Direct determination of benzylnitriles using the cyanide ion selective electrode

The response characteristics of the solid state cyanide ion selective electrode towards some benzylnitriles are investigated. In 10M KOH solution, the electrode exhibits nearly Nernstian response over the concentration range of 10^–2 to 10^–4 M of various substituted benzylnitriles with an anionic slope of 53–59 mV/concentration decade. The response time varies from 10 to 20 min depending on both the nature of the substituent group and the concentration of the nitrile compound. Direct potentiometric measurement of some nitrile compounds at the concentration level of 0.01 to 1 mg/ml shows an average recovery of 98.2% and a mean standard deviation of 2.3%. Many nitrogen functional groups do not interfere.     

Cetylpyridinium-iodomercurate PVC membrane ion selective electrode for the determination of cetylpyridinium cation in Ezafluor mouth wash and as a detector for some potentiometric titrations

A potentiometric method is described for the determination of cetylpyridinium (CP) cation using a polyvinyl chloride powder (PVC) membrane sensor based on CP-iodomercurate ion pair as an electroactive material. The sensor shows a linear response for CP ion over the concentration range of 2x10(-6)-1x10(-3) M at 25 degrees C. The electrode posses a sub-Nernstian slope of 29.0+/-0.4 mV decade(-1), which has been thoroughly discussed.The electrode shows a fast potential response of approximately 50 s, which is almost constant over a pH range of 3.0-6.0. Selectivity coefficient data for some common ions show negligible interference, however, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTMAB) interferes significantly. An average recovery of 98.8% for CP with an average relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) of 1.2% has been achieved. The determination of CPC in Ezafluor mouth wash gave result that compare favorably with those obtained by the British Pharmacopoeia method. The CP electrode has been utilized as an end point indicator electrode in potentiometric titration of some anions, and applied for the determination of anionic surfactants in some commercial detergents and waste water.     

Novel PVC membrane-based thoron ion selective electrode and its application: determination of zirconium

The construction, electrochemical evaluation and application of new electrode selective to the thoron reagent are reported. The electrode incorporates bathophenanthroline iron: thoron ion pair as electroactive sensing material, o-nitrophenyl octyl ether as plasticizer and PVC as support matrix, exhibits a Nernstian response to thoron with a slope of -29.7+/-1 mV per decade in a range of concentration from 1.0x10(-6) to 5.0x10(-2) mol L(-1), a detection limit of 6.0x10(-7) mol L(-1) and fast response time of less than 30 s. The proposed electrode is successfully applied to zirconium ion determination in aqueous samples using indirect potentiometry and the results obtained are compared with those provided by spectrophotometric analysis using thoron as complexing agent.     

The role of PVC in ion selective electrode membranes

The behaviour of a solution of NaBPh₄ in a PVC membrane plasticized by di-octyl sebacate is compared with a solution of NaBPh₄ in pure liquid di-octyl sebacate. In the liquid the NaBPh₄ is present as ion pairs with ~ 0.2% of these dissociated in a 1 mM solution. By contrast in the membrane 1 mM solution is 74% dissociated. This difference in behaviour arises chiefly from the higher dielectric constant of the membrane phase.     

Flow injection determination of ketotifen fumarate using PVC membrane selective electrodes

In this study a PVC membrane electrode for determination of ketotifen fumarate is reported, where ketotifen tetraphenylborate (Keto-TPB) was used as ion exchanger. The electrode has linear range of 5.6 × 10^− 6–1.0 × 10^− 2 and 1.0 × 10^− 5–1.0 × 10^− 2 mol/L, with detection limits 2.37 × 10^− 6and 4.60 × 10^− 6 mol/L in batch and flow injection analysis (FIA), respectively. The electrodes show a Nernstian slope value (58.40 and 61.50 mV/decade in batch and FIA, respectively), and the response time is very short (≤ 10 s). The potential is nearly stable over the pH range 2.0–8.0. Selectivity coefficient values towards different inorganic cations, sugars and amino acids reflect high selectivity of the prepared electrodes. These are used for determination of Ketotifen using potentiometric titration and standard addition methods in pure samples and its pharmaceutical preparations (Zaditen tablets and syrup). The average recovery values are 99.5 and 99.2% with RSD 1.4 and 1.2% for potentiometric titrations and standard addition methods, respectively. The electrode response at different temperatures was also studied.     

