Determination of potassium content in pyrotechnics used for fireworks and firecrackers based on Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (EDXRF)
- DOI
- 10.2991/fmsmt-17.2017.80How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- fireworks and firecrackers; pyrotechnics; potassium content; determination; Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry; EDXRF.
- Abstract
Methods used for the determination of potassium content in pyrotechnics are mostly based on traditional chemical method, which is lengthy and cumbersome. If inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry or atomic absorption spectrometry are used to determine the potassium with high content, the sample solution must be highly diluted, and it must produce errors in measurement and calling into question the reliability of the data. The method mentioned in this paper is about the determination of potassium content in pyrotechnics used for fireworks and firecrackers based on energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry by controlling matrix effects between elements. Using sample solution of pyrotechnics in specific concentrates, the potassium content can be determined by the specific calibration curve established with an intensity calibration. This method can provide high accuracy and good precision in a short time with a simple process by efficiently controlling the matrix effects. It can fully meet the requirements for the determination of potassium in pyrotechnics used for different kinds of fireworks and firecrackers around the world, and it has good generalization and practicability. The average recovery of the method can reach more than 98.88%, allowing for a difference of 0.5%.
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- © 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Jun-yi Wu PY - 2017/04 DA - 2017/04 TI - Determination of potassium content in pyrotechnics used for fireworks and firecrackers based on Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (EDXRF) BT - Proceedings of the 2017 5th International Conference on Frontiers of Manufacturing Science and Measuring Technology (FMSMT 2017) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 380 EP - 385 SN - 2352-5401 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/fmsmt-17.2017.80 DO - 10.2991/fmsmt-17.2017.80 ID - Wu2017/04 ER -