Análise sub-ppm de flúor em água pela técnica PIGE / SUB-PPM analysis of fluorine in water by the Pige technique

AUTOR(ES)
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

This work presents a new method for the analysis of fluorine in water, at the tenth of ppm concentration level, based on the PIGE (Particle-Induced Gamma-ray Emission) technique. It is shown that determination of concentrations of this order of magnitude by PIGE requires the use of a preconcentration method. Some attempts of preconcentration of fluorine by adsorption in powdered solids (activated carbon, silica and zirconium oxide, among others) are described. The non-uniformity of the fluorine distribution in these materials, after adsorption, was a critical problem for the PIGE analysis, hinding the extraction of quantitative information about fluorine concentrations. This, volume reduction by evaporation was used to preconcentrate fluorine in water. The preconcentrated samples were irradiated by a 4 MeV proton beam, in air. In order to test the validity of the analytical method developed in this work, five samples of fluoridated water of the city of São Paulo were collected for an intercomparative exam with ve other laboratories. Analysis in these laboratories was performed by the ion-selective electrode and ion cromatography techniques. The intercomparison results show with confidence that the methodology proposed in this work is adequate for the analysis of fluoridated water. No significant systematic errors were observed and the precision was at the 5-10% level. Possibilities for the improvement of precision are pointed and discussed.

ASSUNTO(S)

análise analytical methods física nuclear aplicada Água análise da água métodos analíticos flúor fluorine pige applied nuclear physics water

ACESSO AO ARTIGO

Documentos Relacionados