Determination of Organic Selenium and Inorganic Selenium in Selenium-Enriched Grains by Hydride Generation-Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry
A novel method for the determination of inorganic,organic and total selenium in Se-enriched grains was developed using hydride generation-atomic fluorescence spectrometry (HG-AFS) after anhydrous ethanol extraction.The instrumental parameters were optimized.The results showed that selenium was found to exist mainly in the form of organic Se compounds in selenium-enriched grains in the range of 63.02%-95.10% relative to total Se amount.Among the selenium-enriched grains investigated,yellow corn was the richest in organic Se,accounting for 95.10% of total Se amount.The detection limit (3σ) of the proposed method was 0.01 μg/L.Recoveries ranged from 97.31% to 103.53% for total Se and 96.10% to 105.45% for inorganic Se.This method has the advantages of simple operation,high sensitivity and high recovery rate,and is suitable for the determination of organic selenium and inorganic selenium in selenium-enriched grains.