Published May 31, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Paired emitter-detector light emitting diodes for the measurement of lead(II) and cadmium(II)

  • 1. Adaptive Sensors Group, National Centre for Sensor Research, School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9 (Ireland)

Description

A transmittance mode optical device based on using a reverse biased light emitting diode (LED) as light detector has been developed for colorimetric analysis. This new optical device was validated with bromocresol green dye for absorbance measurements before being employed for detecting cadmium(II) and lead(II) in water. Results show that the performance of this LED-based device is comparable to much more expensive bench top UV-vis instruments, but with the advantages of being low cost, low power and simple to operate

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.aca.2006.03.073;
PII
S0003-2670(06)00649-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Analytica Chimica Acta
Journal Volume
569
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 221-226
ISSN
0003-2670
CODEN
ACACAM

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38073754
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Descriptors DEI
CADMIUM; LEAD; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PERFORMANCE
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTS; METALS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES

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Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.