Nitrate and ammonium ion-selective electrodes as sensors : Part II. Assay of nitrate ion and nitrate and nitrite reductases in stationary solutions and under flow-stream conditions

Nitrate ion-selective electrodes were successfully applied both in stationary solutions and in flow streams as new analytical techniques for the assay of nitrate reductase activity. An ammonium-selective electrode was similarly used to measure the increase in ammonium ion concentration during the enzymatic reduction of nitrate to ammonium. Preliminary studies on a true enzyme electrode for assay of nitrate ion are discussed.     

Development of a nitrate ion-selective electrode based on an Urushi matrix membrane and its application to the direct measurement of nitrate-nitrogen in upland soils

A solid-state nitrate ion-selective electrode based on an Urushi matrix membrane was developed. Urushi, a natural oriental lacquer, has excellent mechanical strength and binding affinity for metal electrodes. Using the same technique for a dip-coating ion-selective electrode, an electrode was prepared by coating and hardening a sensing membrane on the metal base. The effects of the metal electrode on the electrode potential stability, the liquid-membrane components and the oven temperature for hardening of membrane were studied. The sensing membrane, consisting of 27.5 wt.% of o-nitrophenyl octyl ether. 27.5 wt.% of tri-n-octylmethylammonium nitrate and 45 wt.% of raw Urushi latex, was coated with a thickness of 0.5 mm on a silver disc which was plated with Ag/AgCl, then plated with copper and hardened in the oven at 80 degrees C for 50 h. A semi-logarithmic calibration curve of potential versus nitrate ion concentration was obtained over the range 6-60 000 mg l(-1) NO(3)(poststaggered-). The slope of the linear part of the curve was -56 mV per decade change in NO(3)(poststaggered-) concentration. Compared with a PVC matrix nitrate ion-selective electrode, the Urushi matrix nitrate ion-selective electrode was superior in terms of hardness and mechanical strength of the membrane, short response time and long life. The combination of an Urushi matrix nitrate ion-selective electrode with a porous PTFE junction reference electrode, air-tight structured KCl solution chamber and a temperature sensor was applied to field measurements of nitrate-nitrogen concentrations in upland soils. The values obtained for upland soils containing 30-50% of water were good agreement with those for soil solution.     

Development of a Poly(vinyl chloride)-based Nitrate Ion-selective Electrode

The authors developed a nitrate ion-selective electrode(ISE) based on poly(vinyl chloride)(PVC) membrane with methyltrioctylammonium nitrate as a carrier and 1-decanol as a plasticizer. The performance of the nitrate-sensitive membranes was optimized by tuning the composition of components. The electrode exhibits a linear response with a Nernstian slope of (52±1.0) mV per decade for the nitrate ion concentration ranging from 5.8×10^-5 mol/L to 1.0 mol/L. The electrode can be used to detect a low concentration of nitrate ions down to 3×10^-5 mol/L in a pH range of 2.1-11.5 without any compensation. The advantage of the electrode includes simple preparation, short response time and good repeatability. The detection performance of the novel electrode on nitrate ions has been tested for water samples.     

Potentiometric titration of organic cations precipitated by tetraphenylborate

Summary Sodium tetraphenylborate has been used for the potentiometric precipitation titration of some water-soluble organic cations, mostly those containing a quaternary ammonium group. Emf's were monitored with a fluoroborate ion-selective indicator electrode and a double-junction reference electrode. Other liquid-membrane electrodes, such as the perchlorate and nitrate, also respond to the cations investigated. The solid-state cyanide electrode responds to those cations yielding potentiometric breaks of > 70 mV with the fluoroborate electrode. The following compounds were examined: procaine, diphenhydramine, chlorpheniramine, methylene blue, dimethyl yellow, benzidine, pyridine, acetylmethylcholine, thiamine.This paper was presented at the International Symposium on Electroanalysis in Cardiff, England, on April 13, 1981     

Processing of signals from an ion-elective electrode array by a neural network

Neural network software is described for processing the signals of arrays of ion-selective electrodes. The performance of the software was tested in the simultaneous determination of calcium and copper(II) ions in binary mixtures of copper(II) nitrate and calcium chloride and the simultaneous determination of potassium, calcium, nitrate and chloride in mixtures of potassium and calcium chlorides and ammonium nitrate. The measurements for the Ca²⁺/Cu²⁺ determinations were done with a pH-glass electrode and calcium and copper ion-selective electrodes; results were accurate to ±8%. For the K⁺/Ca²⁺NO^?₃/Cl^? determinations, the measurements were made with the relevant ion-selective electrodes and a glass electrode; the mean relative error was ±6%, and for the worst cases the error did not exceed 20%.     

Highly selective PVC-membrane electrodes based on Co(II)-Salen for determination of nitrite ion.

