On-line Pervaporation Separation Process for the Potentiometric Determination of Fluoride in Dirty Samples
- Papaefstathiou, I. 1
- Tena, M.T. 1
- de Castro, M.D.L. 1
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Universidad de Córdoba
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ISSN: 0003-2670
Año de publicación: 1995
Volumen: 308
Número: 1-3
Páginas: 246-252
Tipo: Artículo
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Resumen
A selective method for the determination of fluoride in contaminated samples based on pervaporation of a volatile derivative and potentiometric monitoring of the anion after collection in a basic solution has been developed. Fluoride was converted to volatile trimethylfluorosilane by reaction with hexamethyldisilazane, and absorbed in dilute NaOH solution. Both the continuous and stopped-flow modes were used in order to accomplish a variable efficiency of the separation process thus enlarging the determination range which was established between 5 and 100 mg l -1, the precision ranging between 2.60 and 3.58%. The determination of the analyte in samples from different sources (i.e., tap water, well water, fertilizers and ceramic industry wastewater) testifies to its usefulness.