Electrochemical Behavior of Polyvinyl chloride Electrode Modified by Platinum Micro particles

This paper deals with the use of PVC (poly vinyl chloride) that we modify by a quaternization reaction using triethylamine (TEA) with 5% and 50% /w. The choice of such material is justified as far or PVC is the highest tonnage in annual worldwide production an additional great advantage is the lower price in the worldwide polymer market. This modified PVC contains alkylammonium sites having the object of increasing the ionic conductivity of the medium particularly when the platinum micro particles are incorporated, platinum micro particles makes the conductivity of the electrode surface more exiting The modified PVC dissolved in tetrahydrofuran used for films deposition on carbon vitreous electrode type RVC 2000. A succession of electrodes have been developed and characterized represented and numerous parameters have been optimized, such as the influence of the thickness of the modified PVC film in comparison with the various electrochemical processes taking place at the electrode surface, specifically the pH of the electrolytic solution, the amount of the incorporated platinum (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.