Sopon Purawatt. Continuous-flow extraction for determination of available metals in soils . Master's Degree(Applied Analytical and Inorganic Chemistry). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2003.
Continuous-flow extraction for determination of available metals in soils
Abstract:
The continuous-flow extraction system was applied to evaluate the availability of heavy metals in soil by single extraction with a chelating reagent. Optimization of the extraction parameter was investigated. A sample weight of 0.5 g is optimal for the 10 mL chamber extraction system. With this sample weight, high extraction efficiency was obtained and sample clogging was not observed. Extraction flow rate had an effect on extraction efficiency in a continuous-flow extraction system using a chelating extract. It was found that the optimal flow rate for this system is 1.0 mL min-1. A study on the selectivity of extracting solution showed that different extracted metal amounts and extraction profiles were obtained with different extracting solutions. The selectivity of extracting solution with the metals in soil is the cause of this difference. The results of determination of cadmium availability for 46 soil samples using the optimal continuous-flow extraction system were compared with those obtained from the conventional single batch extraction and isotope interchanging methods. The regression line of continuous-flow extraction and single batch extraction shows that the extraction efficiency from two extraction methods are similar for low extractable cadmium samples with the slope of the regression line at about 1.155. For high extractable cadmium samples, higher extraction efficiency of continuous-flow extraction was obtained with the slope of the regression line at 2.409. The correlation of available cadmium in soil using an isotope interchanging method and extraction method was good, with a linear regression coefficient close to 1.0. The correlations between extractable cadmium amount and their chemical properties such as total metal content, soil pH and organic matter content were also studied