Application of a macroporous resin containing imidazoline groups to preconcentration and separation of gold, platinum and palladium prior to ICP-AES determination

A new functional resin with a long functional side chain was synthesized by modification of aminated macroporous poly(vinyl chloride) resin with cyanoethylene and ethylenediamine. Traces of Au(III), Pt(IV) and Pd(II) in aqueous solution were quantitatively adsorbed in the acidity range of pH 4 and C(H(+)) 3 M. The rate of equilibration is high; Cu(2+), Fe(3+), Ni(2+), etc. exhibit little interference on the adsorption of the sought noble metals. The saturated adsorption capacities for Au(III), Pt(IV), Pd(II) and Ir(IV) in 2 M HCl were 4.0, 1.57, 2.26, 1.85 mmol g(-1). Adsorbed ions can be quantitatively desorbed by 4% thiourea +0.25 M H(2)SO(4). The resin has good reusability, and can be used for preconcentration and separation of Au(III), Pt(IV) and Pd(II) prior to their determination by ICP-AES with satisfactory results.     

Sorption preconcentration in combined methods for the determination of noble metals

Combined methods for the determination of noble metals with the use of sorption preconcentration with complexing, anion-exchange, and other sorbents are reviewed. Characteristics of sorbents, techniques of sorption preconcentration, and techniques for the preparation of a concentrate for determination are considered. Features of instrumental methods for the determination of noble metals in the analysis of different materials are discussed. Examples of the use of sorption preconcentration in combined methods for the determination of noble metals are given from publications between 1996–2005.     

Trends in sorption preconcentration combined with noble metal determination.

Nowadays much attention is being paid to the determination of trace amounts of noble metals in geological, industrial, biological and environmental samples. The most promising techniques, such as inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) are characterized by high sensitivity. However, the accurate determination of trace noble metals has been limited by numerous interferences generated from the presence of matrix elements. To decrease, or eliminate, these interferences, the sorption preconcentration of noble metals is often used prior to their instrumental detection. A great number of hyphenated methods of noble metal determination using sorption preconcentration have been developed. This review describes the basic types of available sorbents, preconcentration procedures and preparations of the sorbent to the subsequent determination of noble metals. The specific features of instrumental techniques and examples of ETAAS, FAAS, ICP-AES, ICP-MS determinations after the sorption preconcentration of noble metals are considered. The references cited here were selected mostly from the period 1996 - 2006.     

Synthesis of N-Methyl-2-Thioimidazole Resin and Its Complex Behavior for Noble Metal Ions

The functional group capacity and the percentage of functional group conversion of crosslinked polystyrene resin bearing N-methyl-2-thioimidazole (MTIR) synthesized under optimum conditions are as high as 4.08 mmol/g resin and 96.0%, respectively. The apparent activation energies of sorption of MTIR for Au(III) and Pt(IV) are 13.1 and 13.4 kJ/mol, respectively. The sorption behavior of MTIR for Au(III), Pt(IV), and Pd(II) obeys the Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms. The sorption capacities of MTIR for Au(III), Pt(IV), and Pd(II) are as high as 4.33, 2.12, and 2.33 mmol/g resin, respectively. Au(III), Pt(IV), and Pd(II) adsorbed on MTIR can be eluted quantitatively by the eluant. The resin can be regenerated easily and reused without an obvious decrease in the sorption capacity for Au(III) and Pd(II). The resin has high sorption selectivity for noble metal ions. Au(III) can be separated quantitatively in the presence of high concentrations of Cu²⁺, Fe³⁺, Ni²⁺, and Mn²⁺. The recovery of platinum from the spent industrial catalysts is 98.6% by MTIR. The preconcentration and separation of palladium and platinum from the anode deposits of electrolysis of crude copper have been investigated. The resin may have potential industrial uses.     

New sorbents based on organosilicon guanidine derivatives

Monomeric and polymeric organosilicon derivatives of 1-acetylguanidine, which exhibits sorption properties, were synthesized. The organosilicon polymers prepared were studied as sorbents for heavy [Hg(II)] and noble [Ag(I), Au(III), Rh(III), Pd(II), Pt(IV)] metals. They actively take up platinum group metals and exhibit metallochromic properties by analogy with the starting compound, 1-acetylguanidine. Their interaction with all the elements studied is accompanied by coloration. The initial monomers exhibit similar metallochromic properties.     

