Test Method for the Determination of Mercury(II) with Dithizone on the Solid Phase of a Fibrous Anion Exchanger

The sorption and determination of mercury(II) on the solid phase of a fibrous polyacrylonitrile material filled with the AV-17 anion exchanger is studied. Mercury is adsorbed in the form of the chloride complex from a solution with pH 5–7.5; it is determined on the solid phase by the reaction with dithizone either visually or by the measuring the color hue. A procedure for the test determination of mercury(II) has been developed and tested in the analysis of fresh natural waters by the added–found method. The detection limit is 0.02 mg/L. The time of analysis of 5 or 6 samples is no more than 15–20 min.     

Determination of Lead with 4-(2-Pyridylazo)resorcinol after the Sorption of Lead as its Thiosulfate Complex on a Fibrous Sorbent Filled with AV-17

The sorption of lead from a thiosulfate solution on a fibrous material filled with AV-17 (PANF-AV-17) was studied. Lead was determined by the color reaction with 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol (PAR) on the solid phase by diffuse reflectance spectrometry. Optimal conditions were selected for lead sorption (pH 4.5 ± 0.5) and determination (pH 10); the selectivity of the determination was studied. A new system Pb–thiosulfate–(PANF-AV-17)–PAR was proposed for the determination of lead on the solid phase. A procedure was developed for the determination of lead in fresh water with the detection limit 0.01 mg/L and RSD < 25%.     

Influence of Masking Agents on the Color Reactions of Dithizone with Pd(II), Hg(II), and Ag(I) Ions after the Sorption of Their Chloride Complexes on the Fibrous Filled Anion Exchanger AV-17

The influence of masking agents (acetate, thiosulfate, tartrate, and iodide ions; thiourea; and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)) in a dithizone solution on the complexation of Hg(II), Pd(II), and Ag(I) ions on the solid phase of the fibrous anion exchanger filled with AV-17 was studied. Mercury, palladium, and silver were adsorbed as chloride complexes. The possibility of the simultaneous group determination of the three elements and the selective determination of palladium in the presence of mercury and silver by measuring the diffuse reflection coefficient at two wavelengths (580 and 680 nm, respectively) was demonstrated. A mixture of dithizone with EDTA, acetate, iodide, or thiosulfate can be used for masking concomitant elements. The reaction of palladium with dithizone on the solid phase can be used for the test determination of palladium with the detection limit 0.01 mg/L.     

Test Determination of Cu(II), Ni(II), and Cr(VI) in a Single Sample

It was shown that Cr(VI), Ni(II), and Cu(II) can be simultaneously adsorbed on a solid phase consisting of two filled fibrous disks and then determined visually using organic reagents. One sorbent disk, a fibrous material filled with an AB-17 anion exchanger, was used to determine chromium by its reaction with 1,5-diphenylcarbazide. Another disk filled with an KU-2 cation exchanger was used for the simultaneous sorption of copper and nickel followed by the consecutive determination of nickel with dimethylglyoxime and copper with sodium diethyldithiocarbamate. The conditions were optimized for the determination of nickel in the presence of copper and of copper in the presence of nickel after decomposing its dimethylglyoxime complex with 1 M HCl. The detection limits were 0.02, 0.1, and 0.05 mg/L for Cr, Ni, and Cu, respectively. The time of analysis was no longer that 20 min.     

Anionic Lead Complexes on the Solid Phase of Fibrous Filled Materials in the Reaction with 4(2-Pyridylazo)resorcinol

The influence of the nature of anions (iodide, bromide, thiosulfate, pyrophosphate, tartrate, and acetate) in the anionic lead complex adsorbed on a solid phase of a fibrous sorbent filled with the AV-17 anion exchanger on the color reaction between lead and 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol (PAR) was studied by diffuse reflectance spectrometry. The influence of anions on the complexation of lead with PAR on the solid phase was discussed for different types of the color reaction. It was demonstrated that the reactions with iodide at pH 5–10 and with thiosulfate at pH 10 are significant in the determination of lead as three-component complexes on the support. In the presence of other anions, lead ions do not react with PAR on the AV-17 solid phase.     