盐酸依匹斯汀PVC膜电极的研制及应用

以四苯硼酸钠与盐酸依匹斯汀生成的离子缔合物为电活性物质,研制了盐酸依匹斯汀PVC膜选择性电极。在pH 5的HCl-NaOH溶液中,电极的线性范围为6.3×10-7~1.0×10-1mol/L,斜率为49 mV/pC(10℃),检出限为1.89×10-7mol/L。应用此电极测定药物中盐酸依匹斯汀含量,RSD3%,回收率为97.5%~100.2%。     

Lead ion selective PVC membrane electrode based on 5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid)

A PVC membrane electrode for lead ions based on 5,5′-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) as membrane carrier was prepared. The electrode exhibits a Nernstian response for Pb²⁺ over a wide concentration range (1.0×10⁻²–4.0×10⁻⁶ M). It has a relatively fast response time and can be used for at least 3 months without any divergence in potentials. The proposed electrode revealed good selectivities for Pb²⁺ over a wide variety of other metal ions and could be used in a pH range of 2.0–7.0. It was used as an indicator electrode in potentiometric titration of lead ions and in direct determination of lead in water samples.     

PVC membrane electrode based on triheptyl dodecyl ammonium iodide for the selective determination of molybdate(VI)

Novel polyvinyl chloride (PVC) membrane electrodes based on triheptyl dodecyl ammonium iodide have been developed. In the presence of 12.5 mM H₂O₂, these electrodes are capable of determining molybdate(VI) ion. The electrodes exhibit near-Nernstian responses over a wide concentration range (2.0 × 10⁻⁶ to 5.0 × 10⁻³ M). The proposed electrodes demonstrate satisfying selectivity for molybdate(VI) ion in the presence of a wide variety of anions other than iodide, and can be used in the pH range 5.0-7.0. Moreover, the electrodes show an average response time of 2-3 min and can be used over a period of 2 months without any significant deviation being observed. In the light of our results, the response mechanism of the electrode is discussed and HMoO₂(O₂)₂⁻ is suggested as the response ion. The proposed electrode has been used to measure molybdenum in ore samples, and the results were in agreement with those obtained by means of ICP analysis.     

Titrimetric determination of trace sulfur in petroleum using a lead ion selective electrode

Summary A method for the determination of trace total sulfur in petroleum distillates is described. The petroleum sample is combusted using an oxyhydrogen burner. The combustion products are collected in 50 ml of absorber solution containing 10 mg of sodium nitrite and 0.444 mg of sodium sulfate. The excess nitrite is destroyed by boiling. After cooling, sufficient 1,4-dioxane is added to make a 50 volume % solution for the titration. The titration is carried out using –0.5amp polarizing current through a lead ion-selective electrode. Standardized (0.0025M) lead perchlorate is the titrant. The potential break at the endpoint is determined graphically from the titration curve and related to the total sulfur in the petroleum sample.

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Zusammenfassung Ein Verfahren zur Bestimmung von Spuren Gesamtschwefel in Erdöldestillaten wurde beschrieben. Die Probe wird in einer Knallgasflamme verbrannt, die Verbrennungsprodukte werden in 50 ml einer Absorptionslösung aufgefangen, die 10 mg Natriumnitrit und 0,444 mg Natriumsulfat enthält. Das überschüssige Nitrit wird durch Kochen zerstört. Nach dem Abkühlen setzt man der Flüssigkeit das gleiche Volumen Dioxan zu und titriert unter Verwendung einer für Bleiionen spezifischen Elektrode mit einem Polarisationsstrom von –0,5Amp. 0,0025-m Bleiperchlorat dient als Maßlösung. Der Potentialsprung beim Endpunkt wird graphisch ermittelt und entspricht dem Gesamtschwefelgehalt der Probe.

     

A new liquid membrane electrode for the selective determination of perrhenate

A new perrhenate ion-selective electrode has been developed, incorporating a nitrobenzene solution of nitron perrhenate as a liquid membrane. The electrode gives near-Nernstian response to 3 x 10(-5)-10(-2)M perrhenate over the pH range 3-8. Most common anions (except for periodate and perchlorate) give little interference. The electrode has been satisfactory for direct potentiometric determination of as little as 10 mu/ml rhenium. The average recovery and standard deviation were 99% and 2.1%, respectively. Measurements of the solubility products of some sparingly soluble perrhenates gave results that agreed closely with those recorded in the literature and obtained by other procedures.     

