Determination of silicon content in plant samples by sodium carbonate alkali fusion ash-inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy

doi:10.16178/j.issn.0528-9017.20240515

Abstract

Abstract:

In this study, a method for determining silicon (Si) content in plant samples using sodium carbonate alkali fusion ash-inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) has been established. The method involves ashing a suitable amount of sample at 600 ℃ in a muffle furnace, fusing the ash with sodium carbonate at 950 ℃, and extracting the fusion residue with dilute hydrochloric acid before measuring the Si content using ICP-OES. The results indicated that under optimal conditions, the method has a detection limit of 6 mg·kg^-1 and a quantification limit of 24 mg·kg^-1, with precision and accuracy meeting relevant standards. When applied to actual plant samples, this method showed a relative error of -16.4% to 10.5% compared with the standard materials, meeting the accuracy requirements specified in the “Technical Requirements for Ecological Geochemical Evaluation of Biological Samples” (DD2005-03), which stipulates that the relative error (RE) between the analytical mean and the recommended value of the standard material should be≤30%.

Key words: dry ashing, alkali fusion, plant samples, silicon content

CLC Number:

Q94-33

XU Rongrong, RUAN Zebin, HU Tiejun, ZHOU Fei. Determination of silicon content in plant samples by sodium carbonate alkali fusion ash-inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy[J]. Journal of Zhejiang Agricultural Sciences, 2025, 66(1): 163-167.

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参数	数值
高频功率	1 100 W
冷却气流量	18 L·min^-1
辅助气流量	0.2 L·min^-1
蠕动泵提升量	1.0 L·min^-1
积分时间	15 s
积分次数	2
背景校正	离峰左右两点

参数	数值
高频功率	1 100 W
冷却气流量	18 L·min^-1
辅助气流量	0.2 L·min^-1
蠕动泵提升量	1.0 L·min^-1
积分时间	15 s
积分次数	2
背景校正	离峰左右两点

类别	灰分含量/%	称样量/g
精粮(大米、小麦、玉米)	1	5
豆类	5	2
植物(根茎叶)	10~15	1
果实类	5	2

类别	灰分含量/%	称样量/g
精粮(大米、小麦、玉米)	1	5
豆类	5	2
植物(根茎叶)	10~15	1
果实类	5	2

样品	测定值/(mg·kg^-1)	平均值/ (mg·kg^-1)	相对标准偏差/%
GSB6(菠菜)	0.19,0.19,0.21,0.20,0.20,0.18,0.20,0.19,0.19,0.21,0.20,0.21	0.20	4.89
GSB11(柑橘叶)	0.42,0.44,0.41,0.45,0.38,0.42,0.39,0.43,0.45,0.39,0.43,0.41	0.42	5.57