Membrane Filtration of Nickel(II) on Cellulose Acetate Filters for Its Preconcentration, Separation, and Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Determination

An enrichment method for trace amounts of Ni(II), as 8-hydroxyquinoline chelates, has been established on a cellulose acetate membrane filter. Ni(II)-8-hydroxyquinoline chelates adsorbed on a membrane filter were eluted using 5 mL of 1 M HNO3. The eluent nickel concentration was determined by a flame atomic absorption spectrometer. The influence of some analytical parameters, including pH, amount of reagent, sample volume, etc., on recovery was investigated. The interference of co-existent ions was studied. The nickel detection limit was 4.87 mu g/L. The method was applied to real samples for the determination of nickel(II) ions.