Differential pulse polarographic determination of thiol flotation collectors and sulphide in waters

Thiol collectors and sulphide can be determined together by differential pulse polarography. Ethyl xanthate, diethyl dithiophosphate, and diphenyl dithiophosphate have been determined in concentrations from 10 muM to 2 mM, and sulphide from 1 muM to 0.5 mM. The method is reliable and rapid; however, the exact behaviour of the thiol collectors must be known since the pattern of current peaks changes as the concentration increases. This method has been used in the study of sulphide mineral flotation and could be utilized at full-scale flotation plants.     

Adsorptive stripping voltammetry determination of molybdenum(VI) in water and soil

A differential pulse stripping voltammetry method for the trace determination of molybdenum(VI) in water and soil has been developed. In 0.048M oxalic acid and 6 x 10(-5)M Toluidine Blue (pH 1.8) solution, Mo(V), the reduction product of Mo(VI) in the sample solution, can form a ternary complex, which can be concentrated by adsorption on a static mercury drop electrode at -0.1 V (vs. Ag/AgCl). The adsorbed complex gives a well-defined cathodic stripping current peak at -0.30 V, which can be used for determining Mo(VI) in the range 5 x 10(-10)-7 x 10(-9)M, with a detection limit of 1 x 10(-10)M (4 min accumulation). The method is also selective. Most of the common ions do not interfere but Sn(IV) and large amounts of Cu(2+), Ag(+) and Au(3+) affect the determination.     

Determination of low concentrations of the flotation reagent ethyl xanthate by sampled DC polarography and flow injection with amperometric detection

A polarographic DC(tast) method with the static mercury drop electrode, SMDE, was developed for determination of the flotation collector ethyl xanthate (EtX) in the concentration range from 1x10(-5) to 8x10(-5) M. The potentiality of the method was demonstrated by evaluating the capacity of powdered galena ore (PbS) to adsorb EtX in a titration-like procedure. Sulfide could be determined simultaneously with EtX because in NaOH electrolyte their anodic waves are well separated (E(1/2) congruent with-0.72 and -0.42 V versus Ag/AgCl, respectively). In addition, a new FIA method was developed by adapting a simple device to the tip of the glass capillary of a mercury electrode and doing amperometric detection at a fixed potential of -0.1 V, always in the DC(tast) mode. No oxygen removal was required. Reproducible results were obtained at a frequency of 72 injections per h, with automatic renewal of the SMDE every second. The calibration curve for freshly prepared EtX standards rendered a straight line from 5x10(-6) to 8x10(-5) M with correlation coefficient of 0.997, suitable for real applications in flotation processes and its effluents.     

Cyclopentanone thiosemicarbazone, a new complexing agent for copper determination in biological samples by adsorptive stripping voltammetry.

A selective and sensitive stripping voltammetric method for the determination of trace amounts of copper(II) with cyclopentanone thiosemicarbazone (CPTSC) is presented. The method is based on the adsorptive accumulation of the resulting copper-CPTSC complex on a hanging mercury drop electrode, followed by the stripping voltammetric measurements at the reduction current of the adsorbed complex at -0.37 V vs. Ag/AgCl. The optimal conditions for the stripping analysis of copper include pH 9.3, deposition time of 120 s, and a deposition potential of -0.1 V (vs. Ag/AgCl). The peak current is linearly proportional to the copper concentration over a range 3.14 x 10(-9) M to 1.57 x 10(-6) M with a limit of detection of 1.57 x 10(-9) M. The technique has been applied to the determination of copper in biological samples, like urine and whole blood.     

Determination of molybdenum in the presence of 2-(2-benzothiazolylazo)-p-cresol by catalytic-adsorptive stripping voltammetry

