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[Determination of mercury in battery by microwave digestion cold atomic absorption spectrometry].
Bao-ying Tang, Yujie Li, Xiaodan Xie, Gongke Li, Zhihong Liu, Li Liu, Ying Li
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Abstract
In this paper, a method of microwave digestion followed by cold atomic absorption spectrometry (CAAS) for the determination of mercury in battery was developed. Microwave digestion conditions and operational conditions of CAAS were optimized. The digestive solution was a mixture of hydrochloric acid-sulfuric acid (4:1, volume ratio) and the digestive time was 3 min at a microwave power of 1.0 MPa. The reaction medium was 0.5 mol x L(-1) sulfuric acid at room temperature. The characteristic concentration was 0.25 microg x L(-1). Five battery samples were determined, the recoveries were from 99.9% to 113%, and the relative standard deviations were from 4.85% to 11.9% (n = 6). The analytical results were satisfactory. The method is fast, simple, accurate and solvent-saving.