Volume 25, Issue 12 pp. 1859-1865
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Preconcentration and Determination of Chromium Species Using Octadecyl Silica Membrane Disks and Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

Ali MOGHIMI

Ali MOGHIMI

Department of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, Varamin Campus, Varamin, Iran

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Science and Research Campus, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

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Mohammad SABER-TEHRANI

Mohammad SABER-TEHRANI

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Science and Research Campus, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

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Syed WAQIF-HUSAIN

Syed WAQIF-HUSAIN

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Science and Research Campus, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

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Majid MOHAMMADHOSSEINI

Majid MOHAMMADHOSSEINI

Department of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University of Shahrood, Shahrood, Iran

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First published: 12 December 2007
Citations: 9

Abstract

A novel and selective method for the fast determination of trace amounts of chromium species in water samples has been developed. The procedure is based on the selective formation of chromium diethyldithiocarbamate complexes at different pH in the presence of Mn(II) as an enhancement agent of chromium signals followed by elution with organic eluents and determination by atomic flame absorption spectrometry. The maximum capacity of the employed disks was found to be (396±3) µg and (376±2) µg for Cr(III) and Cr(VI), respectively. The detection limit of the proposed method is 49 and 43 ng·L−1 for Cr(III) and Cr(VI), respectively. The proposed method was successfully applied for determination of chromium species Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in different water samples.

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