Coprecipitation of palladium(II) with 1,5-diphenylcarbazite–copper(II) and determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry

In this study, Cu2+/1,5-diphenylcarbazite precipitate was used for coprecipitation of palladium(II) prior to its flame atomic absorption spectrometric (FAAS) determination. The recovery values of analyte ion were higher than 95%. The parameters including pH, sample volume, centrifuge time, amounts of copper(II) and 1,5-diphenylcarbazite were optimized for the quantitative recoveries of the analyte. The relative standard deviation of Pd(II) was found to be 6.3%. The limit of detection was calculated as 0.40 μg L−1. The validation of the procedure was checked by the analysis of CRM-SA-C (standard material). The presented coprecipitation procedure was successfully applied to anodic slime and gold ore samples for determination of analyte ion.

Graphical abstractFigure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slideResearch Highlights► Cu2+/1,5-diphenylcarbazite precipitate as coprecipitant for palladium(II). ► Flame atomic absorption spectrometric determination. ► The recovery values of Pd higher than 95% in this system. ► Application to anodic slime and gold ore samples for Pd determination.