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Sociedade Brasileira de Química, SBQ, Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, 5(15), p. 714-718, 2004

DOI: 10.1590/s0103-50532004000500017

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Determination of boron in natural water and products derived from grape using an automated flow injection analysis system with piezoelectric detection

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Abstract

Um sistema sensível e seletivo para boro, utilizando um sistema de análise por injeção em fluxo com detecção piezelétrica, é apresentado. O detector é um cristal piezelétrico de quartzo com eletrodo separado recoberto com filme de poliepicloridrina modificada com N-metil-D-glucamina. A capacidade do filme em reter boro possibilita ampliar a faixa de resposta linear e a sensibilidade, variando o volume de amostra injetada. Neste trabalho, o volume de amostra variou de 0,5 a 5,0 mL. Dentre diversos íons analisados, germanato foi o único interferente. Entretanto, essa interferência pode ser eliminada com a adição de sulfeto à amostra. O método se mostrou eficiente na determinação de boro em amostras de água natural (de 1,71 a 309 µg L -1 ) e produtos derivados da uva (de 2,06 a 6,21 mg L -1 ). Um pré-tratamento com peróxido de hidrogênio em meio básico foi necessário devido à grande quantidade de carboidratos presentes no suco de uva. An automated flow injection analysis system with piezoelectric detection is proposed as a sensitive and selective method for boron. The detector is an electrode-separated piezoelectric quartz crystal coated with N-methyl-D-glucamine-modified poly(epichlorohydrin). The film ability to retain boron allows the adjustment of the linear dynamic range and the sensitivity by varying the injected sample volume. In the present work, the sample volumes were varied from 0.5 to 5.0 mL. Among several ionic species, germanate is the only one that can interfere in the method. Nevertheless, it can be eliminated by addition of sulfide to the sample. The method was successfully applied to the determination of boron concentration in samples of natural water (from 1.71 to 309 µg L -1 ) and products derived from grape juice (from 2.06 to 6.21 mg L -1 ). A pretreatment with hydrogen peroxide in alkaline medium was required due to the great amount of sugars in the grape products.