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Sandra S T Bastos1, Paula A R Tafulo, Raquel B Queirós
1REQUIMTE//Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.
Abstract:
A flow-spectrophotometric method is proposed for the routine determination of tartaric acid in wines. The reaction between tartaric acid and vanadate in acetic media is carried out in flowing conditions and the subsequent colored complex is monitored at 475 nm. The stability of the complex and the corresponding formation constant are presented. The effect of wavelength and pH was evaluated by batch experiments. The selected conditions were transposed to a flow-injection analytical system. Optimization of several flow parameters such as reactor lengths, flow-rate and injection volume was carried out. Using optimized conditions, a linear behavior was observed up to 1000 microg mL(-1) tartaric acid, with a molar extinction coefficient of 450 L mg(-1) cm(-1) and +/- 1 % repeatability. Sample throughput was 25 samples per hour. The flow-spectrophotometric method was satisfactorily applied to the quantification of TA in wines from different sources. Its accuracy was confirmed by statistical comparison to the conventional Rebelein procedure and to a certified analytical method carried out in a routine laboratory.
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