Fluorometric determination of fluoride ion by reagent tablets containing 3-hydroxy-2'-sulfoflavone and zirconium(IV) ethylenediamine tetraacetate

A reagent tablet for determination of fluoride ion has been prepared using ethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetate complex of zirconium (Zr-EDTA), 3-hydroxy-2′-flavone (FS) and an appropriate pH buffer. Dissolving of the tablet into water exhibits an intense blue fluorescence (λ_max = 460 nm) upon excitation at 377 nm and the fluorescence intensity decreases with the presence of fluoride ion. Hence, a simple fluorescent detection procedure for fluoride ion in aqueous media was successfully constructed with this tablet. The principle of this detection system is the ligand exchange reaction of FS bound to Zr-EDTA with fluoride ion. The present system provides an easy, rapid and selective determination method of fluoride ion ranging from 5 × 10⁻⁶ to 1 × 10⁻³ mol dm⁻³. The measurement of real samples with this tablet showed the similar results as those by the common method with the Alfusone reagent.     

Fluoride determination by magnesium atomic absorption inhibition—release effects

The pH characteristics of fluoride inhibited magnesium atomic absorption signals distinguish them from other anions commonly present. The new technique involves addition of magnesium chloride and then acid to the sample solution while monitoring the magnesium atomic absorption signal. The signal enhancement due to the pH effect is proportional to flouride concentration. A sensitivity of 0.10 absorbance units/ppm F and a determination limit of 0.3 ppm F were found. Tap water fluoride determination results compare well with those for established methods. Various data point to a mechanism involving simple displacement of flouride in the refractory compound to form hydrogen fluoride.     

Semiquantitative and Quantitative Determination of Trace Amount of Phosphate Ion in Water Using Polyurethane Foam Thin -Layer Colorimetry

Abstract

A simple, sensitive and fast method for the colorimetric determination of phosphate ion in water is described.

The method is based on spectrophotometric measurement of the blue molybdoantimony phosphoric acid species sorbed in a polyurethane foam thin-layer for quantitative determination of phosphate ion, or the visual color comparison technique for rapid semiquantitative determination.

The detection limit for the quantitative procedure is 5 μg/1 and for semiquantitative procedure 20 μg/1 for sample volumes of 100 ml and 25 ml, respectively.     

A highly sensitive fluorimetric method for the determination of fluoride in biological material with Al3+-calcein complex

A highly sensitive fluorimetric method for the determination of fluoride was established. The method was based on quenching of the fluorescence of the Al³⁺-calcein complex in CCl₃COOH-CH₃COOK buffer solution by fluoride. The fluorescence emission was measured at λ_ex/λ_em 480/503 nm, and the experimental variables and interference in this determination were studied. The linear calibration range was 0.8 ng/mL to 150 ng/mL and the detection limit was 0.2 ng/mL. The method was applied to determine fluoride in biological materials. The recovery was in the range of 96.3% to 104.7% and the relative standard deviation was 4.6%. The results obtained from the certified reference material by the present method agreed with the certified values.     

Gas chromatographic determination of admixtures of permanent gases, CO, CO2, and hydrocarbons in methylsilane

A procedure is developed for the gas chromatographic determination of admixtures of permanent gases, CO, CO₂, and hydrocarbons in methylsilane with detection limits of 0.02–0.8 ppm. The procedure was applied to the analysis of methylsilane obtained by reducing methyltrichlorosilane with sodium tetrahydrob-orate in an organic solvent. Admixtures of permanent gases and C₁–C₅ hydrocarbons the in synthesized methylsilane were detected.     

