Optimisation of focused-microwave assisted digestion procedure for Kjeldahl nitrogen determination in bean samples by factorial design and Doehlert design |
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Authors: | Korn Maria das Graças A Dos Santos Wagna P C Korn Mauro Ferreira Sérgio L C |
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Institution: | a Núcleo de Excelência em Química Analítica (NQA-PRONEX), Grupo de Pesquisa em Química Analítica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Campus Universitário de Ondina, Salvador, Bahia 40170-290, Brazil b Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil c Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Campus Universitário do Cabula, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
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Abstract: | In the present paper a focused-microwave Kjeldahl digestion procedure without metal catalyst for nitrogen determination in bean samples was developed. Temperature at which the decomposition plateau occurs, mass of potassium sulphate and either volume of sulphuric acid or hydrogen peroxide were optimised. Results of the two-level full factorial design (24) based on an analysis of variance demonstrated that only the decomposition plateau temperature and the sulphuric acid volume were statistically significant. Optimal conditions for the digestion of bean samples were obtained by using Doehlert design. The modified digestion procedure of 0.25 g of bean samples has been performed in 27 min at optimised conditions. The accuracy of the developed procedure by the analysis of the two certified reference materials, peach leaves (NIST 1547) and apple leaves (NIST 1515). The t-test applied to the results revealed that they are in agreement (p > 0.05) with the certified values. The precision, expressed as relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) was of 0.96% for four successive Kjeldahl nitrogen determinations. In addition, interlaboratory exercises were performed with several bean samples in reference Brazilian food control laboratory. |
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Keywords: | Kjeldahl nitrogen determination Focused-microwave Doehlert design |
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