Issue 5, 2001

Improved fluorimetric determination of dissolved aluminium by micelle-enhanced lumogallion complex in natural waters

Abstract

A modification of the aluminium–lumogallion fluorescence measurement in the presence of the non-ionic surfactant Triton X-100 is presented. The detection limit for dissolved Al is 0.7 nM, with a relative standard deviation of 3.6% at an Al level of 5.0 nM. Compared with previously reported methods in the literature, the method described here is free from matrix effects and can be used for the determination of aluminium in fresh, estuarine and saline waters. The interferences from iron and fluoride were minimized by the addition of o-phenanthroline and Be2+, respectively. The analysis of NIST SRM 1643C and PRC standard 2430101 by the proposed method provides results consistent with the certified values. A successful inter-laboratory calibration exercise also demonstrates the merit of the proposed method for the determination of Al in environmental and marine sciences.

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Sep 2000
Accepted
08 Mar 2001
First published
20 Apr 2001

Analyst, 2001,126, 698-702

Improved fluorimetric determination of dissolved aluminium by micelle-enhanced lumogallion complex in natural waters

J. L. Ren, J. Zhang, J. Q. Luo, X. K. Pei and Z. X. Jiang, Analyst, 2001, 126, 698 DOI: 10.1039/B007593K

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