Abstract
High-performance chelation ion chromatography (HPCIC), involving a chelating silica substrate bonded with aminomethylphosphonic acid, has been developed as a novel technique for the quantitative determination of beryllium in complex matrices. An isocratic separation method, using an eluent containing 1 M KNO3, 0.5 M HNO3 and 0.08 M ascorbic acid, allowed the Be2+ to elute away from the sample matrix peak in under 6 min in a sample containing in excess of 800 mg l(-1) matrix metals. A detection limit of 35 microg l(-1) Be(II) was found using a post-column reaction involving Chrome Azurol S (CAS), 1 M hexamine and 10 mM EDTA buffered at pH 6. The standard addition curve gave excellent linearity (R2>0.999). The procedure was applied to the determination of trace beryllium in a certified sediment sample. The results obtained compared well with the certified value for beryllium.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 127-133 |
Number of pages | 0 |
Journal | J Chromatogr A |
Volume | 876 |
Issue number | 0 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Apr 2000 |
Keywords
- Beryllium
- Carcinogens
- Environmental
- Chromatography
- Ion Exchange
- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
- Organophosphorus Compounds
- Osmolar Concentration
- Silicon Dioxide
- Time Factors
- Water Pollutants