Pure and nickel-modified alumina powders with different porosity were
synthesized and applied on the glassy carbon electrode by means of Nafion
polymer. The data obtained from the nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm
confirmed that the pore structures in these materials are complex and tend
to be made up of interconnected networks of pores of different size and
shape. The addition of Ni2+ ions caused the changes in the textural
properties of the samples. The influence of porosity on the electrochemical
behavior of modified electrodes in quasi-reversible process was tested by
cyclic voltammetry. Numerical correlations between electrochemical responses
of GCE modified with alumina samples and textural properties have been
established.