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Flow injection analysis using an aquarium air pump

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Aquarium air pumps in either pressure- or suction-mode have been applied to flow injection analysis (FIA) as low-cost solution-propelling devices. Combined with a novel low-cost injection valve, such pums have been used for acid-base titrations, for the determination of phosphate and ammonium ions, and for the determination of sodium, potassium and calcium with flame photometric detection.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The University, 50002, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Kate Grudpan

  2. School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Liverpool JM University, Byrom Street, L3 3AF, Liverpool, UK

    Colin Taylor

  3. Centre for Advanced Technological and Environmental Training, Karlsruhe Nuclear Research Centre, P.O. Box 3640, W-7500, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Hans Sitter & Cornelius Keller

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Grudpan, K., Taylor, C., Sitter, H. et al. Flow injection analysis using an aquarium air pump. Fresenius J Anal Chem 346, 882–884 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00322744

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