A Simultaneous Determination Method for the Analysis of Chloride and Nitrate Ions in Air Samples by PLS1

Abstract

This study describes a multi-ion-selective electrode system for the simultaneous determination of nitrate and chloride ions in air samples by using multivariate calibration methods. The measurement system was constituted of two ion-selective electrodes, an Ag/AgCl double-junction reference electrode and a multi-potentiometer. The measurements were performed at pH 5.0 acetic acid/sodium acetate buffer. The obtained data were evaluated by using Partial Least Squares (PLS1). The system was used to analyze the synthetic samples and fume-hood samples in terms of the amount of chloride and nitrate. The percentage recovery values obtained from fume-hood samples were 93.8% ± 3.8 and 102.4% ± 2.5 for chloride and nitrate, respectively. The presented system could be an easy-to-use approach for monitoring the amount of chloride and nitrate species in the scope of occupational health and safety analysis.

Keywords

• Multiple ion-selective electrode array
• nitrate analysis
• chloride analysis
• multivariate calibration techniques
• chemometrics
• air samples

Supporting Institution

Ankara University Research Fund

Project Number

BAP No. 12B4240008

Thanks

The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of Ankara University Research Fund (BAP No. 12B4240008).

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