Table 3 Evaluation of the robustness of the proposed spectrophotometric methods for the determination of ERD by various reagents.
Parameters | Mean rec. % ± SDa | RSD %b | |
|---|---|---|---|
Method I | KMnO4 volume ± 0.2 mL | 100.41 ± 1.86 | 1.85 |
NaOH volume ± 0.2 mL | 98.62 ± 1.43 | 1.45 | |
Reaction time ± 5 min | 98.31 ± 1.87 | 1.90 | |
Wavelength ± 2 nm | 98.23 ± 0.83 | 0.85 | |
Method II | Ce4+ volume ± 0.1 mL | 99.59 ± 0.83 | 0.83 |
H2SO4 volume ± 0.05 mL | 98.96 ± 0.80 | 0.81 | |
Reaction time ± 5 min | 98.21 ± 0.77 | 0.78 | |
Wavelength ± 2 nm | 99.00 ± 0.13 | 0.13 | |
Method III | Wavelength ± 2 nm | 98.78 ± 1.20 | 1.22 |
Method IV | Acriflavine volume ± 0.2 mL | 100.89 ± 1.20 | 1.19 |
Buffer volume ± 0.2 mL | 100.25 ± 1.41 | 1.41 | |
Buffer pH ± 2 units | 100.46 ± 1.76 | 1.75 | |
Reaction time ± 2 min | 101.59 ± 0.68 | 0.67 | |
Wavelength ± 2 nm | 101.59 ± 0.24 | 0.24 |