微波消解-ICP—MS法同时测定砖茶中的铅、铜、铬和16种稀土元素

采用微波消解处理样品,以电感耦合等离子质谱（ICP-MS）法同时测定砖茶中的铅、铜、铬和16种稀土元素。采用外标法绘制校准曲线,分析了茶叶国家标准物质GBW 10016,测定值与标准值吻合。检出限为0．055-0．765μg／蚝,样品测定结果的相对标准偏差为0．2％～4．7％（n=6）。用加标回收的方法评价了该方法的准确性,回收率为88．0％-102．7％。该方法测定结果与电热板湿法消解前处理测定结果相比差异不显著。     

193nmArF准分子激光剥蚀-等离子体质谱测定富钴结壳中的稀土元素

采用193nm ArF准分子(Excimer)激光剥蚀ICP—MS测定了富钴结壳中痕量稀土元素。比较了^27Al、^49Ti作为内标元素时稀土元素的LA—ICP—MS分析信号的响应行为。结果表明,^27Al与稀土元素具有相似的激光剥蚀行为以及等离子体激发、电离特征;以Al为内标元素,NIST610玻璃标准为外标,可有效抑制基体效应和灵敏度漂移的影响。方法的检出限为1．2～15．8ng／g,用于标准参考物质中稀土元素的测定,测定结果的相对标准偏差(n=5)在2．2％～6．4%,测定值与标准参考值的相对误差小于6．5％。     

珍珠中痕量稀土元素的ICP-MS测定及其分布特性

探讨了等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)分析珍珠样品中稀土元素的基体效应及多原子离子干扰,并采用干扰校正因子进行有效的校正,以In-Rh双内标校正体系进行分析信号动态漂移的监控和补偿,建立了珍珠样品中稀土元素的ICP-MS分析方法。方法的定量检出限为0．1～0．5ng／g,RSD≤15％(n=5)。所建立的方法用于标准物质Gui-1、Gui-2、Gui-3及人工养殖珍珠的分析。珍珠中稀土元素的分布与分馏特性与其生长环境密切相关。     

超声波辅助萃取同位素稀释质谱法测定聚氯乙烯中6种邻苯二甲酸酯

采用超声波辅助萃取同位素稀释质谱法测定聚氯乙烯中6种邻苯二甲酸酯的含量。以四氢呋喃为溶剂对样品进行超声波辅助提取后,加入甲醇对聚合物进行沉淀,取上清液,经冷冻离心后进行气相色谱一质谱分析,并采用氘代邻苯二甲酸酯为内标,单点校正法定量。该方法应用于中、日、韩计量比对的样品测定中,两天进行的6次测定结果相对标准偏差为0．7％～3．0％。最终比对结果显示3个国家的数据取得很好的一致性,除DEP相对标准偏差为2．4％以外,其它5种邻苯二甲酸酯相对标准偏差为0．7％～1．2％,测定结果的相对扩展不确定度为1．8％～4．9％,证明该方法准确、可靠。     

ICP—MS法测定土壤中十五种稀土元素

采用微波消化土壤样品,通过优化等离子体功率、雾化器流量等仪器参数,找出最佳的测定条件,直接测定了土壤中Y、La、Ce、Pr、Nd、Sm、Eu、Gd、Tb、Dy、Ho、Er、Tm、Yb、Lu15种稀土元素含量。结果表明,各个元素的方法检出限为0．004—0．024ng／mL,样品的检出下限为0．09—0．30ng／mL,结果较为满意。     

等离子体质谱多内标法测定金属铒中多种痕量元素

本方法采用ICP—MS法同时测定高纯金属铒中14个稀土元素和15种非稀土元素杂质，确定了合适的样品稀释浓度，采用Sc、In、Cs、Tl4个内标，杂质元素的检出限在0．04～16μg／g之间，样品的加标回收率在86％～105％之间，能够满足4N金属铒产品的检测需求。     