Determination of Trace Noble Metals in Natural Samples Using Hyphenated Methods

An approach was proposed to analyzing platinum-containing materials. It involves the high-temperature dissolution of samples in acids under the action of microwave radiation, the sorption preconcentration of noble metals on complexing adsorbents, and their instrumental determination after the microwave dissolution of the concentrate.__________Translated from Zhurnal Analiticheskoi Khimii, Vol. 60, No. 5, 2005, pp. 536–541.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Kubrakova, Myasoedova, Shumskaya, Kudinova, Zakharchenko, Mokhodoeva.     

Amberlite XAD-7 impregnated with Xylenol Orange: a chelating collector for preconcentration of Cd(II), Co(II), Cu(II), Ni(II), Zn(II) and Fe(III) ions prior to their determination by flame AAS

A new chelating resin, Xylenol Orange coated Amberlite XAD-7, was prepared and used for preconcentration of Cd(II), Co(II), Cu(II), Fe(III), Ni(II) and Zn(II) prior to their determination by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The optimum pH values for quantitative sorption of Cd(II), Co(II), Cu(II), Fe(III), Ni(II) and Zn(II) are 4.5–5.0, 4.5, 4.0–5.0, 4.0, 5.0 and 5.0–7.0, respectively, and their desorptions by 2 mol L^–1 HCl are instantaneous. The sorption capacity of the resin has been found to be 2.0, 2.6, 1.6, 1.6, 2.6 and 1.8 mg g^–1 of resin for Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Ni and Zn, respectively. The tolerance limits of electrolytes, NaCl, NaF, NaI, NaNO₃, Na₂SO₄ and of cations, Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺ in the sorption of the six metal ions are reported. The preconcentration factor was between 50 and 200. The t_1/2 values for sorption are found to be 5.3, 2.9, 3.2, 3.3, 2.5 and 2.6 min for the six metals, respectively. The recoveries are between 96.0 and 100.0% for the different metals at preconcentration limits between 10 to 40 ng mL^–1. The preconcentration method has been applied to determine the six metal ions in river water samples after destroying the organic matter (if present in very large amount) with concentrated nitric acid (RSD ≤ 8%, except for Cd for which it is upto 12.6%) and cobalt content of vitamin tablets with RSD of ～ 3.0%.     

Synthesis and efficiency of a spherical macroporous epoxy-polyamide chelating resin for preconcentrating and separating trace noble metal ions

The determination of noble metals in various materials usually requires their preconcentration and separation from other elements. In spite of the improvements in analytical instrumentation and the development of new analytical techniques such as ICP-MS, which are capable of detecting metal ions at ppt levels, the interference caused by the sample matrix still exists and is perhaps the most serious problem, making a pre-determination enrichment step necessary. Thus, the search for efficient preconcentration and separation methods is essential. A series of chelating resins that can selectively adsorb noble metal ions from aqueous solutions have been described. Functional groups, such as salicylaldoxime and thiosemicarbazide have been incorporated in cross-linked polymers or porous silica gel. These resins have very high selectivity for one or several types of noble metal ion. However, desorption of noble metals from these resins is usually difficult. Hence, the development of an adsorbent from which noble metals can be easily desorbed is needed. In this paper, a new spherical macroporous epoxy-polyamide chelating resin that met this requirement was synthesized by one step reaction. The synthesis of the resin was safe, rapid and more simple and economical than many report adsorbents. Meanwhile, the resin showed more advantages: better acid and alkali resistance; higher adsorption capacity and lower preconcentration concentrations. A resin column procedure combined with inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) for the determination of trace Rh(III), Ru(III) and Ir(IV) in real samples was established.     

Properties of new fibrous adsorbents with amidoxyme and hydrazidine groups

Data on sorption properties of new fibrous adsorbents with respect to heavy metals are presented. The POLYORGS 34 and POLYORGS 35 filled fibrous adsorbents and POLYORGS 33 fibrous adsorbent contain amidoxyme and hydrazidine groups. Is has been shown that these adsorbents can be used for the adsorption preconcentration of heavy, noble, and rare metals and radionuclides from aqueous salt solutions. Examples of using adsorbents under study for the dynamic preconcentration of copper from a 0.5 M NaCl solution during filtration through a series of disks, column, or adsorption cartridges are presented.     

Optimization of the conditions of sorption recovery and concentration of noble metals on anion exchangers and their subsequent determination in geochemical objects by atomic-emission spectroscopy

Sorption of Au(III), Pt(IV), Pd(II), and Rh(III) ions on ANS-80, AN-108-4 macrocellular anion exchangers and on AV-17-10P macroporous anion exchanger from hydrogen chloride media was studied in relation to HCl concentration and time. The residual concentration of matrix elements in analytical concentrates of a real object was determined and their influence on the delivery of vapors of noble metals into the cloud of the arc discharge and on their excitation in the discharge was revealed. The conditions of recovery, concentration, and atomic-emission determination of noble metals were examined. The effect of matrix elements, combined with a number of supports (NaCl, CdO, TeO₃, Sb₂O₃), on the amplitude of analytical signals was evaluated.     

