Citation: Zhaoqing Cai, Huijun Zou, Yirui Chen, Zheng Wang. Ultrasensitive determination of mercury by ICP-OES coupled with a vapor generation approach based on solution cathode glow discharge[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2022, 33(5): 2692-2696. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.09.107 shu

Ultrasensitive determination of mercury by ICP-OES coupled with a vapor generation approach based on solution cathode glow discharge

Zhaoqing Cai ^{a, b} ,
Huijun Zou ^a ,
Yirui Chen ^a ,
Zheng Wang ^{a, b, *,}

a.
Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
b.
Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

wangzheng@mail.sic.ac.cn

Received Date: 7 July 2021
Revised Date: 25 August 2021
Accepted Date: 14 September 2021
Available Online: 13 October 2021

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We herein proposed a sample introduction technique based on solution cathode glow discharge (SCGD) of a portable design for inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and its application in sensitive determination of mercury. The products from SCGD containing mercury vapor, were transported by an Ar flow to ICP spectrometer for detection. A gas liquid separator (GLS) and a dryer were used to condense and remove most of the accompanying moisture, which greatly improved both the stability and sensitivity of the signal. The detection limit (DL) acquired by this developed method was 0.22 µg/L (194.1 nm), which was nearly 82 times lower than that obtained by pneumatic nebulization (PN). The relative standard deviation (RSD) was 1.4% (n = 14) for a 50 µg/L standard. Blank solution (HNO₃, pH 1) can effectively elute mercury residue. Its accuracy and practicality were also demonstrated by the determination of GBW10029 (fish) certified reference material, shrimp, crawfish, soil and human hair samples. The results showed good consistency with the certified values and the values obtained using inductively coupled plasma−mass spectrometry.
- Solution cathode glow discharge,
- Vapor generation,
- ICP-OES,
- Mercury,
- Microplasma
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