Elemental analysis of Siberian medicinal plants using arc atomic emission spectrometry with a multichannel analyzer of emission spectra

Abstract

Study of macro- and microelement composition of the ash of plant raw materials revealed the prevailing matrix elements, their chemical form and content. It is shown that direct determination of the impurities in mineral residues by the method of arc atomic emission spectroscopy with a multichannel analyzer of emission spectra (MAÉS) is complicated by the impact of the macro component and its chemical form on the intensity of the spectral lines of the impurities. Introduction of a corrective additive is proved to eliminate this effect. A technique for measuring the mass fraction of macro elements and trace elements in plant ash is proposed and metrological certification of the procedure is carried out.