I finish a pot experiment using some halophytes plants and I want to measure the chloride (Cl) content in the plant samples and I asked about suitable digestion methods
Dear Mandouh Alsayed Eisa: Perhaps the best way to digest plant samples for determination of chlorine content could stop using HCLO4 and HCl, using larger aliquots of HNO3.
Aggressive methods of extraction such as dry ashing and conc. acids possibly will result in the loss of chloride. I have found that hot water extraction is the best way in this condition.