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Emulsion liquid membranes (ELM) consisting of L113A (surfactant), liquid paraffin (stabilizer) and kerosene (solvent), with HCl solution acting as the external phase and KOH solution acting as the internal phase, were applied to the prior separation of arsenic(III) and arsenic(V) with subsequent spectrophotometric determination by AgDDTC. The effect of various parameters on the recovery of arsenic(III) were investigated. 8 mol/L HCl was required for 95% As(III) recovery. After reduction of As(V) to As(III) with sufficient KI, total arsenic could be determined. The RSD of As(III) and As(total) were both less than 3%. The procedure was applied to aqueous samples with a recovery of 93.5%–101%.
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Received: 22 March 1998 / Revised: 12 September 1998 / Accepted: 17 September 1998
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Li, L., Yan, P., Gao, W. et al. Emulsion liquid membrane separation of As(III) and As(V). Fresenius J Anal Chem 363, 317–319 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160051196
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160051196