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A fast and accurate analytical method was established for the simultaneous direct determination of aluminum, calcium and iron in silicon carbide and silicon nitride powders by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry using a slurry sampling technique and a Hitachi Model Z-9000 atomic absorption spectrometer. The slurry samples were prepared by the ultrasonication of silicon carbide or silicon nitride powders with 0.1 M nitric acid. Calibration curves were prepared by using a mixed standard solution containing aluminum, calcium, iron and 0.1 M nitric acid. The analytical results of the proposed method for aluminum, calcium and iron in silicon carbide and silicon nitride reference materials were in good agreement with the reference values. The detection limits for aluminum, calcium and iron were 0.6 μg/g, 0.15 μg/g and 2.5 μg/g, respectively, in solid samples, when 200 mg of powdered samples were suspended in 20 ml of 0.1 M nitric acid and a 10 μl portion of the slurry sample was then measured. The relative standard deviation of the determination of aluminum, calcium and iron was 5 -33%.
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Minami, H., Yada, M., Yoshida, T. et al. Simultaneous Direct Determination of Aluminum, Calcium and Iron in Silicon Carbide and Silicon Nitride Powders by Slurry-Sampling Graphite Furnace AAS. ANAL. SCI. 20, 455–459 (2004). https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.20.455
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