A PVC-based 1,8-diaminonaphthalen electrode for selective determination of vanadyl ion

A PVC membrane vanadyl (VO²⁺) ion-selective electrode was constructed using 1,8-diaminonaphthalen (DAN) as a neutral carrier. The electrode shows good Nernstian response for VO²⁺ ions over a wide concentration range (1.0×10⁻¹-1.0×10⁻⁵ M). The optimum composition of the membrane was 55 wt.% poly(vinylchloride), 35 wt.% 2-nitrophenyl octyl ether (NPOE), 5 wt.% ionophore, and 5 wt.% potassium tetrakis(p-chlorophenyl)borate (KTpClPB). It has relatively fast response time and can be used at least for 5 weeks without any considerable divergence in potentials. The proposed electrode revealed relatively good selectivity for VO²⁺ over wide variety of other metal ions. The electrode was used for the potentiometric titration of VO²⁺ ions with EDTA.     

用氟钽酸根指示电位滴定钽的新方法

A new potentiometric titration method for the determination of tantalum in sulfuric acid and hydrofluoric acid media is described. EMF's were monitored with a double-junction reference electrode and a flurortantalate ion selective indicator electrode made in this laboratory previously. Five titrants have been evaluated for the precipitation titration. CPC, BDTAC and TPA yield the highest precision and largest potentiometric breaks, then rank CETAB and Hyamine 1622 in turn. CPC is considered to be the most satisfactory owing to the most sharp end-point break yielded when 10^-^4M of Ta is titrated with it. The concentration of H2SO4 suitable for the titration is 0.18 to 1.8M and that of HF is 0.23 to 1.7M. The method is suitable for Ta content in the range of 0.5 to 150 mg with a coefficient of variation of 0.15% (9 results) for 20 mg of Ta. HCl, H3PO4, tartaric acid and (NH4)2C2O4 as wellas a large amount of Fe^3^+, Ni^2^+, Cr^3^+, WO2^-^4, Zr^4^+, La^3^+, Al^3^+, MoO2^-^4 and Nb^5^+ do not interfere, while ClO^-^4, H2O2 and BF^-^4 must be avoided. The method has been found to be very useful for the determination of Ta in steels and crystalline lithium tantalate. The results obtained are in good agreement with those of comparable methods. This method is very simple and provides a fast determination process.     

Septonex-tetraphenylborate screen-printed ion selective electrode for the potentiometric determination of Septonex in pharmaceutical preparations

A screen-printed electrode (SPE) was fabricated for the determination of 1-(ethoxycarbonyl)pentadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (Septonex) based on the use of Septonex-tetraphenylborate as the electroactive substance, and o-nitrophenyloctylether (o-NPOE) as the plasticizing agent. The electrode passes a near-Nernstian cationic slope of 59.33 ± 0.85 mV from activity between pH values of 2 to 9 with a lower detection limit of 9×10(-7) M and response time of about 5 s and exhibits an adequate shelf-life of 6 months. The method was applied for the determination of Septonex in pharmaceutical preparations. A percentage recovery of 99.88% was obtained with RSD=1.24%. The electrode was successfully applied in the determination of Septonex in laboratory-prepared samples by direct potentiometric, calibration curve and standard addition methods. Potentiometric titration of Septonex with sodium tetraphenylborate and phosphotungstic acid as a titrant was monitored with the modified screen-printed electrode as an end-point indicator electrode. Selectivity coefficients for Septonex relative to a number of potential interfering substances were determined. The sensor was highly selective for Septonex over a large number of compounds. Selectivity coefficient data for some common ions show negligible interference; however, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and iodide ions interfere significantly. The analytical usefulness of the proposed electrode was evaluated by its application in the determination of Septonex in laboratory-prepared pharmaceutical samples with satisfactory results. The results obtained with the fabricated sensor are comparable with those obtained by the British Pharmacopeia method.     

A new tetrafluoroborate liquid membrane electrode for selective determination of boron

Summary The construction and performance characteristics of a new liquid membrane electrode selective for BF^– ₄ ion are described. The electrode incorporates nitron-tetrafluoroborate ion-pair complex in nitrobenzene as a liquid membrane. The electrode shows a rapid Nernstian response for BF ₄ ^– ion over the concentration range of 10^–1 to 10^–5 M and the potential is almost independent of the pH over the range of 3–9. The selectivity coefficient values obtained for 21 different anions and cations show no significant interference. The electrode is satisfactorily used for the determination of 0.5–500 g/ml of boron after conversion to BF ₄ ^– . The average recovery is 98.8% and the mean standard deviation being 2.1%.