基质固相分散-加速溶剂萃取-气相色谱法测土壤中有机氯农药残留

建立了用弗罗里硅土作基质固相分散剂的加速溶剂萃取、并以灭蚁灵（Mirex）为内标的快速、同时测定土壤中16种有机氯农药的气相色谱法。加速溶剂萃取仪在100℃,10．3Mpa用正己烷和丙酮（1：1,V／V）静态提取样品10min,0．01μg/g加标水平回收率为77．3％-101．3％;方法检出限为0．01—0．04ng／g。方法满足了土壤中有机氯农药残留测定的要求。对我国南方不同地域的72个土壤样品进行了测定,大部分有机氯农药在土壤中都有一定检出量,其中环氧七氯最高（2．6～844．5ng／g）,甲氧DDT（23．2—219．8ng／g）和P,P’-DDT（4．0—183．1ng／g）次之,而o,P＇-DDT在72个土样中都没有检出。     

微敞开体系石墨消解-电感耦合等离子体质谱（ICP-MS）法测定土壤中16种稀土元素

稀土元素被广泛应用于工业领域和农业生产,稀土矿产长期大量开采和广泛使用导致土壤环境中较多稀土元素累积,对农田系统中各种生物造成毒害,并威胁人类健康,建立一种准确、快速测定土壤中稀土元素的方法,对于摸清土壤中稀土污染状况十分必要。基于本课题组前期建立的微敞开消化体系,通过优化内标元素选择、消解时间、复溶方式等,构建了微敞开体系石墨消解-电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法测定土壤中Sc、Y、La、Ce、Pr、Nd、Sm、Eu、Gd、Tb、Dy、Ho、Er、Tm、Yb、Lu 16种稀土元素的方法。实验结果表明,最佳的样品前处理条件为高温消解375 min、消解后加入5 mL 2% HNO3溶液开盖复溶。采用Rh-Re双内标校正能降低基体效应,显著改善稀土元素测定回收率。方法中各稀土元素标准曲线均线性关系良好（R≥0.999）,方法检出限为0.006 ~ 0.02 mg/kg,定量限为0.024 ~ 0.08 mg/kg。按实验方法检测的12个国家土壤标准物质测定值与参考值一致,两个实际土壤样品中各稀土元素测定值的相对标准偏差（RSD）在1.6% ~5.2%。方法步骤少、时间短,且正确度和精密度高,适用于批量土壤样品中稀土元素的检测。     

气相色谱法同时测定土壤中10种有机氯农药残留量

运用气相色谱及内标法定量测定土壤中的七氯、艾氏剂、六六六及滴滴涕类等10种有机氯农药残留。测定结果的相对标准偏差为4．2％～22．0％，回收率为70．3%-119．0％。通过实样分析验证了方法的适用性。     

硅胶-氧化铝层析柱-气相色谱法测定沉积物中邻苯二甲酸酯类有机物

建立了硅胶-氧化铝层析柱净化分离,GC—MS、GC—FID定性定量分析沉积物样品邻苯二甲酸酯类有机污染物Phthalate esters（PAEs）的方法。比较了Florisil、硅胶、氧化铝和硅胶-氧化铝层析柱对PAEs分离特征;优化了硅胶-氧化铝层析柱净化分离PAEs的条件。方法线性范围0．05～500μg/g,回收率75.3％～113．6％,相对标准偏差2．74％～12．2％,检出限0．29～1．2ng／g。内标法定量,应用于珠江口沉积物样品中PAEs测定,获得满意的结果。     

一体化碰撞反应 (iCRC)-电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定地质样品中痕量稀土元素

钡以及轻稀土元素氧化物对中、重稀土元素的干扰一直是质谱测试中存在的问题。建立了石墨粉垫底碳酸钠-硼酸混合熔剂熔融前处理样品,以_¹⁰³Rh为内标校正,一体化碰撞反应-电感耦合等离子体质谱仪法测定地质样品中稀土元素含量的方法。探讨了碳酸钠-硼酸混合熔剂熔融前处理样品注意事项、碰撞模式下碰撞气流量和离子透镜的参数的优化、干扰校正试验等问题,采用国家标准物质GBW07403、GBW07405、GBW07427、GBW07429验证,实验结果表明,各元素线性关系良好,相关系数均大于0.999,方法检出限在0.01～0.03mg/kg之间,相对误差为0.13%～7.1%,相对标准偏差为0.79%～6.59%,测试结果与标准值相吻合。对实际样品分析,得到平滑的球粒陨石归一化的稀土元素配分曲线,证明测定结果是合理可信的。该方法熔剂用量少,过程空白低,对器皿的侵蚀小,直接加热浸取,简化了操作过程,适用于大批量地质样品中稀土元素的测定。     

