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Title
Facile preparation and application of AlxMgFe2-xO4 nanoparticles as a magnetic nano-sorbent for preconcentration of cadmium
Type of Research Article
Keywords
Aluminum magnesium ferrite Magnetic solid-phase extraction Nano-sorbent Cadmium Flame atomic absorption spectrometry
Abstract
A simple co-precipitation method was applied for the preparation of aluminum-doped magnesium ferrite (AlxMgFe2-xO4) nanoparticles. The prepared AlxMgFe2-xO4 nanoparticles was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The synthesized AlxMgFe2-xO4 nanoparticles was applied as an adsorbent for developing a novel magnetic solid-phase extraction method for the preconcentration of cadmium ion in aqueous samples, following its quantification by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. Based on the method validation, the method linear dynamic range was 0.2–24.0 ng mL−1 with a limit of detection of 0.05 ng mL−1. The intra- and inter-day precision of the developed method were evaluated by conducting five consecutive replicate experiments in one day and five days and the relative standard deviation percentages were obtained to be 2.6% and 3.5%, respectively. Under optimized conditions, the accuracy of the presented method was evaluated by the analysis of a certified reference sample. Moreover, the applicability of the developed method for Cd(II) ion determination was validated by preconcentration and determination of Cd(II) ion in various natural waters
Researchers Hossein Abdolmohammad-Zadeh (First Researcher)، Zahra Ayazi (Second Researcher)، (Third Researcher)