18 February 2020 Online in situ detection of multiple elements and analysis of heavy metals in the incense smoke and ash
Wenyi Yin, Yuzhu Liu, Qihang Zhang, Pengfei Ding, Lei Li, Guanhua Xing
Author Affiliations +
Abstract

As a common air pollutant, incense has caused certain harm to the atmospheric environment and human health. The spectra of the incense ash smoke were analyzed online in situ to identify the main elements such as Ca, K, N, and H by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technology. Additionally, molecular bands of CN were also recognized in the spectrum of smoke and the vibrational and rotational temperatures of CN molecule were calculated. Moreover, the incense was dipped into the solutions containing Pb to simulate heavy metal pollution in the atmosphere for offline quantitative analysis and online detection. The internal standard calibration method was applied for the quantitative analysis of Pb/Fe and the linear correlation coefficients (R2) obtained is 0.99709. Furthermore, a home-built single-particle aerosol mass spectrometer was utilized in combination with LIBS technology for online analysis of Pb isotopes in smoke. Finally, the detection limit of Pb in the incense ash is calculated to 46.6  mg  /  kg.

© 2020 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) 0091-3286/2020/$28.00 © 2020 SPIE
Wenyi Yin, Yuzhu Liu, Qihang Zhang, Pengfei Ding, Lei Li, and Guanhua Xing "Online in situ detection of multiple elements and analysis of heavy metals in the incense smoke and ash," Optical Engineering 59(2), 026105 (18 February 2020). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.59.2.026105
Received: 7 September 2019; Accepted: 28 January 2020; Published: 18 February 2020
Lens.org Logo
CITATIONS
Cited by 5 scholarly publications.
Advertisement
Advertisement
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Get copyright permission  Get copyright permission on Copyright Marketplace
KEYWORDS
Lead

Chemical elements

Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy

Metals

Calibration

Quantitative analysis

Combustion

Back to Top