title: Determination of ultratrace amounts of cobalt by catalysis of the tiron-hydrogen peroxide reaction with an improved continuous-flow analysis system.
abstract: An improved continuous-flow analysis method has been designed and applied to the determination of ultratrace amounts of cobalt(II) by the catalysis of the tiron-hydrogen peroxide reaction in basic medium. From 3 to 5000 pg of cobalt(II) in 1 ml of acidified sample can be determined at a sampling rate of 40 samples/hour. The relative standard deviations (10 replicates) are 1% at the 100 pg/ml level and 3% at 10 pg/ml.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Isshiki
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nakayama