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Published on: April 28, 2014
A tetra-coordinate nickel(II) complex as neutral carrier for nitrate-selective PVC membrane electrode
Ali Reza Asghari1, Mohammad Kazem Amini, Hassan Rahimi Mansour
1College of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran.
Abstract:
The potentiometric response properties and applications of a tetra-coordinate nickel(II) complex with relatively high selectivity toward nitrate ion are described. The nickel(II) complex of 5,7,12,14-tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradeca-4,6,11,13-tetraene was used as a neutral carrier into plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) membrane. The influence of several variables was investigated in order to optimize the potentiometric response and selectivity of the electrode. The resulting membrane electrode incorporating 31.0% PVC, 61.0% dioctyl phthalate (DOP) as plasticizer, 3% methyltrioctylammonium chloride (MTOAC) as a cationic additive and 5% carrier (all w/w) demonstrates a Nernstian response slope of -59.6 mV per decade over the concentration range of 5 x 10(-6)-1 x 10(-1) M NO(3)(-). The electrode exhibits a fast response time (< or =10 s), a detection limit of 2.5x10(-6) M, and can be used over a wide pH range of 4-12. The electrode shows improved selectivity in comparison to most of the previously reported nitrate-selective electrodes. It was successfully applied to the determination of nitrate ion in natural water samples.
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