ISSN:
1612-1112
Keywords:
Column liquid chromatography
;
Kalman filter
;
Cubic spline interpolation
;
Al(III) and Cr(III)
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Summary A procedure for the simultaneous quantitation of Al(III) and Cr(III) ions by reversed-phase HPLC, after pre-column complexation with 8-hydroxyquinoline, is described. The deconvolution of the partially overlapped peaks was by the Kalman filter method which yielded accurate and precise results. Background removal from the chromatograms was by a new approach employing cubic splines as interpolators between the peak valleys. Finally, it is shown that the Kalman filter deconvolution, after subtraction of the background by cubic spline interpolation, allowed quantitation of Al(III) and Cr(III) down to 25 ppb for each metal. These concentrations were not detectable by conventional integration methods due to a very low signal-to-noise ratio.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02317917
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