Microwave-Assisted Digestion of Polyurethane Foam as an Alternative to Elution: Solid Phase Extraction of Cd(II) and Pb(II) for Their Determination in Swimming Pool Waters

In this work, a separation/preconcentration method is proposed for the determination of Cd(II) and Pb(II) in swimming pool waters, using ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (APDC) as a complexing agent and unloaded polyurethane foam (PUF) as a sorbent. The proposed method was optimized, and the def...

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Main Authors: Juliana Menezes de Sousa, Graziela Fregonez Baptista Cruz, Luiza Gomes dos Santos, Ricardo J. Cassella
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Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9624637
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Graziela Fregonez Baptista Cruz
Luiza Gomes dos Santos
Ricardo J. Cassella
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description In this work, a separation/preconcentration method is proposed for the determination of Cd(II) and Pb(II) in swimming pool waters, using ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (APDC) as a complexing agent and unloaded polyurethane foam (PUF) as a sorbent. The proposed method was optimized, and the defined optimal conditions were a pH of 7, 30 min of shaking time, 400 mg of PUF, and 0.5% (m/v) of the APDC solution. The release of Cd(II) and Pb(II) from the solid phase was achieved through the total digestion of PUF using a microwave-assisted acid approach with a 10.5 mol·L−1 HNO3 solution. The methodology was applied to four samples of swimming pool water for the determination of Cd(II) and Pb(II) using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GF AAS). The limits of detection and quantification obtained were 0.02 and 0.06 μg·L−1 for Cd(II) and 0.5 e 1.8 μg·L−1 for Pb(II), respectively. We analyzed four samples of swimming pool waters, finding Cd concentrations between 0.22 and 1.37 μg·L−1. On the other hand, only one sample presented Pb concentration above the limit of quantification (11.4 μg·L−1). Recovery tests were performed by spiking the samples with known concentrations of the analytes, and recovery percentages between 82% and 105% were obtained.
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spelling doaj-art-3d8ff142b44b408588910bee2b5451712025-08-20T02:16:29ZengWileyJournal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry2090-88732023-01-01202310.1155/2023/9624637Microwave-Assisted Digestion of Polyurethane Foam as an Alternative to Elution: Solid Phase Extraction of Cd(II) and Pb(II) for Their Determination in Swimming Pool WatersJuliana Menezes de Sousa0Graziela Fregonez Baptista Cruz1Luiza Gomes dos Santos2Ricardo J. Cassella3Department of Analytical ChemistryDepartment of Analytical ChemistryDepartment of Analytical ChemistryDepartment of Analytical ChemistryIn this work, a separation/preconcentration method is proposed for the determination of Cd(II) and Pb(II) in swimming pool waters, using ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (APDC) as a complexing agent and unloaded polyurethane foam (PUF) as a sorbent. The proposed method was optimized, and the defined optimal conditions were a pH of 7, 30 min of shaking time, 400 mg of PUF, and 0.5% (m/v) of the APDC solution. The release of Cd(II) and Pb(II) from the solid phase was achieved through the total digestion of PUF using a microwave-assisted acid approach with a 10.5 mol·L−1 HNO3 solution. The methodology was applied to four samples of swimming pool water for the determination of Cd(II) and Pb(II) using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GF AAS). The limits of detection and quantification obtained were 0.02 and 0.06 μg·L−1 for Cd(II) and 0.5 e 1.8 μg·L−1 for Pb(II), respectively. We analyzed four samples of swimming pool waters, finding Cd concentrations between 0.22 and 1.37 μg·L−1. On the other hand, only one sample presented Pb concentration above the limit of quantification (11.4 μg·L−1). Recovery tests were performed by spiking the samples with known concentrations of the analytes, and recovery percentages between 82% and 105% were obtained.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9624637
spellingShingle Juliana Menezes de Sousa
Graziela Fregonez Baptista Cruz
Luiza Gomes dos Santos
Ricardo J. Cassella
Microwave-Assisted Digestion of Polyurethane Foam as an Alternative to Elution: Solid Phase Extraction of Cd(II) and Pb(II) for Their Determination in Swimming Pool Waters
Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry
title Microwave-Assisted Digestion of Polyurethane Foam as an Alternative to Elution: Solid Phase Extraction of Cd(II) and Pb(II) for Their Determination in Swimming Pool Waters
title_full Microwave-Assisted Digestion of Polyurethane Foam as an Alternative to Elution: Solid Phase Extraction of Cd(II) and Pb(II) for Their Determination in Swimming Pool Waters
title_fullStr Microwave-Assisted Digestion of Polyurethane Foam as an Alternative to Elution: Solid Phase Extraction of Cd(II) and Pb(II) for Their Determination in Swimming Pool Waters
title_full_unstemmed Microwave-Assisted Digestion of Polyurethane Foam as an Alternative to Elution: Solid Phase Extraction of Cd(II) and Pb(II) for Their Determination in Swimming Pool Waters
title_short Microwave-Assisted Digestion of Polyurethane Foam as an Alternative to Elution: Solid Phase Extraction of Cd(II) and Pb(II) for Their Determination in Swimming Pool Waters
title_sort microwave assisted digestion of polyurethane foam as an alternative to elution solid phase extraction of cd ii and pb ii for their determination in swimming pool waters
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9624637
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