Electrochemical Oxidation and Sensing of Methylamine Gas in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids

The electrochemical behaviour of methylamine gas in several room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs), [C2mim][NTf2], [C4mim][NTf2], [C6mim][FAP], [C4mpyrr][NTf2], [C4mim][BF4], and [C4mim][PF6] has been investigated on a Pt microelectrode using cyclic voltammetry. A broad oxidation wave at approximate...

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Main Authors: Murugappan, Krishnan, Kang, Colin, Silvester, Debbie
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Chemical Society 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42282
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author Murugappan, Krishnan
Kang, Colin
Silvester, Debbie
author_facet Murugappan, Krishnan
Kang, Colin
Silvester, Debbie
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description The electrochemical behaviour of methylamine gas in several room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs), [C2mim][NTf2], [C4mim][NTf2], [C6mim][FAP], [C4mpyrr][NTf2], [C4mim][BF4], and [C4mim][PF6] has been investigated on a Pt microelectrode using cyclic voltammetry. A broad oxidation wave at approximately 3 V, two reduction peaks and another oxidation peak was observed. A complicated mechanism is predicted based on the voltammetry obtained, with ammonia gas as a likely by-product. The currents obtained suggest that methylamine has a high solubility in RTILs, which is important for gas sensing applications. The analytical utility of methylamine was then studied in [C4mpyrr][NTf2] and [C2mim][NTf2]. A linear calibration graph with an R2 value of 0.99 and limits of detection of 33 and 34 ppm were obtained respectively, suggesting that RTILs are favourable non-volatile solvents for the electrochemical detection of highly toxic methylamine gas.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-422822019-02-19T05:35:17Z Electrochemical Oxidation and Sensing of Methylamine Gas in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids Murugappan, Krishnan Kang, Colin Silvester, Debbie Room temperature ionic liquids Gas sensing Reaction mechanism Cyclic Voltammetry Methylamine oxidation Electrochemistry The electrochemical behaviour of methylamine gas in several room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs), [C2mim][NTf2], [C4mim][NTf2], [C6mim][FAP], [C4mpyrr][NTf2], [C4mim][BF4], and [C4mim][PF6] has been investigated on a Pt microelectrode using cyclic voltammetry. A broad oxidation wave at approximately 3 V, two reduction peaks and another oxidation peak was observed. A complicated mechanism is predicted based on the voltammetry obtained, with ammonia gas as a likely by-product. The currents obtained suggest that methylamine has a high solubility in RTILs, which is important for gas sensing applications. The analytical utility of methylamine was then studied in [C4mpyrr][NTf2] and [C2mim][NTf2]. A linear calibration graph with an R2 value of 0.99 and limits of detection of 33 and 34 ppm were obtained respectively, suggesting that RTILs are favourable non-volatile solvents for the electrochemical detection of highly toxic methylamine gas. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42282 10.1021/jp5061045 American Chemical Society fulltext
spellingShingle Room temperature ionic liquids
Gas sensing
Reaction mechanism
Cyclic Voltammetry
Methylamine oxidation
Electrochemistry
Murugappan, Krishnan
Kang, Colin
Silvester, Debbie
Electrochemical Oxidation and Sensing of Methylamine Gas in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids
title Electrochemical Oxidation and Sensing of Methylamine Gas in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids
title_full Electrochemical Oxidation and Sensing of Methylamine Gas in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids
title_fullStr Electrochemical Oxidation and Sensing of Methylamine Gas in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids
title_full_unstemmed Electrochemical Oxidation and Sensing of Methylamine Gas in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids
title_short Electrochemical Oxidation and Sensing of Methylamine Gas in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids
title_sort electrochemical oxidation and sensing of methylamine gas in room temperature ionic liquids
topic Room temperature ionic liquids
Gas sensing
Reaction mechanism
Cyclic Voltammetry
Methylamine oxidation
Electrochemistry
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42282