| 摘要 |
<p>The method serves to regenerate electroanalytical probes (12) that have at least one working electrode (14), at least one counter electrode (16) and, optionally, a guard electrode (18); for such regeneration, at least one of the probe's electrodes (14, 16, 18), while in contact with a non-polluting and non-aggressive aqueous regeneration electrolyte (17), is subjected to a current density that is substantially and typically 100 to 1000 times higher than the maximum current density at the electrode (14) when the probe (12) is used for electroanalytical operation, the current density being generated at the at least one probe electrode (14, 16, 18) by a voltage or potential between the probe electrode (14, 16, 18) and a regenerator electrode (15) external to the probe (12), the regenerator electrode (15) also being in electrolytically conductive contact with the aqueous regeneration electrolyte (17).
<??>A preferred regeneration device is formed by an enclosure means (10) having a lower and an upper end (101, 102); the lower end can be sealingly closed by the sensing end (121) of the probe (12) that is to be regenerated; a regenerator electrode (15) external to the probe is arranged within the enclosure (10) intermediate the two ends (101, 102) and at a sufficient distance from the lower end (101) to provide, when the end (101) is sealingly closed by the sensing end (121), an electrolyte space (105) for receiving and holding a liquid electrolyte (17) in contact with the regenerator electrode (15) and the probe electrodes (14, 16, 18); a lead (151) serves to connect the regenerator electrode (15) with a first outlet (191) of an electric current source (19), the second outlet (192) of which will be in electrical contact with at least one of the probe electrodes (14, 16, 18) when the device (1) includes liquid electrolyte (17) and is operated to regenerate the probe (12). </p> |
