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A dual stage preconcentration system based on flow injection on-line ion-exchange and solvent-extraction has been developed for flame atomic absorption spectrometry. Lead is taken as a model trace element. A column packed with Amberlite IRC-718 cation exchanger is incorporated into the FI manifold. The analyte is retained on the column by time-based sample loading and eluted by 1 mol/L HNO3. The eluate is subsequently merged with potassium iodide and tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBABr), and isobutyl methyl ketone (IBMK). Lead is extracted on-line into IBMK as the ion-pair formed between the iodoplumbate anion and tetrabutylammonium cation. The organic phase is separated from the aqueous phase by a gravity phase separator. 50 μL of concentrate is introduced into the nebulizer-burner system of the spectrometer. An enhancement factor of 550 is achieved with a 30 mL sample consumption at a sampling frequency of 30/h. The precision (relative standard deviation) is 2.4% at 10 μg/L level and the detection limit is 0.3 μg/L (3 σ). The method was successfully applied to the determination of lead in water samples.
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Received: 19 March 1997 / Revised: 24 June 1997 / Accepted: 27 June 1997
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Tao, G., Fang, Z. dual stage preconcentration system for flame atomic absorption spectrometry using flow injection on-line ion-exchange followed by solvent extraction. Fresenius J Anal Chem 360, 156–160 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160050667
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160050667