The adsorptive collection of the molybdenum (VI) complexed with 2-(2-benzothiazolylazo)-p-cresol (BTAC) coupled with the catalytic current of the adsorbed complex at a static mercury drop electrode yields an ultrasensitive voltammetric procedure for the determination of molybdenum. Optimal experimental conditions were: a stirred acetate buffer 0.2 M (pH 3.5) as supporting electrolyte, a BTAC concentration of 1.0 x 10(-6) M as ligand, and a concentration of 0.1 M potassium nitrate as the oxidizing agent. In addition, a preconcentration potential of -0.080 V vs Ag/AgCl (3 M KCl), equilibration time of 15 s, a frequency of 30 Hz, a scan increment of 2 mV, a pulse amplitude of 0.050 mV, and a drop area of 0.032 cm2 were used. The cyclic voltammogram was recorded using a staircase wave with a scan rate of 100 mV/s. The forward scan starts at the initial potential of -0.080 V and is reversed at -0.90 V. Using the catalytic current at approximately -0.55 V the response to the Mo(VI) was found to be linear over a concentration range of 1.0-10.0 microg/L. The limit of detection is as low as 6.2 x 10(-10) M with 4 min of preconcentration time. The possible interference of other trace ions was investigated. The merits of this procedure are demonstrated using of reference samples.     

Adsorptive voltammetry and hydrolysis kinetics of loprazolam mesilate

Loprazolam is determined by square-wave adsorptive stripping voltammetry in 0.04M ammonium chloride at pH 4.0, with an accumulation potential of -0.25 V vs. Ag/AgCl/KCl(s), at which the nitro group is reduced to a hydroxylamine group, with adsorption of the product. Cathodic stripping results in reduction of the azomethine bond of the adsorbed product. With a deposition time of 120 sec the detection limit is 2.5 x 10(-10)M. The relative standard deviation is 1.7% for 5 x 10(-8)M loprazolam (60 sec deposition). Reversible hydrolysis of the azomethine group occurs in sulfuric or hydrochloric acid. The reaction is initially first-order, followed by an apparent second-order reaction. First-order rate constants and half-lives are reported for 0.1-1M sulfuric acid and 0.02M hydrochloric acid media and compared with the values for nitrazepam hydrolysis.     

Trace enrichment with activated carbon and determination of trace metals in high-purity zinc and zinc(II) nitrate

A method is described for the enrichment and determination of trace metals such as Ag, Bi, Cu, Co, Cd, In, Pb, Ni, Tl, Fe and Hg, present as impurities in high-purity zinc and zinc(II) nitrate. When the sample solution, after addition of potassium ethyl xanthate, is filtered through a small filter paper coated with 50 mg of activated carbon, the trace elements are quantitatively adsorbed on the carbon. The trace elements (with the exception of Hg) are dissolved off with nitric acid and determined by atomic-absorption or emission spectrometry. Mercury is evaporated at 650 degrees and determined by flameless atomic-absorption. In 10 g of Zn oe 50 g of Zn(NO(3))(2).6H(2)O the limit of detection is 0.1-60 ppM and the coefficient of variation was 2.7-20%.     

Indirect determination of thiocyanate with ammonium sulfate and ethanol by extraction-flotation of copper

A new method for the indirect determination of thiocyanate with ammonium sulfate and ethanol by extraction-flotation of copper in the presence of ascorbic acid is described. A small amount of Cu(II) is reduced to Cu(I) by ascorbic acid, then Cu(I) is precipitated with SCN-. In the course of phase separation of ethanol from water, the precipitated CuSCN stays in the interface of ethanol and water. A good linear relationship is observed between the flotation yield of Cu(II) and the amount of SCN-. Using 1.0 ml of 1 x 10(-3) M ascorbic acid solution, 50 micrograms of Cu(II), 3.5 g of (NH4)2SO4 and 3.0 ml of ethanol with a total volume of 10 ml, the concentration of thiocyanate could then be determined by determining the flotation yield of Cu(II). The detection limit for thiocyanate is 5 x 10(-5) M. Every parameter was optimized and the reaction mechanism was studied. The method is simple and rapid and it was successfully applied to the determination of thiocyanate in urine and saliva of smokers and non-smokers and in venous blood of patients infused with sodium nitroprusside.     

Highly sensitive adsorptive stripping voltammetric method for the ultra-trace determination of chromium(VI).

A rapid differential pulse adsorptive stripping voltammetric method has been developed for the ultra-trace determination of chromium using 2,2'-bipyridine. The base electrolyte used is 0.1 M NH4Cl (pH 6.0). The peak current was found to increase substantially with the addition of nitrite ions. A well-defined peak was observed at -1.3 V. Parameters, like concentration of the ligand, concentration of nitrite ion, accumulation potential, accumulation time, rest period, drop size, scan rate, pulse amplitude etc. have been optimized. Under the optimum conditions, the 3 sigma detection limit was found to be 0.02 ppb (3.8 x 10(-10) M). The method is highly selective and sensitive, and has been applied to the determination of Cr(VI) in spiked water, effluents and ore samples.     