Determination of trace rare earth elements by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry after preconcentration with multiwalled carbon nanotubes

A new method has been developed for the determination of trace rare earth elements (REEs) in water samples based on preconcentration with a microcolumn packed with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) prior to their determination by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). The optimum experimental parameters for preconcentration of REEs, such as pH of the sample, sample flow rate and volume, elution solution and interfering ions, have been investigated. The studied REEs ions can be quantitatively retained by MWNTs when the pH exceed 3.0, and then eluted completely with 1.0 mol L⁻¹ HNO₃. The detection limits of this method for REEs was between 3 and 57 ng L⁻¹, and the relative standard deviations (RSDs) for the determination of REEs at 10 ng mL⁻¹ level were found to be less than 6% when processing 100 mL sample solution. The method was validated using a certified reference material, and has been successfully applied for the determination of trace rare earth elements in lake water and synthetic seawater with satisfactory results.     

Determination of nitrite with a nano-gold modified glassy carbon electrode by cyclic voltammetry

Abstract

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) was employed to determine the concentration of rare earth elements (REEs) in plants and soils. Sample preparation and analytical conditions were investigated to set up a simple routine procedure for measuring rare earth elements. For prompt sample decomposition, a microwave digestion technique was successfully used with an acid mixture of HCl+HNO₃+HF. Detection limits, reproducibility, accuracy and possible interference were also studied. ICP-MS provided extremely low detection limits for REEs (0.6–6ng/l). Precision was typically better than 6% RSD (relative standard deviation) for soil and 10% for plant. The potential of the method was evaluated by analysis of standard reference materials of soils and plants. A good agreement between the experimental results and certified values was observed. The spectroscopic interference of Ba with Eu and light REEs(LREEs, La-Eu) with heavy REEs(HREEs, Gd-Lu) were eliminated by the algebra correction.

The results suggested that REEs in soil samples existed mainly as light REEs, and the same concentration distribution patterns of Oddo-Hakins law were observed, showing negative gradient from La to Lu concentrations. The REE contents in plants were very low, less than 20μg/g and varied with plant species. Apart from rape leaf(Brassica juncea), the REE distribution patterns in other plant leaves were consistent with soils, indicating that these plants generally absorbed REEs from soil without selectivity. Rape leaf showed selective absorption for LREEs, especially for La. The REE concentration distribution in parts of hot pepper(Capsicum annuum) was characteriaed by root>leaf>stem>fruit. The REEs absorbed by hot pepper concentrated mainly in roots and leaves, very little migrated into fruit. Transfer factors(TFs) of REEs in plants were very low. Although the contents of LREEs were relatively more than those of HREEs, no distinct difference of TFs between LREEs and HREEs was observed, meaning that LREEs and HREEs have the same abilities of transportation. However, for rape leaf, the TFs of LREEs were one or two orders of magnitude higher than those of HREEs.     

Comparitive study of the sample decomposition procedures in the determination of trace and rare earth elements in anorthosites and related rocks by ICP-MS

ICP-MS has been used for the determination of over 30 geochemically significant trace elements (Sc, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Cs, Ba, Hf, Ta, Pb, Th, U and REEs) in anorthosites and related rock reference samples. Open acid digestion, pressure decomposition using HF, HNO₃ and HClO₄, and a fusion method using lithium metaborate and subsequent dissolution in dil. HNO₃ were adopted for the decomposition of these rock samples before analysis. The dissolution problems and interference effects are discussed. Rh and Bi were used as internal standards. The first set of data on several rare earths and other trace elements in the Russian anorthosite reference sample, MO-6 are presented along with data on other samples. The data are compared with the available data. The results obtained with different dissolution methods were found to be in good agreement for the majority of the trace elements. The accuracy and precision achieved (better than 6% RSD in most cases) suggested that the data obtained by ICP-MS for such samples are best suited for geochemical interpretations.     

