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Simultaneous separation and preconcentration of trace elements in water samples by coprecipitation on manganese
V Umashankar1, R Radhamani, K Ramadoss
1Department of Atomic Energy, Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore 560 072, India.
Abstract:
A field oriented and economical method of coprecipitation of trace elements like Al, Au, Bi, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Mo, Ni, Pb, Pd, Ti, V, W, Zn and REE has been developed. A novel reductant D-glucose, reduces KMnO(4) in solution to form a precipitate of MnO(2.) Two liters of clear natural water sample is adjusted to pH 3.5-4.0, and is treated with 10 ml of 1% KMnO(4) and 20 ml of 0.1% D-glucose. The sample is heated at a temperature of 75-80 degrees C, MnO(2) is formed which coprecipitates the above trace elements. The precipitate is separated by filtration, dissolved in 2 ml of 50% HCl and 2 ml of 30% H(2)O(2) and diluted to 25 ml for analysis using AAS and ICP-AES. The recoveries were found to be 96-105%. The preconcentration factor is 80. Limits of determination by the proposed method in natural waters are 1 mug l(-1) for Al, Cd, Mo, V, W, Ti and Zn, 5 mug l(-1) for Au, Bi, Co, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb and Pd and 8 mug l(-1) for REE. The RSD of the present procedure (n=5) is 8% at approximately 5 mug l(-1) level. Twenty water samples can be analyzed by an analyst in an 8-h day.
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