Differential pulse polarographic determination of trace selenium(IV) and molybdenum(VI) using the catalytic hydrogen wave

In the presence of selenium(IV) and molybdenum(VI) a new polarographic peak appears which corresponds to a hydrogen catalytic wave. By differential pulse polarography a single, sharp peak at about -1.1 V is obtained, allowing trace determination of selenium(IV) and molybdenum(VI) in the range 1x10(-6)-5.0x10(-9) M with a linear calibration and a detection limit of 1.5x10(-9) M. The optimum conditions are found to be 0.1 M KNO(3) and a pH of about 3.2 (Britton-Robinson buffer). There is no serious interference from some ions when present at 1.0-40 times that of molybdenum. At higher amounts of interfering ions the interference is eliminated by the addition of EDTA.     

Self-doped anthranilic acid-pyrrole copolymer/gold electrodes for selective preconcentration and determination of Cu(I) by differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry.

Electropolymerization of anthranilic acid/pyrrole (AA/PY) at solid substrate electrodes (platinum, gold, and glassy carbon) gave stable and water-insoluble films under a wide range of pH. Combining high conductivity of the polypyrrole (PPY) and pH independence of the electrochemical activity of the self-doped carboxylic acid-substituted polyaniline allows us to prepare an improved functionalized PPY-modified electrode to collect and measure Cu(I) species. The differential pulse stripping analysis of the copper ions using a polyanthranilic acid-co-polypyrrole (PAA/PPY)-modified electrode consisted of three steps: accumulation, electrochemical reduction to the elemental copper and stripping step. Factors affecting these steps, including electropolymerization conditions, accumulation and stripping medium, reduction potential, reduction time and accumulation time, were systematically investigated. A detection limit of 5.3 x 10(-9) M Cu(I) was achieved for a 7.0 min accumulation. For 12 determinations of Cu(I) at concentrations of 1.0 x 10(-8) M, an RSD of 3.5% was obtained. The log I(p) was found to vary linearly with log[Cu(I)] in the concentration range from 7.0 x 10(-9) to 1.0 x 10(-5) M.     

Electrochemical study of zolpidem at glassy carbon electrode and its determination in a tablet dosage form by differential pulse voltammetry

The oxidative behaviour of, a hypnotic drug, zolpidem was studied at glassy carbon electrode in Britton-Robinson buffer over the pH range 2.0-11.0 using cyclic, linear sweep and differential pulse voltammetry. Oxidation of the drug was effected in a single irreversible, diffusion-controlled step. Using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), the drug yielded a well-defined voltammetric response in Britton-Robinson buffer, pH 8.0 at +0.889 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) on glassy carbon electrode. This process could be used to determine zolpidem concentrations in the range 5.0 x 10(-7) M to 1.0 x 10(-5) M with a detection limit of 2.0 x 10(-7) M. The method was applied, without any interference from the excipients, to the determination of the drug in a tablet dosage form.     

The detection of nitrate using in-situ copper nanoparticle deposition at a boron doped diamond electrode.

Electrochemical deposition from a 0.1 M sodium sulphate solution, containing Cu2+ (adjusted to pH 3 with hydrochloric acid) produced a well defined copper nanoparticle deposit on the surface of a boron doped diamond electrode. Changing conditions such as potential (-0.8, -1.0 and -1.2 V), time (5, 2 and 0.5 s) and concentration of Cu2+ (500, 250 and 100 microM) was found to give copper nanoparticles of varying size and particle density. The electrocatalytic properties of the copper surface towards nitrate reduction were explored. An in-situ copper nanoparticle production method was developed for the detection of nitrate; this involves electrodeposition, followed by linear sweep voltammetry for the reduction of nitrate and then application of a stripping potential to renew the electrode surface. The linear sweep was discovered to have homogenised the size of the nanoparticles but their number density was still dependant on the initial conditions of deposition. Some particles were still present at the surface after the stripping potential had been applied but repetitions of the procedure showed these did not have an effect on subsequent deposits. Optimisation of the method lead to applying a deposition potential of -0.8 V, at a BDD electrode for 5 s in a 0.1 M sodium sulphate solution (pH 3) containing 100 microM Cu2+ followed by a linear sweep at 1 V/s; this yielded a limit of detection of 1.5 microM nitrate. The analytical applicability of the technique was evaluated for nitrate detection in a natural mineral water sample and was found to agree well with that stated by the manufacturer.     

