Atomic absorption spectroscopy, History, atomization techniques, and instrume...Muhammad Asif Shaheeen
History, principle, types, instrumentation, comparison with atomic emission spectroscopy, interference, advantages and disadvantages of different types of atomization techniques.
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy is a very common technique for detecting metals and metalloids in samples.
It is very reliable and simple to use.
It can analyze over 62 elements.
It also measures the concentration of metals in the sample.
Atomic absorption spectroscopy, History, atomization techniques, and instrume...Muhammad Asif Shaheeen
History, principle, types, instrumentation, comparison with atomic emission spectroscopy, interference, advantages and disadvantages of different types of atomization techniques.
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy is a very common technique for detecting metals and metalloids in samples.
It is very reliable and simple to use.
It can analyze over 62 elements.
It also measures the concentration of metals in the sample.
This slide discusses the principle, instrumentation, process, detectors, sample ,solvents used in mass spectroscopy and also its applications and limitations.
This slide discusses the principle, instrumentation, process, detectors, sample ,solvents used in mass spectroscopy and also its applications and limitations.
Pharmaceuticals: In some pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, minute quantities of a catalyst used in the process (usually a metal) are sometimes present in the final product. By using AAS the amount of catalyst present can be determined.
Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) and atomic emission spectroscopy (AES) is a spectro analytical procedure for the quantitative determination of chemical elements by free atoms in the gaseous state.
Atomic absorption spectroscopy is based on absorption of light by free metallic ions.
In analytical chemistry the technique is used for determining the concentration of a particular element (the analyte) in a sample to be analyzed. AAS can be used to determine over 70 different elements in solution, or directly in solid samples via electrothermal vaporization
Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) is an analytical technique that measures the concentrations of elements.
Atomic absorption is so sensitive that it can measure down to parts per billion of a gram (µg dm–3 ) in a sample.
The technique makes use of the wavelengths of light specifically absorbed by an element. They correspond to the energies needed to promote electrons from one energy level to another, higher, energy level.
Atomic absorption spectrometry has many uses in different areas of chemistry.
Clinical analysis : Analysing metals in biological fluids such as blood and urine.
Environmental analysis: Monitoring our environment – eg finding out the levels of various elements in rivers, seawater, drinking water, air, petrol and drinks such as wine, beer and fruit drinks.
The technique makes use of the atomic absorption spectrum of a sample in order to assess the concentration of specific analytes within it. It requires standards with known analyte content to establish the relation between the measured absorbance and the analyte concentration and relies therefore on the [Beer–Lambert law].
The electrons within an atom exist at various energy levels. When the atom is exposed to its own unique wavelength, it can absorb the energy (photons) and electrons move from a ground state to excited states.
The radiant energy absorbed by the electrons is directly related to the transition that occurs during this process.
Furthermore, since the electronic structure of every element is unique, the radiation absorbed represents a unique property of each individual element and it can be measured.
An atomic absorption spectrometer uses these basic principles and applies them in practical quantitative analysis
A typical atomic absorption spectrometer consists of four main components:
Atomization
Light source,
Atomization system,
Monochromator &
Detection system
Atomization can be carried out either by a flame or furnace.
Heat energy is utilized in atomic absorption spectroscopy to convert metallic elements to atomic dissociated vapor.
The temperature should be controlled very carefully for the conversion of atomic vapor.
At too high temperatures, atoms
a brief discussion of AAS, an analytical technique use for heavy metal analysis. Atomic absorption spectroscopy is a quantitative method of analysis of any kind of sample; that is applicable to many metals
AAS can be used to determine over 70 different elements in solution, or directly in solid samples via electro thermal vaporization.
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy is a very common technique for detecting metals and metalloids in samples.
It is very reliable and simple to use.
It also measures the concentration of metals in the sample.
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy is an analytical technique that measures the concentration of an element by measuring the amount of light that is absorbed at a characteristic wavelength when it passes through cloud of atoms
As the number of atoms in the light path increases, the amount of light absorbed increases.
Applications: Presence of metals as an impurity or in alloys can be perform.
Level of metals could be detected in tissue samples like Aluminum in blood and Copper in brain tissues.
