Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2003, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (3): 290-293.

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Voltammetric Studies on Heteropoly Phosphotungstovanadate Anions Across the Liquid/Liquid Interface

LU Xiao-quan   

  1. Institute of Chemistry, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, P. R. China
  • Received:2002-06-18 Online:2003-08-24 Published:2011-08-06
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20275031), the Teaching and Research Award Program for Outstanding Young Techers in High Education of MOE of China and KJCX-01 of Northwest Normal University.

Abstract: Electrochemical transfer behavior of VW11-V3W9 heteropoly anions on the water/nitrobenzene interface was investigated by means of cyclic voltammetry. The effect of the solution acidity on the transfer behavior and the stable pH range for the heteropoly anions were studied. The stability of mixed tungstovanadate decreases with increasing the number of vanadium atoms. The main transfer species within the potential window have the negative charges of 4 and the transfer process is diffusion-controlled. The apparent transfer potential ΔwoΨ0 and the free energy ΔG0trw→o for the heteropoly anions can be obtained from the experimental data. For the different anions, the ΔwoΨ1/2-pH relationship can be expressed as: ΔwoΨ1/2=constant-53pH.

Key words: Heteropoly phosphotungstovanadate anion, Voltammetry, Liquid/liquid interface