Determination of Mercury(II) with Dithizone by Diffuse Reflectance Spectrometry on a Fibrous Anion Exchanger

The possibility of the determination of mercury(II) with dithizone on the solid phase of a fibrous ion-exchange material filled with the AV-17 anion exchanger was studied. Mercury is adsorbed as an anionic complex. The sorption of mercury as chloride, iodide, sulfate, thiosulfate, nitrate, and EDTA complexes was studied. A procedure was proposed for the sorption–spectrometric determination of mercury with dithizone on a solid phase after sorption as the chloride complex. For improving the selectivity of the method, EDTA is added to the solution. The determination is affected only by Pd(II). The time of analysis is 15 min. The procedure was tested in the analysis of tap and river water and a solution modeling natural water.     

Sorption-spectroscopic determination of selenium using a PANV-AV-17 fibrous ion-exchanger

The possibility of determining selenium on the solid phase of polyacrylonitrile fibers impregnated by an AV-17 anion-exchanger ([PANV-AV-17]) were examined by virtue of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. Reactions of a complex formation between selenium(IV) and organic reagents on solid phase as well as the formation of an elemental selenium sol both on the solid phase and in solution followed by absorption were studied. The best analytical parameters were achieved in the adsorption of selenium sol formed in solution upon the addition of ascorbic acid. The comparison of the batch and dynamic adsorption modes revealed greater advances of the dynamic one. The optimal conditions for determining selenium were proved as follows: the formation of a selenium sol in a 1% ascorbic acid solution at pH 2 and dynamic adsorption at a flow rate of 5 mL/min. A procedure was developed for determining selenium with a limit of detection of 0.1 mg/L. The procedure was validated by the added-found method in the analysis of river and well natural waters and also the standard specimen OSO-200-90, which also contained As, Bi, Sb, and PO₄³⁻. The duration of analysis for 5–6 samples of the volume 100 mL was 30 min approximately, RSD < 20%.     

Determination of Arsenic(V) as a Heteropoly Acid after Its Adsorption on a Fibrous Anion Exchanger

The conditions were found for determining arsenic(V) as a heteropoly acid after its adsorption on a fibrous anion exchanger. A blue form of a molybdoarsenic heteropoly acid formed on the adsorbent at any order of the adsorption of the reactants; however, the sensitivity of determination was higher if arsenic was adsorbed first. A detection limit of 4 ng/mL was attained using adsorption from a 100-mL portion of a test solution. The sensitivity and selectivity of the proposed method are significantly higher than those of known methods because of the preconcentration of arsenate ions on an anion exchanger as a heteropoly acid followed by the direct determination of the heteropoly acid in the solid phase.     

Effect of arsenate and phosphate ions on the adsorption and complexation of uranium(VI) with Arsenazo III on the solid phase of the ion exchanger PAN-EDE-10p fibrous anion exchanger

The effect of arsenate and phosphate ions on the adsorption and color reaction of uranium(VI) with Arsenazo III on the solid phase of a fibrous material filled with the EDE-10p anion exchanger was studied in different adsorption processes. We selected the optimum conditions for the system of U(VI)-AsO ₄ ^3? (H₂PO ₄ ^? )-PANV-EDE-10p-Arsenazo III and used this system for the adsorption-spectrophotometric determination of (0.03–0.3) 10^?3 M arsenate, (0.004–0.06) 10^?3 M phosphate, and 0.01–0.1 μg/mL uranyl ions.     

