Abstract
Potassium ion plays a crucial role for the organisms life. Its detection is performed usually by potassium selective electrodes (PSE) having membranes made of a polymer matrix (such as PVC) incorporating macrocyclic compounds as ionophore. We propose a novel potassium selective material (PSM) based on a new synthesized crown-ether ionophore incorporated in carbon paste conductive matrix (PSM-CP). Electrochemical measurements proved the affinity of PSM-CP for the potassium cation, which is selectively bound by entrapping in the crown-ether cavity. The results are comparable with those obtained
by using a PSE based on PVC-ionophore membrane.
Keywords
Crown-ether, Ionophore, Optical spectroscopic methods, Potassium cation detection, Electrochemistry.
Citation
C. VARODI, N. TOSA, Novel Carbon paste selective material for potassium detection, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 4, 11, November 2010, pp.1724-1727 (2010).
Submitted at: Nov. 3, 2010
Accepted at: Nov. 10, 2010