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Dynamic Electrochemical Measurement of Chloride Ions
Published on: February 5, 2016
Calixarene-based potentiometric ion-selective electrodes for silver
K M O'Connor1, G Svehla, S J Harris
1Department of Chemistry, University College, Cork, Ireland.
Abstract:
Four lipophilic sulphur and/or nitrogen containing calixarene derivatives have been tested as ionophores in Ag(I)-selective poly (vinyl chloride) membrane electrodes. All gave acceptable linear responses with one giving a response of 50 mV/dec in the Ag(I) ion activity range 10(-4)-10(-1)M and high selectivity towards other transition metals and sodium and potassium ions. This ionophore was also tested as a membrane coated glassy-carbon electrode where the sensitivity and selectivity of the conventional membrane electrode was found to be repeated. The latter electrode was then used in potentiometric titrations of halide ions with silver nitrate.
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