Novel method for the preparation of anionic surfactant-selective electrodes.
A simple one-step synthesis is described for the functionalization of poly(vinyl chloride) used for the preparation of anionic surfactant-selective membrane electrodes. The method is based on the nucleophilic substitution of a fraction of the chlorine atoms bound to the poly(vinyl chloride) backbone by trimethylamine. The prepared slightly charged polymer gave rise to high-quality surfactant-selective electrode membranes, which had a Nernstian response, short response time, and appropriate stability.
Department of Colloid Chemistry, Loránd Eötvös University, H-1518 Budapest 112, P.O. Box 32, Hungary. imo@para.chem.elte.hu
Imre
I
Varga
Róbert
R
Mészáros
Zoltán
Z
Szakács
Tibor
T
Gilányi