Direct Cadmium Monitoring in Cigarette Filters Leachate by Molecular Fluorescence

This work proposes a new direct flourimetric methodology for cadmium traces quantification based on its association with azo-reagent SPADNS and rhodamine B dye. Experimental variables that influence on fluorimetric sensibility were optimized using uni-variation assays. The calibration graph using ze...

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Autores: Talio, María Carolina, Bonfiglioli, Tristán, Luconi, Marta Olga, Fernandez, Liliana Patricia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/92875
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/92875
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cadmium Traces
Spadns
Rhodamine B
Molecular Fluorescence
Cigarette Filters Leachate
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.4
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Sumario:This work proposes a new direct flourimetric methodology for cadmium traces quantification based on its association with azo-reagent SPADNS and rhodamine B dye. Experimental variables that influence on fluorimetric sensibility were optimized using uni-variation assays. The calibration graph using zeroth order calibration was linear from 0.192 to 1.26 104 ìg·L.1, with a correlation coefficient of 0.99. Under the optimal conditions, it was obtained a limit of detection of 0.057 ìg·L.1 and a limit of quantification of 0.192 ìg·L.1. The method showed good sensitivity, adequate selectivity with good tolerance to foreign ions, and was applied to the determination of trace amounts of cadmium in filters leachates coming from unsmoked, automatically smoked and smokers smoked cigarettes with satisfactory results. The proposed method represents an innovative application of luminescence to metal analysis comparable in sensitivity and accuracy to atomic spectroscopies.