Due to wear and tear there are different sorts of metals which are given in the lubrication oils which could be determined for the analysis of conditions of machines.
Determination of elements in the agricultural samples.
Water sample analysis (e.g. Ca, Mg, Fe, Si, Al, Ba content).
Food sample analysis.
Analysis of animal feedstuffs (e.g. Mn, Fe, Cu, Cr, Se, Zn).
Analysis of additives in lubricating oils and greases (Ba, Ca, Na, Li, Zn, Mg). analysis of soils.
Clinical sample analysis (blood samples: whole blood, plasma, serum; Ca, Mg, Li, Na, K, Fe).
Analysis of Environmental samples such as- drinking water, ocean water, soil.
Pharmaceutical sample Analysis: Estimation of zinc in insulin preparation, calcium in calcium salt is done by using AAS. Principle: The sample, in solution, is aspirated as a spray into a chamber, where it is mixed with air and fuel.
This mixture passes through baffles, here large drops fall and are drained off. Only fine droplets reach the flame.
Light from the hollow-cathode lamp passes through the sample of ground-state atoms in the flame.
The amount of light absorbed is proportional to the concentration.
The element being determined must be reduced to the elemental state, vaporized, and imposed in the beam of the radiation in the source.
When a ground-state atom absorbs light energy, an excited atom is produced.
The excited atom then returns to the ground state, emitting light of the same energy as it absorbed.
The flame sample thus contains a dynamic population of ground-state and excited atoms, both absorbing and emitting radiant energy. The emitted energy from the flame will go in all directions, and it will be a steady emission.
Because the purpose of the instrument is to measure the amount of light absorbed, the light detector must be able to distinguish between the light beam emitted by the hollow cathode lamp and that emitted by excited atoms in the flame.
Instrumental Method of AnalysisUnit 2 (3) Atomic absorption spectroscopy/AAS/
Atomic flame Photometry
(Part -1)
Introduction- Briefing
Atomic spectroscopy involved three major techniques- Atomic emission spectroscopy,
Atomic absorption spectroscopy, and Atomic fluorescence spectroscopy
Principle, Theory of atomic Absorption spectroscopy
Interferences
Instrumentation-
Type AAS
1. Single beam atomic absorption spectrophotometer
2. Double beam atomic absorption spectrophotometer
the light source/radiation source- that emits the spectrum of the element of inetrest
the atomization system/ absorption cell- in which atoms the sample are produced (flame, graphites furnance etc
the monochromator- for light dispersion
the detection system- which measures the light intensity and amplified the signal
A read out device- that show the reading after it has been processed
Working AAS instrument (B. chopper, C. Flame atomizer - There is two types of burners in common used
1. Total consumption burner
2. Premixed burner
D. Fuel/ oxidant
E. Monochromator- Prism, gratting
F. Detectors-Photomultiplier tube
G. Recorder
Difference between Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy and Atomic Emission Spectroscopy
Advantange and limitation
Applications
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2. 1
BASIC PRINCIPLE
ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
(AAS)
is an analytical technique that measures the
concentrations of elements. It makes use of the
absorption of light by these elements in order to
measure their concentration .
3. - Atomic-absorption spectroscopy quantifies the
absorption of ground state atoms in the gaseous
state .
- The atoms absorb ultraviolet or visible light and
make transitions to higher electronic energy levels
. The analyte concentration is determined from
the amount of absorption.
4. - Concentration measurements are usually determined
from a working curve after calibrating the instrument
with standards of known concentration.
- Atomic absorption is a very common technique for
detecting metals and metalloids in environmental
samples.
6. The Atomic Absorption Spectrometer
• Atomic absorption spectrometers have 4
principal components
1 - A light source ( usually a hollow cathode
lamp )
2 – An atom cell ( atomizer )
3 - A monochromator
4 - A detector , and read out device .
9. 1 – Light Source
• The light source is usually a hollow cathode lamp of the
element that is being measured . It contains a tungsten anode
and a hollow cylindrical cathode made of the element to be
determined. These are sealed in a glass tube filled with an inert
gas (neon or argon ) . Each element has its own unique lamp
which must be used for that analysis .
