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Studies on Solvent Extraction and Analytical Application of Metal-dithizone Complexes(I). Separation and Determination of Trace Heavy Metals in Urine

Analytical Science and Technology / Analytical Science and Technology, (P)1225-0163; (E)2288-8985
1996, v.9 no.4, pp.336-344
Jeon, Moon-Kyo
Choi, Jong-Moon
Kim, Young-Sang
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Abstract

The extraction of trace cobalt, copper, nickel, cadmium, lead and zinc in urine samples of organic and alkali metal matrix into chloroform by the complex with a dithizone was studied for graphite furnace AAS determination. Various experimental conditions such as the pretreatment of urine, the pH of sample solution, and dithizone concentration in a solvent were optimized for the effective extraction, and some essential conditions were also studied for the back-extraction and digestion as well. All organic materials in 100 mL urine were destructed by the digestion with conc. <TEX>$HNO_3$</TEX> 30 mL and 30% <TEX>$H_2O_2$</TEX> 50 mL. Here, <TEX>$H_2O_2$</TEX> was added dropwise with each 5.0 mL, serially. Analytes were extracted into 15.0 mL chloroform of 0.1% dithizone from the digested urine at pH 8.0 by shaking for 90 minutes. The pH was adjusted with a commercial buffer solution. Among analytes, cadmium, lead and zinc were back-extracted to 10.00 mL of 0.2 M <TEX>$HNO_3$</TEX> from the solvent for the determination, and after the organic solvent was evaporated, others were dissolved with <TEX>$HNO_3-H_2O_2$</TEX> and diluted to 10.00 mL with a deionized water. Synthetic digested urines were used to obtain optimum conditions and to plot calibration-eurves. Average recoveries of 77 to 109% for each element were obtained in sample solutions in which given amounts of analytes were added, and detection limits were Cd 0.09, Pb 0.59, Zn 0.18, Co 0.24, Cu 1.3 and Ni 1.7 ng/mL, respectively. It was concluded that this method could be applied for the determination of heavy elements in urine samples without any interferences of organic materials and major alkaline elements.

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Solvent extraction, Urine analysis, Dithizone, Digestion, Back-extraction


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