Baker, Priscilla G.L.Aubert, Pierre-HenriWard, Meryck2017-07-282024-05-132020-08-312024-05-132017Ward, M. (2017). Development of Schiff base electrochemical sensors for the evaluation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in aqueous medium. PhD. University of the Western Capehttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/14687Philosophiae Doctor - PhDA novel monomer (N,N'-Bis-(1H-pyrrol-2-ylmethylene)-benzene-1,2-diamine-BPPD) was derived from the condensation reaction between o-phenylenediamine and a pyrrole derivative. The monomer was polymerized electrochemically to produce the new polymer material - polymerized(N,N'-Bis-(1H-pyrrol-2-ylmethylene)-benzene-1,2-diamine) PBPPD. This novel polymer material was deposited at the surface of a screen-printed carbon electrode, as a thin film, in the development of chemical sensors for the detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The monomer material was characterized in terms of its optical (spectroscopy) and thermal properties. The polymer material was characterized in terms of its surface morphology and its redox electrochemistry. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was used to confirm the azomethine bond formation during the condensation reaction of an aldehyde and primary amine derivative.enN,N'-Bis-(1H-pyrrol-2-ylmethylene)-benzene-1,2-diamineSchiff baseZig-zag polymerConducting polymerActuatorDeformationExpansionScreen-printed carbon electrodePolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsMultichannelMulti arrayHigh Performance Liquid ChromatographyUniversity of the Western Cape