Dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction technique combined with UV–Vis spectrophotometry for determination of zirconium in aqueous samples

Vol 3, Issue 03, Pages 25-31,Sep 2020 *** Field: Analytical Method

  • Ehsan Zolfonoun, (Corresponding Author)* Nuclear Fuel Cycle Research School, Nuclear Science & Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24200/amecj.v3.i03.107
Keywords: Zirconium, Dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction, Xylenol orange, Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide

Abstract

Dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction coupled with UV–Vis spectrophotometry was applied for the determination of zirconium in aqueous samples. In this method a small amount of chloroform as the extraction solvent was dissolved in pure ethanol as the disperser solvent, then the binary solution was rapidly injected by a syringe into the water sample solution containing Zr(IV), xylenol orange and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide. The formed ion-associate was extracted into the fine chloroform droplets. The detection limit for Zr(IV) was 0.010 µg mL−1. The precision of the method, evaluated as the relative standard deviation obtained by analyzing of 10 replicates, was 2.7 %. The practical applicability of the developed method was examined using natural waters and ceramic samples.

Author Biography

Ehsan Zolfonoun, (Corresponding Author)*, Nuclear Fuel Cycle Research School, Nuclear Science & Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran

Material and Nuclear Fuel Research school, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran

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Published
2020-09-27
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Zolfonoun, E. (2020). Dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction technique combined with UV–Vis spectrophotometry for determination of zirconium in aqueous samples. Analytical Methods in Environmental Chemistry Journal, 3(03), 18-24. https://doi.org/10.24200/amecj.v3.i03.107
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