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The ion-chromatographic method for trace analysis of bromate and bromide presented in this paper is based on coating of reversed phase (RP) material with an ionogenic agent, tetrakisdecylammonium bromide, to obtain a pseudo ion-exchange column. The analysis is carried out with usual HPLC pump and UV-detection near 200 nm. Some commercially available RP materials were tested for the coating procedure. The differences between the reversed phases are not significant. All HETP values are calculated between 0.02 and 0.14 mm. The calibration, the sensitivity of the method and the long-time stability of the coated column were tested with one selected RP material. It is shown that the simultaneous trace analysis of bromate and bromide in surface and drinking waters with chloride concentrations up to 50 mg/L is possible without any clean-up on Ag precolumns. A comparison of performance data with a determination method for bromate and bromide employing a commercially available equipment demonstrates the efficiency of the new technique.
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Received: 23 February 1996/Received: 10 May 1996/Accepted: 14 May 1996
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Böhme, U., Schmidt, W., Dietrich, P. et al. Trace analysis of bromate and bromide with ion chromatography on coated reversed phase materials. Fresenius J Anal Chem 357, 629–634 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160050225
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160050225