Electropolymerised pH Insensitive Salicylic Acid Reference Systems: Utilization in a Novel pH Sensor for Food and Environmental Monitoring

This work summarizes the electrochemical response of a salicylic acid-based carbon electrode for use as a novel solid-state reference electrode in a redox-based pH sensor. This novel reference produces a pH insensitive response over a range of pH 3-10 in solutions with low buffer concentrations, dif...

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Published in:Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2022-01, Vol.22 (2), p.555
Main Authors: Miranda Mugica, Monica, McGuinness, Kay Louise, Lawrence, Nathan Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acids
Buffers (chemistry)
Carbon
Electrodes
Electrolytes
Environmental Monitoring
Food
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Low conductivity
Phenols
Potassium
reference electrode
Reference systems
Salicylic Acid
Seawater
Sensors
square wave voltammetry
Viscosity
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Summary:This work summarizes the electrochemical response of a salicylic acid-based carbon electrode for use as a novel solid-state reference electrode in a redox-based pH sensor. This novel reference produces a pH insensitive response over a range of pH 3-10 in solutions with low buffer concentrations, different compositions, conductivities, and ionic strengths is produced. The pH of the local environment is shown to be determined by the chemistry and the electrochemical response of the redox active species on the surface of the electrode; the local pH can be controlled by the electropolymerized salicylic acid moieties due to the acid concentration on the surface, avoiding any perturbation in environmental pH and leading to a stable novel reference system. Sensitivities of -7.1 mV/pH unit, -2.4 mV/pH unit, -0.2 mV/pH unit, and 2.5 mV/pH units were obtained for different food medias, hydroponic solution, seawater, and cell-culture media, respectively, confirming its ability to control the local pH of the electrode. This reference system is paired with a new pH sensing element based on electropolymerized flavanone to provide a calibration free, pH sensitive sensor to effectively and accurately measure the pH of various media with high viscosity, low conductivity, low/high buffer concentration or cell-culture environment, presenting a maximum error of +/-0.03 pH units.
ISSN:1424-8220
1424-8220
DOI:10.3390/s22020555