PK-3 Electrode Polishing kit
Polishing kit to maintain a good condition of working electrode for CV/Flow cell.
| Catalogue No. | Description |
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| 011975 | PK-3 Electrode Polishing kit | |
| Contents | ||
| 001050 | 0.05 µm polishing alumina (20 ml) | |
| 002054 | 1 µm polishing diamond (10 ml) | |
| 001040 | Alumina polishing pad (10 pcs) | |
| 001041 | Diamond polishing pad (10 pcs) | |
| 002249 | Replacement glass plate for PK-3 (1 pc) | |
Contents of PK-3 can be provided separately. In that case, each polishing pad (001040 Alumina polishing pad/001041 Diamond polishing pad) includes 20 pieces of them per the sales unit.
How to polish the Working electrodes' surface with PK-3
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- Prepare the glass plate, and put a few drops of polishing diamond on diamond polishing pad.
- Hold the CV electrode at right angle to the pad, and polish in a circular motion.
- Replace the diamond pad to an alumina polishing pad, put a few drops of polishing alumina, and polish the electrode to be mirror surface. Rinse the electrode surface with distilled water, and finish by air drying.
Attention: Polishing with PK-3 is the most appropriate way to clean up electrode surface. Please consult us when other methods are applied.
Polishing of PFCE Electrode & Pyrolytic Graphite Electrode
PFCE electrode can regain its electrochemical sensitivity and reproducibility by polishing with Emery paper sic#4000. After the polishing, please clean its surface with ultrasonic cleaner for 10-60 seconds (@ frequency: 50 KHz, output power: 100 W). PFCE electrode is a significantly competent electrode. In order to keep its performance from going to be eroded, we recommend re-polishing after a certain period of time.
Use of distilled water is required during this procedure. Sic#2000 grade emery paper is used at the preliminary stage only for persistent stain.
notice*
Do not polish with a finer grade of emery paper ( #6000 etc.). PFCE electrode does not need mirror finishing like a GC electrode.