11. How it works
Applying a potential difference between the anode
and the cathode leads to the ionization of some gas
atoms .
These gaseous ions bombard the cathode and eject
metal atoms from the cathode in a process called
sputtering. Some sputtered atoms are in excited states
and emit radiation characteristic of the metal as they
fall back to the ground state .
13. The shape of the cathode which is hollow cylindrical
concentrates the emitted radiation into a beam which
passes through a quartz window all the way to the
vaporized sample.
Since atoms of different elements absorb
characteristic wavelengths of light. Analyzing a
sample to see if it contains a particular element means
using light from that element .
14. For example with lead, a lamp containing lead emits
light from excited lead atoms that produce the right
mix of wavelengths to be absorbed by any lead atoms
from the sample.
A beam of the electromagnetic radiation emitted from
excited lead atoms is passed through the vaporized
sample. Some of the radiation is absorbed by the lead
atoms in the sample. The greater the number of atoms
there is in the vapor , the more radiation is absorbed .
15. 2 – Atomizer
Elements to be analyzed needs to be in atomic sate
Atomization is separation of particles into individual
molecules and breaking molecules into atoms .This is
done by exposing the analyte to high temperatures in a
flame or graphite furnace .
16. The role of the atom cell is to primarily dissolvate a
liquid sample and then the solid particles are
vaporized into their free gaseous ground state form .
In this form atoms will be available to absorb
radiation emitted from the light source and thus
generate a measurable signal proportional to
concentration .
There are two types of atomization : Flame and
Graphite furnace atomization .
18. Flame
• Flame AA can only analyze solutions , where it uses a
slot type burner to increase the path length, and therefore
to increase the total absorbance .
Sample solutions are usually introduced into a nebuliser by
being sucked up by a capillary tube .In the nebuliser the
sample is dispersed into tiny droplets , which can be
readily broken down in the flame.
22. The Atomic Absorption Spectrometer
Sample Introduction System
Nebuliser
Capillary
Solution
23. • The fine mist of droplets is mixed with fuel
(acetylene ) , and oxidant ( nitrous oxide) and
burned.
The flame temperature is important because it
influences the distribution of atoms. It can be
manipulated by oxidant and fuel ratio.
24. 3- Monochromators
This is a very important part in an AA spectrometer. It
is used to separate out all of the thousands of lines.
Without a good monochromator, detection limits are
severely compromised.
A monochromator is used to select the specific
wavelength of light which is absorbed by the sample,
and to exclude other wavelengths. The selection of
the specific light allows the determination of the
selected element in the presence of others.
25. 4 - Detector and
Read out Device
The light selected by the monochromator is directed
onto a detector that is typically a photomultiplier tube
, whose function is to convert the light signal into an
electrical signal proportional to the light intensity.
The processing of electrical signal is fulfilled by a
signal amplifier . The signal could be displayed for
readout , or further fed into a data station for printout
by the requested format.
26. Calibration Curve
A calibration curve is used to determine the unknown
concentration of an element in a solution. The instrument is
calibrated using several solutions of known concentrations.
The absorbance of each known solution is measured and then a
calibration curve of concentration vs absorbance is plotted.
The sample solution is fed into the instrument, and the
absorbance of the element in this solution is measured .The
unknown concentration of the element is then calculated from
the calibration curve
27. Calibration Curve
A 1.0 -
b 0.9 -
S 0.8 - .
o 0.7 - .
r 0.6 - .
b 0.5 - . .
a 0.4 - .
n 0.3 - .
c 0.2 -
e 0.1 -
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Concentration ( g/ml )
28. Determining concentration from
Calibration Curve
A 1.0 - absorbance measured
b 0.9 -
S 0.8 - .
o 0.7 - .
r 0.6 - .
b 0.5 - . .
a 0.4 - .
n 0.3 - . concentration calculated
c 0.2 -
e 0.1 -
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Concentration ( mg/l )
29. A life-saving technique
• Japan: From 1932 to 1968, AAS was used to
identify the reason why over 3,000 residents
who lives near the Minimata Bay started
showing neurogical problems and pregnant
women starts giving birth to impaired children.
