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An analytical method using high-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HR-ICP-MS) for rapid simultaneous determination of 20 elements, including Na, Mg, Al, Ca, Ti, V, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, As, Mo, Cd, Sn, Sb, Ba, and Pb elements, in residual oil was described. The sample was dissolved in HNO3 by microwave digestion, and then the above 20 elements in the solution were analyzed directly by HR-ICP-MS. Most of the spectral interferences could be avoided by measuring in the high-resolution mode. The matrix effect caused by the sample-digesting solution and corrected by Sc, Rh, and Bi as the internal standard elements was studied in detail. The optimum condition of the determination was also tested and discussed. The result showed that the detection limits of the method were in the range of 0.014 to 11.6 μg L−1; the relative standard deviation was less than 3.8% and recoveries in the samples were in the range of 88.4% to 108.0%. This method can be used to determine the trace elements in residual oil with the features of accurate, rapid, and convenient determination.
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This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (no. 05JJ40017)
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Xie, H., Huang, K., Liu, J. et al. Determination of trace elements in residual oil by high-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 393, 2075–2080 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-009-2658-3
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