Mr. Fathi et al., Lead-selective membrane potentiometric sensor based on a recently synthesized dimethyl benzo tetrathia fulvalene, ANAL LETTER, 33(6), 2000, pp. 1025-1035
A PVC membrane electrode for lead ion based on dimethyl benzo tetrathia ful
valene(DMBTTF)as membrane carrier was developed. The electrode exhibits a N
ernstian response for Pb(2-)over a wide concentration range (10(-2)-10(-5)
M) with a limit of detection of 8 x 10(-6)M. It has a response time of 20s
and can be used for at least 2 months without any considerable divergence i
n potentials. The proposed membrane sensor revealed good selectivities for
Pb2- over a wide variety of other metal ions and could be used in pH range
of 3.0-6.0.It was used as an indicator electrode in potentiometric titratio
n of lead ions in both water and 90% methanol solutions.