Estanho em amostras ambientais por espectrometria de fluorescência atômica (AFS)

• Ano de defesa: 2015
• Autor(a) principal: Garcez, Daniel Locoselli [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
• Palavras-chave em Português: Metals; Metais; Estanho; Espectroscopia de fluorescencia; Analise por injeção de fluxo; Poluição; Solos - Poluição; Água - Poluição; Hidretos; Amostragem ambiental
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/136684; http://www.athena.biblioteca.unesp.br/exlibris/bd/cathedra/09-03-2016/000858508.pdf

The present study aimed to establish an analytical method to determine tin concentrations in natural samples. It was opted for the coupling of the analytical techniques: atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS), hydride generation (HG) and flow injection system (FI). The development of the method considered the AFS operating conditions, the HG technic, the FI system and the digestion procedures of the field samples (solid and liquid). The results showed that the best conditions for the generation of SnH4 were obtained with reductant (NaBH4) 4% (m/v) and acid (HCl) 0,6 mol L-1. The optimized flow rates for the device used in this study were 1,2 mL min-1 of sample, 1,2 mL min-1 of HCl and 1,6 mL min-1 of NaBH4. In these conditions, it was obtained a molar relationship [BH4 −] / [H+] equal to 1,62 for the reactions of stanene. The sample volume injected was 500 μL. The acid volumes defined for the microwave digestion of soil and sediment samples were equal to 3 mL HNO3 + 1 mL HCl. After the development of the analytical method, this procedure was applied to analyze the environmental samples described below. Soil, sediment and water samples were collected in two areas under different anthropogenic activities: processing area of cassiterite in Corumbataí/SP and an area of Ilha Grande Bay/RJ. In the first study area, the obtained data indicated that there was alteration in the natural quality of the environment as a result of the activities developed in that site. In the second area, was not observed Sn content in the environment, in unusual concentrations for marine regions. Finally, the analytical method was compared with the ICP OES technique and certified reference material, and it showed to be efficient (in precision, accuracy and ruggedness) to determine Sn in soil, sediment and water samples (total and dissolved concentrations)