A simple method for the determination of nitrate in acidic solutions with high iron content based on the traditional cadmium reduction technique

A simple and unexpensive method based on traditional cadmium column technique is proposed for determination of nitrate in acidic aqueous mixtures with high iron load. Solutions are alkalinized and centrifuged, subsequently the supernatant is withdrawn for nitrate analysis. By this procedure two effe...

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Autores: Nichela, Daniela Alejandra, Temporetti, Pedro Felix, Escalante, R., Pedrozo, Fernando Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/27707
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/27707
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Acid Water
Nitrate
Iron
Cadmium Reduction Column
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Sumario:A simple and unexpensive method based on traditional cadmium column technique is proposed for determination of nitrate in acidic aqueous mixtures with high iron load. Solutions are alkalinized and centrifuged, subsequently the supernatant is withdrawn for nitrate analysis. By this procedure two effects are accomplished, on the one hand, pH is adjusted to a suitable value and, on the other hand, iron interference is removed by precipitation. The obtained mixture is passed through a copperized cadmium column to reduce nitrate to nitrite which is quantified spectrophometrically. This method is suitable to measure nitrate concentrations even lower than the maximum accepted limit, in artificial solution.