A test method for determining palladium in chloride solutions on the solid phase of a fibrous anion exchanger

The sorption of palladium(II) from chloride solutions on polyacrylonitrile fiber filled with the AV-17 anion exchanger (PANF-AV-17) and its subsequent determination with p-nitrosodiethylaniline on the solid phase were studied. The results of determining palladium with this reagent on the solid phase of polyacrylonitrile fiber filled with the KU-2 cation exchanger and the AV-17 anion exchanger were compared. A test method was developed for determining palladium on the PANF-AV-17 solid phase. Sorption was performed in the batch mode; the analytical signal was estimated by measuring the diffuse reflection coefficient or visually using a color scale. The detection limit was 0.005 µg/mL; the range of the calibration scale was 0–0.2 µg/mL at the volume of the test solution 10–20 mL. The accuracy of the procedure was verified by the added-found method in the analysis of tap water and a standard reference sample of natural sodium chloride water. The relative standard deviation was no more than 25%; the time of the analysis of 5 or 6 samples was 25–30 min.Translated from Zhurnal Analiticheskoi Khimii, Vol. 60, No. 1, 2005, pp. 85–90.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Dedkova, Shvoeva, Savvin.     

Determination of vanadium(V) and chromium(VI) in a single sample on a fibrous ion exchanger disk

The determination of vanadium(V) and chromium(VI) in a single sample on a support disk was studied. Polyacrylonitrile fiber filled with an AV-17 anion exchanger was used as a solid phase. After adsorption, the elements were successively detected in the solid phase by color complexation reactions of vanadium with 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonic acid and chromium with 1.5-diphenylcarbazide. A procedure was developed for the adsorption-spectroscopic determination of 0.04–0.4 μg/mL vanadium(V) and 0.01–0.05 μm/mL chromium(VI) at V: Cr ratios of 1: 1 to 10: 1 in the dynamic mode. The limits of detections for vanadium and chromium were 0.04 and 0.005 μg/mL, respectively. It was shown that the background salt content of potable water had no appreciable effect; no preliminary sample preparation was required.     

Potentialities of fibrous ion-exchange materials in the determination of sulfate ions by color reactions of barium with organic reagents on a solid phase

The possibility of the determination of sulfate ions with the use of fibrous materials filled with ion exchangers on the basis of color reactions of barium with the organic reagents Arsenazo III, Orthanilic B, and Orthanilic K on a solid phase was examined. A polyacrylonitrile fiber filled the cation exchanger KU-2; anion exchangers AB-17, A-5, ANKF-211, and EDE-10p; and polyampholyte ANKB-50 (PANV-ANKB-50) was used as the support. The study of the different techniques of the sorption of the reaction components demonstrated the efficiency of the two systems involving PANV-ANKB-50. The determination of sulfates is possible because of the sorption of the excess barium remaining after the reaction with sulfate ions in the solution and its detection on the solid phase with a solution of Arsenazo III or the detection of the excess barium remaining after the interaction with the solution of sulfate ions on the solid phase with a solution of Orthanilic K. The calibration plots are linear in the concentration range of sulfate ions 10^?4–10^?5 M.     

Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometric determination of bismuth after separation and preconcentration with modified alumina

A simple and sensitive method has been developed for the trace determination of bismuth in aqueous samples by a combination of solid‐phase extraction and hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry. The method is based on the use of a column packed with 2‐mercaptobenzothiazole immobilized on sodium dodecyl sulfate coated alumina. Different parameters influencing the separation and preconcentration of bismuth such as pH, sample volume, type, and concentration of eluent, and the flow rate of sample and eluent were studied. A sample volume of 500.0 mL resulted in a preconcentration factor of 100. The precision (relative standard deviation, N = 10) at the 300 ng/L level and the limit of detection (3s) were found to be 2.3% and 12 ng/L, respectively. The developed method was successfully applied to the determination of bismuth in natural water samples and two certified reference materials.     

