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In the present work, all steps of the sulfate reduction procedures, such as reduction, distillation and sulfate determination were joined in only one FIA system. The formed sulfide was on-line determined by employ the Fisher reaction. The proposed method presented a LOD of 1.00 μg L‒1 and a LOQ of 3.33 μg L‒1, well lower than the most commonly used turbidimetric determination, with no significant interferences. Additionally, we reached an analytical frequency of 6 measurements per hour, including all steps, beginning with the introduction of the sample up to the signal reading. Therefore, it revealed very fast, low reagent/sample consumption, agreeing with green-chemistry statements. This method has also a wide linear range (3.33 up to 1000 μg L‒1), being useful for both low and high sulfate concentrations.
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Brondi, A.M., Lima, G.F., Wisniewski, C. et al. A Single FIA System Coupled with Reduction and Distillation Processes for the Determination of Sulfate Ion by Spectrophotometry. ANAL. SCI. 29, 559–562 (2013). https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.29.559
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