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Manufacture and application of RuO2 solid-state metal-oxide pH sensor to common beverages
W Lonsdale1, M Wajrak2, K Alameh1
1Electron Science Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia.
Abstract:
A new reproducible solid-state metal-oxide pH sensor for beverage quality monitoring is developed and characterised. The working electrode of the developed pH sensor is based on the use of laser-etched sputter-deposited RuO2 on Al2O3 substrate, modified with thin layers of sputter-deposited Ta2O5 and drop-cast Nafion for minimisation of redox interference. The reference electrode is manufactured by further modifying a working electrode with a porous polyvinyl butyral layer loaded with fumed SiO2. The developed pH sensor shows excellent performance when applied to a selection of beverage samples, with a measured accuracy within 0.08 pH of a commercial glass pH sensor.
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