Ion exchange micro columns for on-line preconcentration of heavy metalsII. On-line break-through test for zinc, cadmium and lead

• Published in: Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry Vol. 353; no. 2; pp. 119 - 122
• Main Authors: Elsholz, O, Schulze, G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.09.1995
• ISSN: 1618-2650

An on-line break-through test for zinc, cadmium and lead has been carried out by means of a flow-through cell and computerized potentiometric stripping analysis. This test has been applied to seventeen ion-exchange materials and enabled within a short time a predecision about the suitability of a resin for a special preconcentration problem. For the determination of the three trace elements in drinking water five ion exchangers are found to be appropriate without restriction and eight resins with some restrictions (not suitable for all three elements, weak matrix influences).