Ef. Perez et al., ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR FOR HYDRAZINE BASED ON SILICA MODIFIED WITH NICKEL TETRASULFONATED PHTHALOCYANINE, Electroanalysis, 10(2), 1998, pp. 111-115
Nickel tetrasulfonated phthalocyanine (NiTsPc) immobilized onto titani
zed silica gel (ST) showed good stability and redox properties. The cy
clic voltammograms obtained with a carbon paste electrode modified wit
h ST-NiTsPc presented an enhanced peak current at 450 mV (vs. SCE) whi
ch did not shift with solution pH. The redox process was attributed to
Ni-II/Ni-III, which presented a good electrocatalytical activity for
oxidizing hydrazine in neutral solution. The process is controlled by
the electron transfer step and no diffusion limitation was observed. T
he modified electrode was very sensitive for hydrazine, giving a detec
tion limit of 1.0 x 10(-5) mol L-1, for an applied potential of 450 mV
(vs. SCE). A linear response range was observed between 1.0 x 10(-4)
and 6.0 x 10(-4) mol L-1, fit by the equation I = -0.1 (+/-0.1) + 7.9(
+/-0.3) [Hydrazine], with a correlation coefficient of 0.998 for n = 6
. The repeatability for 11 measurements was excellent, with a relative
standard deviation of 3.7 %. The active material, nickel tetrasulfona
ted phthalocyanine modified silica, was stable for at least 6 months,
losing only 10% of its signal over this period.