Solid phase extraction-spectrophotometric determination of fluoride in water samples using magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles

A new, sensitive, fast and simple method using magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (MIONs), as an adsorbent has been developed for extraction, preconcentration and determination of traces of fluoride ions. The determination method is based on the discoloration of Fe(III)-SCN complex with extracted fluoride ions which was subsequently monitored spectrophotometrically at λ_max = 458 nm. Various parameters affecting the adsorption of fluoride by the MIONs have been investigated, such as pH of the solution, type, volume and concentration of desorbing reagent, amount of adsorbent and interference effects. A linear response for the determination of fluoride was achieved in the concentration range of 0.040-1.250 μg mL⁻¹. The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) for fluoride based on 3 times and 10 times the standard deviation of the blank (3S_b, 10S_b) were 0.015 and 0.042 μg mL⁻¹ (n = 20) for fluoride ion, respectively. A preconcentration factor of 50 was achieved in this method. The proposed procedure has been applied for determination of fluoride concentration in various water samples. The results obtained from this method were successfully compared with those provided by standard SPADNS method.     

Spectrophotometric determination of fluoride a comparative study and a suggestion for evaluating photometric data

Summary Attempts were made to develop a method for fluoride determination using the demasking principle; the result was negative. Using the method of bleaching, ferric-sulfosalicylate, ferric-tiferronate, titanium-chromotropic acid and zirconium-alizarin coloured systems have been thoroughly investigated and compared for use as reagents for fluoride determination. Ferric-sulfosalicylate system has been proved to be the best. A new method of comparing photometric data has been suggested. Error in fluoride determination by ferric-sulfosalicylate method according to the method calculation suggested is between 1.80 percent and 4.60 percent, when the fluoride concentration is from 16 to 40 ppm. The method gives reproducible results when the fluoride concentration is in the range of 0.8 ppm to 4.0 ppm.     

Flow-injection spectrophotometric determination of fluoride based on alizarin fluorine blue in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulphate

The stopped-flow reagent-injection method proposed for the spectrophotometric determination of fluoride with lanthanum (III)/alizarin fluorine blue in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulphate at pH 4.6 (λ_max=574 nm) provides a linear calibration graph for 0.08–1.2 mg l^?1 fluoride. The relative standard deviation (n=10) was 0.2% at 0.60 mg l^?1 fluoride. The sampling rate was 60 h^?1. The method is applied to sea and bottled mineral waters with satisfactory results.     

Determination of Fluoride in Water by Reversed-Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography using F−-La3+-Alizarin Complexone Ternary Complex

A method for the determination of fluoride by reversed-phase, high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) is described. Fluoride, La³⁺ and alizarin complexone form F-La³⁺-alizarin complexone ternary complex, which is separated from the matrix on a RP, Ultrasphere C₁₈ column (250 × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) using methanol-water (19:81, v/v) mobile phase at 1.00 mL min^?1; detection at 568 nm. The calibration graph was linear from 1.0–150 ng mL^?1 for fluoride with a correlation coefficient: 0.9993 (n=6). The detection limit was 0.2 ng mL^?1. The method was successfully applied to the determination of fluoride in river and tap water. Recovery was: 94–102%, RSD in the range: 1.9 –3.6%.     

Indirect Spectrophotometric Determination of Fluoride In Water With Zirconium-Spadns By Flow Injection Analysis

Abstract

The zirconium-SPADNS method for the determination of fluoride based on the effect of fluoride ion on the color system (Zr-SPADNS), has been adapted to the continuous flow spectrophotometry. A manifold consisting of two lines was used. the decrease in the absorbance of Zr-SPADNS reagent at 590 nm is linear with fluoride concentration in the range 0.00-3.5 ppm. the method has a detection limit of 0.02 ppm fluoride. At a sampling rate of 50 determinations per hour, the precision was about 1% relative standard deviation. the method is applied to the determination of fluoride in natural water samples. the good agreement between the results obtained by this method and those obtained by a potentiometric method using a fluoride ion-selective electrode, show that the new method is potentially suitable for routine analysis. the effects of reaction conditions, flow parameters, and interferences on the FIA-spectrophotometric signals are reported. amount of interfering ion is present in quantity great enough to produce an error of 0.1 ppm or more, the sample must be distilled¹⁷     

The automatic determination of fluoride in sea water and other natural waters

A Technicon AutoAnalyzer has been used for the determination of 0–1.5 μg fluoride/ml in sea water and other natural waters. Photometric measurement is made on the blue complex formed by reaction with the chelate formed between lanthanum and alizarin fluorine blue, The method has a coefficient of variation of ca. 0.9% at a fluoride level of 1.5 μm/ml.     

