Polarography and Voltammetry of Inorganic Species

It is difficult to keep an electrolyte solution completely free from water, even when the experiment is carried out in a glove box or with a vacuum line. In such cases, procedures such as adding powdered active alumina directly into the electrolyte solution or passing the electrolyte solution through a column packed with active alumina can be used to remove residual water [16]. These procedures are also effective in removing various impurities, which are either acidic, basic, nucleophilic or electrophilic. However, it should be noted that some of the electroactive species may also be adsorbed onto the powder. 

In this section, polarography and voltammetry of inorganic species in non-aque-ous solutions are dealt with by emphasizing their fundamental aspects. 

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Various spectroscopic techniques such as flame photometry, emission spectroscopy, atomic absorption spectrometry, spectrophotometry, flu-orimetry, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, neutron activation analysis and isotope dilution mass spectrometry have been used for marine analysis of elemental and inorganic components [2]. Polarography, anodic stripping voltammetry and other electrochemical techniques are also useful for the determination of Cd, Cu, Mn, Pb, Zn, etc. in seawater. Electrochemical techniques sometimes provide information on the chemical species in solution. 

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