Direct determination of rare earth impurities in high purity erbium oxide dissolved in nitric acid by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

A novel method was developed for the direct determination of trace quantities of rare earth elements (REEs) in high purity erbium oxide dissolved in nitric acid by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) in this work. The mass spectra overlap interferences arose from Er matrix on the neighbouring and monoisotopic analytes of ¹⁶⁵Ho(100) and ¹⁶⁹Tm(100) were eliminated by adjusting instrumental peak resolution value from 0.7 to 0.3 amu. The matrix suppression effect of Er on the ion peak signals of REEs impurities was effectively compensated with spiking In as internal standard element. The limit of quantitation (LOQ) of REEs impurities was from 0.0090 to 0.025 μg g⁻¹, the recoveries of spiked sample for REEs were found to be in the range of 90.3-107% through using the proposed method and relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) varied between 2.5% and 6.7%. The novel methodology had been found to be suitable for the direct determination of trace REEs impurities in 99.999-99.9999% high purity Er₂O₃ and the results obtained from this method keep in good agreement with that acquired from high resolution ICP-MS.     

ICP-MS Measurement of Trace and Rare Earth Elements in Beach Placer-Deposit Soils of Odisha,East Coast of India,to Estimate Natural Enhancement of Elements in the Environment

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) has been used to measure the concentration of trace and rare earth elements (REEs) in soils. Geochemical certified reference materials such as JLk-1, JB-1, and JB-3 were used for the validation of the analytical method. The measured values were in good agreement with the certified values for all the elements and were within 10% analytical error. Beach placer deposits of soils mainly from Odisha, on the east coast of India, have been selected to study selected trace and rare earth elements (REEs), to estimate enrichment factor (EF) and geoaccumulation index (I_geo) in the natural environment. Enrichment factor (EF) and geoaccumulation index (I_geo) results showed that Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Zn, Y, Zr, Cd and U were significantly enriched, and Th was extremely enriched. The total content of REEs (ƩREEs) ranged from 101.3 to 12,911.3 µg g⁻¹, with an average 2431.1 µg g⁻¹ which was higher than the average crustal value of ΣREEs. A high concentration of Th and light REEs were strongly correlated, which confirmed soil enrichment with monazite minerals. High ratios of light REEs (LREEs)/heavy REEs (HREEs) with a strong negative Eu anomaly revealed a felsic origin. The comparison of the chondrite normalized REE patterns of soil with hinterland rocks such as granite, charnockite, khondalite and migmatite suggested that enhancement of trace and REEs are of natural origin.     

Elimination of the spectral interference from polyatomic ions with rare earth elements in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry by combining algebraic correction with chromatographic separation

A simple and effective procedure is developed to avoid the spectral interference from light rare earth elements (REEs) and barium polyatomic ions on some rare earth elements in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) by combining algebraic correction with AG50W-×8 cation exchangeable chromatography. Algebraic correction is made to reduce the spectroscopic overlap interference of ¹⁴¹Pr¹⁶O and ¹⁴³Nd¹⁶O on ¹⁵⁷Gd and ¹⁵⁹Tb. The spectroscopic overlap interference of BaO⁺ and BaOH⁺ on some middle REEs are overcome by separation of REEs from barium with AG50W-×8 cation exchangeable chromatography. Prior to the determination, REEs are separated from complicated matrix samples using AG50W-×8 cation exchangeable resin. Ba is eluted with 2 mol/l HNO₃ solution. REEs are retained and could then be eluted with 5 mol/l HNO₃ solution. Recoveries for REEs are from 96 to 110%. More than 99.5% of Ba in the sample is removed, ensuring that the spectral interference from barium polyatomic ions on some middle REEs such as Nd, Sm, Eu and Gd are eliminated. The potential of the proposed method is evaluated by analysis of Certified Reference Materials (CRMs). Results show that experimental data are in good agreement with the certified values. The new technique has been successfully employed for the determination of REEs in practical soil and plant samples.     

