ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Effect of Selected Organometallic
Compounds on Membrane Voltage
G. Engel, M. Podolak, D. Man
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Institute of Physics, Opole University, Oleska 48, 45-052 Opole, Poland
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2009;18(2):207-211
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ABSTRACT
Our work studied the effect of selected organometallic chloride compounds on electrical properties of
membrane, in the form of hydrophilic filters impregnated with lauric acid. The presence of the compounds in
the membrane surroundings induced a quick increase of the membrane voltage that decreased more slowly after
reaching the maximum value, and stabilized after a lapse of a specified period of time. In the case of triphenyltin,
the voltage changed direction during measurement and stabilized in negative values. Based on the
results obtained, it was found that the effectiveness of the interaction of the compounds studied with the membrane
is highest in the case of triphenyltin chloride. The change of voltage polarization in the case of triphenyltin
may denote that chlorine ions released in the dissociation process penetrated the other side the membrane.