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Anal Bioanal Chem

Title:		Ultrasound-assisted method for determination of chemical oxygen demand
Author(s):		Canals A; Del Remedio Hernandez M;
Address:		"Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Alicante, PO Box 99, 03080 Alicante, Spain. antonio.canals@ua.es"
Journal Title:		Anal Bioanal Chem
Year:		2002
Volume:		20021025
Issue:		6
Page Number:		1132 - 1140
DOI:		10.1007/s00216-002-1578-2
ISSN/ISBN:		1618-2642 (Print) 1618-2642 (Linking)
Abstract:		"A method for determination chemical oxygen demand (COD) assisted by use of ultrasound has been successfully evaluated for the first time. The method uses instrumentation simpler and cheaper and, in some instances, safer than that used by previous methods for the same purpose. The new device used for sonication is an all-glass cylindrical sonotrode that can be introduced directly into the reaction mixture. Use of this device enables more efficient interaction between sample and ultrasonic energy. The optimized experimental conditions are high ultrasonic power (55% amplitude, 0.9-second pulses each second), high sulfuric acid concentration (>60%), and a sonication time of 2 min. Under these conditions the method has limitations similar to those of the official COD method with regard to the type of organic compound. It works adequately with easily oxidized organic matter (potassium hydrogen phthalate and dextrose) and other organic compounds difficult to oxidize by conventional methods (e.g. phenol and acetic acid) but the COD values obtained with volatile compounds and difficult organic matter are poor. Chloride is tolerated up to a concentration of 7000 mg L(-1) without any masking agent. Gasification of the sample is recommended to improve results; use of air and argon resulted in no significant differences - bubbling with air during sonication resulted in COD values for certified materials and real wastewater samples statistically identical with the certified COD values and those obtained by the classic (open reflux) method. The use of ultrasound energy for COD determination thus seems to be an interesting and promising alternative to conventional oxidation methods used for the same purpose"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINECanals, Antonio Del Remedio Hernandez, M eng Germany 2002/11/30 Anal Bioanal Chem. 2002 Nov; 374(6):1132-40. doi: 10.1007/s00216-002-1578-2. Epub 2002 Oct 25"