F. Albertus et al., A PVC-GRAPHITE COMPOSITE ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROANALYTICAL USE - PREPARATION AND SOME APPLICATIONS, Analytica chimica acta, 355(1), 1997, pp. 23-32
The preparation of a new carbon composite electrode, constructed from
PVC-graphite compressed mixtures, is described. The performance as a w
orking electrode for oxidative voltammetry was studied with cyclic vol
tammetry on hexacyanoferrate(III) in 1M HCl. Catechol and hydroquinone
were also used as model test systems. Well defined current potential
curves are reported. Examples of applications in anodic stripping volt
ammetry (ASV), including the formation of mercury films are presented.
The possible use of PVC-graphite electrodes placed in a typical wall-
jet flow cell as amperometric detectors was also examined by employing
catechol as the test analyte. The PVC-graphite composite exhibits fav
orable qualities as an electrode material, with respect to its mechani
cal resistance, very low cost, simple preparation and easy renewal of
the electrode surface. The results show a satisfactory combination of
good electrode kinetics, with small background current, and relatively
reproducible signals. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.