solid amalgam electrode

initialism: SAE
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.09098
Electrode made of a solid amalgam of an appropriate metal.
Notes:
  1. Solid amalgam electrodes are electrochemically similar to the hanging mercury drop electrode. Their main advantages are high hydrogen overpotential (similar to liquid mercury); a wide working potential range; the simple mechanical, chemical, and electrochemical regeneration of the surface; a long lifetime; low toxicity of material (comparable with that of dental amalgams); applicability for field measurements; compatibility with flow-through systems; simple construction, without mobile parts; and easy miniaturization.
  2. Liquid and paste amalgams can also be used.
Source:
PAC, 2020, 92, 641. (Terminology of Electrochemical Methods of Analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)) on page 659 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'solid amalgam electrode' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.09098 RIS BibTex EndNote
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