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A new electrode for acid-base titration based on poly(copper phthalocyanine)

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A new electrode based on poly(copper phthalocyanine) (poly(CuPc)) microparticles attached to gold is characterized and introduced as a simple, robust, and cheap tool for potentiometric acid-base titrations.

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A financial support of the National Scientific Research Fund (OTKA K100149) is gratefully acknowledged by the authors.

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  1. Department of Physical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, 1117, Budapest, Hungary

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This paper is dedicated to Professor José H. Zagal on the occasion of his 65th birthday with the appreciation of his outstanding contribution to the development of electrochemistry.

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Borsos, K., Inzelt, G. A new electrode for acid-base titration based on poly(copper phthalocyanine). J Solid State Electrochem 20, 1215–1222 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-015-2899-3

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