Separation and determination of some trivalent metal ions using rhodamine B grafted polyurethane foam

The incorporation of rhodamine B into polyurethane foam matrix was prepared by mixing the rhodamine B with polyol (polyether) prior to the addition of diisocyanate reagent to form the polyurethane foam material. Rhodamine B grafted polyurethane foam (Rod.B-PUF) was found to be very suitable for the separation and preconcentration of trivalent metal ions e.g. bismuth (III), antimony (III) and iron (III) from thiocyanate solutions. Bismuth and antimony were separated from concentrated acid medium (1–6 M H₂SO₄). Iron (III) was separated from pH 1 to 3. The kinetics of sorption of the Bi (III), Sb (III) and Fe (III) onto the Rod.B-PUF was found to be fast, the extraction is accomplished from 5 to 10 min with average values of half-life of sorption (t_1/2) of 2.9 min. The average values of the Gibbs free energy (ΔG) for the sorption of metal ions onto Rod.B-PUF are ?6.6 kJ mol^?1, which reflect the spontaneous nature of sorption process. The sorption mechanism of the metal ion onto Rod.B-PUF was also discussed.     

The group extraction of noble metals with s-(1-decyl)-N,N'-diphenylisothiouronium bromide and their determination in the organic extract by atomic-absorption spectrometry

The distribution coefficients are given for the noble metals and associated base metals between S-(1-decyI)-N, N'-diphenylisothiouronium (DDTU) in diisobutyl ketone and aqueous solutions containing varying molarities of hydrochloric acid. DDTU is a satisfactory reagent for the extraction of noble metals as a group from most of the associated base metals. Base metals such as iron(III), tin(II), and selenium(IV), which are co-extracted, can be removed from the organic phase by washing with 0.1 M hydrochloric acid; this affects only the recovery of iridium. Although the noble metals cannot be recovered from the organic phase by back-extraction, direct measurement in the organic phase is possible in ths presence of zinc dibenzyldithiocarbamate added as a releasing agent. The final solution for analysis contains 6 mg of additive per 10 ml of solution.     

Determination of precious metals in geological samples by continuous powder introduction microwave induced plasma atomic emission spectrometry after preconcentration on activated carbon

A novel method was developed for analysing geological materials for Au, Ag, Pd and Pt by continuous powder introduction microwave induced plasma atomic emission spectrometry (CPI-MIP-AES). The preconcentration of the trace metals on activated carbon (AC) was performed before conducting MIP-AES measurements in order to obtain accurate and precise analytical results. The method proposed is based on the selective sorption of precious metals that are subsequently introduced to the plasma as a dry particulate aerosol consisted of analytes collected on the sorbent. The technical design and operating conditions of the novel sample introduction system based on the fluidized-bed concept has been optimized. The microwave excitation source with integrated rectangular cavity TE₁₀₁ and vertically positioned plasma torch has been used. The signal stability proved to be adequate for sequential mode of measurements due to the vertical plasma configuration as well as the MIP-AES system compatibility with the CPI technique. Calibration was done using home-made standards obtained by sorption of metals of interest from standard solutions on activated carbon. Precision is typically 1-4% relative standard deviation at the 1 μg g⁻¹ level. Under measurement conditions the detection limits for Ag, Au, Pd and Pt were 24, 43, 57 and 550 ng per 1 g of AC, respectively. The proposed procedure was used for Au, Ag, Pd and Pt determination in the platinum ore SARM-7 as well as Au and Ag in the Chinese soil GBW-07405 certified reference materials. The standard addition technique was used and recoveries revealed that the proposed method shows good accuracy and precision.     

Thin-layer chromatographic separation of noble metals on ECTEOLA-cellulose in hydrochloric acid and aqueous chloride solutions

Summary The thin-layer chromatographic behaviour of the noble metals on ECTEOLA-cellulose has been examined in HCl and aqueous chloride solutions of Li, Na, Mg, Ca, Sr and Al. The R_f-values decrease in the order Ir(III) Rh(III) > Ru(III) > Pd(II) > Pt(IV) > Ir(IV) > Au(III) in all of the media of higher chloride concentrations (3M to 5M), in which there are sufficiently large differences in R_f-values of adjacent metals to resolve them clearly. Especially, the HCl solutions with or without H₂O₂ are very suitable for multi-component separations of the noble metals.

