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Assessment of immobilized yeast for the separation and determination of platinum in environmental samples by flow-injection chemiluminescence and electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry

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The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae immobilized in calcium alginate beads was used for separation and subsequent determination of Pt in environmental samples by flow-injection chemiluminescence (FI-CL) and electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS). The application of a yeast column resulted in an increase in the tolerable matrix ions concentration compared to direct measurements by both detection techniques. The developed FI-CL method of Pt determination based on the catalytic effect of Pt(IV) ions on luminol oxidation in alkaline medium is characterized by a low limit of detection (0.15 ng mL−1), and good sensitivity and precision, and can be used for analysis of Pt in water samples. Determination of Pt in more complex environmental samples can be carried out by ETAAS (LOD = 6 ng mL−1) after introduction of a column clean-up step with 10 mM nitric acid. The accuracy of the method was confirmed by analyzing the certified reference material of platinum ore (SARM-7), spiked grass, and road dust samples.

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This study was supported by the Polish State Committee for Scientific Research (project KBN 3T09A 146 26).

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  1. Institute of Chemistry, University of Białystok, Hurtowa 1, 15-399, Białystok, Poland

    Beata Godlewska-Żyłkiewicz, Julita Malejko, Barbara Leśniewska & Anatol Kojło

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Godlewska-Żyłkiewicz, B., Malejko, J., Leśniewska, B. et al. Assessment of immobilized yeast for the separation and determination of platinum in environmental samples by flow-injection chemiluminescence and electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry. Microchim Acta 163, 327–334 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-008-0022-5

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