A cobalt(II) derivative was used as a suitable ionophore for the preparation of a polymeric membrane nitrite-selective electrode. The electrode reveals a Nemstian behavior over a very wide NO2- ion concentration range (1.0 x 10(-6)-1.0 x 10(-1) M) and a very low detection limit (5.0 x 10(-7) M). The potentiometric response is independent of the pH of solution in the pH range 4.0-9.5. The electrode shows advantages such as low resistance, fast response and, most importantly, good selectivity relative to a wide variety of inorganic and organic anions. In fact, the selectivity behavior of the proposed NO2- ion-selective electrode shows great improvements compared to the previously reported electrodes for nitrite ion. The proposed electrodes could be used for at least 2 months without any significant changes in potentials. The electrode was successfully applied to the determination of nitrate ion concentrations in sausage and milk samples.     

The potentiometric titration of surfactants and soaps using ion-selective electrodes

Summary Several quaternary ammonium halides have been evaluated for the precipitation titration of anionic surfactants and soaps. The titrants were hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride and bromide, hexadecylpyridinium chloride, and diisobutylphenoxyethoxyethyl(dimethyl)benzylammonium chloride. Hexadecylpyridinium chloride yielded the highest precision and largest potentiometric break. Titrations were monitored with a commercically available fluoroborate ion-selective indicator electrode and a double-junction reference electrode. Commercially available perchlorate, nitrate, and calcium electrodes may also be used for emf monitoring. This obviates the need of preparing special liquid membrane or other electrodes mostly used heretofore in the potentiometric titration of surfactants and soaps. Electrophoresis purity reagent sodium dodecylsulfate is recommended for the standardization of the quaternary ammonium halides. The reverse titration, of cationic surfactants vs. standard sodium dodecylsulfate, is similarly feasible.Work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory under contract number W-7405-ENG-48.     

The determination of free long-chain quaternary ammonium species with an ion-selective electrode based on a cetyltrimethylammonium ion pair

The cetyitrimethylammonium ion-selective electrode described is based on a tetrazole ion-pair and silicone-rubber membranes. The electrode is almost Nernstian in response from 10^-6 M to the critical micelle concentration. The electrode responds little to dodecyland decyltrimethylammonium ions and inorganic ions. Selectivity coefficients for numerous compounds are given. The uses of the ion-selective electrode are discussed in terms of the ability to monitor free quaternary ammonium ions in the presence of electrolyte and complexing additives. The electrode described can be useful in developing certain pharmaceutical formulations.     

Anion recognition through amide-based dendritic molecule: a poly(vinyl chloride) based sensor for nitrate ion

Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)-based membranes of N,N-bis-succinamide-based dendritic molecule with tetrabutyl ammonium bromide (TBAB) as a cation inhibitor and dibutylphthalate (DBP), dioctylphthalate (DOP), dibutyl (butyl) phosphonate (DBBP) and 1-chloronaphthalene (CN) as plasticizing solvent mediators were prepared and used as nitrate ion-selective electrodes. Optimum performance was observed with the membrane having I-PVC-TBAB-DBP in the ratio 1:33:1:65 (w/w). The electrode has a linear response to nitrate with a detection limit of 3.9 × 10⁻⁵ ± 0.07 M and Nernstian compliance (57.0 ± 0.2 mV/decade) between pH 2.8 and 9.6 with a fast response time of about 20 s. The selectivity coefficient values of the order of 0.001 for mono-; bi- and trivalent anions; indicate high selectivity for nitrate ions over these anions. The preparation procedure of the electrode is very easy and inexpensive. The electrodes were used over a period of 45 days with good reproducibility. The analytical usefulness of the proposed electrode has been evaluated by its application in the determination of nitrate ions in waste water samples.     

中性载体PVC膜铅离子选择电极的研制

本文以Igepalco-880-2TPB为电活性物质,研制了中性载体PVC膜铅离子选择性电极;以邻硝基二苯醚和邻硝基十二烷基醚为介体溶剂,测定了电极对一些常见的一价和二价离子的选择系数,除钡离子外,均在10^-3-10^-5数量级;适用的pN范围为2-5,电极的重现性、稳定性均较好。     

A potentiometric assay of cholinesterase.

The ion-selective characteristics of Orion nitrate, chloride, calcium electrode membranes and Millipore filters saturated with organic solvents (o-dichlorobenzene, 1,2-dichloroethane, 2,2-dichlorodiethyl ether and 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane) have been studied. The saturated membranes were not inert, but showed ion-selective qualities. Almost Nernstian behaviour was obtained for several anions. The additition of an ion exchanger scarcely affected the potentiometric behaviour for most ions, except when a selective interaction occurred.     

An amperometric nitrate reductase-phenosafranin electrode: kinetic aspects and analytical applications

The enzyme-catalysed reduction of nitrate was studied utilising Aspergillus niger nitrate reductase (NR) and phenosafranin in solution as the enzyme regenerator, working at lower potentials than that of the more common methyl viologen mediator. Cyclic voltammograms when enzyme, phenosafranin and substrate were together put in evidence the enzyme-catalysed reduction of nitrate, although with a relatively slow kinetics. From slope values not dependent on mediator concentration, the apparent Michaelis-Menten constant was evaluated. Analytical parameters for the enzyme-modified electrode in the presence of phenosafranin for the determination of nitrate content in water were assessed, including a recovery assay for nitrate added to a river water sample. The stability of the electrode was checked.     

