A solvent-extraction scheme for the determination of platinum,palladium, rhodium,iridium and gold in platiniferous materials

The integrated scheme described for the determination of five noble metals, combines solvent extraction procedures with atomic absorption spectrometric finishes. It comprises an initial extraction of gold, a simultaneous extraction of platinum and palladium as iodides, and a subsequent simultaneous extraction and preconcentration of rhodium and indium as their 2-mercaptobenzothiazol? complexes. The same solvent, methyl isobutyl ketone, and the same acidity, 6 M, are used throughout the extractions. As large amounts of platinum and palladium can be extracted quantitatively as readily as small amounts, the proposed scheme is applicable to a wide range of platiniferous materials, particularly to those with extremely high Pt + Pd to Rh + Ir ratios.     

On the re-assessment of the optimum conditions for the determination of platinum, palladium and rhodium in environmental samples by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry and microwave digestion

The experimental conditions for the determination of platinum, palladium and rhodium by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GFAAS) are re-assessed. A certified material (BCR-723) was used as a working sample and analyzed using various extraction and atomization procedures in order to find the optimal experimental conditions that enable the quantitative and reproducible detection of platinum, palladium and rhodium in environmental matrices. Evidently, literature observations regarding the atomization conditions were proven fairly adequate. However, the provision of the optimum extraction conditions revealed several parameters that lie behind the reported uncertainties. The appropriate combination between extraction conditions and atomization programs afforded a considerable improvement in the recoveries and analytical features of platinum, palladium and rhodium determination with GFAAS. Cross-examination of the analytical data with various CRMs (certified reference materials) was used to validate the robustness of the method in heterogeneous matrices bearing different element levels. Under the optimum experimental conditions the method permits the determination at concentrations as low as (LOD(3S/N)) 1.9 ng g(-1), 0.45 ng g(-1) and 0.6 ng g(-1) for Pt, Pd and Rh, respectively affording recoveries in the range of 93-101%. The method was successfully applied to the assessment of Pt, Pd and Rh accumulation in real road dust and soil samples in Greece.     

Studies on the extraction of platinum metals with tri-iso-octylamine from hydrochloric and hydrobromic acid: separation and determination of gold, palladium and platinum

The extraction of Pd(II), Rh(III), Ir(III), Au(III) and Pt(IV) from hydrochloric and hydrobromic acid with 5% tri-iso-octylamine solution in carbon tetrachloride has been studied. The gold extract from hydrochloric acid is yellow and absorbs at 325 nm, the palladium compound is red and absorbs at 290 nm and 467 nm, and the platinum compound is blood-red and shows absorption at 268 nm. The gold, palladium and platinum extracts from hydrobromic acid are crimson. reddish brown and blood-red, with maximum absorption at 260, 345 and 300 nm respectively. Methods have been devised for the separation of gold from platinum and for its determination and also for the simultaneous determination of palladium and platinum.     

Simultaneous Potentiostatic Coulometric Determination of Platinum and Palladium

Based on a voltammetric study of the electrochemical behavior of Pt(IV) and Pd(II) in a 1 M HCl + 0.1 M ethylenediamine hydrochloride solution at a carbon–graphite electrode, we have found the optimum conditions for the simultaneous determination of 0.2 to 3 mg of platinum and palladium with a relative standard deviation of less than 0.5%.The oxidation reactions were Pd(0) Pd(II) and Pt(II) Pt(IV). Mass excesses of analytes of 3.5- to 4.5-fold with respect to each other did not interfere with the determination of individual elements. With alternate cathodic and anodic polarization of the electrode, these elements can be multiply determined in a single portion of solution. The procedure was used for the simultaneous determination of platinum and palladium in process solutions of KP-1 platinum concentrate after the separation of gold and silver and also in platinum- and palladium-based alloys.     

铂族元素在环境和生物样品中的积累及毒性研究进展

由汽车尾气净化器的安装使用而导致环境中的铂族元素尤其是铂、钯、铑的含量逐渐增长,铂族元素对于生活和生态环境的影响也越来越多受到关注.论述了汽车三元催化剂中铂族元素毒性、铂族元素在环境和生物样品的分布、环境样品中铂族元素的消解、测定方法以及干扰处理方法,总结了多国测定结果并对结果进行了综合评述.     

