低温等离子体原子化器-原子荧光光谱法测定碲

基于介质阻挡放电(DBD)原理和结构,建立了适用于原子荧光光谱仪(AFS)的低温等离子体小型原子化器(Atomizer),并研究了氢化物发生-低温等离子体原子化器-原子荧光光谱(HG-DBDAtomizer-AFS)测定环境样品中痕量碲(Te)的分析方法。DBD等离子体原子化器具有小型、低温等优点。对DBD放电结构和放电功率、载气气体流速,氢化物发生过程中的酸度、KBH4浓度,以及观测高度等实验条件进行了详细的考察并优化。本系统测定Te的检出限(3σ)为0.08μg/L;线性范围为0.5～80μg/L;测定精密度为2.1%(n=7);加标回收率为90%～103%。对国家级标准样品(GBW07404,GBW07405,GBW07406)进行测定,测定结果与标准值一致,证明本方法准确可行。     

低温等离子体剥蚀-电感耦合等离子体质谱联用对电路板镀层的深度分析

建立了基于低温等离子体(Low temperature plasma)剥蚀系统将固体样品直接引入电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)并用于电路板镀层中Au,Ni和Cu的深度分析.此实验中采用介质阻挡放电(DBD)方式产生低温等离子体探针,逐层剥蚀样品表面,由ICPMS检测元素信号.对DBD所用放电气体种类、外加电场功率、放电气体流速和采样深度等实验条件进行优化.在优化条件下,应用LTP-ICPMS在30 s内完成电路板镀层(20 μm Au/10 μm Ni/Cu基底)的逐层剥蚀和深度分析,元素种类和分层顺序与X射线光电子能谱(XpS)相吻合,镀层的分辨率可拓展至微米水平,表明此技术可直接用于固体样品的深度分析.     

水为载流-原子荧光光谱法同时测定土壤中痕量砷、汞

改变原子荧光光谱法以稀酸为载流的进样方式,以水为载流在新型双道原子荧光光谱仪上同时测定了土壤中的痕量砷(As)、汞(Hg)。方法采用王水水浴加热溶解样品,用50 g/L硫脲-抗坏血酸混合溶液预先将砷还原为+3价,保持10%(体积分数)以上盐酸浓度,不转移直接定容静置后测定。优化了仪器工作条件,详细考察了以水为载流测定的可行性,选择了同时测定As、Hg所需的硼氢化钾浓度和盐酸浓度。方法节省了酸试剂用量,操作快速,单个样品测定仅需20s左右。方法检出限As为0.005 mg/kg,Hg为0.0008 mg/kg,相对标准偏差(RSD%,n=7)在1.0%～7.4%,经土壤国家标准物质和实际样品验证,适合土壤中痕量As、Hg的同时快速测定。     

水载流-原子荧光光谱法同时测定土壤中痕量砷、汞

改变原子荧光光谱法以稀酸为载流的进样方式,以水为载流在新型双道原子荧光光谱仪上同时测定了土壤中的痕量砷(As)、汞(Hg)。采用王水水浴加热溶解样品,用50 g/L硫脲-抗坏血酸混合溶液预先将砷还原为As(Ⅲ),保持10%(体积分数)以上盐酸浓度,不转移直接定容静置后测定。优化了仪器工作条件,详细考察了以水为载流测定的可行性,选择了同时测定As、Hg所需的硼氢化钾浓度和盐酸浓度。节省了酸试剂用量,操作快速,单个样品测定仅需20 s左右。方法检出限As为0.005 mg/kg,Hg为0.0008 mg/kg,相对标准偏差(RSD,n=7)在1.0%~7.4%,经土壤国家标准物质和实际样品验证,适合土壤中痕量As、Hg的同时快速测定。     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定苦瓜药材中16种无机元素

建立电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定苦瓜药材中16种无机元素。苦瓜样品采用微波消解处理,电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法检测。待测元素的质量浓度在各自的线性范围内与发射光强度线性关系良好,线性相关系数不小于0.999,各元素的检出限在0.001～1.000 mg/kg,定量限在0.003～3.300 mg/kg,回收率在82.9%～112.5%,测定结果的相对标准偏差为0.62%～2.32%。测定样品中的无机常量元素Mg,Ca,Fe,K等含量大于137 mg/kg,有害元素Hg,Pb,Cd,As等含量小于0.5 mg/kg。该方法分析速度快,灵敏度高,适用于苦瓜药材中无机元素测定。     

