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Preparation of calibrating standards for x‐ray fluorescence spectrometry of trace metals in plastics
Author(s) -
Nakano Kazuhiko,
Nakamura Toshihiro
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
x‐ray spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.447
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1097-4539
pISSN - 0049-8246
DOI - 10.1002/xrs.675
Subject(s) - mass spectrometry , x ray fluorescence , analytical chemistry (journal) , calibration curve , calibration , polyester , materials science , fluorescence , chemistry , detection limit , trace amounts , chromatography , composite material , physics , quantum mechanics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Convenient x‐ray fluorescent spectrometry was developed for the determination of V, Cr, Co, Ni, Ge and Sb in plastic materials. The calibrating standards were prepared by casting of polyurethane or polyester including a xylene solution of organometallic compounds as a standard. The calibrating disk had a homogeneous elemental distribution and excellent durability. The calibration curves of six elements showed a good linearity of less than 50 mass ppm for V and Ni, 100 mass ppm for Co and Ge, 200 mass ppm for Cr, and 400 mass ppm for Sb. The lower limits of detection (3σ) of the present method were 0.19 mass ppm for V, 0.42 for Cr, 0.24 for Co, 0.18 for Ni, 0.066 for Ge, and 2.1 for Sb. The proposed method has been applied to several different industrial plastics. The quantitative results are in good agreement with those obtained by the AAS method and x‐ray fluorescent spectrometry using the fundamental parameter calculation method. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.