Enhanced electrochemical detection of nitrite and nitrate at a Cu-30Ni alloy electrode

Significant catalytic activity towards the reduction of nitrite at unmodified Cu - 30% Ni alloy electrodes was found within the concentration ranges 16 - 200 μM nitrite. The reduction of nitrite was found to occur at potentials significantly less negative than the reduction of nitrate thereby provid...

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Main Authors: Moorcroft, M, Nei, L, Davis, J, Compton, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2000
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Nei, L
Davis, J
Compton, R
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description Significant catalytic activity towards the reduction of nitrite at unmodified Cu - 30% Ni alloy electrodes was found within the concentration ranges 16 - 200 μM nitrite. The reduction of nitrite was found to occur at potentials significantly less negative than the reduction of nitrate thereby providing clear resolution and the possibility of reliable nitrite / nitrate speciation. The results are contrasted with those found at a bare copper electrode where the spatial resolution of the nitrate and nitrite reduction processes is severely limited with significant overlap of the reduction processes. The procedure represents an inexpensive and facile method for nitrite determination in a number of applications.
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spelling oxford-uuid:d6a97e72-e130-4a6b-bc0e-a0e8d2949c182022-03-27T08:35:08ZEnhanced electrochemical detection of nitrite and nitrate at a Cu-30Ni alloy electrodeJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:d6a97e72-e130-4a6b-bc0e-a0e8d2949c18EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2000Moorcroft, MNei, LDavis, JCompton, RSignificant catalytic activity towards the reduction of nitrite at unmodified Cu - 30% Ni alloy electrodes was found within the concentration ranges 16 - 200 μM nitrite. The reduction of nitrite was found to occur at potentials significantly less negative than the reduction of nitrate thereby providing clear resolution and the possibility of reliable nitrite / nitrate speciation. The results are contrasted with those found at a bare copper electrode where the spatial resolution of the nitrate and nitrite reduction processes is severely limited with significant overlap of the reduction processes. The procedure represents an inexpensive and facile method for nitrite determination in a number of applications.
spellingShingle Moorcroft, M
Nei, L
Davis, J
Compton, R
Enhanced electrochemical detection of nitrite and nitrate at a Cu-30Ni alloy electrode
title Enhanced electrochemical detection of nitrite and nitrate at a Cu-30Ni alloy electrode
title_full Enhanced electrochemical detection of nitrite and nitrate at a Cu-30Ni alloy electrode
title_fullStr Enhanced electrochemical detection of nitrite and nitrate at a Cu-30Ni alloy electrode
title_full_unstemmed Enhanced electrochemical detection of nitrite and nitrate at a Cu-30Ni alloy electrode
title_short Enhanced electrochemical detection of nitrite and nitrate at a Cu-30Ni alloy electrode
title_sort enhanced electrochemical detection of nitrite and nitrate at a cu 30ni alloy electrode
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