J. Mattusch et R. Wennrich, ELIMINATION OF SULFATE INTERFERENCES IN THE CHROMATOGRAPHIC DETERMINATION OF O-PHOSPHATE USING LIQUID-LIQUID-EXTRACTION, Fresenius' journal of analytical chemistry, 356(5), 1996, pp. 335-338
A liquid-liquid extraction procedure for the elimination of high level
s of sulfate is described. The proposed method allows the ion-chromato
graphic determination of ppb concentrations of phosphate in the presen
ce of a 20000-fold excess of sulfate. The liquid anion exchange resin
Amberlite LA-2 was selected to retain sulfate from the sample solution
acidified by acetic acid as well as cation-exchange cartridges in the
H-form. The detection limit for phosphate was 0.03 mg/L.