Multi-walled carbon nanotube-based dispersive solid phase extraction with following back-extraction for HPLC/UV determination of Rosmarinic acid in lemon balm and Rosemary plant samples

In this paper, dispersive solid phase extraction with following back-extraction and HPLC/UV determination of Rosmarinic acid have been investigated. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes were used as sorbent in the suggested method. The effectiveness of some parameters such as extraction time, sorbent dosage, pH and ionic strength of the aqueous solution on Rosmarinic acid adsorption were studied. The extraction time of 5.0 min, adsorbent weight of 5.0 mg, and pH of 2.5 were obtained as the optimum experimental parameters. Adsorption of Rosmarinic acid molecules was almost independent from ionic strength. For back-extraction purpose a basic solution containing methanol was brought into contact with sorbent to desorb Rosmarinic acid molecules from sorbent containing adsorbed Rosmarinic acid molecules. Linear range of HPLC method for Rosmarinic acid quantification was 1.80–21.62 mg/L (R² = 0.998). The relative standard deviation, limit of detection, and limit of quantification for the suggested method were 0.81%, 0.68 mg/L, and 2.86 mg/L, respectively. The proposed method was applied for extraction and HPLC/UV determination of Rosmarinic acid in Lemon balm and Rosemary plant samples. Comparison between obtained chromatograms before adsorption and after desorption processes showed that suggested extraction/back-extraction process has good selectivity and efficiency for separation of Rosmarinic acid molecules from interfering molecules existing in the plant extracts. The proposed method is efficient, low cost, fast, and simple for separation, extraction, and determination of Rosmarinic acid.     

Effect of complexants on the adsorption and color reactions of lanthanum(III), uranium(VI), thorium(IV), and zirconium(IV) with Arsenazo M in the solid phase of an ANKB-50 fibrous ion-exchanger

The effect of complexants—acetic, aminoacetic, tartaric, malonic, and oxalic acids; EDTA; and Na₂CO₃—on the adsorption and subsequent determination of thorium(IV), lanthanum(III), uranium(VI), and zirconium(IV) with Arsenazo M in the solid phase of polyacrylonitrile fiber filled with an ANKB-50 anion exchanger was studied. Complexing agents were introduced into the solution at the step of metal ion adsorption. It was shown that zirconium and uranium interacted with the iminodiacetate groups of the adsorbent in the course of adsorption; the adsorption of elements from 10^?3 to 10^?2 M complexant solutions (except for tartaric and oxalic acids and EDTA) under the optimum conditions was enhanced as compared to their adsorption from pure solutions; complexation with Arsenazo M in the solid phase proceeded at a higher acidity than in the solution. When the elements were present simultaneously, their total concentration and individual thorium could be determined from malonic acid solutions with Arsenazo M by varying the concentration of acid and the adsorption pH.     

Test method for the separate determination of mercury(II), cadmium, and lead in one sample on the fibrous sorbent PANV-AV-17

The sorption of Hg(II), Cd(II), and Pb(II) as anionic complexes on the solid phase of polyacrylonitrile fiber filled with the AV-17 anion exchanger from NaCl and KI solutions and their complexation with 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol (PAR) and dithizone were studied. A test method was developed for the individual determination of Hg(II), Cd(II), and Pb(II) from one sample on three support disks. From the same solution, by the successive sorption on two disks from a 0.2 M NaCl solution, mercury was determined with dithizone and cadmium was determined with PAR. After the addition of a KI solution and sorption on the third disk, lead was determined with PAR. Using the added-found method, the procedure was approved in the analysis of natural sodium chloride water. The detection limit was 0.01 mg/L for Hg(II) and 0.02 mg/L for Cd(II) and Pb(II) for a volume of the analyzed sample of 25 mL. The time of the analysis of five or six samples (determination of three elements) is no longer than 50 min.     