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Neue Tetrafluoborat-Flüssigmembranelektrode zur selektiven Bestimmung von Bor

Zusammenfassung Der Aufbau und die Charakteristiken einer für BF ₄ ^– selektiven Elektrode werden beschrieben. Die Elektrode enthält den Nitron-Tetrafluoborat-Ionenpaar-komplex in Nitrobenzol als flüssige Membran. Nernstsches Verhalten ergibt sich über einen Konzentrationsbereich von 10^–1 bis 10^–5 M BF ₄ ^– . Das Potential ist fast pH-unabhängig im Bereich von 3 bis 9. Aus den Selektivitätskoeffizienten von 21 verschiedenen Anionen und Kationen ergeben sich keine signifikanten Störungen. Die beschriebene Elektrode kann mit guten Ergebnissen zur Bestimmung von 0,5 bis 500g/ml Bor nach Umsetzung zu BF ₄ ^– ₄ eingesetzt werden. Die durchschnittliche Wiederfindungsrate beträgt 98,8%, die mittlere Standardabweichung 2,1%.

     

Zirconium(IV) phosphosulphosalicylate-based ion selective membrane electrode for potentiometric determination of Pb(II) ions

Zirconium(IV) phosphosulphosalicylate, a cation exchanger was synthesized by mixing zirconium oxychloride to a mixture of 5-sulphosalicylic acid and phosphoric acid. The material showed good efficiency for the preparation of an ion-selective membrane electrode. The membrane was characterized affinity for Pb(II) ions. Due to its Pb(II) selective nature, the ion-exchanger was used as an electroactive by XRD and SEM analysis. The electrode responds to Pb(II) ions in a linear range from 1 × 10⁻⁵ to 1 × 10⁻¹ M with a slope of 43.8 mV per decade change in concentration with detection limit of 4.78 × 10⁻⁶ M. The life span of electrode was found to be 90 days. The proposed electrode showed satisfactory performance over a pH range of 4.0–6.5, with a fast response time of 15 s. The sensor has been applied to the determination of Pb(II) ions in water samples of different origins. It has also been used as indicator electrode in potentiometric titration of Pb(II) ion with EDTA.     

Methods for determination of hexachlorobenzene and pentachlorophenol in soil samples

The efficiency of methods for the determination of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) and pentachlorophenol (PCP) in soil samples was evaluated. An on-line method was applied for HCB determination. Soil samples were transferred to chromatographic columns prepacked with alumina. The HCB elution was processed with n-hexane. The PCP was extracted from soil samples with n-hexane-acetone in an ultrasonic bath. After re-extraction with K(2)CO(3) solution PCP was acetylated with acetic anhydride. The pentachlorophenyl acetate derivative was then extracted with n-hexane. The HCB and PCP derivative were analyzed by gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-ECD). Mean recoveries obtained from soil samples fortified at levels of 0.5; 4 and 20 ng g(-1), ranged from 91 to 100% for HCB, and for PCP, at levels of 10; 40 and 200 ng g(-1), ranged from 88 to 101%. These results demonstrated the efficiency of the proposed methods.     

Potentiometric detection of monovalent anions separated by ion chromatography using all solid-state contact PVC matrix membrane electrode

Summary An all solid-state contact tubular PVC-matrix membrane electrode has been applied for potentiometric detection of inorganic and organic monovalent anions using phosphate and hydrogen phosphate eluents at low concentrations. This is a “monovalent detection method” as the selectivity of the electrode towards monovalent anions results in some other anions being undetected unless the concentration of those other anions is higher than 10⁻³ mol dm⁻³ in the sample solution injected. It takes only eight minutes to complete the separation with a good resolution. Theoretical and practical considerations are discussed, and in particular, sensitivity, linearity, detection limit and dynamic behaviour are presented. The use of an all solid-state contact bromide-selective electrode as a detector offers so far the best simultaneous sensitivity toward all anions when compared with other detection methods. Determination of Cl⁻ and NO₃ ⁻ ions in river, rain and drinking water samples without any further sample preconcentration has been successfully achieved. The detection limit is sub-ppb for most of anions in a 20 μL injection volume.     

Titrimetric determination of thiourea and silver with a picrate ion selective electrode

Summary A method has been developed for the semiautomatic potentiometric titration of thiourea with silver nitrate and of silver with thiourea, in the presence of picrate ions, using a picrate ion selective electrode. Thiourea in the range 15–1500g and silver in the range 200–1800g were determined with relative errors and relative standard deviation of about 1%.

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Zusammenfassung Eine halbautomatische potentiometrische Titrationsmethode für Thioharnstoff mit Silbernitrat bzw. umgekehrt in Gegenwart von Pikrationen mit Hilfe einer selektiven Pikratelektrode wurde entwickelt. 15–1500g Thioharnstoff bzw. 200–1800g Silber wurden mit einem relativen Fehler und einer relativen Standardabweichung von etwa ±1% bestimmt.