Sb. Adeloju et al., ANODIC-STRIPPING POTENTIOMETRIC DETERMINATION OF ANTIMONY ON A COMBINED ELECTRODE, Analyst (London. 1877. Print), 123(9), 1998, pp. 1871-1874
The anodic stripping potentiometric (ASP) determination of antimony on
-a combined working-auxiliary-reference electrode system is described.
The method utilises 3 M HCl as supporting electrolyte and a combined
glassy carbon mercury film electrode at an electrolysis potential of -
400 mV versus Ag-AgCl (1 M HCl) for the reliable determination of ultr
atrace concentrations of antimony. A detection limit of 0.3 mu g l(-1)
and a linear concentration range of 0.3-150 mu g/l(-1) antimony were
accomplished under these Conditions with an electrolysis time of 10 mi
n. The use of L-cysteine was effective for the reduction of Sb-v to Sb
-III and its subsequent use for-the ASP determination of the metalloid
. The method was successfully applied to the determination of trace an
d ultratrace concentrations of antimony in water and orchard leaves sa
mples.