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Homogeneous Liquid–Liquid Microextraction via Flotation Assistance with Thiol Group Chelating Reagents for Rapid and Efficient Determination of Cadmium(II) and Copper(II) Ions in Water Samples

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In the present study, facile and competent homogeneous liquid–liquid microextraction via flotation assistance (HLLME-FA) method combined with flow injection flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FI-FAAS) was proposed for simultaneous separation/preconcentration and determination of trace amounts of cadmium and copper in water samples. The efficient 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-1,3-dithiolane (DHPDTO) with thiol groups was used as chelating reagent. The predominant parameters influencing the HLLME-FA, such as solution pH, concentration of DHPDTO, extraction and homogeneous solvent types and volumes, ionic strength, and extraction time were studied. Applying all the optimum conditions in the process, the detection limits of 0.008 and 0.01 μg L−1, linear ranges of 0.08–40 and 0.1–45 μg L−1, and the precision (RSD%, n = 7) of 3.4 and 3.9 % were obtained, respectively, for cadmium and copper. The proposed procedure showed satisfactory results for analysis of tap water, river water, well water, and seawater.

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Financial support for this work by the Research Council of University of Jiroft is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Department of soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jiroft, Jiroft, P. O. Box 8767161167, Iran

    Naser Baroumand & Zahra Shokri

  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Jiroft, Jiroft, P. O. Box 8767161167, Iran

    Ali Akbari & Mahboube Shirani

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Baroumand, N., Akbari, A., Shirani, M. et al. Homogeneous Liquid–Liquid Microextraction via Flotation Assistance with Thiol Group Chelating Reagents for Rapid and Efficient Determination of Cadmium(II) and Copper(II) Ions in Water Samples. Water Air Soil Pollut 226, 2254 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-014-2254-9

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