<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Formaldehyde is a toxic chemical commonly found in the environment. Owing to its increased usage, its incidence has also increased, and there is a need to determine the concentration of formaldehyde for the pollution control purposes. In general, spectrophotometric methods are easy to perform, low-cost, selective and sensitive, but every spectrophotometric method has its advantages and disadvantages, which are an important factor when selecting the method for determination of formaldehyde. Therefore, the aim of the research described in this paper was to compare the current spectrophotometric methods and to summarize their advantages and disadvantages.</p></abstract>

Formaldehyde is a toxic chemical commonly found in the environment. Owing to its increased usage, its incidence has also increased, and there is a need to determine the concentration of formaldehyde for the pollution control purposes. In general, spectrophotometric methods are easy to perform, low-cost, selective and sensitive, but every spectrophotometric method has its advantages and disadvantages, which are an important factor when selecting the method for determination of formaldehyde. Therefore, the aim of the research described in this paper was to compare the current spectrophotometric methods and to summarize their advantages and disadvantages.

Review of Spectrophotometric Methods for Determination of Formaldehyde

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Institute of Integrated Safety

Research Papers Faculty of Materials Science and Technology Slovak University of Technology

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Formaldehyde is a toxic chemical commonly found in the environment. Owing to its increased usage, its incidence has also increased, and there is a need to...

Review of Spectrophotometric Methods for Determination of Formaldehyde

Published Online: Sep 03, 2019

Page range: 105 - 120

Received: May 14, 2019

Accepted: Jun 10, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rput-2019-0012

Keywords
Spectrophotometry, formaldehyde, determination, reagents, UV/VIS spectroscopy

© 2019 Martina Hladová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Review of Spectrophotometric Methods for Determination of Formaldehyde

Published Online: Sep 03, 2019

Page range: 105 - 120

Received: May 14, 2019

Accepted: Jun 10, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rput-2019-0012

KeywordsSpectrophotometry, formaldehyde, determination, reagents, UV/VIS spectroscopy

© 2019 Martina Hladová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Spectrophotometry, formaldehyde, determination, reagents, UV/VIS spectroscopy