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Determination of fluoride in plant material using microwave induced oxygen combustion

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  • Emanuel Šucman

    (Institute of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Biophysics, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic)

  • Jiří Bednář

    (Institute of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Biophysics, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic)

Abstract

Fluorine is essential in human and/or animal nutrition, thus it is important to know its concentration in a diet. One of the important sources of fluorine for humans is tea, containing relatively high amounts of this trace element. A method for fluoride determination in various kinds of tea using microwave supported sample preparation in a high pressure oxygen atmosphere followed by potentiometry with a fluoride ion-selective electrode were described. The parameters of the microwave device for such combustion procedure were checked and optimised in order to find settings ensuring complete sample combustion and/or absorption of the analyte in the absorption solution. For the ion-selective electrode measurement, the technique of standard addition was chosen. The Nernstian slope of the fluoride ion-selective electrode was measured and calculated in the concentration range in which the potential of samples occurred. Concentrations of fluorides in tea in the range from 24.5 mg/kg to 254.5 mg/kg were found. In order to check the accuracy of the method certified reference materials were used. The precision expressed as the relative standard deviation ranged from 3.7% to 15.9%. The method is fast, accurate and reliable for this kind of analysis.

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  • Emanuel Šucman & Jiří Bednář, 2012. "Determination of fluoride in plant material using microwave induced oxygen combustion," Czech Journal of Food Sciences, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 30(5), pages 438-441.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlcjf:v:30:y:2012:i:5:id:480-2011-cjfs
    DOI: 10.17221/480/2011-CJFS
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