The Measurement of the Gibbs Energy of Transfer Between Oil and Water Using a Nano-Carbon Paste Electrode

The Measurement of the Gibbs Energy of Transfer Between Oil and Water Using a Nano-Carbon Paste Electrode

Type	Journal Article
Author	Patrick Gan
Author	Denise Lowinsohn
URL	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/elan.201300478/abstract
Volume	26
Issue	2
Pages	351-358
Publication	Electroanalysis
Date	February 1, 2014
Abstract	Reports the use of nano-carbon paste electrodes for the measurement of Gibbs energies of transfer between oil and aqueous phases. In this method, the oil of interest is used as the binder for the nano-carbon paste electrodes and the molecule of interest is dissolved in the organic or aqueous phase. Researchers conducted voltammetry over a period of time, using it to monitor the transfer of the molecule between the two phases. The method is illustrated for the transfer of ferrocenemethanol between water and oil using the ferrocenemethanol / ferroceniummethanol redox couple.