Measurement of Trace Metals in Tobacco and Cigarette Ash by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy
Measurement of Trace Metals in Tobacco and Cigarette Ash by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy
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电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法测定烟草和卷烟灰中的痕量金属
DOI:
10.1021/ed080p83
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发表时间:
2003
影响因子:
3
通讯作者:
B. Finlayson‐Pitts
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作者:
Wenxian Wang;B. Finlayson‐Pitts
The ICP–AES experiment reported here is suitable for use in a junior- or senior-level undergraduate instrumental analysis laboratory. The objective of this experiment is to analyze trace metals present in cigarette tobacco, the cigarette filter, and the ash obtained when the cigarette is burned. Two different brands of cigarettes, one with and one without a filter, were used. The filter was analyzed before and after smoke was drawn through it. The trace metals were extracted using concentrated nitric acid at room temperature and at 100 °C respectively, to test the extraction efficiency. Some tobacco samples were spiked with ZnCl2 and FeCl3 to assess the efficiency of the recovery. Zinc and iron are shown to be present in tobacco, filter, and ash, while chromium was above the detection limit only in the ash. These metals are concentrated in the ash compared to the tobacco by factors of ∼4 (Zn), 12–17 (Fe), and ≥ 2 (Cr). If sufficient laboratory time is available, this experiment could be paired with one us...