Mt. Perezcorona et al., GLUCOSE AS A CHEMICAL MODIFIER FOR THE DETERMINATION OF ANTIMONY AND SELENIUM BY ELECTROTHERMAL ATOMIC-ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY, Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry, 10(4), 1995, pp. 321-324
The effectiveness of glucose as a chemical modifier for the determinat
ion of Sb and Se by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry has
been evaluated. The effect of increasing glucose concentration on the
thermal behaviour of both elements and on the graphite tube surface is
described. Glucose allows the quantitative stabilization of Sb and Se
up to 1300 degrees C compared with 700 degrees C without glucose. Fur
thermore, this chemical modifier significantly reduces interference by
phosphorous in the determination of Se and by chloride in the determi
nation of Sb.