Electrochemical study of the antineoplastic agent etoposide at carbon paste electrode and its determination in spiked human serum by differential pulse voltammetry

The electrochemical oxidation of the antineoplastic agent etoposide was studied at carbon paste electrode in Britton-Robinson buffer solutions over the pH range 2.0-10.0 using cyclic, linear sweep and differential pulse voltammetry. Oxidation of the drug was effected in a single reversible, diffusion-controlled step within the pH range 2.0-4.0, a second oxidation process was produced above pH 4.0. Using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), the drug yielded a well-defined voltammetric response in Britton-Robinson buffer, pH 3.0 at 0.500 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) on carbon paste electrode. This process could be used to determine etoposide concentrations in the range 2.5 x 10(-7) to 2.5 x 10(-5) M with a detection limit of 1.0 x 10(-7) M. The method was successfully applied to the determination of the drug in spiked human serum.     

In situ STM imaging of bis-3-sodiumsulfopropyl-disulfide molecules adsorbed on copper film electrodeposited on Pt(111) single crystal electrode

The adsorption of bis-3-sodiumsulfopropyldi-sulfide (SPS) on metal electrodes in chloride-containing media has been intensively studied to unveil its accelerating effect on Cu electrodeposition. Molecular resolution scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) imaging technique was used in this study to explore the adsorption and decomposition of SPS molecules concurring with the electrodeposition of copper on an ordered Pt(111) electrode in 0.1 M HClO(4) + 1 mM Cu(ClO(4))(2) + 1 mM KCl. Depending on the potential of Pt(111), SPS molecules could react, adsorb, and decompose at chloride-capped Cu films. A submonolayer of Cu adatoms classified as the underpotential deposition (UPD) layer at 0.4 V (vs Ag/AgCl) was completely displaced by SPS molecules, possibly occurring via RSSR (SPS) + Cl-Cu-Pt → RS(-)-Pt(+) + RS(-) (MPS) + Cu(2+) + Cl(-), where MPS is 3-mercaptopropanesulfonate. By contrast, at 0.2 V, where a full monolayer of Cu was presumed to be deposited, SPS molecules were adsorbed in local (4 × 4) structures at the lower ends of step ledges. Bulk Cu deposition driven by a small overpotential (η < 50 mV) proceeded slowly to yield an atomically smooth Cu deposit at the very beginning (<5 layers). On a bilayer Cu deposit, the chloride adlayer was still adsorbed to afford SPS admolecules arranged in a unique 1D striped phase. SPS molecules could decompose into MPS upon further Cu deposition, as a (2 × 2)-MPS structure was observed with prolonged in situ STM imaging. It was possible to visualize either SPS admolecules in the upper plane or chloride adlayer sitting underneath upon switching the imaging conditions. Overall, this study established a MPS molecular film adsorbed to the chloride adlayer sitting atop the Cu deposit.     

贵金属元素电化学分析研究VI.黄原酸钠纤维素酯富集,分离锇,钌样品中的银及其阳极溶出伏安法测定

Cellulose xanthate cotton was used for enrichment and separation of Ag from bulk Os and Ru from 0.65 mol HNO3/L solution The adsorbed Ag was eluted with 8-10 4M HNO3. Submicrogram quantity of Ag can be enriched and separated from the cotton with a recovery of 98%. Trace Ag was determine on glass carbon electrode by anodic stripping voltammetry in the electrolytic system of 0.1 mol KSCN/L-0.2 mol HNO3/L-2.5 mol CyDTA/L. The linear range between the concentration and the peak current of Ag is 10-11 to 10-7 g/mL. The detection limit reaches 10 parts per trillion for 10 min electrolysis. The relative standard deviation is 4.2% for Os sample with 6 replicate detns. The results agree with those obtained by atomic absorption spectrometry.     

