Synchronous Determination of Copper, Iron, Nickel, Lead, Cadmium and Chromium in Electroplating Wastewater by ICP-AES
A method was proposed for the determination of copper, iron, nickel, lead, cadmium and chromium in electroplating wastewater by ICP-AES. Working conditions and selection of spectral lines were optimized. The mixed and single standard for 6 elements were analyzed, spectrum with high sensitivity, low spectral interference, high ratio of signal with background, low detection limit were selected. The detection limit was 0.002, 0.003, 0002, 0.008, 0.002, 0.007mg/L. The effects of inhalation rate and the spectral intensity in nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, perchloric acid and sulfuric acid solution were tested. Nitrate acid with low viscosity, low surface tension and high atomization efficiency was selected. The accuracy and precision were tested, the relative error was less than 5.2%, relative standard deviation was less than 2.4%.It was accord with national standard. It proved that the determination of copper, iron, nickel, lead, cadmium and chromium in electroplating wastewater by ICP-AES was feasible.