F
igures Captions
Figure 1. Illustration of typical sampling procedure in a natural reservoir for subsequent
centralized analyses. A discrete number of samples are extracted at different depths by
with a mechanical pump. Once the samples are on the platform (or shipboard),
preservatives are aggregated in clean hermetic vessels. Thereafter, refrigerated
samples are transported to a laboratory unit equipped with centralized instruments,
such IC, ICP, AAS and ISEs and ion-analysers to finalize the analysis. Certain samples
require special pretreatments, such as digestion, filtration, centrifugation, etc.
Figure 2. ISE principles and features for water research. Key ISE components, such as
membranes, transducers and receptors, are described with the triangle, whereas the
analytical performance features that make ISEs an attractive platform for decentralized
water research are illustrated in the vertices of the hexagon.
Figure 3. Three decentralized paths for water analysis (a) on-board, (b) on-site and (c)
in situ
.
The red points indicate the sampling at different longitudinal and vertical positions. P:
corresponds to an operational sensing probe.
Figure 4. Left: On-site potentiometric detection of Ca
2+
in a water reservoir. Samples are
discretely extracted by a pump and directed to a flow cell attached to an inner-filling
solution Ca
2+
-selective electrode. Concentrated KCl solution is pumped through the
detection cell, allowing the potentiometric readout by establishing a liquid junction
between the ISE and the RE. Right: Potentiometric time trace for the extracted samples
(inset indicates the depth) accompanied with the profile concentration of Ca
2+
as a
function of depth.
Figure 5. Top:
In situ
high profiling concentration of ammonium as a function of depth in natural
waters by the deployment of a sensing probe mainly composed of different kinds of
sensors, electronics and syringes. Bottom: Portrayal of setup of the profiling device: (1)
pressure housing (containing computer, electronics and batteries); (2) CTD probe; (3)
optode module; (4) impedance converter for potentiometric channels (pH, redox, S
2
–
);
(5) O
2
preamplifier; (6) S
2
–
preamplifier and amperometric S
2
–
microsensor; (7) syringe
sampler; (8) O
2
sensor (microoptode embedded within a syringe); and (9) Ammonium-
selective electrode and RE with galvanically separated amplifiers.
Figure 6. (a) Illustration of the electrochemical mechanism upon application of a positive potential
to the working electrode. Cl
–
present in the sample is reversibly deposited onto Ag
(WE) as AgCl with the concomitant release of Na
+
to the outer solution. The opposite
reaction takes place in the counter/reference electrode (CE/RE = coiled Ag/AgCl
element). (b) Calibration curves for nitrate obtained with 1 mM and 600 mM NaCl
background. (c) Working principle for the in-line acidification cell based on a cation
exchange process between the sample and the membrane. Reconditioning of the
membrane occurs through backside contact with an acid reservoir. (d) Calibration
curves for nitrite obtained with 1 mM and 600 mM NaCl background.
PUMP
CENTRALISED
DEVICES
Figure 1
SAMPLING
+ PRESERVATIVES
TRANSPORTATION
LABORATORY UNIT
S
A
M
P
L
E
IC
ISEs
ICP
PRETREATMENT
AAS
RES
E
R
AR
E
T
C
A
H
W
ISE
RECEPTOR
MEMBRANE
TRANSDUCER
ISE
ROBUSTNESS
PORTABILITY
STABILITY
SELECTIVITY
LIMIT OF DETECTION
IP RESSURE/LIGHT
Figure 2
INSENSITIVITY TO
PUMP
a) ON-BOARD
D
E
P
T
H
b) ON-SITE
PUMP
D
E
P
T
H
c) IN SITU PROBE
D
E
P
T
H
P
P
Figure 3
ANALYSIS
ANALYSIS
PUMP
Figure 4
PORTABLE
DEVICE
KCl
2+
Ca / mM
1
3
5
7
D
E
P
T
H
/
m
0.7
0.8
0.9
KCl
9
SIGNAL
RE
ISE
20mV
1 2.5 4 5.5 7 8.5
2 HOURS
12
10
8
6
4
2
D
E
P
T
H
/
m
+
-
NH (?
M)
4
20
60
100
140
Figure 5
P
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