| Autor: |
Trinkel, M., Trettnak, W., Reininger, F., Benes, R., Leary, P. O., Wolfbeis, O. S. |
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International Journal of Environmental & Analytical Chemistry; June 1997, Vol. 67 Issue: 1 p237-251, 15p |
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An optical sensor for the determination of ammonia in water based on ion pairing has been investigated. A pH-sensitive dye is immobilized as an ion pair in a silicone matrix. The colour of the dye changes from yellow to blue depending on the concentration of ammonia in the sample solution. This change is reversible. The concentration of ammonia can be determined by measuring the transmittance at a given wavelength.All measurements were performed with a dual-beam optical meter. The measurement range was from 5.9 × 10-7 to 1 × 10-3 M (0.01 to 17 mg/l) in 0.1 M phosphate buffer of pH 8. The detection limit was 10 μg/l. The response times at a flow rate of 2.5 ml/min were 4 min for t90 and 10 min for t100 at a change from 41.9 to 82.5 μM ammonia and 12 min for t90 and 48 min for t100 at a change from 160 to 0 μM ammonia. The operational lifetime of the ammonia sensor was limited to a period of a few days only. A continuous decrease in baseline signal and relative signal change was observed over the whole measurement. The storage stability was more than 10 months (dry). With respect to possible application of the ammonia sensor to environmental analysis, the influence of pH, typical interferences, such as amines and various detergents on the sensor response was investigated. No interference due to pH was observed in the range from pH 5 to pH 9. With methyl- and ethylamine the response was not completely reversible. The sensor was affected by cationic detergents, but not by anionic or neutral detergents. |
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