Selective determination of melamine in milk samples using 3-mercapto-1-propanesulfonate-modified gold nanoparticles as colorimetric probe

A novel and sensitive colorimetric method for determination of melamine in milk samples was developed by a 3-mercapto-1-propanesulfonate-modified gold nanoparticles (MPS-GNPs) probe. Melamine molecule has multiple -NH₂ groups. These functional groups can interact with MPS to form strong hydrogen bonding and induce the aggregation of the MPS-GNPs, resulting in a dramatic color change from red to blue. Therefore, the concentration of melamine in milk samples can be quantitatively detected by the naked eyes or a UV-vis spectrometer. Moreover, investigations have revealed that the sensitivity of the detection could be clearly improved by adding NaCl to the modified GNPs solution, which leads to a more rapid color change in the NaCl-optimized GNPs system. It is worth noting that the absorption ratio (A₆₅₀/A₅₂₀) of the modified GNPs in the NaCl-optimized system exhibited a linear correlation with melamine concentration and the limit of detection is 8 nM, well below the safety limit (1 ppm for infant formula in China).     

Rapid titrimetric determination of microgram amounts of fluoride ion with spadns -thorium lake

A rapid titrimetric method has been developed for the determination of microgram amounts of fluoride ion in the range from Img-Ioomg, in 50 ml final volume. It involves the adjustment of pH, addition of 1 ml of 0.02% SPADNS indicator, dilution to volume and titration with standard 0.004M Th(NO₃)₄ until the colour obtained matches a blank containing the buffered solution of the indicator with a. trace of thorium nitrate solution. Interference by various ions was also studied. The method described for the determination of fluoride ion is very rapid and the colour change at the end point being sharp, the detection of the end point is very easy. The method is applicable to pure solutions of fluondes.     

Continuous determination of hydrogen fluoride in air with the fluoride-selective electrode

Hydrogen fluoride in a standard or sample gas stream at 200 ml min^?1 permeates through a teflon membrane (0.8 μm pore size, 0.08 mm thick) into an absorption solution (citrate/acetate buffer at pH 5.4) flowing at 30 ml min^?1. The fluoride produced is measured with the fluoride-selective electrode. The response time is about 12 min. The absorption efficiency of hydrogen fluoride is about 70% between 6.5 and 0.25 ppm by volume (5.2 and 0.2 mg m^?3). In this range, the Nernst equation is valid with a relative standard deviation of less than 1.8%. The lower determination limit for hydrogen fluoride is 0.1 ppm (0.08 mg m^?3).     

环境水中低含量氟化物的离子色谱分析

建立了离子色谱仪测定环境水中氟离子的方法.优化了试验条件,即淋洗液选1.8 mmol/L Na_2CO_3-1.7mmol/L NaHCO_3,流速0.8 m L/min.试验选择了活性炭作为固体吸附剂,采用固相萃取消除环境水中有可能存在的痕量乙酸对检测F~-的干扰.方法的检出限为0.022 2 mg/L,回收率为97.6%~98.9%,相对标准偏差小于2%.结果表明方法处理简单、准确度高,可用于环境水中低含量氟化物的测定.     

