A new solvent/polymeric multiion-selective membrane electrode is described for use as a flow-through detector in ion chromatography. Unlike conventional ion-selective membranes that utilize only one type of ionophore, the multiion-selective membranes incorporate several different ionophores. In this study, a K+iNH,+/Na+/Ca*+ selective membrane has been prepared by incorporating four different neutral-carrier ionophores in a strongly adhesive polyurethane matrix. This membrane is cast on solid electrode surfaces, with no internal electrolyte solution, to form solid-state multiion sensors. The detection characteristics of the muhiionophore membranes, which are controlled by the amounts and ratios of the ionophores they contain, are examined in a flow-injection arrangement. The sensors have been demonstrated in the target application, a flow-through ion chromatography system. 0925-4005/94/$07.00 0 1994 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved SSDI 09254005(94)01198-Q
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