螯合树脂富集-激光气化等离子体发射光谱测定地质样品中铂族元素和金

采用含N、S功能团的螯合树脂YPA_4富集铂族元素和金。Au、Pt、Pd、Os的吸附率为98％以上,Ir为92％,Ru为90％,Rh为87％。把树脂灰化,用激光将其灰份气化输入等离子体激发,光谱测定。取样5g时,可测定0.2ng/g的Au,0.6ng/g的Os、Ir,0.06ng/g的Pt、Pd、Rh、Ru。标样分析结果与标准植吻合。     

Determination of physiological noble metals in human urine using liquid-liquid extraction and Zeeman electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry

An extremely sensitive, reliable and simple procedure is described for the determination of physiological palladium, platinum and gold in human urine. The urine samples were adjusted to pH 4 (Pd, Au) or pH 5 (Pt), followed by conversion of the analytes to their pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate complexes. These complexes were separated from the matrix by liquid-liquid extraction into 4-methyl-2-pentanone resulting in a 25-fold enrichment. Determination was by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ET-AAS) using longitudinal inverse alternating current Zeeman-effect background correction. The limits of detection calculated from three standard deviations of the blank values were 20 ng l⁻¹ for Pd and Au and 70 ng l⁻¹ Pt. Within-day precision (n = 10, 5 μg l⁻¹) ranged 5.2%–7.7%. The procedure is successfully applied to determine urinary palladium, platinum and gold in nine unexposed persons. Palladium levels in urine ranged < 20–80 ng l⁻¹ (arithmetical MEAN=38.7 ng l⁻¹), while gold levels ranged < 20–130 ng l⁻¹ (36.0 ng l⁻¹). Physiological platinum levels in urine were all < 70 ng l⁻¹. The accuracy of the procedure was checked by analyzing a series of urine samples by a second independent method (magnetic sector field inductively-coupled plasma-mass spectrometry) in combination with UV photolysis.     

火试金预浓集结合中子活化和电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定铂族元素

建立了两种以火试金预浓集为基础的、可用于准确测定铂族元素的方法;中子活化法和电感耦合等离子体质谱法。讨论了它们的分析检出限、准确度及其适应性。并用这两种方法测定了5种候选地质参考物质中铂族元素的含量。     

Extractive separation and spectrophotometric determination of palladium and platinum with dithizone in the presence of stannous chloride

The conditions [acid used, presence of chloride and tin(II)] for the extractive separation and spectrophotometric determination of palladium and platinum as the dithizonates Pd(HDz)(2) and Pt(HDz)(2) have been examined. In the absence of stannous chloride platinum does not undergo extraction. Conditions for the separation and determination of these metals in the presence of mercury, gold and copper, which are also extracted with dithizone into carbon tetrachloride or chloroform under the conditions suitable for palladium (1M sulphuric acid/0.1M hydrochloric acid), have been defined. The mercury and gold dithizonates are formed quickly and can be removed before the palladium and platinum compounds have had time to form. They can be decomposed with iodide. Copper dithizonate is decomposed by reduction with tin(II). The proposed procedure has been applied to the determination of palladium in technical platinum metal.     

Determination of platinum, palladium and rhodium in Pt-catalysts by high performance thin layer chromatography using densitometry

The determination of palladium and platinum in alumina-supported bimetallic Pt-Re, Pd and Pt catalysts at the 0.03 and 0.3% (m/m) levels, respectively, and of rhodium and platinum in platinum sieve catalysts at the 0.04% (m/m) level and in the 4.75–19.75% (m/m) range, respectively, is described. The platinum group metals in fresh or spent catalysts are determined chromatographically using densitometry by forming theirN,N-diethyl-N-benzoylthiourea complexes. The precision of the method, %RSD, is 0.4–3.5, 2.2–6.7, and 4.2–6.0 for Pt, Pd and Rh, respectively. The accuracy was tested using alumina-based and active carbon platinum and palladium standards. The results were also compared with those obtained by FAAS. There was at most 8% difference between the results obtained with these methods, except for one active carbon based Pd standard.     

Catalytic conversions of coumarans

The dehydrogenation of 2-methylcoumaran on platinum, palladium, and rhodium catalysts deposited on carbon (content of the metal 5%), has been studied. The maximum yields of 2-methylbenzofuran at 300–350° C were 89, 95, and 81%, respectively, for Pt, Rh, and Pd, the yield of catalyzates being 98–99%.     

