“…The presence of HF favors the formation of boron trifluoride, which has higher transport efficiency as aerosol particles than boric acid. In fluoride-free methanolic solutions, most of B volatilizes in the spray chamber and reaches the flame mainly as vapor (139,140). The presence of HF in methanolic solutions deceased the ICP emission signals by the replacing B-OCH 3 bond with B-F bonds and the formation of a less volatile B-fluoro complex (139)(140)(141).…”