Preconcentration of nickel in waters by vortex assisted dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction

Abstract

AbstractThe present work describes the attempt for the preconcentration of nickel ions by using vortex assisted dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction from aqueous samples. In this method, a small amount of chloroform is rapidly injected by syringe into the water sample containing nickel ions complexed by diethyldithiocarbamate (DDTC).This forms a cloudy solution. The cloudy state is the result of chloroform fine droplets formation, which are dispersed in bulk aqueous sample. Therefore, Ni-DDTC complex is extracted into the fine chloroform droplets and vortex agitation takes place during six minutes. After optimization of experimental variables and determination of analytical characteristics, the method is evaluated for application in real samples. HPLC is used as separation and detection system.