Effect of refractory element carbide coating of a pyrolytically coated graphite furnace on injectable sample volume in the electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometric determination of lead

Abstract

The effect of treating the surface of a pyrolytically coated graphite furnace with various refractory elements, such as Hf, Nb, W and Zr, on the injectable sample volume was evaluated in order to enhance the sensitivity. Treatment with W made it possible to introduce a 100 µl aliquot of sample solution into the furnace with a high precision (RSD <3%) for up to 250 firings. A good linearity (correlation coefficient >0.99) between integrated absorbance and injection volume was observed in the range 0–100 µl. Use of a Pd modifier made it possible to enhance the precision (RSD <2%) and the stability of the integrated absorbance (RSD <2.5%) for up to 250 firings. A good linearity was also observed. The calculated detection limit and characteristic mass (sensitivity) were 0.02 µg l^–1 and 12 pg, respectively, for a 100 µl injection with the Pd modifier at the optimum ashing temperature of 1400 °C. An interference study was also carried out. The recoveries of 2 µg l^–1 Pb added to various water samples, such as snow, rain, river water and tap water were 96–106%.

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