Principal component analysis and cluster analysis for the characterisation of marbles by capillary electrophoresis

YÜCEL Y., Demir C.

Talanta, vol.63, no.2, pp.451-459, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 63 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.talanta.2003.11.014
  • Journal Name: Talanta
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.451-459
  • Keywords: Capillary electrophoresis, Characterisation, Cluster analysis, Marbles, Metal ions, Principal component analysis
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Chemical characterisation has been carried out on 25 quarry marbles collected from Marmara, Aegean and Thrace regions of Turkey. Ten elements were determined by capillary electrophoresis (CE). Principal component analysis and cluster analysis techniques were utilised to define grouping of different marble samples. These techniques showed that the analysed marbles were differentiable mainly by provenance. Experimental conditions such as pH, applied voltage and concentration of α-hydroxyisobutyric acid (HIBA) were optimised to achieve the best separation of metal ions using central composite design. The optimum pH 3.7, applied voltage 15 kV and concentration of HIBA 10 mM were found to provide the best separation for all metal ions investigated. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.