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Applying the voltammetry of microparticles to assess the metal ion excess following a precipitation reaction: the determination of arsenic

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Here we demonstrate that the metal ion excess after precipitating a sparingly soluble metal salt can be conveniently determined by a secondary precipitation of a metal salt on an electrode surface, followed by measuring the solid-state electrochemical response of that salt. As an example, the analysis of the arsenic content of solutions is presented.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are especially grateful to the company ECOMETALES Ltd. (subsidiary of Codelco Chile) for providing a sample of the effluent solution (EPAS) of the Arsenic Treatment Plant of the Copper Smelter.

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M. Gulppi thanks Conicyt (Fondecyt project No. 1160167) and DICYT-USACH (Grant 051742PC-DAS).

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  1. Departamento de Química de los Materiales, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Av. Libertador B. O’Higgins, 3363, Santiago, Chile

    Javier Espinoza-Vergara, Jorge Pavez, Cristián Ramirez, Maritza Páez & Miguel Gulppi

  2. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Instituto de Investigación Interdisciplinar en Ciencias Biomédicas SEK (I3CBSEK), Universidad SEK Chile, Fernando Manterola 0789, Providencia, Santiago, Chile

    Evelyn Gonzalez

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Espinoza-Vergara, J., Pavez, J., Gonzalez, E. et al. Applying the voltammetry of microparticles to assess the metal ion excess following a precipitation reaction: the determination of arsenic. J Solid State Electrochem 23, 3225–3229 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-019-04405-3

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