FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2014, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (4): 146-150.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201404030

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Determination of Copper Ions with Different Dissolution Characteristics in Tea by Concentration Direct-Reading Method after Standard Solution Addition

GAO Xiang-yang1,2, WEI Jiang-mian2, ZHANG Na1   

  1. 1. School of Food Science and Engineering, University for Science and Technology Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou 450064, China;
    2. College of Food Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, C
  • Received:2013-05-07 Revised:2014-02-13 Online:2014-02-25 Published:2014-03-17
  • Contact: GAO xiang-yang E-mail:ndgaoxy@163.com

Abstract:

A new method to detect copper ions with different dissolution characteristics in tea was established. After
sequential extraction of tea samples with water and alkali, the remaining residue was microwave-digested and detected with
a copper-selective electrode by directly reading the concentrations of copper ions. Results showed that the optimal amounts
of 1.00 mol/L potassium nitrate and 1.00 mol/L sodium fluoride added were both 5.00 mL in total ionic strength adjustment
buffer (TISAB) at pH 4.00. The conversion factor of the copper ion selective electrode was more than 93%, indicating that
the Nernst response of this electrode is quite good. Under these experimental conditions, the relative standard deviation for
11 repeated determinations of tea samples was 2.4%, the spike recoveries were in the range of 94.38%–101.22%, and the
detection limit was 1.20 × 10-6 mol/L. Satisfactory analytical results were obtained by using the method in comparison to the
national standard method.

Key words: concentration direct-reading after standard solution addition, tea, copper, dissolution characteristics

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