Quantitative analysis of mixed hydrofluoric and nitric acids using Raman spectroscopy with partial least squares regression

Gumin Kang, Kwangchil Lee, Haesung Park, Jinho Lee, Youngjean Jung, Kyoungsik Kim, Boongho Son, Hyoungkuk Park

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Abstract

Mixed hydrofluoric and nitric acids are widely used as a good etchant for the pickling process of stainless steels. The cost reduction and the procedure optimization in the manufacturing process can be facilitated by optically detecting the concentration of the mixed acids. In this work, we developed a novel method which allows us to obtain the concentrations of hydrofluoric acid (HF) and nitric acid (HNO3) mixture samples with high accuracy. The experiments were carried out for the mixed acids which consist of the HF (0.5-3 wt%) and the HNO3 (2-12 wt%) at room temperature. Fourier Transform Raman spectroscopy has been utilized to measure the concentration of the mixed acids HF and HNO3, because the mixture sample has several strong Raman bands caused by the vibrational mode of each acid in this spectrum. The calibration of spectral data has been performed using the partial least squares regression method which is ideal for local range data treatment. Several figures of merit (FOM) were calculated using the concept of net analyte signal (NAS) to evaluate performance of our methodology.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1413-1417
Number of pages5
JournalTalanta
Volume81
Issue number4-5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010 Jun 15

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Analytical Chemistry

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