Sorption-spectrophotometric determination of zirconium and chromium(VI) from a single sample on a two-layer support using Arsenazo III and 1,5-diphenylcarbazide

The possibility of the sorption-spectrometric determination of zirconium(IV) and chromium(VI) from a single sample using a two-layer support made of polyacrylonitrile fiber filled with a PANF-KU-2 cation exchanger and PANF-AV-17 anion exchanger is studied. After sorption zirconium is determined with Arsenazo III on PANF-KU-2 and chromium is determined with 1,5-dipehnylcarbazide on PANF-AV-17. The sorption of zirconium and chromium is studied in the dynamic mode from solutions of HCl, HNO₃, and H₂SO₄ and the optimal conditions of the simultaneous sorption of zirconium on PANF-KU-2 and chromium on PANF-AV-17 from 0.25 M HCl is chosen. Diffuse reflection spectra of zirconium and chromium complexes have are on the solid phase and the conditions of zirconium determination are optimized. Calibration curves are linear in the range of zirconium and chromium concentration 0.005–0.025 μg/mL; the detection limits are 0.002 μg/mL. The selectivity of zirconium and chromium determination is tested in the presence of interfering ions. A procedure is developed for their determination from a single sample at zirconium to chromium ratios from 3: 1 to 1: 3.     

Sorption-spectrometric determination of thorium(IV) and uranium(VI) with the reagent Arsenazo III on the solid phase of a fibrous material filled with a cation exchanger

The possibility of the use of organic reagents of the Arsenazo III group for the sorption-spectrometric determination of elements on fibrous cation-exchange materials was examined. The conditions of the sorption of Arsenazo III with the use of diphenylguanidinium chloride on the strongly acidic fibrous cation exchanger PANV-KU-2 were found. Procedures for the determination on the solid phase were developed for thorium in 7 M HNO₃ in the presence of 30-fold amounts of uranium with the detection limit of thorium of 0.005 μg/mL and for uranium in 0.05 M HCl in the presence of fivefold amounts of thorium with a detection limit of uranium of 0.05 μg/mL. The conditions were found for the selective preconcentration of thorium and uranium in the presence of each other, and a procedure was developed for their separate sorption-spectrometric determination.     

Magnetic micro‐solid‐phase extraction based on magnetite‐MCM‐41 with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry for the determination of antidepressant drugs in biological fluids

A new facile magnetic micro‐solid‐phase extraction coupled to gas chromatography and mass spectrometry detection was developed for the extraction and determination of selected antidepressant drugs in biological fluids using magnetite‐MCM‐41 as adsorbent. The synthesized sorbent was characterized by several spectroscopic techniques. The maximum extraction efficiency for extraction of 500 μg/L antidepressant drugs from aqueous solution was obtained with 15 mg of magnetite‐MCM‐41 at pH 12. The analyte was desorbed using 100 μL of acetonitrile prior to gas chromatography determination. This method was rapid in which the adsorption procedure was completed in 60 s. Under the optimized conditions using 15 mL of antidepressant drugs sample, the calibration curve showed good linearity in the range of 0.05–500 μg/L (r ² = 0.996–0.999). Good limits of detection (0.008–0.010 μg/L) were obtained for the analytes with good relative standard deviations of <8.0% (n  = 5) for the determination of 0.1, 5.0, and 500.0 μg/L of antidepressant drugs. This method was successfully applied to the determination of amitriptyline and chlorpromazine in plasma and urine samples. The recoveries of spiked plasma and urine samples were in the range of 86.1–115.4%. Results indicate that magnetite micro‐solid‐phase extraction with gas chromatography and mass spectrometry is a convenient, fast, and economical method for the extraction and determination of amitriptyline and chlorpromazine in biological samples.     

The Determination of Trace Elements by Solid State Luminescence

Abstract

Phosphor luminescence, resulting from the incorporation of trace metal ions into a solid state crystal lattice, has been applied to the quantitative determination of lead and bismuth. The relative fluorescence intensity is linear for 15 to 100 ng of bismuth per spot on calcium carbonate. Lead(II), preconcentrated by co-precipitation with calcium oxalate, can be determined at the ng per ml level by measurement of luminescence after ignition of oxalate to oxide; results are reproducible and the calibration curve is linear up to 15 μg of lead per 100 mg of calcium oxalate precipitate.