ATR-FTIR spectroscopy for the determination of Na4EDTA in detergent aqueous solutions.
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in the attenuated total reflectance mode (ATR-FTIR) combined with partial last square (PLS) algorithms was used to design calibration and prediction models for a wide range of tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate (Na4EDTA) concentrations (0.1 to 28% w/w) in aqueous solutions. The spectra obtained using air and water as a background medium were tested for the best fit. The PLS models designed afforded a sufficient level of precision and accuracy to allow even very small amounts of Na4EDTA to be determined. A root mean square error of nearly 0.37 for the validation set was obtained. Over a concentration range below 5% w/w, the values estimated from a combination of ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and a PLS algorithm model were similar to those obtained from an HPLC analysis of NaFeEDTA complexes and subsequent detection by UV absorbance. However, the lowest detection limit for Na4EDTA concentrations afforded by this spectroscopic/chemometric method was 0.3% w/w. The PLS model was successfully used as a rapid and simple method to quantify Na4EDTA in aqueous solutions of industrial detergents as an alternative to HPLC-UV analysis which involves time-consuming dilution and complexation processes.
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Oviedo, Julián Clavería 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain; Instituto Nacional del Carbón, INCAR-CSIC, Apartado 73, 33080 Oviedo, Spain.
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Suárez
Roberto
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García
Francisco A
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Riera
María A
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Diez
D000465:Algorithms; D003902:Detergents / Q000032:analysis*; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000032:analysis*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012996:Solutions; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / Q000379:methods*; D014867:Water
D003902:Detergents; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water; D004492:Edetic Acid
ATR-FTIR; Chelating agents; Detergents; HPLC-UV; PLS quantitative analysis; Tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate