Electron-conductor separating oil-water

ECSOW -> electron-conductor separating oil water system... 

Electron-conductor separating oil-water (ECSOW) system — For studying the -> electron transfer (ET) at the -> oil/water interface, the ECSOW system was devised, in which the oil and water phases are separated by an electron conductor (EC), as shown in the Figure. Specifically, the oil and water phases are linked by two metal (e.g., Pt) electrodes that are connected by an electric wire. The ET across the EC phase can be observed voltammetrically in a similar manner to the oil/water interface, i.e., by controlling the potential difference between the two phases using a four-electrode potentiostat (see -> four-electrode system). Because ion transfer (IT) across the EC phase cannot take place, the ECSOW system is useful for discrimination between ET and IT occurring at the oil/water interface. 

Electron-conductor separating oil-water (ECSOW) system — Figure. The ECSOW system (RE1 and RE2, reference electrodes CE1 and CE2, counter electrodes)... 

Hotta et al. [38] have developed a new electrochemical device for studying ET at the O/W interface, in which the O and W phases are separated by an electron conductor (e.g., Pt). This system is named as electron-conductor separating oil-water (ECSOW) system. As shown in Figure 8.3, the EC phase that separates the O and W phases can be feasibly realized by connecting two platinum disk electrodes with an electric wire. 

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