Galvanic cell without liquid junction for potentiometric determination of copper

Anal Chim Acta. 2007 Jul 2;594(2):204-10. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2007.05.027. Epub 2007 May 21.

Abstract

This paper describes potentiometric measurements in an integrated galvanic cell with both indicator and reference electrodes. Both electrodes are conducting polymer-based. The copper-sensitive indicator electrode is made by using poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) doped with 2-(o-arsenophenylazo)-1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulphonic sodium salt (Arsenazo-I) as the electroactive substance in the film, while the reference electrode is based on PEDOT doped by 2-morpholineoethanesulfonic acid (MES). It is shown that the galvanic cell can be used for determination of copper both in non-aqueous media (where all PVC-based membranes failed) and in the presence of chloride ions, which disturb the signal of conventional copper ion-selective electrodes with solid-state membranes. It is further shown that the titration of copper ions can be successfully monitored using the described electrochemical cell.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arsenazo III / chemistry*
  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / chemistry*
  • Copper / analysis*
  • Electrochemistry
  • Ion-Selective Electrodes
  • Polymers / chemistry*

Substances

  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
  • Polymers
  • poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene)
  • Arsenazo III
  • arsenazo I
  • Copper