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A vermiculite modified carbon paste electrode (VMCPE) was employed for the in situ preconcentration of traces of Hg(II) and Ag(I) via an ion-exchange route. Heavy metal ions were accumulated in Britton-Robinson (BR) buffer pH 7 for Hg(II) and pH 6 for Ag(I), and afterwards reduced at –0.7 V vs. Ag/AgCl in the separate measurement solution (BR buffer pH 5 + 0.05 mol/L NaNO3) prior to the anodic stripping square-wave voltammetric (ASSWV) detection. For Hg(II) ions, at 15 min accumulation, a linear range from 1.0 × 10–7 to 8.0 × 10–6 mol/L was obtained, with a 5.7 × 10–8 mol/L limit of detection. The VMCPE response was linear for Ag(I) ions in the concentration range from 2.0 × 10–7 to 8.0 × 10–6 mol/L, at 10 min accumulation with a corresponding limit of detection of 6.3 × 10–8 mol/L. The relative standard deviation of the analytical procedure including accumulation from a 5 × 10–7 mol/L solution of Hg (15 min) or Ag(I) (10 min), electrolysis, ASSWV detection, regeneration and activation of the VMCPE, was 4% (n = 6). The optimisation of the parameters for the application of the VMCPE in combination with ASSWV detection is presented and discussed.
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Received: 10 July 1997 / Revised: 31 October 1997 / Accepted: 3 November 1997
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Grabec Švegl, I., Kolar, M., Ogorevc, B. et al. Vermiculite clay mineral as an effective carbon paste electrode modifier for the preconcentration and voltammetric determination of Hg(II) and Ag(I) ions. Fresenius J Anal Chem 361, 358–362 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160050904
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