Development of an Ultrasound-Assisted Rapid Digestion Method for the Quantitative Determination of Selected Trace Metals in Honey by AAS

Authors

  • Arjumand Iqbal Durrani Chemistry Department, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Zamir Ahmad Ansari Chemistry Department, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Shabbab Chemistry Department, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Usman Ghani University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Amjad Farooq CS&E Dept., University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Idrees University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Keywords:

Digestion Method, Trace Metals in Honey, Development, Analysis

Abstract

The study deals with the development of a rapid digestion method for the determination of trace metal content (i.e., Fe, Zn) in honey. Six different honey samples were purchased from the local market and one of them was randomly selected for the optimization of the digestion method. Selected honey sample was digested using dry digestion, wet digestion and ultrasound-assisted digestion method. Ultrasound-assisted digestion was then further optimized by first selecting the reagents and the optimization of their respective ratios for better results. 0.5g sample was taken in the reagent vial and optimized digestion mixture consisted of HClO4, HCl, HNO3 and H2O2 was added into it. Then it was sonicated for 60 min at three temperature ranges i.e., 27°C, 45°C and 60°C. The solution was then filtered and diluted up to 25ml prior to analysis in the atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The optimized digestion method was then successfully applied for the analysis of selected trace metals in all the remaining honey samples. Results were also compared with the conventional i.e., dry and wet digestion methods and it was found that the optimized ultrasound-assisted digestion method was more rapid and gave better results than the conventional ones cited in the literature.

Author Biographies

Arjumand Iqbal Durrani, Chemistry Department, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Dr. Arjumand Iqbal Durrani, Assistant Professor

Chemistry Department, UET, Lahore-Pakistan

Zamir Ahmad Ansari, Chemistry Department, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Chemistry Department, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Muhammad Shabbab, Chemistry Department, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Chemistry Department, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Usman Ghani, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Amjad Farooq, CS&E Dept., University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, Pakistan

Muhammad Idrees, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

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Published

2014-07-16

How to Cite

Durrani, A. I., Ansari, Z. A., Shabbab, M., Ghani, U., Farooq, A., & Idrees, M. (2014). Development of an Ultrasound-Assisted Rapid Digestion Method for the Quantitative Determination of Selected Trace Metals in Honey by AAS. Journal of the Pakistan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 42(1), 1–8. Retrieved from http://piche.org.pk/journal/index.php/jpiche/article/view/127

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Vol. 42 No. 1 (2014): Journal of the Pakistan Institute of Chemical Engineers

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