| Abstract: | ABSTRACT A new spectrophotometric method has been established to determine trace aniline in water samples. A mixture solution of N-chlorosuccinimide and 8-hydroxyquinaldine in N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) was used to react with the aniline in water at room temperature (20°C). When the solution was adjusted to pH 10-11 by adding 3 mol/L NaOH, a clear and blue-colored dye formed immediately with the maximum absorption wavelength at 615 nm. Molar absorptivity and detection limit were found to be 1.0×104 L mol?1 cm ?1 and 30 μg/L, respectively. Linearity was excellent in the concentration range of 0.2 to 15 mg/L aniline in water sample. The proposed method has been used to analyze aniline in surface and sewage water samples with the recoveries 96-103% and relative standard deviation less than 3%. It's a promising method to be applied for routine analysis of aniline in water. |
