TY - JOUR
T1 - Fluoride matrix modifiers for the determination of aluminum by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry
AU - Nater, Edward A.
AU - Burau, Richard G.
AU - Akeson, Mark
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - A method was tested for the determination of aluminum by graphite furnance atomic absorption spectrometry using hydrofluoric acid and cesium fluoride as matrix modifiers. Alunimum trifluoride is stable to 1291°C, after which it sublimes to form AlF3 gas. The subsequent gas-phase atomization of AlF3 occurs rapidly, and produces clean, sharp absorption peaks. This method has a detection limit of 7 pg Al at a confidence interval of 95%. The method is fairly insensitive to interferences, with the exception of strongly complexing organic acids. The addition of CuF2 to the matrix appears to eliminate interference from organic acids, but was found to produce a high background absorbance and to shorten the life of the graphite tube.
AB - A method was tested for the determination of aluminum by graphite furnance atomic absorption spectrometry using hydrofluoric acid and cesium fluoride as matrix modifiers. Alunimum trifluoride is stable to 1291°C, after which it sublimes to form AlF3 gas. The subsequent gas-phase atomization of AlF3 occurs rapidly, and produces clean, sharp absorption peaks. This method has a detection limit of 7 pg Al at a confidence interval of 95%. The method is fairly insensitive to interferences, with the exception of strongly complexing organic acids. The addition of CuF2 to the matrix appears to eliminate interference from organic acids, but was found to produce a high background absorbance and to shorten the life of the graphite tube.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0003-2670(00)84611-5
DO - 10.1016/S0003-2670(00)84611-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0024467856
VL - 225
SP - 233
EP - 239
JO - Analytica Chimica Acta
JF - Analytica Chimica Acta
SN - 0003-2670
IS - C
ER -