RT journal article T1 Sensing Cd(II) Using a Disposable Optical Sensor Based on a Schiff Base Immobilisation on a Polymer-Inclusion Membrane. Applications in Water and Art Paint Samples A1 Sánchez Ponce, Lorena A1 Galindo Riaño, María Dolores A1 Casanueva Marenco, María José A1 Granado Castro, María Dolores A1 Díaz de Alba, Margarita Isabel A2 Química Analítica K1 polymer-inclusion membrane K1 Cd(II) ions determination K1 optical sensor K1 PVC matrix K1 2-acetylpyridine benzoylhydrazone AB A disposable colour-changeable optical sensor based on an interesting polymer inclusion-membrane (PIM) was designed to determine Cd(II) ions in aqueous medium. The Schiff base 2-acetylpyridine benzoylhydrazone (2-APBH) immobilised on the polymer membrane was used as a sensing molecule. The amounts of the PIM components were optimised by a 3(2) fractional factorial design with two central points and two blocks. The best optical sensor composition consisted of 2.5 g of poly(vinylchloride) (PVC) as a base polymer, 3 mL of tributyl phosphate (TBP) as a plasticiser, and 0.02 g of 2-APBH as a reagent. The sensor showed a good linear response in the range from 0.02 mg L-1 (limit of detection) to 1 mg L-1 of Cd(II) under the following experimental conditions: pH 9.5 (adjusted using ammonium chloride buffer solution at 0.337 mol L-1), 60 min of exposure time plus 2 min of sonication (pulses at 2 s intervals), and 10 min of short-term stability. The relative standard deviation of the method was determined to be 4.04% for 0.4 mg L-1 of Cd(II). The optical sensor was successfully applied to the determination of Cd(II) in natural-water and art-paint samples. PB MDPI SN 2073-4360 YR 2021 FD 2021-12 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26416 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26416 LA eng DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz RD 13-nov-2026