Determination of Traces of Ni, Cu, and Zn in Wastewater and Alloy Samples by Flame-AAS after Ionic Liquid-Based Dispersive Liquid Phase Microextraction

A procedure has been developed for simultaneous separation/preconcentration of copper, nickel, and zinc based on in situ ionic liquid-based dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction method as a prior step to their determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The analytes reacted with sodium diethyl dithiocarbamate at pH 7 to form hydrophobic chelates, which were separated and preconcentrated in the ionic liquid phase. The method is fast, simple, accurate, and environmentally friendly. The parameters affecting the extraction efficiency of the proposed method such as the pH of sample so...