Greener analytical method for the determination of copper(II) in wastewater by micro flow system with optical sensor

Tapparath Leelasattarathkul; Saisunee Liawruangrath; Mongkon Rayanakorn; Boonsom Liawruangrath; Winai Oungpipat; Napaporn Youngvises

doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2006.10.007

Greener analytical method for the determination of copper(II) in wastewater by micro flow system with optical sensor

Talanta. 2007 Apr 15;72(1):126-31. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2006.10.007. Epub 2006 Nov 13.

Authors

Tapparath Leelasattarathkul¹, Saisunee Liawruangrath, Mongkon Rayanakorn, Boonsom Liawruangrath, Winai Oungpipat, Napaporn Youngvises

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Division of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep, Bangkok 10120, Thailand.

PMID: 19071592
DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2006.10.007

Abstract

Greener analytical method using micro flow system for the determination of Cu(II) in wastewater samples was designed and investigated. The micro flow system consisted of a planar glass chip with poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) top plate and fixed with fiber optic probe as optical sensor for monitoring of Cu(II) that reacted with 2-carboxy-2'-hydroxy-5'-sulfoformazyl benzene (zincon) on the chip at 605nm. This design gave a satisfied sensitivity with a linear calibration graph over the range of 0.1-3.0mugmL(-1) of Cu(II) and correlation coefficient 0.9991. The percentage relative standard deviation was 2.5 for 10-replicate measurements and the limit of detection (LOD) was 0.1mugmL(-1). This system has been successfully applied to the determination of Cu(II) in wastewaters from electroplating industry with less reagents and samples consumption and diminutive waste generation.