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Automation of Liquid–Liquid Extraction–Spectrophotometry Using Prolonged Pseudo-Liquid Drops and Handheld CCD for Speciation of Cr(VI) and Cr(III) in Water Samples

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A simple spectrophotometric system, based on a prolonged pseudo-liquid drop device as an optical cell and a handheld charge coupled device (CCD) as a detector, was constructed for automatic liquid–liquid extraction and spectrophotometric speciation of trace Cr(VI) and Cr(III) in water samples. A tungsten halogen lamp was used as the light source, and a laboratory-constructed T-tube with two open ends was used to form the prolonged pseudo-liquid drop inside the tube. In the medium of perchloric acid solution, Cr(VI) reacted with 1,5-diphenylcarbazide (DPC); the formed complex was automatically extracted into n-pentanol, with a preconcentration ratio of about 5. The organic phase with extracted chromium complex was then pumped through the optical cell for absorbance measurement at 548 nm. Under optimal conditions, the calibration curve was linear in the range of 7.5–350 µg L–1, with a correlation coefficient of 0.9993. The limit of detection (3σ) was 7.5 µg L–1. That Cr(III) species cannot react with DPC, but can be oxidized to Cr(VI) prior to determination, is the basis of the speciation analysis. The proposed speciation analysis was sensitive, yet simple, labor-effective, and cost-effective. It has been preliminarily applied for the speciation of Cr(VI) and Cr(III) in spiked river and tap water samples. It can also be used for other automatic liquid–liquid extraction–spectrophotometric determinations.

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    Wen Chen, Guanping Zhong, Zaide Zhou, Peng Wu & Xiandeng Hou

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Chen, W., Zhong, G., Zhou, Z. et al. Automation of Liquid–Liquid Extraction–Spectrophotometry Using Prolonged Pseudo-Liquid Drops and Handheld CCD for Speciation of Cr(VI) and Cr(III) in Water Samples. ANAL. SCI. 21, 1189–1193 (2005). https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.21.1189

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