Abstract
A novel and versatile automatic sequential injection countercurrent liquid–liquid microextraction (SI-CC-LLME) system coupled with atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) is presented for metal determination. The extraction procedure was based on the countercurrent flow of aqueous and organic phases which takes place into a newly designed lab made microextraction chamber. A noteworthy feature of the extraction chamber is that it can be utilized for organic solvents heavier or lighter than water. The proposed method was successfully demonstrated for on-line lead determination and applied in environmental water samples using an amount of 120μL of chloroform as extractant and ammonium diethyldithiophosphate as chelating reagent. The effect of the major experimental parameters including the volume of extractant, as well as the flow rate of aqueous and organic phases were studied and optimized. Under the optimum conditions for 6mL sample consumption an enhancement factor of 130 was obtained. The detection limit was 1.5μgL−1 and the precision of the method, expressed as relative standard deviation (RSD) was 2.7% at 40.0μgL−1 Pb(II) concentration level. The proposed method was evaluated by analyzing certified reference materials and spiked environmental water samples.
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