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Journal Article 
Graphene and graphene like 2D graphitic carbon nitride: Electrochemical detection of food colorants and toxic substances in environment 
Magesa, F; Wu, Y; Tian, Y; Vianney, JM; Buza, J; He, Q; Tan, Y 
2019 
1 
Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry
ISSN: 2214-1588 
23 
WOS:000476620500001 
Excessive consumption of substances such as food colorants, exposure to doses of metal ions, antibiotic residues and pesticides residues above maximum tolerance limit have a detrimental effect on human health. Hence in detecting these harmful substances, the development of sensitive, selective and convenient analytical tools is an essential step. Graphene and graphene like 2D graphitic carbon nitride have shown great promise in the development of electrochemical sensors for determining the levels of these substances in different samples. In this paper, graphene and graphene like 2D graphitic carbon nitride applications on the determination of various food colorants in foods and drinks such as azo dyes (tartrazine, allura red, amaranth, carmine and sunset yellow); metal ions contaminants, antibiotic and pesticide residues in the environment are reviewed. 
Graphene; Graphitic carbon nitride; Electrochemical; Azo dyes; Residues; Antibiotic