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Preparation of Polyoxometalate-based Photo-responsive Membranes for the Photo-activation of Manganese Oxide Catalysts
Published on: August 7, 2018
A highly selective potentiometric sensor of molybdate based on a mu-oxo-bridged manganeseporphyrin dimer
Zheng-Hui Fang1, Zhi-Xiang Han, Xiao-Bing Zhang
1State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P.R. China.
Abstract:
A novel high-selective potentiometric sensor for molybdate was prepared with a PVC membrane combining mu-oxo-bis[5,10,15,20-tetra(p-methylphenyl)porphinatomanganese(III)] [[Mn(p-Me)TPP](2)O] as an electroactive material and 2-nitrophenyl octyl ether (o-NPOE) as a plasticizer in the percentage ratio of 3:65:32, [Mn(p-Me)TPP](2)O:o-NPOE:PVC (w:w). The sensor exhibited a linear response with a Nernstian slope of 30.5 mV per decade within a concentration range of 2.1 x 10(-6) to 1.0 x 10(-1) M MoO4(2-), with a working pH range from 5.0 to 12.5, and a fast response time of less than 15 s. The electrode showed improved selectivity toward molybdate with respect to common coexisting anions compared to monometalloporphyrin counterparts. Several electroactive materials and solvent mediators were compared and the experimental conditions were optimized. The sensor is preliminary applied to the assay of MoO4(2-) in corrosion inhibitor samples with satisfactory results.
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