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The adaptation of a piezo-optical gas sensing system to detect copper ions in aqueous solution

Wright, John D., Higginson, Neil A.C. (2004) The adaptation of a piezo-optical gas sensing system to detect copper ions in aqueous solution. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 99 (1). pp. 134-140. ISSN 0925-4005. (doi:10.1016/j.snb.2003.11.007) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:10812)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2003.11.007

Abstract

A piezo-optical gas sensing system has been adapted to detect copper(II) ions in aqueous solution at pH 6.5 by using a thin polymer-bound film of powdered sol-gel silica doped with eriochrome cyanine R (ECR). Effects of varying ECR concentration, immersion time in the test solution, drying time and copper(H) concentration have been studied. The system permits rapid and inexpensive field measurements of copper(II) concentrations between 0.01 mM (0.6ppm) and 0.5 mM (30ppm) in water at pH 6.5, to an accuracy better than +/-20%.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.snb.2003.11.007
Additional information: 13 ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA 820OH
Uncontrolled keywords: piezo-optical sensor; copper(II); eriochrome cyanine R; sol-gel
Subjects: Q Science
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: Maggie Francis
Date Deposited: 03 Oct 2008 14:36 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:49 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/10812 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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