Cation-exchange isolation and ICP-AES determination of rare earth elements in geological silicate materials

An ion-exchange ICP-AES method for the determination of 14 rare earth elements (REEs) and Y in geological materials is described. The separation of REEs from Ba using a Dowex 50W-X8 cation resin is especially considered since Ba is an excellent internal standard for REE determination by this technique. Although total recovery with either HCl or HNO₃ may be achieved, it is advantageous to use both acids sequentially. Volume and concentration of the acids are optimized attaining a quantitative separation of REEs from Ba by the introduction of the sample solution in a 1.75 mol/l HCl medium, followed by elution with 2 mol/l HNO₃ to remove matrix elements and with 7 mol/l HNO₃ to elute the analytes. The total elution volume is significantly reduced without decreasing the efficiency. The behaviour of the matrix constituents under the selected conditions is also studied, evaluating their elution percentages in each step. The final solution obtained contains only the REEs and Y, with the bulk of Sc and minor amounts of Cr, Fe, Hf and Ta. Experimental data for 5 geological reference standards (NIM-G, GSP-1, AGV-1, NIM-L and NIM-S) are reported. Good agreement between the present results and previously accepted values by various analytical techniques is observed.     

Precision and accuracy of laser ablation-ICP-MS analysis of rare earth elements with external calibration

Solid sample introduction into an ICP-MS by laser ablation is an effective method for the total analysis of rare earth elements (REEs) in soils because no digestion is needed. A problem of the method, however, is the difference of the ablated mass for each laser shot. Therefore, internal standard for the compensation of signal instability, sample preparation, and the calibration method have to be carefully chosen.The analyzed sample was a certified standard provided by IAEA (SOIL-7). The sample was mixed with an internal standard solution and polyethylene (PE), dried, homogenized in a ball-mixer/mill, and pressed to a pellet. For the calibration 5 external standards with increasing REEs concentrations (0.4–20 g/g) as well as a blank were prepared in the same way.The analysis of the pellets was performed on a VG PlasmaQuad II + with a LaserLab unit. The laser ablation-cell was modified to improve the sample particle transportation characteristics and to allow a quicker sample-exchange. The pellets were ablated from six different spots for 60 s each with a laser-repetition rate of 4 Hz.The correlation coefficients of the calibration curves based on 5 standards, were better than 0.995. The concentrations c_A of the 15 REEs in the soil sample were determined with an average relative confidence interval 100(CI)/c_A of 6.95%, as a figure for the precision. This good precision have been obtained with a new laser ablation cell, which will be described in detail.With 2 exceptions (Ce and La) the measured concentrations were within the confidence intervals (CI) of the certified values. Therefore, with respect to accuracy and precision, the presented method offers a convenient way to analyze homogeneous and powdered soil samples for REE's without digestion. Since a good calibration for the REE determination may be obtained, the laser sampling variance (within the sample) is less significant than the analytical variance. Automation of the method is possible by construction of an autosampler based on the modified laser cell.Presented in part at the 1993 European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Granada, Spain     

Determination of rare earth elements in Indian kimberlite using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS)

A method has been developed for the analysis of rare earth elements (REEs) in kimberlite samples using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). The samples were dissolved using sodium peroxide fusion and after appropriate dilutions the solutions were analyzed using ICP-MS. The paper presents the concentration of rare-earth elements as determined by ICP-MS in eight kimberlite samples from Central India. The method was validated using certified reference materials STSD-1 and STSD-2 from Canadian Certified Reference Material Project. The method detection limit of various REEs varies from 0.12 to 1.54?mg?kg^?1. The total REE concentrations range from 418 to 726?mg?kg^?1 and fall within the interval of those reported in the literature for kimberlites. Despite the marked difference in the REE contents, all the analyzed samples show similar REE patterns that resemble those for kimberlites. In order to compare ICP-MS results, the samples were analyzed using instrumental neutron activation analysis which is a reference method for determination of REEs in geological samples.