Method for urea analysis
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1. A method for determining the urea concentration in liquids comprising:
- impressing on an electrode separated by a diaphragm permeable to urea, from the urea containing liquid, potentionstatically and cylically two potential values, the more positive potential being in the interval 0.9 V≦
φ
/H2 rev≦
2.0 V and the more negative potential being lower than 0.6 V/H rev, and evaluating the current flowing within a predetermined time interval during the more positive potential as the measuring signalwherein the diffusion coefficient of said diaphragm for urea is lower than 10-7 cm2 /s and said diaphragm possesses both hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties such that the degree of hydrophilization of the diaphragm is within the interval 1;
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Abstract
For determining the urea concentration in liquids in continuous operation, with high sensitivity and reliable determination of the urea content over an extended period of time, an electrode which is separated from the urea containing liquid by means of a diaphragm with a diffusion coefficient of less than 10-7 cm2 s-1 for urea has impressed on it potentiostatically and cyclically, two potential values, the more positive potential being between 0.9 and 2.0. V/H2 rev and the more negative potential being lower than 0.6 V/H2 rev, and at the more positive potential, the current flowing within a predetermined time interval is evaluated as the measuring signal.
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1. A method for determining the urea concentration in liquids comprising:
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impressing on an electrode separated by a diaphragm permeable to urea, from the urea containing liquid, potentionstatically and cylically two potential values, the more positive potential being in the interval 0.9 V≦
φ
/H2 rev≦
2.0 V and the more negative potential being lower than 0.6 V/H rev, and evaluating the current flowing within a predetermined time interval during the more positive potential as the measuring signalwherein the diffusion coefficient of said diaphragm for urea is lower than 10-7 cm2 /s and said diaphragm possesses both hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties such that the degree of hydrophilization of the diaphragm is within the interval 1;
15≧
H≧
1;
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