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DC-Trennung von Edelmetallen auf ECTEOLA-Cellulose in salzsauren und wäßrigen Chloridlösungen

Zusammenfassung Das Verhalten von Edelmetallen wurde in salzsauren Lösungen sowie in Lösungen der Chloride von Li, Na, Mg, Ca, Sr und Al geprüft. Die R_f-Werte nehmen in allen Medien mit höherer Chlorid-konzentration (3M bis 5M) in folgender Reihenfolge ab: Ir(III) Rh(III) > Ru(III) > Pd(II) > Pt(IV) > Ir(IV) > Au(III). Die Unterschiede in den R_f-Werten sind groß genug, um eine deutliche Trennung zu gewährleisten. Salzsaure Lösungen mit oder ohne H₂O₂-Zusatz sind besonders gut für die Trennung von Vielkomponenten-Gemischen geeignet.

     

Highly efficient adsorbing noble metal ions by 3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid-modified activated carbon

A method was established for the preconcentration of trace Au(III), Pd(II) and Pt(IV) by activated carbon modified with 3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid. The separation and preconcentration conditions of analytes were investigated, such as effects of pH, the contacting time, the sample ?ow rate and volume, the elution condition and the interfering ions. At a pH of 1.0, the maximum static sorption capacity of the sorbent was found to be 374.8, 96.6 and 137.5 mg g^?1 for Au(III), Pd(II) and Pt(IV), respectively. The adsorbed metal ions were effectively eluted with 2.0 mL of 4% thiourea in 0.5 M HCl solution and determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry. The detection limit (3σ) of this method defined by IUPAC was found to be 0.12, 0.18 and 0.32 ?g L^?1 for Au(III), Pd(II) and Pt(IV), respectively. The relative standard deviation (RSD) was lower than 3.0% (n = 8) towards standard solutions. The method has been validated by analysing certified reference materials and successfully applied to the determination of trace Au(III), Pd(II) and Pt(IV) in road sediments samples.     

Column solid phase extraction and determination of ultra-trace Au,Pd and Pt in environmental and geological samples

A new sorbent based on cysteine modified silica gel (SiG-cys) was prepared and studied for preconcentration and separation of noble metals Au(III), Pd(II), Pt(II), Pt(IV). Its extraction efficiency was examined by batch and column solid phase extraction procedures. Laboratory experiments performed showed that sorbent is characterized with high selectivity, permiting quantitative sorption (93–97%) of noble metals Au, Pd and Pt from acidic media 0.1–2 mol L^? 1 HCl and unsignificant sorption (less than 2%) for common base metals like Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn. The analytes retained on the sorbent are effectively eluted with 0.1 mol L^? 1 thiourea in 0.1 mol L^? 1 HCl and measured by ETAAS or ICP OES under optimal instrumental parameters. The sorbent showed high mechanical and chemical stability and extraction efficiency was not changed after 500 cycles of sorption/desorption. The sorbent was successfully applied in analyticals procedures for preconcentration and determination of Au, Pd and Pt in geological and soil samples. Detection limits (3σ criteria) achieved, depending on the instrumental methods used are: ETAAS (0.005 μg L^? 1 for Au in river and sea water, 0.002 μg g^? 1 for Au in copper ore and copper concentrate); ICP OES (0.03 μg L^? 1 for Pd and 0.06 μg L^? 1 for Pt in river and sea water, 0.006 μg g^? 1 for Pd in copper ore and copper concentrate and 0.002 μg g^? 1 for soluble Pt in soil). The accuracy of the procedures developed was confirmed by added/found method for sea and river water; by the analysis of national certified materials (copper ore and copper concentrate for Au and Pd) and by determination of the sum of soluble Pt(II) + Pt(IV) in spiked soil samples.     

Sorption recovery of noble metal ions with a copolymer of 1-vinyl-1,2,4-triazole with acrylonitrile

Suspension copolymerization of 1-vinyl-1,2,4-triazole with acrylonitrile was used to synthesize an insoluble heat-resistant copolymer possessing sorption activity. An effect of the nature and concentration of acids on the recovery of noble metal ions Pt(IV), Pd(II), Au(III), and Ag(I) was observed. The kinetic and sorption characteristics of the copolymer were evaluated and the possibility of its application was assessed. IR and Raman spectroscopies were used to elucidate the mechanism of interaction of the copolymer with noble metal ions.     

Silica gel modified with N-(3-propyl)-O-phenylenediamine: functionalization, metal sorption equilibrium studies and application to metal enrichment prior to determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry.

