Abstract

Electrochemical Study of the Capacity of Moringa oleifera to Chelate Heavy Metals

Zaroual A, El Qouatli S, Bellochou A, Najih R and Chtaini A

We report a sensitive electrochemical voltammetric method for analyzing heavy metals, such, Pd2+ and Cd2+ using
a modified carbon paste electrodes. Operational parameters have been optimized, and the stripping voltammetric
performance has been studied using square wave voltammetry. The use of Moringa oleifera as natural chelating
agent gave a significant improvement in the depollution of contaminated water sample.