Determination of lead by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry employing a novel sampling strategy of polyurethane foam impregnated with thiazolylazo-p-cresol (TAC)

This work presents a method for lead determination by ETAAS, based on solid sampling of polyurethane foam (PUF) impregnated with the reagent 2-(2-thiazolylazo)-p-cresol (TAC) previously utilized to extract the metallic ion from sample solution. The extraction process occurred in a medium buffered in pH 10 with borate system, after 40 min of agitation between the solid and liquid phases. The obtained results showed the easily elimination of the matrix from the graphite tube by a pyrolysis step at 600 ºC, without using of any matrix modifier. The method was validated by analysis of certified materials (biological samples) and by using recovery tests employing saline samples

Solid phase extraction of Cu(II) as diethyldithiocarbamate (DDTC) complex by polyurethane foam

This paper presents a study about the sorption of copper-diethyldithiocarbamate complex onto polyurethane foam (PUF). It was observed that the maximum sorption of Cu(II) (80 or 150 µg L-1) was verified at pH 6.8 in presence of 4.5 x 10-5 mol L-1 DDTC. The shaking time needed to achieve the equilibrium was 40 minutes. From these data, a kinetic characterization was performed by applying three models, which revealed that a film diffusion process was a rate-determining mechanism. Results also indicated that a ether-like solvent extraction was the sorption mechanism. The investigation of many metallic ions as concomitants showed that the sorption by foam is relatively selective and it can be enhanced by using a suitable masking agent or incrementing the foam mass