Voltammetric determination of metal ions beyond mercury electrodes. A review

Cristina Ariño; Núria Serrano; José Manuel Díaz-Cruz; Miquel Esteban

doi:10.1016/j.aca.2017.07.069

Voltammetric determination of metal ions beyond mercury electrodes. A review

Anal Chim Acta. 2017 Oct 16:990:11-53. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.07.069. Epub 2017 Aug 5.

Authors

Cristina Ariño¹, Núria Serrano², José Manuel Díaz-Cruz², Miquel Esteban²

Affiliations

¹ Departament d'Enginyeria Química i Química Analítica, Facultat de Química, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès, 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: cristina.arino@ub.edu.
² Departament d'Enginyeria Química i Química Analítica, Facultat de Química, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès, 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 29029733
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.07.069

Abstract

For a long time mercury electrodes have been the main choice for the analysis of metal ions and some metalloids. However, in the last years, safety and environmental considerations have restricted their use and encouraged the search for alternative materials more environmentally friendly and with more possibilities for in-situ and flow analysis. This research has been reinforced by the popularisation of nanomaterials, biomolecules and screen-printed electrodes, as well as for the new advances in sensor miniaturization and integration of the electrodes in multi-sensor platforms and electronic tongues. The present review critically summarizes and discusses the progress made since 2010 in the development and application of new electrodes for the analysis of metals and metalloids.

Keywords: Metal ion determination; Modified electrodes; Voltammetric electronic tongues; Voltammetric sensors; Voltammetry.

Publication types

Review