Research Article

3-Mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane Modified Diatomite: Preparation and Application for Voltammetric Determination of Lead (II) and Cadmium (II)

Table 2

The amount of MPTES incorporated into diatomite estimated by TG.

Dried conditionHumid condition
100D300D500D700D100H300H500H700H

Ignition loss at ca. 100°C (%)5.670.000.000.003.712.4500.00
Ignition loss at ca. 300°C (%)0.000.000.000.000.002.021.310.80
Ignition loss at ca. 520°C (%)5.443.762.551.826.995.691.700.97
Total ignition loss > 100°C (%)5.443.762.551.826.997.713.011.77