Mercury determination in non- and biodegradable materials by cold vapor capacitively coupled plasma microtorch atomic emission spectrometry

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 193, Issue , 2011, Pages 65-69

  Frentiu, Tiberiu ^a   Mihaltan, Alin I ^b   Ponta, Michaela ^a   Darvasi, Eugen ^a   Frentiu, Maria ^b   Cordos, Emil ^b  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION   (Romania)

Author keywords

Biodegradable material; Capacitively coupled plasma; Mercury determination; Recyclable plastic

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS COSTS; ANALYTICAL SYSTEMS; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BIODEGRADABLE MATERIAL; CAPACITIVELY COUPLED PLASMAS; CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIALS; COLD VAPOR; CONFIDENCE LEVELS; CORN STARCH; DETECTION LIMITS; LOW POWER; MERCURY DETERMINATION; MICRO-SPECTROMETER; MICROWAVE SYSTEMS; MINIATURIZED SYSTEMS; REDUCTANTS; SOLID SAMPLES;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; MATERIALS; MERCURY (METAL); POLYETHYLENES; SPECTROMETRY; THERMOPLASTICS; TUNGSTEN; VAPORS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

MERCURY; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; STARCH; TIN CHLORIDE;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; BIODEGRADATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DETECTION METHOD; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HIGH PRESSURE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINERALIZATION; NITRIC OXIDE; PLASTIC; POLYMER; PRECISION; RECYCLING; STARCH;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BIODEGRADATION; CAPACITIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MICROTORCH; COLD VAPOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ELECTRONICS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MINERALIZATION; RECYCLING; VAPOR;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; MERCURY; MINIATURIZATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80053286386     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.07.031     Document Type: Article

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