The SO2 sensing characteristics of the Nasicon electrolyte cells Pt,SO
2,O-2(I) \ Na2SO4 \ Nasicon \ O-2(II) in air, Pt and Pt,SO2,O-2(I) \ N
a2SO4-(BaSO4) \ Nasicon \ Na2SiO3,Pt have been studied in 5-98 ppm SO2
concentration range at 300-550 degrees C. The cell with the O-2 refer
ence electrode was very unstable. However, good agreement between the
measured and calculated slopes in the Nernst equation was obtained for
the cell with the Na2SiO3 solid reference electrode. The addition of
40 mol% BaSO4 to the Na2SO4 auxiliary electrolyte could eliminate the
water vapor effect under the wet SO2 atmosphere.