A slurry sampling high resolution continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry approach to determine metals in biomass bottom ash
Industrial by-products such as biomass bottom ash (BBA) should be reused in the context of the Circular Economy, but their use depends on the content of major, minor, and toxic elements. In this work, a slurry sampling method based on High Resolution Continuum Source Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorpti...
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author | Ana San-Felipe Beatriz Gómez-Nieto María Jesús Gismera María Teresa Sevilla Jesús R. Procopio |
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description | Industrial by-products such as biomass bottom ash (BBA) should be reused in the context of the Circular Economy, but their use depends on the content of major, minor, and toxic elements. In this work, a slurry sampling method based on High Resolution Continuum Source Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (HR-CS GFAAS) was developed for the determination of Pb, Cu, and Fe in these by-products. Using a two-step multivariate experimental design, the optimal conditions for the preparation of the sample suspensions (dispersion of 10.0 mg of 32 µm sieved BBA sample in 10.0 mL of 1.4% (v/v) HNO3 and 0.7% (v/v) Triton X-100 solution using an ultrasonic bath for 1.0 min (50% power; 80 kHz)) were established. The GFAAS temperature program was optimized using both aqueous standards and BBA slurries, allowing the determination of the three metals in a single analytical run and with the same sample aliquot. Under the optimal conditions the limits of detection (LODs) were 0.55 µg g−1, 0.21 µg g−1, and 0.72 mg g −1 for Pb, Cu, and Fe, respectively. Different BBA samples were analyzed using the proposed method. The suitability of the method was probed by determining the concentrations of the metals in the solutions obtained after microwave acid digestion of the BBA samples, obtaining statistically comparable results (Student-t test for two independent samples at a 95% confidence level). |
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spelling | doaj.art-9bca2a41a5524b25b4a771195d36a7e32024-01-25T05:24:19ZengElsevierGreen Analytical Chemistry2772-57742023-09-016100068A slurry sampling high resolution continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry approach to determine metals in biomass bottom ashAna San-Felipe0Beatriz Gómez-Nieto1María Jesús Gismera2María Teresa Sevilla3Jesús R. Procopio4Departamento de Química Analítica y Análisis Instrumental. Facultad de Ciencias. Avda. Francisco Tomás y Valiente, 7. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, SpainCorresponding author.; Departamento de Química Analítica y Análisis Instrumental. Facultad de Ciencias. Avda. Francisco Tomás y Valiente, 7. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, SpainDepartamento de Química Analítica y Análisis Instrumental. Facultad de Ciencias. Avda. Francisco Tomás y Valiente, 7. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, SpainDepartamento de Química Analítica y Análisis Instrumental. Facultad de Ciencias. Avda. Francisco Tomás y Valiente, 7. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, SpainDepartamento de Química Analítica y Análisis Instrumental. Facultad de Ciencias. Avda. Francisco Tomás y Valiente, 7. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, SpainIndustrial by-products such as biomass bottom ash (BBA) should be reused in the context of the Circular Economy, but their use depends on the content of major, minor, and toxic elements. In this work, a slurry sampling method based on High Resolution Continuum Source Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (HR-CS GFAAS) was developed for the determination of Pb, Cu, and Fe in these by-products. Using a two-step multivariate experimental design, the optimal conditions for the preparation of the sample suspensions (dispersion of 10.0 mg of 32 µm sieved BBA sample in 10.0 mL of 1.4% (v/v) HNO3 and 0.7% (v/v) Triton X-100 solution using an ultrasonic bath for 1.0 min (50% power; 80 kHz)) were established. The GFAAS temperature program was optimized using both aqueous standards and BBA slurries, allowing the determination of the three metals in a single analytical run and with the same sample aliquot. Under the optimal conditions the limits of detection (LODs) were 0.55 µg g−1, 0.21 µg g−1, and 0.72 mg g −1 for Pb, Cu, and Fe, respectively. Different BBA samples were analyzed using the proposed method. The suitability of the method was probed by determining the concentrations of the metals in the solutions obtained after microwave acid digestion of the BBA samples, obtaining statistically comparable results (Student-t test for two independent samples at a 95% confidence level).http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772577423000204Biomass bottom ashMultivariate optimizationSlurry samplingHR-CS GFAASMultielement determination |
spellingShingle | Ana San-Felipe Beatriz Gómez-Nieto María Jesús Gismera María Teresa Sevilla Jesús R. Procopio A slurry sampling high resolution continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry approach to determine metals in biomass bottom ash Green Analytical Chemistry Biomass bottom ash Multivariate optimization Slurry sampling HR-CS GFAAS Multielement determination |
title | A slurry sampling high resolution continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry approach to determine metals in biomass bottom ash |
title_full | A slurry sampling high resolution continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry approach to determine metals in biomass bottom ash |
title_fullStr | A slurry sampling high resolution continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry approach to determine metals in biomass bottom ash |
title_full_unstemmed | A slurry sampling high resolution continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry approach to determine metals in biomass bottom ash |
title_short | A slurry sampling high resolution continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry approach to determine metals in biomass bottom ash |
title_sort | slurry sampling high resolution continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry approach to determine metals in biomass bottom ash |
topic | Biomass bottom ash Multivariate optimization Slurry sampling HR-CS GFAAS Multielement determination |
url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772577423000204 |
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