A novel fluoride-selective electrode based on metalloporphyrin grafted-grapheneoxide.

In this work, the unique properties of graphene oxide were combined with the anion selectivity of metalloporphyrin to fabricate a novel fluoride-selective sensor. The electrode made of 27% PVC, 54% NPOE, 4% NaTPB and 15% NbTPP-GO was found to show the most favorable behavior. The sensor shows a Nernstian response (58.3 mV decade(-1)) in the concentration window of 5.0×10(-1)-5.0×10(-7) mol L(-1)with detection limit of 8.0×10(-87) mol L(-1). The response of the sensor was found to be stable in the pH range of 3.0-7.0 and the metalloporphyrin grafted-GO based F(-) sensors displayed very good selectivity with respect to a number of anions. The proposed sensor displays a long life time (more than 12 weeks) with a short response time of about 20 s.

Cobalt(II)-selective membrane electrode based on a recently synthesized benzo-substituted macrocyclic diamide.

A PVC-membrane electrode based on a recently synthesized 18-membered macrocyclic diamide is presented. The electrode reveals a Nernstian potentiometric response for Co2+ over a wide concentration range (2.0 x 10(-6)-1.0 x 10(-2) M). The electrode has a response time of about 10 s and can be used for at least 2 months without any divergence. The proposed sensor revealed very good selectivities for Co2+ over a wide variety of other metal ions, and could be used over a wide pH range (3.0-8.0). The detection limit of the sensor is 6.0 x 10(-7) M. It was successfully applied to the direct determination and potentiometric titration of cobalt ion.

Highly selective thiocyanate poly(vinyl chloride) membrane electrode based on a cadmium-Schiff's base complex.

A PVC membrane electrode based on a cadmium-salen (N,N'-bis-salicylidene-1,2-ethylenediamine) complex as an anion carrier is described. The electrode has an anti-Hofmeister selectivity sequence with a preference for thiocyanate at pH 1.5-11.0. It has a linear response to thiocyanate from 1.0 x 10(-6) to 1.0 x 10(-1) mol L(-1) with a slope of 59.1 +/- 0.2 mV per decade, and a detection limit of 7 x 10(-7) mol L(-1). This electrode has high selectivity for thiocyanate relative to many common organic and inorganic anions. The proposed sensor has a fast response time of approximately 15 s. It was applied to the determination of thiocyanate in a milk sample.