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A sieve-conducted two-syringe-based pressurized liquid-phase microextraction for the determination of indium by slotted quartz tube-flame atomic absorption spectrometry

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In this study, a new liquid-phase microextraction method termed sieve-conducted two-syringe-based pressurized liquid-phase microextraction (SCTS-PLPME) was developed as a preconcentration tool for indium. Here, two syringes were connected to each other by an apparatus to produce an environment subject to pressure. The pressure created between the two syringes by simultaneous movements of the syringe plungers (to and fro) generated an efficient dispersion and this eliminated the need for dispersive solvents. Determination of indium after preconcentration was carried out with a slotted quartz tube attached flame atomic absorption spectrometer (SQT-FAAS). The detection limit (LOD) and quantification limit (LOQ) of the developed method were calculated as 19.2 and 72.2 μg L−1, respectively. The reliability and accuracy of the developed method was tested by performing recovery studies on lake water spiked at different concentrations and the obtained percent recoveries were between 101.2 and 106.9%.

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Abbreviations

SCTS:

Sieve-conducted two-syringe

PLPME:

Pressurized liquid-phase microextraction

SQT:

Slotted quartz tube

FAAS:

Flame atomic absorption spectrometry

LOD:

Limit of detection

LOQ:

Limit of quantitation

RSD:

Relative standard deviation

ICP-MS:

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

GFAAS:

Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry

HGAAS:

Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry

LLME:

Liquid-liquid microextraction

DLLME:

Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction

LPME:

Liquid-phase microextraction

DDTC:

Diethyldithiocarbamate

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    Tuğçe Unutkan

  2. Department of Chemistry, Yıldız Technical University, 34349, İstanbul, Turkey

    Tülay Borahan, Ayça Girgin & Sezgin Bakırdere

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Unutkan, T., Borahan, T., Girgin, A. et al. A sieve-conducted two-syringe-based pressurized liquid-phase microextraction for the determination of indium by slotted quartz tube-flame atomic absorption spectrometry. Environ Monit Assess 192, 133 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-8104-x

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