Characteristics of Gum Arabic (Acacia Senegal) Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Authors

  • Nafie A. Almuslet  Department of laser systems, Institute of laser – Sudan University of Science and Technology (www.sustech.edu), Almogran - Khartoum / Republic of Sudan, P. O. Box (407).
  • Mubarak Elmahal Ahmed  Department of laser systems, Institute of laser – Sudan University of Science and Technology (www.sustech.edu), Almogran - Khartoum / Republic of Sudan, P. O. Box (407).
  • Mashair A. Mohammed  Department of laser systems, Institute of laser – Sudan University of Science and Technology (www.sustech.edu), Almogran - Khartoum / Republic of Sudan, P. O. Box (407).

Keywords:

gum Arabic, LIBS, laser spectroscopy, gum investigation

Abstract

In this work Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) was used to determine the constituent of Gum Arabic (Acacia Senegal) collected from five different locations in Sudan. Gum samples were irradiated with 80 mJ pulse energy of Nd -YAG laser (1064nm) and Atomic spectra Database was used for the spectral analysis of the plasma emitted from these samples. The results showed that all the five samples contain Fe, Na, Ca, Mg, K, S, C, N, O, Cr, Br, Ti, Ar, and H with different amounts. Some elements like Br, Ti and Ar are recorded here for the first time.

References

  1. Demtroder, W., 2013. Laser spectroscopy: basic concepts and instrumentation. Springer Science & Business Media.
  2. Hark, R.R. and Harmon, R.S., 2014. Geochemical fingerprinting using LIBS. In Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (pp. 309-348). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
  3. Sharma, S.K., Misra, A.K., Lucey, P.G., Wiens, R.C. and Clegg, S.M., 2007. Combined remote LIBS and Raman spectroscopy at 8.6 m of sulfur-containing minerals, and minerals coated with hematite or covered with basaltic dust. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 68(4), pp.1036-1045.
  4. Hilbk-Kortenbruck, R. Noll, P. Wintjens, H. Falk, C. Becker, Spectrochim. Acta, Part B56, 933 (2001)(S.L. Lui, Y. Godwal, M.T. Taschuk, Y.Y. Tsui, R. Fedosejevs, Anal. Chem. 80, 1995 (2008).
  5. K. Sharma, A.K. Misra, P.G. Lucey, R.C. Weins, S.M. Clegg, Spectrochim. Acta, Part B68, 1036 (2007)S.K. Sharma, A.K. Misra, P.G. Lucey, R.C.G. Lentz, Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 73, 468(2009).
  6. J. McMillan, C.E. McManus, R.S. Harmon, F.C. DeLucia, A.W. Miziolek, Anal. Bioanal.Chem. 385, 263 (2006). R.S. Harmon, F.C. DeLucia, A.W. Miziolek, K.L. McNesby, R.A. Walters, P.D. French,Geochem.-Explor. Env. A. 5, 21 (2005).
  7. Michel, A.P., Lawrence-Snyder, M., Angel, S.M. and Chave, A.D., 2007. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy of bulk aqueous solutions at oceanic pressures: evaluation of key measurement parameters. Applied optics, 46(13), pp.2507-2515.
  8. S. Eppler, D.A. Cremers, D.D. Hickmott, A.C. Koskelo, Appl. Spectrosc. 50, 1175 (1996)80. S.I. Gornushkin, I.B. Gornushkin, J.M. Anzano, B.W. Smith, J.D. Winefordner, Appl.Spectrosc. 56, 433 (2002).
  9. Yaroshchyk, D.L. Death, S.J. Spencer, Appl. Spectrosc. 264, 1335 (2010).
  10. Ciucci, M. Corsi, V. Palleschi, S. Ratelli, A. Slavetti, E. Tognoni, Appl. Spectrosc. 53,960 (1999) D. Bilajic, M. Corsi, G. Cristoforetti, S. Lehnaioli, V.
  11. Palleschi, A. Salvetti, E. Tognoni,Spectrochim. Acta, Part B 57, 339 (2002).(F.C. DeLucia Jr, J.L. Gottfried, Mater. (2011).
  12. Wisbrun, R., Schechter, I., Niessner, R., Schroeder, H. and Kompa, K.L., 1994. Detector for trace elemental analysis of solid environmental samples by laser plasma spectroscopy. Analytical Chemistry, 66(18), pp.2964-2975.
  13. Caceres, J.O., López, J.T., Telle, H.H. and Ureña, A.G., 2001. Quantitative analysis of trace metal ions in ice using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 56(6), pp.831-838.
  14. P.Yadav ;J.M.Igartuburu,Y.Yan,E.A.Nothnagel (2007), chemical investigation of structural basis of emulsifying activity of gum Arabic,Food Hydrocollarids 21;297~308
  15. M.W.Anderson,N.A.Herbich (1963),The variation in composition and properties of gum nodules from Acacia seyal, The Jurnal of chemical society,17:1~6.

International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology

Downloads

Published

2016-11-25

Issue

Volume 2, Issue 6 , November-December-2016

Section

Research Articles

License

Copyright (c) IJSRST

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

[1]
Nafie A. Almuslet, Mubarak Elmahal Ahmed, Mashair A. Mohammed, " Characteristics of Gum Arabic (Acacia Senegal) Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy , International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 2, Issue 6 , pp.208-215, November-December-2016.