Abstract
It is well known that the dynamic response rate of the Severinghaus-type CO2 electrode is improved significantly in some cases by addition of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase to the electrode assembly. Hysteresis in the response rate also is reduced. Experimental data and modelling results indicate that catalysis of the CO2 hydration reaction in the bulk of the bicarbonate layer (the Nernst film) is not responsible for the improved response behavior, Evidence is presented to show that catalysis in the electrostatic double layer region at the glass electrode surface is a possible explanation. This proposed phenomenon may have widespread implications for the optimal design of analytical devices, commercial processes involving electrochemical phenomena, and may also provide insight into electrobiologi-cal processes.
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