Implementation and development of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)

• Grant number: 04/15965-2
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Start date: October 01, 2005
• End date: September 30, 2009
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Francisco José Krug
• Grantee: Francisco José Krug
• Host Institution: Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura (CENA). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil
• Pesquisadores principais: Ladislau Martin Neto
• Associated scholarship(s): 07/08618-2 - Use of fluorescence images, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and chemometrics strategies to Greening disease study in citrus plantation, BP.PD; 07/06547-0 - Construction and evaluation of first and second order calibrations methods in laser induced breakdown spectrometry., BP.PD

Abstract

The aim of this project is the development and implementation of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), an analytical technique based on sampling and excitation of atoms and molecules induced by laser. Most recently, LlBS has been considered a very promising analytical tool for in situ quantitative chemical analysis, either in industrial process as well as in the field. However, there is a lack of well-established methods when compared to the "super stars" of atomic spectrometry, namely GFAAS (Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry), ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry) and ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry). The project will contribute to the development of fundamental studies in physics of plasmas induced by lasers from nanoseconds up to femtoseconds with peak powers of TeraWatt, as well as to the development and implementation of quantitative analytical methods for the determination of chemical species in materials of agronomic, environmental, industrial and forensic interest. All studies will be driven in collaboration with experimented scientific research groups in physics of laser appIication and analytical chemistry, and with the Environmental Protection Agency of São Paulo State (CETESB). The project also includes the development and evaluation of commercially available portable LlBS for in situ analysis of soils in collaboration with Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa). (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

TAVARES, TIAGO RODRIGUES; MOLIN, JOSE PAULO; NUNES, LIDIANE CRISTINA; WEI, MARCELO CHAN FU; KRUG, FRANCISCO JOSE; DE CARVALHO, HUDSON WALLACE PEREIRA; MOUAZEN, ABDUL MOUNEM. Multi-Sensor Approach for Tropical Soil Fertility Analysis: Comparison of Individual and Combined Performance of VNIR, XRF, and LIBS Spectroscopies. AGRONOMY-BASEL, v. 11, n. 6, JUN 2021. (17/21969-0, 04/15965-2)

BELLO, LICIANE TOLEDO; DA ANA, PATRICIA APARECIDA; SANTOS, JR., DARIO; KRUG, FRANCISCO JOSE; ZEZELL, DENISE MARIA; VIEIRA, JR., NILSON DIAS; SAMAD, RICARDO ELGUL. Mercury Amalgam Diffusion in Human Teeth Probed Using Femtosecond LIBS. Applied Spectroscopy, v. 71, n. 4, p. 659-669, APR 2017. (05/51689-2, 06/06746-0, 04/15965-2)

NUNES, LIDIANE CRISTINA; BRAGA, JEZ WILLIAN BATISTA; TREVIZAN, LILIAN CRISTINA; DE SOUZA, PAULINO FLORENCIO; ARANTES DE CARVALHO, GABRIEL GUSTINELLI; SANTOS JUNIOR, DARIO; POPPI, RONEI JESUS; KRUG, FRANCISCO JOSE. Optimization and validation of a LIBS method for the determination of macro and micronutrients in sugar cane leaves. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, v. 25, n. 9, p. 1453-1460, 2010. (04/15965-2)

GOMES, MARCOS DA SILVA; SANTOS JUNIOR, DARIO; NUNES, LIDIANE CRISTINA; ARANTES DE CARVALHO, GABRIEL GUSTINELLI; LEME, FLAVIO DE OLIVEIRA; KRUG, FRANCISCO JOSE. Evaluation of grinding methods for pellets preparation aiming at the analysis of plant materials by laser induced breakdown spectrometry. Talanta, v. 85, n. 4, p. 1744-1750, SEP 30 2011. (10/16379-0, 10/17158-8, 04/15965-2)

SANTOS, JR., DARIO; SAMAD, RICARDO ELGUL; TREVIZAN, LILIAN CRISTINA; DE FREITAS, ANDERSON ZANARDI; VIEIRA, JR., NILSON DIAS; KRUG, FRANCISCO JOST. Evaluation of Femtosecond Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Analysis of Animal Tissues. Applied Spectroscopy, v. 62, n. 10, p. 1137-1143, OCT 2008. (00/15135-9, 98/14270-8, 04/15965-2)

NUNES, LIDIANE C.; ROCHA, FABIO R. P.; KRUG, FRANCISCO J.. Slope ratio calibration for analysis of plant leaves by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, v. 34, n. 11, p. 2314-2324, NOV 1 2019. (04/15965-2)

TAVARES, TIAGO R.; MOUAZEN, ABDUL M.; NUNES, LIDIANE C.; DOS SANTOS, FELIPE R.; MELQUIADES, FABIO L.; DA SILVA, THAINARA R.; KRUG, FRANCISCO J.; MOLIN, JOSE P.. Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for tropical soil fertility analysis. SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH, v. 216, FEB 2022. (04/15965-2, 17/21969-0, 20/16670-9)

ARANTES DE CARVALHO, GABRIEL GUSTINELLI; SANTOS JUNIOR, DARIO; NUNES, LIDIANE CRISTINA; GOMES, MARCOS DA SILVA; LEME, FLAVIO DE OLIVEIRA; KRUG, FRANCISCO JOSE. Effects of laser focusing and fluence on the analysis of pellets of plant materials by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART B-ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY, v. 74-75, p. 162-168, AUG-SEP 2012. (10/16379-0, 10/17158-8, 04/15965-2)

SANTOS, JR., DARIO; NUNES, LIDIANE CRISTINA; ARANTES DE CARVALHO, GABRIEL GUSTINELLI; GOMES, MARCOS DA SILVA; DE SOUZA, PAULINO FLORENCIO; LEME, FLAVIO DE OLIVEIRA; COFANI DOS SANTOS, LUIS GUSTAVO; KRUG, FRANCISCO JOSE. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for analysis of plant materials: A review. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART B-ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY, v. 71-72, p. 3-13, MAY-JUN 2012. (10/16379-0, 10/17158-8, 04/15965-2)

TREVIZAN, LILIAN CRISTINA; SANTOS, JR., DARIO; SAMAD, RICARDO ELGUL; VIEIRA, JR., NILSON DIAS; NUNES, LIDIANE CRISTINA; RUFINI, IOLANDA APARECIDA; KRUG, FRANCISCO JOSE. Evaluation of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy for the determination of micronutrients in plant materials. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART B-ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY, v. 64, n. 5, p. 369-377, MAY 2009. (04/15965-2)