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The Current Usage of Selectivity Coefficients for the Characterization of Ion‐Selective Electrodes. A Critical Survey of the 2000/2001 Literature
Author(s) -
Maccà Carlo
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
electroanalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1521-4109
pISSN - 1040-0397
DOI - 10.1002/elan.200390129
Subject(s) - chemical nomenclature , selectivity , electrode , ion selective electrode , ion , computer science , chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , organic chemistry , catalysis
The articles describing new ion‐selective electrodes published during the years 2000/2001 in eight leading analytical chemistry journals have been surveyed. Compliance with the IUPAC recommendations of the procedures used for characterizing the selectivity of the new electrodes has been checked. It was found that the information accompanying the selectivity data obtained according to the procedures recommended by IUPAC or their variations was frequently insufficient for interpreting of the electrode behavior and comparing with other sets of data, thus reducing the significance of the values provided. Some criteria for improving the communication between researchers in the field are suggested.