A green multi-element determination in cane molasses samples by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry after a simple dilution procedure
Thalia J. Santos , Marcos Levi C.M. dos Reis , Luciano A. de Albuquerque , Caio S.A. Felix , Fabio de S. Dias , Leonardo S.G. Teixeira
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Abstract
This study aimed to develop a method for elemental determination in molasses samples by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry. The sample preparation occurred with a simple dilution, and the diluent solution's proportion was achieved through a simplex centroid design. For 0.200 g of sample, the components proportion was 60 % of 1.0 mol L−1 HNO3, 24 % of 10 % (v v−1) H2O2, and 16 % of 1.0 mol L−1 HCl. Applying the recommended dilution, the limits of detection were 0.50, 0.01, 0.02, 0.06, 0.05, 0.56, 1.20, 0.19, 0.092 mg kg−1 for Zn, Co, Cd, Mn, Cr, Al, Na, Pb, and Cu, respectively. The procedure was applied to the analysis of cane molasses samples, and the concentrations obtained using the proposed procedure agreed with the results obtained using microwave-assisted digestion. The method was aligned with green analytical chemistry principles, achieving scores of 0.57 and 0.78 in the AGREE and AGREEprep metrics, respectively.
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Food Chemistry publishes original research papers dealing with the advancement of the chemistry and biochemistry of foods or the analytical methods/ approach used. All papers should focus on the novelty of the research carried out.