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OPTICS AND LASER TECHNOLOGY
Volume 47, Issue -, Pages 26-30Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2012.08.011
Keywords
LIBS; Algae; Copper analysis
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas (CONICET)
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Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has been applied for quantitative analysis of Cu in algae plants, an issue of paramount importance for environmental monitoring. For the analysis with LIBS, algae were compacted into solid pellets with powdered calcium hydroxide addition as binder and a pulsed Nd:YAG laser was employed to produce the plasmas in air at atmospheric pressure. In this approach, atomic lines from traces of Cu were detected, as well as other major and minor elements. The plasma was characterized and a calibration curve was constructed with reference samples prepared with calcium hydroxide. The results obtained demonstrated the usefulness of the method for Cu monitoring in algae plants. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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