Continuous ultrasound-assisted extraction of cadmium from vegetable samples with on-line preconcentration coupled to a flow injection-flame atomic spectrometric system
A fully on-line flow injection method is described for the quantitative acid extraction of cadmium, preconcentration of this trace metal using a minicolumn containing a chelating resin and its determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). The on-line acid extraction
step was carried out using a continuous ultrasound-assisted extraction system (CUES). The acid extract was preconcentrated on a minicolumn packed with a chelating resin (CHELITE P, with aminomethylphosphoric acid groups), cadmium elution was carried out with hydrochloric acid, and this trace
metal was continuously monitored by FAAS. A Plackett–Burman experimental design was used for optimization of the analytical procedure. The method allowed a total sampling frequency of 16 samples per hour, with a relative standard deviation for the complete procedure of 2.1; the detection
and quantification limits were 0.014?µg/g and 0.067?µg/g for 60?mg of sample, respectively. The accuracy was verified using a standard reference material (NCS DC 73351 tea leaves). The analytical procedure was applied to the determination of trace amounts of cadmium in real vegetable
and fruit samples.
Keywords: Cadmium; Flame atomic absorption spectrometry; Flow injection analysis; Minicolumn preconcentration; Ultrasound-assisted acid extraction; Vegetable samples
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology, Chemistry Faculty, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782-Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Publication date: 01 January 2005
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