Determination of platinum, palladium, and gold in a silver assay bead by atomic absorption spectrophotometry

Summary A procedure is given for the atomic absorption determination of platinum, palladium and gold in silver beads. Interferences by coexisting ions usually found in the parting solution could be eliminated by addition of 1% of lanthanum. The lowest working ranges in which it is possible to obtain results comparable in accuracy to those from a good spectrophotometric determination are estimated for each metal. (1 ppm Pd, 1 ppm Au, 5 ppm Pt). The results of several determinations using the proposed procedure to analyse silver assay beads are given.

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Bestimmung von Platin, Palladium und Gold in dokimastischen Silberperlen durch Atomabsorptions-Spektrophotometrie

Zusammenfassung Störungen durch in der Scheidelösung vorhandene Begleitionen konnten durch Zusatz von 1% Lanthan verhindert werden. Die unteren Grenzen für eine genaue Bestimmbarkeit wurden festgelegt (1 ppm Pd, 1 ppm Au, 5 ppm Pt) und Ergebnisse mehrerer Beleganalysen mitgeteilt.

     

Determination of rhodium: Since the origins until today Atomic absorption spectrometry

Rhodium is present at about 0.001 ppm in the earths crust. Rhodium metal is known for its stability in corrosive environments, physical beauty and unique physical and chemical properties. Recent interest in the medical and industrial significance of platinum and to a lesser extent palladium and rhodium has been accompanied by an increasing interest in their determination at low levels.Platinum group elements (PGEs: Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Ir and Os) play a decisive role in the performance of catalytic converters, world-wide applied in vehicles and in some household utensils, to reduce the emission of gaseous pollutants, such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons. Since then, approximately 73% of the world production of rhodium is consumed in the production of autocatalyst. However, the hot exhaust gases flowing through the converter cause abrasion of these units, leading to the emission of these elements to the environment. The concentration level of rhodium (also platinum and palladium) is still very low in the nature; accordingly, their determination in environmental samples specially appears to be a challenging task for analytical chemists. In recent years, the development of analytical methods for the determination of rhodium has increased.The aim of the present review is to evaluate the utility of atomic absorption spectrometry, applied for the quantification of rhodium in different materials, such as environmental, biological, metallurgical and geological samples.     

Radiochemical neutron activation analysis for determination of Au,Ag, Pt and Pd in geological samples

A procedure for separation of Au, Ag, Pt, and Pd in geological samples has been developed. After irradiation, samples were fused with Na₂O₂ and silver was separated by filtering through a PbCl₂ filter in 4M nitric acid solution. Au, Pt and Pd were concentrated with rhodium and thiourea as rhodium sulfide and the separation process of these elements was carried out by a chromatographic method. Au, Pt and Pd were retained on a Dowex-1×8 anion column in 1M HCl. Pd was eluted from the column by using a mixture of 75% HCl acid-25% acetone. Au was eluted by using a mixture of 10% HCl-90% acetone. In the gold fraction, Pt was also determined through the photopeak of¹⁹⁹Au radionuclide (158 keV). The method was simple and rapid.     

Determination of Ultra-Trace Platinum,Palladium, Ruthenium,Rhodium, and Iridium in Rocks and Minerals by Inductively Coupled–Plasma Mass Spectrometry Following Nickel Sulfide Fire Assay Preconcentration and Open Mixed Acid Digestion

Platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), iridium (Ir), and osmiun (Os) are platinum-group elements with similar physic-chemical properties, and have important applications in geochemistry and environmental chemistry. However, due to their low abundance and inhomogeneous distribution in natural ores as well as the nugget effect, the accurate determination of the platinum-group elements has been a challenge for geological analysis. In this work, self-prepared and purified sodium carbonate (NiCO₃) instead of commercial nickel oxide (NiO) was used as the fire assay collector in order to greatly reduce the reagent blank and method detection limits. In addition, the fuming time of HClO₄ was strictly controlled at 10?min and a high sensitive method was developed for the simultaneous determination of ultra-trace Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh, and Ir in minerals by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) following preconcentration with the nickel sulfide fire assay. Under the optimized conditions, the linear ranges of Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh, and Ir were between 0 and 100?ng mL^?1, with correlation coefficients exceeding 0.9997. The detection limits were 0.015, 0.056, 0.014, 0.004, 0.012?ng mL^?1 (for 10?g sample) for Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh and Ir, respectively. The developed method was successfully applied to analyze Chinese Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) GBW07288, GBW07289, GBW07290, GBW07291, GBW07292, GBW07293, GBW07294, GBW07101, GBW07102 and GBW07201 and the determined values were in good agreement with the certified values. The relative standard deviations (n?=?5) of Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh and Ir were between 3.42% and 6.87% for the determination of GBW07291.     

