Abstract:
A method for determining trace nickel in cigarette by catalytic kinetic spectrophotometry was developed based on that Ni(Ⅱ) has a catalytic effect on the oxidative discoloration of butylrhodamine-B(BRB) with hydrogen peroxide in HAc-NaAc buffer solution.2.0 mL digested tobacco solution was reacted with 2.0 mL 2% Triton X-100,3.5 mL 3% hydrogen peroxide,and 3.0 mL 0.01% BRB in the presence of 2.5 mL pH5.0 HAc-NaAc buffer solution for 8 minutes in a water bath at 75℃ and then detected at the wavelength of 560 nm.The recovery of Ni(Ⅱ) was from 97.3% to 102.7% with RSD of 2.2% to 4.2%,the limit of detection of 0.078
μg/L in the linear concentration range of 0.32 to 12.0
μg/L.The Ni(Ⅱ) content in tobacco determined with this method agreed with the results of atomic absorption spectrophotometry.