Analytical Sciences


Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 33(1), 5 (2017).

Electrocatalytic Reduction of Free Chlorine at an N,N-Diethylaniline-grafted Carbon Electrode for Improved Sensitivity in Amperometric Detection
Kotaro MORITA* and Naoki HIRAYAMA*,**
*Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi 274-8510, Japan
**Research Center for Materials with Integrated Properties, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi 274-8510, Japan
The electrocatalytic activity of an N,N-diethylaniline-grafted carbon (DEA/PFC) electrode was utilized to improve the sensitivity in the cathodic detection of free chlorine. Voltammetric curves showed a well-defined cathodic peak of free chlorine on DEA/PFC, lowering the overlap with that of dissolved oxygen. Amperometric measurements were applied for the determination of free chlorine for a concentration range of 4 orders of magnitude. The results showed that measurements of the amperometric response with DEA/PFC can be used as the basis for a simple, accurate, and rapid method to determine free chlorine.