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Voltammetric determination of trace amounts of mercury with a carbon paste electrode modified with an anion-exchanger

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A carbon paste electrode modified with a liquid anion exchanger (Amberlite LA2) was used for the voltammetric determination of mercury(II). Mercury is preconcentrated, as tetrachloromercurate(II), onto the surface of the modified electrode only by the ion-exchange effect of the modifier without application of potential. After exchange of the medium the accumulated amount of mercury(II) is determined by differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry in a blank electrolyte solution. The response depends on the concentration of mercury in the bulk solution, preconcentration time, and other parameters. The detection limit was 1 μg Hg(II)/l when a suitable time for preconcentration was chosen. Preconcentration for 5 min yields a linear calibration graph for concentrations up to 1000 μg Hg(II)/l. The effect of other ions on the determination of mercury and the applicability of the method to the analysis of phenylmercury compounds in pharmaceutical preparations were investigated.

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  1. College of Science and Technology, Hainan University, 570028, Haikou, China

    X. Cai

  2. Institut für Analytische Chemie, Karl-Franzens Universität, Universitätsplatz 1, A-8010, Graz, Austria

    K. Kalcher, W. Diewald & C. Neuhold

  3. La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

    R. J. Magee

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Cai, X., Kalcher, K., Diewald, W. et al. Voltammetric determination of trace amounts of mercury with a carbon paste electrode modified with an anion-exchanger. Fresenius J Anal Chem 345, 25–31 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00323321

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