连续流动原子荧光光谱法同时测定化探样品中的汞和铋

正As、Sb、Bi、Hg是化探样品的常测元素。这4种元素都能在盐酸-硝酸(3+1)混合液中溶出,并可使用原子荧光仪器进行测定~([1-7])。20世纪90年代以前都是使用单道原子荧光光谱仪逐一测定各元素。后来随着双道原子荧光光谱仪的普及,一般使用溶矿后原液同时测定Hg和Bi元素,预还原后溶液同时测定As和Sb元素。连续流动是相对于断续流动而言,即测定完上一个样品后,不设定清洗步骤,直接吸入下一样品,     

微波消解-ICP-AES法测定化妆品中8种有毒元素

采用微波消解-电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法(ICP-AES)对化妆品中Ba、Pb、Cd、Sb、Se、Cr、Hg、As8种有毒元素进行同时测定,通过试验确定了仪器参数和各元素的分析线。8种元素的浓度在0～10mg/L均与响应值呈线性关系,相关系数大于0.9995。8种元素测定结果的相对标准偏差均小于10%(n=3),方法检测限小于0.04mg/kg。样品中各元素的加标回收率为82.1%～108.7%。该方法适用于大批量的化妆品检测。     

不同原子光谱法检测粉类化妆品中重金属的比较

本文比较了电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法、电感耦合等离子体发射光谱(ICP-OES)法、原子吸收(AAS)法、原子荧光(AFS)法测定粉类化妆品中锑、铬、镉和钕的结果。通过条件优化,各种方法的测定结果在多数情况下一致,其中ICP-MS检出限最低、能同时检测多种元素。测定锑、铬、镉和钕ICP-MS的检出限分别为0.025mg/kg、0.2mg/kg、0.025mg/kg和0.025mg/kg,ICP-OES的检出限分别为2mg/kg、0.4mg/kg、0.15mg/kg和0.2mg/kg。AAS法测定铬和镉的检出限分别为1mg/kg、0.25mg/kg,AFS测定锑的检出限为0.05mg/kg。     

电热石墨消解ICP-OES测定土壤中铜锌镍铬

采用电热石墨消解仪消解土壤样品,以电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法(ICP-OES)测定土壤样品中铜、锌、镍、铬4种元素。分别从消解液的种类、用量及样品消解量等方面进行实验条件的优化,确定了一个最适合土壤消解的前处理过程。各元素的检出限为Cu 0.54 mg/kg,Cr 0.42 mg/kg,Zn 0.62 mg/kg,Ni 0.58 mg/kg,回收率为96.5%～104.0%,测定结果的相对标准偏差为0.7%～2.1%(n=7)。     

氢化物发生-原子荧光光谱法测定1：5万区域地质调查样品中的As、Sb、Bi、Hg等4种元素

建立了氢化物发生-原子荧光光谱法测定1∶5万区域地质调查样品中的As、Sb、Bi、Hg等4种元素的分析方法,通过采用王水(1+1)分解样品,在盐酸(5%)介质中用硼氢化钾作为还原剂对As、Sb、Bi、Hg等4种元素进行氢化物发生-原子荧光光谱法测定。方法检出限为0.008 9(As)、0.008 1(Sb)、0.008 1(Bi)、0.001 7(Hg)μg/g,测定结果的相对标准偏差(RSD,n=12)为0.82%～7.6%,准确度△lgC=-0.01～0.02。方法简便、成本低,检测结果准确,检出限、准确度及精密度均能达到行业规范要求,适用于1∶5万区域地质调查样品水系沉积物、土壤中As、Sb、Bi、Hg等4种元素的测定。     

Ultra-trace determination of mercury in river waters after online UV digestion of humic matter

A fully automated online ultraviolet (UV) digestion method for subsequent mercury (Hg) quantification in humic matter containing river waters is reported. The new developed flow injection analysis system (FIAS) consists basically of a UV lamp, a meander-form quartz glass reaction tube for online irradiation of the sample, and a nano-gold collector for preconcentration of dissolved mercury species. The FIAS is coupled to an atomic fluorescence spectrometer (AFS) for Hg detection. The optimized procedure allows accurate mercury quantification in water samples with up to 15 mg CL(-1) as dissolved organic carbon by addition of only 1% (v/v) of hydrogen peroxide solution and online UV irradiation for 6 min. Addition of strong oxidants and any other reagents is avoided due to the use of the catalytic active nano-gold collector. Here, preconcentration of Hg species, release of mercury as Hg(0), and AFS measurement are performed without addition of any reagents. Hence, the proposed approach offers significant advantages over existing methods. Analytical figures of merit showed the good performance of the developed method: The limit of quantification was found to be as low as 0.14 ng Hg L(-1). The linear working range is from 0.1 to 200 ng Hg L(-1) and relative standard deviation is <6.0% (n = 9). The system was successfully validated by comparison of the mercury concentrations found in model and real water samples obtained by the reference method EPA 1631 and the proposed method. Furthermore, application to six real river waters confirmed the feasibility of the proposed approach.     