The use of the chemically modified silica gel N-(3-propyl)-O-phenylenediamine (SiG-NPPDA) adsorbent, for the preconcentration and separation of trace heavy metals, was described. SiG-NPPDA sorbs quantitatively (90-100% recovery) trace amounts of nine heavy metals, viz., Cd(II), Zn(II), Fe(III), Cu(II), Pb(II), Mn(II), Cr(III), Co(II) and Ni(II) at pH 7-8. The sorption capacity varies from 350 to 450 micromol g(-1). Desorption was found to be quantitative with 1-2 M HNO3 or 0.05 M Na2EDTA. The distribution coefficient, Kd and the percentage concentration of the investigated metal ions on the adsorbent at equilibrium, C(M,eqm)% (Recovery, R%), were studied as a function of experimental parameters. The logarithmic values of the distribution coefficient, log Kd, ranges between 4.0 and 6.4. Some foreign ions caused little interference in the preconcentration and determination of the investigated nine metals by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). The adsorbent and its formed metal chelates were characterized by IR (absorbance and/or reflectance), potentiometric titrations and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA and DTG). The mode of chelation between the SiG-NPPDA adsorbent and the investigated metal ions is proposed to be due to the reaction of the investigated metal ions with the two nitrogen atoms of the SiG-NPPDA adsorbent. The present adsorbent coupled with flame AAS has been used to enrich and determine the nine metal ions in natural aqueous systems and in certified reference materials (RSD < or = 5%). The copper, iron, manganese and zinc present in some pharmaceutical vitamin samples were also preconcentrated on SiG-NPPDA adsorbent and determined by flame AAS (RSD < or = 4.2%). Nanogram concentrations (0.07-0.14 ng ml(-1)) of Cd(II), Zn(II), Fe(III), Pb(II), Cr(III), Mn(II), Cu(II), Co(II) and Ni(II) can be determined reliably with a preconcentration factor of 100.     

Calcon-modified silica gel sorbent. Application to preconcentration or elimination of trace metals

Silica gel impregnated with a mixture of Aliquat 336 and Calcon was used as chelating sorbent for preconcentration of metals from dilute aqueous solutions and their separation as well as for additional purification of analytical grade sodium and potassium salts from other metals. The relative capacities of sorbent towards 33 metal ions were determined in the pH range 1-9 as well as the concentrations of hydrochloric and perchloric acid eluting the retained metals. It was found that Calcon was not eluted from sorbent with 5M perchloric and 10M hydrochloric acids. The rate of sorption for Mg, Ca, Cu, Zn, Al, Cr(III) and Fe(III) was also studied and it was found that relatively high flow-rates (up to 5 ml/min) can be used for solutions passed through the column. The sorbent was used for preconcentration of traces of some metals from aqueous solutions before their determination by AAS, for separation of metal ion mixtures by column extraction chromatography and for additional purification of potassium chloride solutions used as supporting electrolyte in determination of some heavy metals by anodic stripping voltammetry.     

Amberlite XAD-7 impregnated with Xylenol Orange: a chelating collector for preconcentration of Cd(II), Co(II), Cu(II), Ni(II), Zn(II) and Fe(III) ions prior to their determination by flame AAS

A new chelating resin, Xylenol Orange coated Amberlite XAD-7, was prepared and used for preconcentration of Cd(II), Co(II), Cu(II), Fe(III), Ni(II) and Zn(II) prior to their determination by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The optimum pH values for quantitative sorption of Cd(II), Co(II), Cu(II), Fe(III), Ni(II) and Zn(II) are 4.5-5.0, 4.5, 4.0-5.0, 4.0, 5.0 and 5.0-7.0, respectively, and their desorptions by 2 mol L(-1) HCl are instantaneous. The sorption capacity of the resin has been found to be 2.0, 2.6, 1.6, 1.6, 2.6 and 1.8 mg g(-1) of resin for Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Ni and Zn, respectively. The tolerance limits of electrolytes, NaCl, NaF, NaI, NaNO3, Na2SO4 and of cations, Mg2+ and Ca2+ in the sorption of the six metal ions are reported. The preconcentration factor was between 50 and 200. The t1/2 values for sorption are found to be 5.3, 2.9, 3.2, 3.3, 2.5 and 2.6 min for the six metals, respectively. The recoveries are between 96.0 and 100.0% for the different metals at preconcentration limits between 10 to 40 ng mL(-1). The preconcentration method has been applied to determine the six metal ions in river water samples after destroying the organic matter (if present in very large amount) with concentrated nitric acid (RSD < or = 8%, except for Cd for which it is upto 12.6%) and cobalt content of vitamin tablets with RSD of approximately 3.0%.