title: Constructing a new optical sensor for monitoring ammonia in water samples using bis(acetylacetoneethylendiamine)-tributylphosphin cobalt(III) tetraphenylborate complex-coated triacetylcellulose.
abstract: A new ammonia optical sensor was designed using bis(acetylacetoneethylendiamine)tributylphosphin cobalt(III) tetraphenylborate complex, coated on transparent triacetylcellulose film as membrane. The change in the absorbance of the optode at the maximum wavelength of 408 nm was related to ammonia concentration in aqueous samples. A buffer solution with a pH of 9 (sodium borate-HCl) was used. The optode was fully regenerated in pH 2. The linear dynamic range for determination of ammonia was 3.3 x 10(-4) to 6.9 x 10(-3) mol l(-1) with a detection limit of 5.0 x 10(-5) mol l(-1) and a response time range of 4 - 6 min. This membrane was successfully applied for determination of ammonia in drinking water.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71454, Iran. absalan@chem.susc.ac.ir
authors.forename: Ghodratollah
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Absalan
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soleimani
authors.forename: Mozaffar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asadi
authors.forename: Mohammad Bagher
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Ahmadi
mesh_terms: D000641:Ammonia / Q000032:analysis*; D002482:Cellulose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry*; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D014867:Water; D003035:Cobalt; D000641:Ammonia; D002482:Cellulose; C024671:cellulose triacetate