Foi desenvolvido um método simples e sensível de espectrometria de absorção atômica em chama com injeção por fluxo para a pré-concentração em linha e determinação de níveis traço de cobalto(II). Uma mini-coluna empacotada com poliestireno clorometilado e funcionalizado com N,N-bis(naftilidenoimina)dietilenotriamina (PS-NAPdien) foi utilizada para o enriquecimento em sistema de fluxo de cobalto(II) a partir de amostras em pH 7.0. Todas as variáveis químicas e de fluxo foram otimizadas. Sob condições ótimas, o gráfico de calibração foi linear na faixa de concentração de 1.0-80.0 e 0.30-0.40 µg L -1 para a pré-concentração de volumes de soluções de 10.0 e 20.0 mL, respectivamente. Os valores de limites de detecção para a pré-concentração de amostras para volumes de 10.0 e 20.0 mL foram 0.75 e 0.25 µg L -1 , respectivamente. Um fator de enriquecimento de 110 para um volume de amostra de 10.0 mL foi obtido. Os desvios padrão relativos para 10 replicatas de cobalto(II) nos níveis de 10.0 e 60.0 µg L -1 foram 4.7 e 3.3%, respectivamente. A exatidão do método proposto foi demonstrada a partir da determinação de Co(II) em diferentes amostras de água usando experimentos de adição e recuperação.A simple and sensitive flow injection-flame atomic absorption spectrometric (FI-FAAS) method was developed for on-line preconcentration and determination of trace levels of cobalt(II). A mini-column packed with a chloromethylated polystyrene, functionalized with N,N-bis(naphthylideneimino)diethylenetriamine (PS-NAPdien) was used for on-line enrichment of cobalt (II) , respectively. An enrichment factor of 110 for a sample volume of 10.0 mL was obtained. The relative standard deviations for 10 replicate determinations of cobalt(II) at the 10.0 and 60.0 µg L -1 levels were 4.7 and 3.3%, respectively. The accuracy of the proposed method was demonstrated by determining Co(II) in different spiked water samples.Keywords: flame atomic absorption spectrometry, on-line preconcentration, flow injection, polystyrene, cobalt(II)
IntroductionCobalt is an essential element for humans and animals because it is associated with the synthesis of vitamin B 12 . On the other hand, cobalt is also classified as an environmental toxin. It can harm the natural environment, even at low concentrations, through its inherent toxicity and its tendency to accumulate in the food chain. Therefore, it is clear that the determination of trace amounts of cobalt in biological and environmental samples plays an important role in the fields of environmental surveillance, food control, medicine and toxicology.Atomic spectrometric methods are extensively employed for the quantification of metal species.1 In particular, FAAS has been one of the most applied methods for the determination of inorganic elements in a variety of samples.2 However, its main problem is the low sensitivity for some elements at the µg L -1 level. To improve FAAS sensitivity and selectivity, preconcentration procedures are frequently required. Solid phase extraction (SPE) has found increasing appl...