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MICROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 166, Issue 1-2, Pages 139-144Publisher
SPRINGER WIEN
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-009-0176-9
Keywords
Antimony(III); Antimony(V); Speciation analysis; Bismuth film electrode; Square wave cathodic stripping voltammetry
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A method is described for the sequential determination of Sb(III) and Sb(V) using Osteryoung square wave cathodic stripping voltammetry. It employs an in-situ plated bismuth-film on an edge-plane graphite substrate as the working electrode. Selective electro-deposition of Sb(III)/Sb(V) is accomplished by applying a potential of -500 mV vs. Ag/AgCl, followed by reduction to stibine at a more negative potential in the stripping step. Stripping was carried out by applying a square wave waveform between -500 and -1400 mV to the antimony deposited. The stripping peak current at -1150 mV is directly proportional to the concentration of Sb( III)/Sb(V). The calibration plots for Sb (III) were linear up to 12.0 A mu g L-1 depending on the time of deposition. The calibration plots for Sb (V) were linear up to 7.0 A mu g L-1, also depending on the time of deposition. The relative standard deviation in the determination of 0.1 A mu g L-1 of Sb(III) is 4.0% (n = 5), and the limit of detection is as low as 2 ng L-1. In case of 0.1 A mu g L-1 Sb(V), the relative standard deviation is 3.0% (n = 5) and the detection limit also is 2 ng L-1. The method was applied to the analysis of river and sea water samples.
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