Scientist starts taking samples and performing
AAS process; AAS results shows a very high
concentration of mercury in their blood. This
result on stopping the company, Chisso
corporation who dumped approximately 27
tones of mercury in the bay.
30. Interferences
The concentration of the analyte element is
considered to be proportional to the ground
state atom population in the flame ,any factor
that affects the ground state atom population
can be classified as an interference .
Factors that may affect the ability of the
instrument to read this parameter can also be
classified as an interference .
31. The different interferences that are encountered in atomic
absorption spectroscopy are :
- Absorption of Source Radiation : Element other than the one
of interest may absorb the wavelength being used.
- Ionization Interference : the formation of ions rather than
atoms causes lower absorption of radiation .This problem is
overcome by adding ionization suppressors.
- Self Absorption : the atoms of the same kind that are
absorbing radiation will absorb more at the center of the line
than at the wings and thus resulting in the change of shape of
the line as well as its intensity .
32. - Back ground Absorption of Source Radiation :
This is caused by the presence of a particle from
incomplete atomization .This problem is overcome by
increasing the flame temperature .
- Transport Interference :
Rate of aspiration, nebulization, or transport of the
sample ( e g viscosity, surface tension, vapor
pressure , and density ) .
33. 2
Atomic Emission
Spectroscopy
Atomic emission spectroscopy is also an analytical
technique that is used to measure the concentrations
of elements in samples .
It uses quantitative measurement of the emission from
excited atoms to determine analyte concentration .
34. The analyte atoms are promoted to a higher energy level by the
sufficient energy that is provided by the high temperature of
the atomization sources .
The excited atoms decay back to lower levels by emitting light
. Emissions are passed through monochromators or filters
prior to detection by photomultiplier tubes.
35. The instrumentation of atomic emission
spectroscopy is the same as that of atomic
absorption ,but without the presence of a
radiation source .
In atomic Emission the sample is atomized and
the analyte atoms are excited to higher energy
levels all in the atomizer .
37. The source of energy in Atomic Emission could be a
flame like the one used in atomic absorption ,or an
inductively coupled plasma ( ICP ) .
- The flame ( 1700 – 3150 oC ) is most useful for
elements with relatively low excitation energies like
sodium potassium and calcium .
- The ICP ( 6000 – 8000 oC) has a very high
temperature and is useful for elements of high
excitation energies .
39. Similar to an atomic absorption spectrometer ,the
monochromator is simply a wavelength
selector that separates all different wave
lengths and select the desired one .
The selected wave length is passed on to a
detector that converts the light signal into an
electrical signal .
40. Comparison Between Atomic Absorption
and Emission Spectroscopy
Absorption
- Measure trace metal
concentrations in
complex matrices .
- Atomic absorption
depends upon the
number of ground state
atoms .
Emission
- Measure trace metal
concentrations in
complex matrices .
- Atomic emission
depends upon the
number of excited
atoms .
41. 3
AAS APPLICATIONS
The are many applications for atomic
absorption:
- Clinical analysis : Analyzing metals in
biological fluids such as blood and urine.
- Environmental analysis : Monitoring
our environment – e g finding out the
levels of various elements in rivers,
seawater, drinking water, air, and petrol.
42. - Pharmaceuticals.
- In some pharmaceutical manufacturing
processes, minute quantities of a catalyst
used in the process (usually a metal) are
sometimes present in the final product.
By using AAS the amount of catalyst
present can be determined.
43. - Industry : Many raw materials are
examined and
AAS is widely used to check that the
major elements
are present and that toxic impurities are
lower than
specified – e g in concrete, where calcium
is a major
constituent, the lead level should be low
because it is toxic.
44. - Mining: By using AAS the amount of
metals such as gold in rocks can be
determined to see whether it is worth
mining the rocks to extract the gold .
- Trace elements in food analysis
- Trace element analysis of cosmetics
- Trace element analysis of hair
45. Advantages of AAS
• very sensitive:
can detect concentrations as small as a few parts to
g / Litre (parts per million)
• generally very specific:
set wavelength is strongly absorbed by the
particular metal ion being analysed (and not by
other components)