Abstract：A new and sensitive method for the determination of cadmium was developed using thermospray chemical vapor generation AAS system. The sample and KBH4 solutions were introduced into two separate thermospray tubes by peristaltic pumps and then thermosprayed into a reaction tube. The aerosol of the sample and KBH4 were mixed and reacted in the reaction tube,and after gas-liquid separation in a cyclonic spray chamber,the water vapor was removed by a desolvating unit,while the analyte was transferred into the quartz T-cell and determined by AAS. This design improved the stability and sensitivity by thermospray chemical vapor sample introducing technique. The effect of several experimental parameters of the proposed system was optimized. Under the optimized experimental conditions,the detection limits of 18 ng·L-1 with RSD of 2.1% was obtained for cadmium determination. This method has been successfully applied to the determination of cadmium in tobacco with the recoveries of 94%-103%.