Sorption of palladium(II), rhodium(III), and platinum(IV) on Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles

The adsorption of palladium(II), rhodium(III), and platinum(IV) from diluted hydrochloric acid solutions onto Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles has been investigated. The parameters studied include the contact time and the concentrations of metals and other solutes such as H(+) and chloride. The equilibrium time was reached in less than 20 min for all metals. The maximum loading capacity of Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles for Pd(II), Rh(III), and Pt(IV) was determined to be 0.103, 0.149, and 0.068 mmol g(-1), respectively. A sorption mechanism for Pd(II), Rh(III), and Pt(IV) has been proposed and their conditional adsorption equilibrium constants have been determined to be logK=1.72, 1.69, and 1.84, respectively. Different compositions of eluting solution were tested for the recovery of Pt(IV), Pd(II), and Rh(III) from Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles. It was found that 0.5 mol L(-1) HNO(3) can elute all of the metal ions simultaneously, while 1 mol L(-1) NaHSO(3) was an effective eluting solution for Rh(III), and 0.5 mol L(-1) NaClO(4) for Pt(IV). In competitive adsorption, the nanoparticles showed stronger affinity for Rh(III) than for Pd(II) and Pt(IV).     

Determination of gold by X-ray fluorescence methods

X-ray fluorescence methods for the determination of gold in silver beads and in hydrochloric acid solutions are described. These techniques may be applied to silver containing 0.2-5 % of gold and to solutions containing 0.004-0.1% of gold. Platinum, palladium, rhodium and indium do not interfere.     

Studies on iridium and platinum determination in metallic rhodium by NAA and CPAA

The determination of Ir and Pt in rhodium neutron monitors was investigated via¹⁹²Ir and¹⁹⁹Au after neutron activation, via¹⁹¹Pt and¹⁹⁴Au–¹⁹⁶Au after proton activation. Ir was determined by instrumental NAA. A chemical separation of gold, with a yield measurement method by a radioactive tracer, was developed for platinum determination after neutron or proton irradiation.     

Pyrimidinethiol as a reagent for extraction separation of platinum metals and gold Determination of Pd(II), Os(VIII) and Ru(III)

The solvent extraction separation of Pt(IV), Pd(II), Os(VIII), Ru(III) and Au(III) from one another and also from Rh(III) and Ir(III) with 1-(2'-nitro-4'-tolyl)-4,4,6-trimethyl-(1H, 4H)-2-pyrimidinethiol has been investigated. Photometric procedures have been developed for the determination of Pd(II), Os(VIII) and Ru(III) with the same reagent. The reagent allows the enrichment of Pd(II) and Au(III) at the trace level from a large volume of aqueous medium even in the presence of base metals. The method can be used for the determination of platinum metals and gold in alloys.     

Simultaneous Determination of Palladium,Platinum and Rhodium by On‐Line Column Enrichment and a Rapid Column High Performance Liquid Chromatography with 2‐Carboxyl‐1‐Naphthalthiorhodamine as Precolumn Derivatization Reagent

Abstract

In this paper, 2‐carboxyl‐1‐naphthalthiorhodamine (CNTR) was synthesized, and a new method for the simultaneous determination of palladium, platinum, and rhodium ions as metal‐CNTR chelates was developed using rapid column high performance liquid chromatography combined with on‐line enrichment. The palladium, platinum, and rhodium ions were precolumn derivatized with CNTR to form colored chelates. The Pb‐CNTR, Pt‐CNTR, and Rh‐CNTR chelates could be absorbed onto the front of the enrichment column when they were injected into the injector and sent to the enrichment column (ZORBAX Stable Bound, 4.6×10 mm, 1.8 µm) with a buffer solution of 0.05 mol/L sodium acetate–acetic acid buffer solution (pH 3.5) as mobile phase. After enrichment, and by switching the six ports switching valve, the retained chelates were back‐flushed by mobile phase and traveling towards the analytical column. The separation of these chelates on the analytical column (ZORBAX Stable Bound, 4.6×50 mm, 1.8 µm) was satisfactory with 54% methanol (v/v) in 0.05 mol/L sodium acetate buffer (pH 3.5) containing 1 g/L Triton X‐100 as mobile phase. Palladium, platinum, and rhodium were separated completely within 2 min. The detection limits (S/N=3) of palladium, platinum, and rhodium are 1.4 ng/L, 1.2 ng/L, and 1.8 ng/L, respectively. This method was applied to the determination of palladium, platinum, and rhodium in water, urine, and soil samples with good results.