Column preconcentration of trace amounts of copper on activated carbon from natural water samples


Soylak M., Doan M.

ANALYTICAL LETTERS, vol.29, no.4, pp.635-643, 1996 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 1996
  • Journal Name: ANALYTICAL LETTERS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.635-643
  • Keywords: copper, column, preconcentration, activated carbon, AAS, SEPARATION, ELEMENTS, ADSORPTION, COMPLEXES, METALS
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A method has been established for enrichment of trace amounts of copper in aqueous solutions on an activated carbon column. Copper was quantitatively retained on a chromatographic column packed with activated carbon, after complexation with 1-nitroso-2-naphthol or hexamethylene dithiocarbamate and elution with 2 M HCl in acetone. The developed method was used for the determination of trace amounts of copper in water samples with good results.(Recoveries between 95-101%, relative standard deviations 3-5%)