Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (4): 655-660.doi: 10.1007/s40242-016-6062-1

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New All-solid-state Carbonate Ion-selective Electrode with Ag2CO3-BaCO3 as Sensitive Films

ZHAO Yue1, HAN Chenhua2, HUANG Yuanfeng1, QIN Wenli1, ZHANG Xiao1, KAN Yating1, YE Ying1   

  1. 1. Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316021, P. R. China;
    2. Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou 310012, P. R. China
  • Received:2016-02-25 Revised:2016-05-03 Online:2016-08-01 Published:2016-05-10
  • Contact: HAN Chenhua E-mail:hanchenhua0127@163.com
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the Essential Project of Zhejiang Province, China(No.2012C13008-1), the China Ocean Mineral Resources Research & Development Association Project(No.DY125-11-R-04), the Zhejiang Projects II for Postdoctoral Research Funds, China(No.14010) and the Scientific Research Fund of the Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, China (No.JG1521).

Abstract:

A new all-solid-state carbonate ion-selective electrode was fabricated via electrochemical and ion-exchange reactions with Ag nanoparticles and Ag2CO3-BaCO3 as ion-to-electron transducer and ion-selective layer, respectively. This paper presented the detailed procedures of the construction of the electrode, the applications of the electrode in various experiments, and the corresponding chemical reaction principles involved. The fabricated electrode was characterized by means of scanning electron microscopy(SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer(EDS), and electrochemical analyses. The electrode exhibited stable linear responses to carbonate anions(10-5-10-1 mol/L) with average slope of the curve being -26.56 mV per decade, and showed negligible responses to NO3- , SO42-, and Sal- anions. The electrode was further used to measure the concentration of carbonate anions in boiler water. The measured concentration was lower than that determined via titration. Overall, the electrode exhibited the advantages of miniaturized size, robust construction, and compatibility with other equipment and thus could be ideally integrated into various sensor platforms to collect chemical data from industrial heat exchangers.

Key words: Ag2CO3-BaCO3, Ion-selective electrode, Carbonate determination, Heat exchange water