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Determination of chlorine in atmosphere by kinetic spectrophotometry
Jian-Xin Meng1, Xiao-Bo Wang, Ge-Lan Ruan
1Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China. tmjx@jnu.edu.cn
Abstract:
A kinetic method for determination of chlorine in air was described in the present work. The method based on fading of methyl orange (MO) containing solution in air absorption process. A determination limit of 2.64 microg L(-1) was found. With the present method, chlorine concentration could be determined in several minutes with convenient manipulation. As concentration variation of methyl orange in the absorption solution did not affect the experimental results, fabrication and preservation of the stock absorption is also convenient. The present method is promising in monitoring chlorine concentration in atmosphere.
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