ELEMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF MOMORDICA CHARANTIA BY DC ARC OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY

Nidhi Shukla, K.N. Uttam
2021 Plant Archives  
This work is intended to research the minerals present in the Momordica charantia by utilizing the Direct Current Arc Optical Emission Spectroscopy (D C Arc OES). Vegetables contain huge amounts of minerals, nutrients, starches, essential amino acids and dietary fibers that are needed for ordinary working of human metabolic cycles. It is consequently important to get the elemental assessment and their concentration in the Momordica charantia. The emission spectrum of the powder sample of the
more » ... ordica charantia has been procured in the spectral region 300-900 nm at a resolution of 0.3 nm. The investigation of recorded emission spectrum shows the presence of persistent atomic lines of chromium, nickel, titanium, molybdenum, magnesium, vanadium, calcium, aluminum, manganese, potassium, lead, strontium, mercury, tin, barium, beryllium, phosphorus, zinc, cadmium, sodium, and lithium indicating the presence of these elements. Curve fitting strategy has been applied for the assurance of spectrum of the spectral profile that has been utilized for the quantitative assessment of distinguished elements.
doi:10.51470/plantarchives.2021.v21.s1.155 fatcat:qjzl4m34hvhujaqjqgveefibva