X-ray fluorescence determination of adsorbed copper on activated charcoal after glycerin complexation

X-This work shows an alternative method to copper determination by X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF). Since copper concentration in natural waters is not enough to reach XRF detection limit, a liquid-solid preconcentration procedure was proposed. Glycerin was used to complex the metal increasing its adsorption on activated charcoal. The solid phase was used to XRF determination. Several parameters were evaluated, such as, the complexation pH, the charcoal adsorption limit and the glycerin concentration. The interferences are lead and bismuth and the sensitivities decreased in the order Cu2+, Bi3+ and Pb2+. The advantages of the method are its simplicity, low cost and low spectral interference.

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Main Authors: Bueno,Maria Izabel Maretti Silveira, Amaral,Lêda Cristina do
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 1998
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40421998000400011
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