Anodic oxidation of etodolac and its square wave and differential pulse voltammetric determination in pharmaceuticals and human serum

A voltammetric study of the oxidation of etodolac has been carried out at the glassy carbon electrode. The electrochemical oxidation of etodolac was investigated by cyclic, linear sweep, differential pulse and square wave voltammetry using glassy carbon electrode. Different parameters were tested to optimize the conditions for the determination of etodolac. The dependence of intensities of currents and potentials on pH, concentration, scan rate, nature of the buffer was investigated. For analytical purposes, a very well resolved diffusion controlled voltammetric peak was obtained in Britton-Robinson buffer at pH 2.15 for differential pulse and square wave voltammetric techniques. The linear response was obtained in the ranges of 2.10(-6)-8.10(-5) M with a detection limit of 6.8x10(-7) and 6x10(-6)-8x10(-5) M with a detection limit of 1.1x10(-6) M for differential pulse and square wave voltammetric techniques, respectively. Based on this study, simple, rapid, selective and sensitive two voltammetric methods were developed for the determination of the etodolac in tablet dosage form and human serum.     

Simultaneous determination of Cd, Pb, Cu, Sb, Bi, Se, Zn, Mn, Ni, Co and Fe in water samples by differential pulse stripping voltammetry at a hanging mercury drop electrode

A highly sensitive and selective voltammetric procedure is described for the simultaneous determination of eleven elements (Cd, Pb, Cu, Sb, Bi, Se, Zn, Mn, Ni, Co and Fe) in water samples. Firstly, differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry (DPASV) with a hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE) is used for the direct simultaneous determination of Cd, Pb, Cu, Sb and Bi in 0.1 M HCI solution (pH = 1) containing 2 M NaCl. Then, differential pulse cathodic stripping voltammetry (DPCSV) is used for the determination of Se in the same solution. Zn is subsequently determined by DPASV after raising the pH of the same solution to pH 4. Next, the pH of the medium is raised to pH 8.5 by adding NH3/NH4Cl buffer solution for the determination of Mn by DPASV. Ni and Co are determined in the same solution by differential pulse adsorptive stripping voltammetry (DPAdSV) after adding DMG (1 x 10(-4) M). Finally, 1 x 10(-5) M 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (5-Br-PADAP) is added to the solution for the determination of Fe by DPAdSV. The optimal conditions are described. Relative standard deviations and relative errors are calculated for the eleven elements at three different concentration levels. The lower detection limits for the investigated elements range from 1.11 x 10(-10) to 1.05 x 10(-9)M, depending on the element determined. The proposed analysis scheme was applied for the determination of these eleven elements in some ground water samples.     

Differential pulse cathodic stripping voltammetry of the copper complexes of glycyl-L-histidyl-glycine at a hanging mercury drop electrode

The behaviour of the copper complexes of glycyl-L-histidyl-glycine (GHG) was investigated using cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry after their adsorptive accumulation on the surface of a hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE). The nature of the observed cathodic and anodic peaks was established and optimum conditions were found for the differential pulse cathodic stripping voltammetric detemination of GHG at the 1 x 10(-8)M concentration level using adsorptive accumulation at -0.20 V vs. Ag/AgCl reference electrode and the cathodic stripping peak around -0.4 V (pH 8.3). This peak corresponds to the reduction of the Cu(I)-GHG complex formed at the HMDE surface as an intermediate in the reduction of Cu(II)-GHG to Cu(O)amalgam.     

EPR study of dithiophosphate,dithiocarbamate, and xanthate complexes of Cr(V), Mo(V), and W(V)

Liquid and frozen solutions of diethyl dithiophosphate, diethyl dithiocarbamate, and butyl xanthate complexes of Cr(V), Mo(V) and W(V) were studied by the EPR method in the temperature range from 293–77dg K. The spin-Hamiltonian parameters were determined. Conclusions were drawn about the structure of these complexes and about the bond character within the complexes. A multiplicity of the hyperfine splitting constants from Cr⁵³, Mo^95,97, and W¹⁸³ to the constant of additional hyperfine splitting from the p³¹ isotope is observed in diethyl phosphate complexes.