Solid-Phase Extraction and Spectrophotometric Determination of Trace Amounts of Mercury in Natural Samples |
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Authors: | Derya Kara Nalan Tekin |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Chemistry, Art and Science Faculty, Balkesir University, 10100 Balkesir, Turkey |
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Abstract: | A sensitive and selective solid phase spectrophotometric method for the determination of trace amounts of inorganic mercury is described. Hg2+ was sorbed on a silica gel-packed column as an Hg2+–N,N-bis(2-mercaptophenyl)ethanediamide (H2L) complex. The Hg2+ complex was eluted from the column using 7mL of acetone. Various parameters including pH, column flow rate, and ligand concentration were optimized. The complex was found to obey Beers law from 2.3 to 73.7µgmL–1 within the optimum range when the preconcentration factor was two. The effective molar absorption coefficient at 523nm was 1.17×103Lmol–1cm–1 at 523nm. The concentration limits in Beers law dropped from 0.09 to 2.95µgmL–1 within the optimum range when the preconcentration factor was 50. The relative standard deviation at a concentration level of 5µgmL–1 Hg2+ (9 repetitive determinations) was 1.6%. The detection limits are 0.34µgmL–1 and 0.015µgmL–1 when the preconcentration factors are 2 and 50, respectively. The method has been used for routine determination of trace levels of Hg2+ in natural waters. The potential application of this method for the removal of Hg2+ from natural samples (sea water and lake water) spiked with 100ngmL–1 of Hg2+ was studied. In order to validate the proposed method, LGC 6156 (harbour sediment – extractable metals) was analysed by this method. The results proved that excellent extraction of Hg2+ from both natural water samples was obtained by solid phase extraction using N,N-bis(2-mercaptophenyl) ethanediamide. |
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Keywords: | : Mercury N N-bis(2-mercaptophenyl)ethanediamide" target="_blank">gif" alt="prime" align="BASELINE" BORDER="0">-bis(2-mercaptophenyl)ethanediamide solid phase extraction |
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