title: Turbidimetric and photometric determination of total tannins in tea using a micro-flow-batch analyzer.
abstract: Both turbidimetric and photometric determinations of total tannins in samples of green and black tea, using a micro-flow-batch analyzer (μFBA) were studied. The miniaturized system was formed using photocurable urethane-acrylate resin and ultraviolet lithography technique. The turbidimetric method was based on the precipitation reaction of Cu (II) with tannins in acetate medium at a pH of 4.5. The photometric method was based on the complexation reaction of tannins with ferrous tartrate. The turbidimetric μFBA was able to test 200 samples per hour. The photometric μFBA allowed 300 analyses per hour, generating 136μL of residue per analysis. The paired t test, at a 95% confidence level, showed no statistically significant differences between results obtained by both methods and the reference method. The urethane-acrylate μFBA maintained satisfactory physical and chemical properties, and represents an improvement over conventional flow-batch analyzer.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Química, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcelo B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Stéfani I E
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Harding
authors.forename: Marcelo F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Pistonesi
authors.forename: Beatriz S F
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Band
authors.forename: Mário C U
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Araújo
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000737:chemistry; D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D057205:Automation, Laboratory; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009391:Nephelometry and Turbidimetry; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D010783:Photometry; D011140:Polyurethanes / Q000737:chemistry; D013634:Tannins / Q000032:analysis*; D013662:Tea / Q000737:chemistry*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000180:Acrylic Resins; D011140:Polyurethanes; D013634:Tannins; D013662:Tea; C050845:urethane acrylate; D003300:Copper