Solution cathode glow discharge induced vapor generation of mercury and its application to mercury speciation by high performance liquid chromatography-atomic fluorescence spectrometry

A novel solution cathode glow discharge (SCGD) induced vapor generation was developed as interface to on-line couple high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS) for the speciation of inorganic mercury (Hg(2+)), methyl-mercury (MeHg) and ethyl-mercury (EtHg). The decomposition of organic mercury species and the reduction of Hg(2+) could be completed in one step with this proposed SCGD induced vapor generation system. The vapor generation is extremely rapid and therefore is easy to couple with flow injection (FI) and HPLC. Compared with the conventional HPLC-CV-AFS hyphenated systems, the proposed HPLC-SCGD-AFS system is very simple in operation and eliminates auxiliary redox reagents. Parameters influencing mercury determination were optimized, such as concentration of formic acid, discharge current and argon flow rate. The method detection limits for HPLC-SCGD-AFS system were 0.67 μg L(-1) for Hg(2+), 0.55 μg L(-1) for MeHg and 1.19 μg L(-1) for EtHg, respectively. The developed method was validated by determination of certified reference material (GBW 10029, tuna fish) and was further applied for the determination of mercury in biological samples.     

Mercury determination with ICP-MS: signal suppression by acids

When mercury is quantified by ICP-MS under routine conditions (external calibration) in reference materials, which require mineralization with nitric acid, the experimental concentrations are almost always unacceptably low in comparison to certified values. Sorption of mercury on the Teflon surfaces of the digestion vessels, changes in the viscosity of the aspirated solutions, in the efficiency of the nebulization, in the aerosol transport, and memory effects cannot be responsible for the low results. The intensity of a mercury signal is strongly dependent on the concentration of nitric acid (and other mineral acids) in the measured solutions. Correct results for mercury in the SRM GBW-90101 (Chinese human hair; 2.16+/-0.21 mg Hg/kg certified) can only be obtained, when the solutions, with which the external calibration curves were established, have exactly the same nitric acid concentration as the aspirated digests (2.03+/-0.01 mg Hg/kg; n = 5), when mercury is determined by the standard addition method (2.10+/-0.01 mg Hg/kg; n = 5), or when the experimental mercury concentration obtained at a nitric acid concentration in the digest, different from the concentration in the external calibration solutions, is corrected mathematically based on a pre-established function [Hg2+] = f [HNO3]. The concentrations found by this mathematically based correction 2.04+/-0.01 mg Hg/kg (n = 5) is in good agreement with the values obtained by acid matched calibration or by the standard addition method. For practical work with large numbers of samples the mathematical correction appears to be the method of choice. For occasional mercury determinations, the standard addition method seems to be the most practicable.     

Applicability of multisyringe chromatography coupled to cold-vapor atomic fluorescence spectrometry for mercury speciation analysis

In this paper, a novel automatic approach for the speciation of inorganic mercury (Hg(2+)), methylmercury (MeHg(+)) and ethylmercury (EtHg(+)) using multisyringe chromatography (MSC) coupled to cold-vapor atomic fluorescence spectrometry (CV/AFS) was developed. For the first time, the separation of mercury species was accomplished on a RP C18 monolithic column using a multi-isocratic elution program. The elution protocol involved the use of 0.005% 2-mercapthoethanol in 240 mM ammonium acetate (pH 6)-acetonitrile (99:1, v/v), followed by 0.005% 2-mercapthoethanol in 240 mM ammonium acetate (pH 6)-acetonitrile (90:10, v/v). The eluted mercury species were then oxidized under post-column UV radiation and reduced using tin(II) chloride in an acidic medium. Subsequently, the generated mercury metal were separated from the reaction mixture and further atomized in the flame atomizer and detected by AFS. Under the optimized experimental conditions, the limits of detection (3σ) were found to be 0.03, 0.11 and 0.09 μg L(-1) for MeHg(+), Hg(2+) and EtHg(+), respectively. The relative standard deviation (RSD, n=6) of the peak height for 3, 6 and 3 μg L(-1) of MeHg(+), Hg(2+) and EtHg(+) (as Hg) ranged from 2.4 to 4.0%. Compared with the conventional HPLC-CV/AFS hyphenated systems, the proposed MSC-CV/AFS system permitted a higher sampling frequency and low instrumental and operational costs. The developed method was validated by the determination of a certified reference material DORM-2 (dogfish muscle), and was further applied for the determination of mercury species environmental and biological samples.     

