Research Article

Separation and Preconcentration of Trace Amounts of Manganese and Nickel from Natural Water Samples by a Diimine Derivative Schiff Base-Coated Silica-Gel Minicolumn

Table 4

Determination of Ni (II) and Mn (II) in natural water samples ( , Sample volume: 1000 mL, eluent volume: 5 mL).

SampleAdded ( g L−1)Found ( g L−1)Relative Recover (%)
MnNiMnNiMnNi

River 0.00.0 8.70 ± 0.20
10.010.024.30 ± 0.6019.10 ± 0.50102.0104.0
20.020.033.80 ± 0.8028.90 ± 0.7098.5101.0

River 0.00.013.20 ± 0.306.50 ± 0.18
10.010.023.00 ± 0.5016.30 ± 0.4098.098.0
20.020.033.50 ± 0.9026.20 ± 0.60101.598.5

Tap 0.00.05.80 ± 0.162.30 ± 0.06
10.010.015.60 ± 0.4012.40 ± 0.3098.0101.0
20.020.025.70 ± 0.6022.50 ± 0.6099.5101.0

Mineral 0.00.03.20 ± 0.081.10 ± 0.03
10.010.012.90 ± 0.3010.70 ± 0.3097.096.0
20.020.022.50 ± 0.5020.60 ± 0.4096.597.5

Sea 0.00.09.60 ± 0.204.80 ± 0.14
10.010.019.10 ± 0.4014.50 ± 0.3095.097.0
20.020.028.70 ± 0.7024.10 ± 0.6095.596.5

aSefidrood river, Iran.
bKaraj river, Iran.
cDrinking water system of Tehran, Iran.
dDamavand mineral water, Iran.
eCaspian sea water, Anzali, Iran.
fmean ± standard deviation.