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ANALYTICAL LETTERS
Volume 45, Issue 9, Pages 1098-1110Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2012.670792
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Atomic absorption spectrometry; Cadmium; Flow injection; Multi-walled carbon nanotubes; Sorbent extraction
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Unmodified multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were demonstrated as hydrophobic sorbent material for flow injection on-line microcolumn preconcentration coupled with flame atomic absorption spectrometry for cadmium determination in natural water samples. The method was based on on-line chelate complex formation between the analyte with sodium diethyldithiocarbamate and retention onto the surface of MWCNTs. Quantitative elution of the analyte was achieved with methanol which was whereupon delivered to the FAAS nebulizer for atomization and measurement. The microcolumn was packed with a mixture of MWCNTs and silica beads in order to minimize the generated back-pressure in the flow system which arises from the nano dimensions of MWCNTs. All factors affecting the performance of the proposed method were studied thoroughly. For a 180s preconcentration time the enhancement factor was 54, the detection limit (3s) was 0.24 mu g L-1, and the precision as relative standard deviation at a 5.0 mu gL(-1) Cd(II) concentration level was 3.2%. The method was applied to the analysis of environmental water samples and the accuracy evaluated via certified reference material and recovery experiments.
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