.95 mg/g, 15.35 mg/g, for raw bean pods (RBS), BST1 and BST2 (bean pods chemically treated), and for raw pistachio pods (RPS), PST1 and PST2 (pistachio pods chemically treated), respectively. The pseudo-second-order nonlinear kinetics model well described the IC adsorption kinetics for RBS, BST1 and BST2, while the Elovich model was properly fitted by RPS, PST1, and PST2 biomaterials data. The Freundlich isotherm best described the shrinkage of IC on different sorbents. The good correlation of the experimental data of the IC with respect to the Freundlich isotherm indicated a multilayer adsorption with heterogeneous adsorption sites and different energies. The interest of this work consisted in developing analytical methods for the treatment of water polluted by dyes by using biosorbents, local biological materials widely available and inexpensive. The results collected in this work highlighted the interesting structural, morphological, and physico-chemical properties of the agro-waste used in the study, which properties allowed an important fixation of the target dye in solution. The research showed that the agro-waste used in the study are possible precursors to locally manufacture adsorbents at low cost, thus allowing the efficient removal of waste and dyes in liquid effluents.