Comparison of heavy metals content in aloe vera gels and aloe vera plant using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS) analysis / Norfatanah Syahirah Mohd. Fauzi

Mohd. Fauzi, Norfatanah Syahirah (2017) Comparison of heavy metals content in aloe vera gels and aloe vera plant using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS) analysis / Norfatanah Syahirah Mohd. Fauzi. [Student Project] (Unpublished)

Abstract

Aloe vera gel is one of the ingredients that is mainly used in cosmetics products available in the market and can be extracted directly from the Aloe vera plant. The Aloe vera gels provide many benefits toward consumer. However, the presence of heavy metals in the cosmetics product and plants cannot be avoided. In this research, the concentration of heavy metals in Aloe vera gels and Aloe vera plant was determined by using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS) analysis. Acid digestion method was used for both synthetic and natural Aloe vera gels to fully digest the samples. The calibration curves for Cu, Pb and Ni were obtained and found to be the best as the correlation coefficient is near to 1.0. From the analysis results, it was found that the concentration of Cu, Pb and Ni were found to be higher in the Aloe vera plant with the concentration of 0.0484, 1.6080 and 0.2420 ppm, respectively compared to Aloe vera gels from the market. It can be concluded that, the concentration of heavy metals for both Aloe vera gels from the market and plant is below the permissible limit and it is safe to be used.

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Item Type: Student Project
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Mohd. Fauzi, Norfatanah Syahirah
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Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General) > Study and teaching > Laboratories. General works
Q Science > QD Chemistry > Inorganic chemistry
Q Science > QD Chemistry > Inorganic chemistry > Metals > Superheavy elements
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Negeri Sembilan > Kuala Pilah Campus > Faculty of Applied Sciences
Programme: Bachelor of Science (Hons.) Chemistry
Keywords: Comparison, heavy metals, aloe vera gels, aloe vera plant, Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS)
Date: 2017
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/41683
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