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Determinação de cobalto em plantas pelo método espectrofotométrico de 2-nitroso-1-naftol1
Determination of cobalt in plants by the 2-nitroso-1-naphthol method
Pedro Roberto Furlani2; José Romano Gallo2
SUMMARY
A spectrophotometric method for the cobalt determination in plant material was studied, using 2-nitroso-1-naphthol.
Immediate formation of a stable complex is obtained when the reaction is conducted at pH between 7.0 and 8.5.
The procedure involves adding triethanolamine solution in order to eliminate manganese interference, and after extraction in an organic phase, the absorbance of the complex is measured at 360-365 nm.
The 2-nitroso-1-naphthol method was suitable to determine cobalt in the range of 0.5-5.0 microgram per 4 ml of isoamylacetate, as organic solvent. The accuracy was evaluated by the coefficient of variation (about 3.75%) and by the recovery of cobalt added to the extracts of plant materials (about 97.9%).
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Recebido para publicação em 8 de maio de 1977.
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Data do Fascículo
1978