Determination of molybdenum in plant tissue by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry (GFAAS)

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Abstract
The analysis of molybdenum in plant tissue using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry (GFAAS) is described. The method involved wet digestion using a mixture of sulphuric, nitric and perchloric acids followed by a solvent extraction procedure. Molybdenum was extracted into di‐iso butyl ketone (DIBK) as the iron‐thiocyanate complex. The extract was then analysed for molybdenum by GFAAS. The results of analyses of the reference plant materials (orchard leaves and citrus leaves) of the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) compared very well with the certified values. Other types of plant tissue were also analysed and the results correlated well with those obtained by an alternative method.