Solar UV-assisted sample preparation of river water for ultra-trace determination of uranium by adsorptive stripping voltammetry
Solar UV-assisted sample preparation of river water for ultra-trace determination of uranium by adsorptive stripping voltammetry
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DOI:
10.1007/s00604-012-0869-3
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发表时间:
2012-08
影响因子:
5.7
通讯作者:
Gelaneh Woldemichael;T. Tulu;G. Flechsig
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作者:
Gelaneh Woldemichael;T. Tulu;G. Flechsig
The article describes how solar ultraviolet-A radiation can be used to digest samples as needed for voltammetric ultratrace determination of uranium(VI) in river water. We applied adsorptive stripping voltammetry (AdSV) using chloranilic acid as the complexing agent. Samples from the river Warnow in Rostock (Germany) were pretreated with either soft solar UV or wit artificial hard UV from a 30-W source emitting 254-nm light. Samples were irradiated for 12 h, and both methods yielded the same results. We were able to detect around 1 μg·L−1of uranium(VI) in a sample of river water that also contained dissolved organic carbon at a higher mg·L−1levels. No AdSV signal was obtained for U(VI) without any UV pre-treatment. Pseudo-polarographic experiments confirmed the dramatic effect of both digestion techniques the the AdSV response. The new method is recommended for use in mobile ultratrace voltammetry of heavy metals for most kinds of natural water samples including tap, spring, ground, sea, and river waters. The direct use of solar radiation for sample pre-treatment represents a sustainable technique for sample preparation that does not consume large quantities of chemicals or energy.FigureAdsorptive stripping voltammetry response of uranium(VI) in a)Original Sampleb) 6 hSolar UV Sample, c) 12 hSolar UV Sample, and d) 6 hUV Samplewith standard additions of 2, 4 and 6 μg⋅L-1. Potentials are given vs. Ag/AgCl (3 M KCl).