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Area of Science:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Environmental Science

Background:

  • Zinc smelting industrial wastewater contains multi-metal spectral signals with significant overlap.
  • This overlap leads to low accuracy and large prediction errors in traditional detection methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a characteristic interval modeling method for accurate simultaneous detection of copper and nickel.
  • To address the challenges posed by overlapping spectral signals in complex industrial wastewater.

Main Methods:

  • Preliminary screening of characteristic intervals for copper and nickel based on absorption spectra and varying partition lengths.
  • Selection of optimal feature sub-intervals using root mean squares error of cross-validation and correlation coefficient as evaluation indicators.
  • Application of partial least squares (PLS) modeling on combined optimal sub-intervals for simultaneous detection.

Main Results:

  • Achieved linear determination ranges of 0.3-3.0 mg/L for both copper and nickel.
  • Obtained high correlation coefficients of 0.9974 for copper and 0.9966 for nickel.
  • Demonstrated a reduction in wavelength variable screening complexity and improved model accuracy.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed characteristic interval modeling method enhances the accuracy of polymetallic ion analysis in zinc smelting wastewater.
  • This approach provides a foundation for precise and reliable monitoring of heavy metals in industrial effluents.
  • The method effectively overcomes spectral signal overlap issues, enabling reliable quantification of target metals.