Optical Sensing Properties of PVC Membrane Incorporating Lipophilic 8-Hydroxyquinoline Derivative

Optical properties of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) membrane incorporated with chromophore quinoline derivative were studied. The absorbance of the sensor increased with OH− concentration (0.001–1 mol dm−3) at 613 nm; and with Cu2+ concentration (5 × 10−6 – 10−3 mol dm−3) at 580 nm due to deprotonation and complexation with Cu2+ ions.