Flow injection spectrophotometric determination of fosfestrol, following on-line thermal induced digestion and using an orthophosphate calibration graph

A novel flow injection (FI) system for the spectrophotometric determination of diethyl stilbestrol diphosphate (fosfestrol) in pharmaceutical formulations is described. On-line thermal induced digestion of the analyte by peroxodisulfate ion was performed and the orthophosphate ion generated was determined spectrophotometrically (λ_max=690 nm) using a molybdenum blue based FI approach. As the achieved conversion of the analyte was quantitative, an orthophosphate calibration graph can be used for its determination as well. The chemical and FI variables affecting the digestion were investigated. A linear calibration graph was obtained in the range 5.0×10⁻⁷-1.0×10⁻⁴ mol l⁻¹ fosfestrol. The relative standard deviation was very good (s_r=0.8% at 5.0×10⁻⁵ mol l⁻¹ fosfestrol, n=12) and the 3σ detection limit was 2.5×10⁻⁷ mol l⁻¹. The sampling rate was 60 injections h⁻¹. The average accuracies for the determination of the analyte in a pharmaceutical formulation evaluated by comparison of the results with those obtained by the supplier (Asta Medica) and the method recommended by the US Pharmacopoeia were also very good (e_r of +0.8 and −0.3%, respectively). Average recoveries of known amounts of the analyte ranging between 97.9 and 100.8% were also obtained.     

A Carrier Distillation Method for Estimation of Boron in CaF2

Abstract

A carrier distillation method is described for determination of boron in calcium fluoride. The sample is mixed with 5 % copperoxyfluoride containing 200 ppm of gallium. 50 mg of this mixture is loaded in pre-arced U. C. C. 1990 electrode and excited using 15 amp. d. c. arc. The resulting spectra are recorded in the region 2200 to 2850 A employing Hilger large quartz spectrograph. The detection limit for boron is 0.1 ppm and the precision of the method is ± 12%.     

The determination of bound nitrogen in uranium hexafluoride with an ammonia electrode

Uranium hexafluoride reacts with nitrosyl fluoride (NOF), nitryl fluoride (NO₂F), and nitrogen oxides to form solid compounds such as nitrosyl heptafluorouranate (NOUF₇) and nitryl heptafluorouranate (NO₂UF₇). Since these compounds are undesirable impurities in uranium hexafluoride, a method has been developed for the determination of these nitrogen oxyfluorides in uranium hexafluoride. Uranium hexafluoride is hydrolyzed in a potassium permanganate solution which converts the uranium hexafluoride to uranyl fluoride and the nitrogen oxyfluorides to nitric acid. The nitrate is reduced with aluminum powder to ammonia, which is then measured with an ammonia electrode in a basic solution. The method is relatively interference-free because the electrode is a gas-sensing device. The detection limit is 0.8 μg bound N/g U, and the precision at 3 μg bound N/g U is ± 16%.     

Microdetermination of palladium based on formation of ternary complex of palladium with pyrogallol red and cetylpyridinium bromide

A new spectrophotometric method was employed for the determination of microamounts of palladium(II) based on the ternary complex formation with pyrogallol red and cetylpyridinium bromide. A blue green ternary complex, whose molar absorptivities is 22500 mol^?1 cm^?1 at 650 nm, is formed. Composition (PdPGRCP₃) of the ternary complex was established by continuous variation and mole ratio methods. Beer's law range (0.1–8.5 ppm of Pd) and Sandell's sensitivity (0.001 γ/cm²) were evaluated. The conditional stability constant value (logK = 24.35) was determined by Prakash et al. 's method. A detailed study was made for the determination of microamounts of palladium in the presence of platinum metals and several other cations and anions.     

Fluorescent sensor for fluoride anion based on a sulfonamido-chromone scaffold

New scaffolds of sulfonamido-chromone derivatives recently synthesized were found to be effective fluorescent sensors for fluoride anion. This new class of fluorophore showed a blue shift in the emission spectra upon addition of various equivalents of fluoride. These compounds also exhibit excellent selectivity for the fluoride anion via a deprotonation process. They were also shown to have a detection limit of F^? down to 0.5?ppm.