Silver(I) ion-selective membrane based on Schiff base-p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene

A PVC membrane electrode for silver(I) ion based on Schiff base-p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene is reported. The electrode works well over a wide range of concentration (1.0 x 10(-5)-1.0 x 10(-1) mol dm-3) with a Nernstian slope of 59.7 mV per decade. The electrode shows a fast response time of 20 s and operates in the pH range 1.0-5.6. The sensor can be used for more than 6 months without any divergence in the potential. The selectivity of the electrode was studied and it was found that the electrode exhibits good selectivity for silver ion over some alkali, alkaline earth and transition metal ions. The silver ion-selective electrode was used as an indicator electrode for the potentiometric titration of silver ion in solution using a standard solution of sodium chloride; a sharp potential change occurs at the end-point. The applicability of the sensor to silver(I) ion measurement in water samples spiked with silver nitrate is illustrated.     

Sequential injection analysis of chloride and nitrate in waters with improved accuracy using potentiometric detection

Accurate simultaneous analysis of different anionic species using ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) can be achieved even for non-specific sensors by resorting to an ordinary least squares multiple regression in the vicinity of the predicted concentrations. In this work the potentialities of this approach are evidenced by the determination of nitrate and chloride in synthetic and real water samples in which chloride concentration was significantly higher than nitrate. An AgCl/Ag₂S electrode based on a homogeneous crystalline membrane together with a PVC electrode based on tert-octylammonium bromide dissolved in dibutylphthalate were used as potentiometric detectors for chloride and nitrate, respectively. For the implementation of the procedure, an automatic system based on sequential injection analysis was used. The results obtained by the standard addition method were biased for low concentrations of nitrate and were dependant on the relative proportion of NO₃⁻/Cl⁻. The results obtained by the proposed methodology for chloride determination were slightly better when compared to those obtained by the standard addition method. In relation to nitrate determination, the proposed methodology yielded values with a relative root mean square error of prediction (RRMSEP) of 2.8%, while for standard addition calibration, mean error values were approximately 12.1%.     

Perchlorate Ion-Selective Electrodes with the Liquid Membranes of the O-Phenanthroline Chelate or its Related Compounds

Abstract

The metal chelates of o-phenanthroline, a, a′-dipyridyl or bathophenanthroline were used as the ion exchanger in the liquid membrane of the perchlorate ion-selective electrode. The electrode with a nitrobenzene membrane containing tris(bathophenanthroline)ferrous perchlorate is the highest sensitive one and gives a linear Nernstian response up to about 1 × 10 ^?5 M perchlorate. The membrane electrode having the ferrous ion-chelate of o-phenanthroline as an ion exchanger shows an excellent selectivity for perchlorate ion over nitrate or iodide Ion. The effects of the chelate concentration in the membrane and the central metal species of the chelate are examined on the electrode performance.     

邻苯二甲酸二元酯聚氯乙烯膜电极对季铵盐类药物响应功能的研究

用邻苯二甲酸二(2-乙基)己酯作为活性物质和增塑剂制作PVC膜电极。该电极对季铵盐类药物黄连素、新洁尔灭和碘解磷定具有能斯特响应,用于成品药的分析取得满意的结果。     

Evaluation of biological sample mineralisation methods for the determination of fluorine by graphite furnace molecular absorption spectrometry

Various mineralisation methods were evaluated as means of treating different liquid and solid biological samples for the determination of fluorine by the formation of aluminium monofluoride in an electrothermal graphite furnace and molecular absorption spectrometry (AIF-MAS). Simple sample dilution and the use of 0.01 M Al3+ + 0.01 M Sr2+ solution as a matrix modifier are sufficient to determine the fluorine content in most liquid samples, although some require the addition of 0.3 M ammonium nitrate to the matrix modifier solution in order to diminish background absorbance. In solid samples, treatment methods routinely used with fluoride ion-selective electrodes such as microdiffusion, furnace ashing - microdiffusion and oxygen flask combustion, were tested for compatibility with AIF-MAS. The results were compared with those obtained with a fluoride ion-selective electrode. The proposed mineralisation methods were checked for applicability to different plants, foodstuffs and other biological materials. Some of the methods gave an over-all precision of better than 10%, which is often acceptable, and all methods gave recoveries above 80%. Differences between labile + ionic fluoride and total fluorine can be established by sample treatment.     

Construction of a permanganate ion-selective electrode and its application to potentiometric titrations

The construction of a liquid-membrane type permanganate ion-selective electrode and its application to potentiometric titrations are described. The benzylcetyldimethylammonium-permanganate ion-pair in the aqueous phase is easily extracted into nitrobenzene and the extract is employed as the liquid ion-exchange membrane of the ion-selective electrode. The electrode gives Nernstian response to permanganate in the concentration range from 10(-6) to 10(-1)M, and the potential is almost independent of pH over the range from 3.0 to 10.5. The electrode can be used as indicator electrode in potentiometric titrations with permanganate.