0000000000863029
AUTHOR
J. Quin̄onero
Determination of aluminum at the parts per billion level by solvent extraction and flame atomic emission spectrometry
A new method for the determination of aluminum at the parts per billion level, by N 2 O/ C 2 H 2 flame emission spectrometry with prior solvent extraction with acetylacetone or 8-hydroxyquinoline in 4-methylpentan-2-one, has been performed. The influence of extraction conditions and instrumental parameters on the sensitivity, precision, and dynamic range of the emission calibration curves have been studied. The limit of detection is between 5 and 10 ppb for both ligands, the variation coefficient being 0.2 and 3% at levels of 75 and 25 ppb, respectively. The method has been applied to the determination of Al in water and the results obtained are compared with those found by the standard add…
Some observations on the use of matrix modifiers in the determination of aluminum by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrophotometry
Abstract Some evidence demonstrating that the use of matrix modifiers is necessary to obtain good calibration lines in the determination of aluminum by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry is provided. It was found that the most sensitive results were obtained when Mg(NO 3 ) 2 was used instead of NH 4 H 2 PO 4 .