Electrochemical sensor having an alkaline earth-modified electrolyte formulation
AssigneeHamilton Company
InventorsClaudius-Michael Ortega Schulte, Dirk Schönfuss
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Abstract
The invention relates to an electrochemical sensor having a porous diaphragm and an electrolyte formulation that comprises at least one solvent, at least one electrolyte from the group of alkali metal salts and at least one alkaline earth metal ion, and to an electrolyte formulation.
Claims21
An electrochemical sensor for measuring a working fluid, having a reference electrode (3) arranged in a first volume having a first electrically conductive fluid (6), and at least one working electrode (2), wherein the first volume is delimited at least by a porous diaphragm (10) with an open porosity of less than 35%, and wherein the first electrically conductive fluid (6) is an electrolyte formulation which comprises at least one solvent, at least one electrolyte from the group of alkali metal salts and at least one alkaline earth metal ion in a concentration in the range of 20 to 95 mmol/kg.
An electrolyte formulation for an electrochemical sensor with a porous diaphragm, comprising at least one solvent, at least one electrolyte from the group of alkali metal salts and at least one alkaline earth metal ion in a concentration in the range of 20-95 mmol/kg.
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