Determination of nitrate in carbon black by flow injection analysis (FIA) with potentiometric detection

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 1997

Authors

Canal, IG (Author) Other; Lima, JLFC (Author) FFUP; Montenegro, MCBSM (Author) FFUP; PrezOlmos, R (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Analusis

Vol. 25

Pages: 32-35

ISSN: 0365-4877

Publisher: EDP Sciences

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FOS: Natural sciences > Chemical sciences

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Authenticus ID: P-001-BTG

DOI: 10.1016/s0365-4877(97)86385-1

Abstract (EN): This paper reports the potentiometric detection of nitrate in carbon black samples by flow injection analysis (FIA). The detection system used consisted of a nitrate sensitive tubular electrode without inner reference solution, incorporating a PVC membrane with an ionic sensor based on tris(4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenantroline) nickel(II) dissolved in 2-nitrophenyloctyl ether as the solvent mediator. According to the working characteristics of the tubular electrodes, a double channel flow injection system was constructed and optimised for direct sample analysis in a reduced time-frame. A solution of Pb(CH3COO)(2), PbO, CH3COOK and NH2SO3H was used as ionic strength and pH adjuster for both samples and standards. The tubular electrodes showed a linear response for a concentration of at least 5 10(-5) mol.L-1 with a slope of 58.3 +/- 0.9 mV/decade and a reproducibility of +/- 0.1 mV within two successive calibrations. Analysis of 10 different samples from several factories showed satisfactory results with average recoveries of about 100.5% +/- 1.5% and a variation coefficient of 1.5%. With the proposed system, a sampling rate of 120 samples/h was obtained.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4