On-line hyphenation of flow injection, miniaturized capillary electrophoresis and atomic fluorescence spectrometry for high-throughput speciation analysis

A hyphenated technique was developed for high-throughput speciation analysis by on-line coupling of flow injection (FI), miniaturized capillary electrophoresis (CE) and atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS). Two interfaces were used to couple all three systems: the first to couple FI and CE and the second to couple miniaturized CE and AFS. The first interface was a modified flow through chamber, connected to the FI valve with a piece of PTFE tube (0.1mm i.d.x 20 cm long). The capillary outlet was coupled to the AFS by using the second concentric "tube-in-tube" interface. Split sampling was achieved in the electrokinetic mode. Inorganic mercury (Hg(II)) and methylmercury (MeHg(I)) were taken as model analytes to demonstrate the performance of the developed hyphenated technique. A volatile species generation (VSG) technique was employed to convert the analytes from the CE effluent into their respective volatile species. Baseline separation of Hg(II) and MeHg(I) was achieved by CE in a 50 microm i.d.x 8 cm long capillary at 3.0 kV within 60s. The precisions (RSD, n=12) were in the range of 0.7-0.9% for migration time, 3.8-4.2% for peak area, and 2.1-3.5% for peak height. The detection limits were 0.1 and 0.2 microgmL(-1) (as Hg) for Hg(II) and MeHg(I) with a sample throughput of 60 samples h(-1). The recoveries of both mercury species in the water samples studied were in the range of 93-106%.     

Development of a new hybrid technique for rapid speciation analysis by directly interfacing a microfluidic chip-based capillary electrophoresis system to atomic fluorescence spectrometry

This paper represents the first study on direct interfacing of microfluidic chip-based capillary electrophoresis (chip-CE) to a sensitive and selective detector, atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS) for rapid speciation analysis. A volatile species generation technique was employed to convert the analytes from the chip-CE effluent into their respective volatile species. To facilitate the chip-CE effluent delivery and to provide the necessary medium for subsequent volatile species generation, diluted HCl solution was introduced on the chip as the makeup solution. The chip-CE-AFS interface was constructed on the basis of a concentric "tube-in-tube" design for introducing a KBH4 solution around the chip effluent as sheath flow and reductant for volatile species generation as well. The generated volatile species resulting from the reaction of the chip-CE effluent and the sheath flow were separated from the reaction mixture in a gas-liquid separator and swept into the AFS atomizer by an argon flow for AFS determination. Inorganic mercury (Hg(II)) and methylmercury (MeHg(I)) were chosen as the targets to demonstrate the performance of the present technique. Both mercury species were separated as their cysteine complexes within 64 s. The precision (relative standard deviation, RSD, n = 5) of migration time, peak area, and peak height for 2 mg.L(-1) Hg(II) and 4 mg.L(-1) MeHg(I) (as Hg) ranged from 0.7 to 0.9%, 2.1 to 2.9%, and 1.5 to 1.8%, respectively. The detection limit was 53 and 161 microg.L(-1) (as Hg) for Hg(II) and MeHg(I), respectively. The recoveries of the spikes of mercury species in four locally collected water samples ranged from 92 to 108%.     

Dielectric barrier discharge-plasma induced vaporization and its application to the determination of mercury by atomic fluorescence spectrometry

This paper describes a low-temperature dielectric barrier discharge (DBD)-plasma induced vaporization technique using mercury as a model analyte. The evaporation and atomization of dissolved mercury species in the sample solution can be achieved rapidly in one step, allowing mercury to be directly detected by atomic fluorescence spectrometry. The DBD plasma was generated concentrically in-between two quartz tube (outer tube: i.d. 5 mm and o.d. 6 mm, inner tube: i.d. 2 mm and o.d. 3 mm). A copper electrode was embedded inside the inner quartz tube and sample solution was applied onto the outer surface of the inner tube. The effects of operating parameters such as plasma power, plasma gas identity, plasma gas flow rate and interferences from concomitant elements have been investigated. The difference in the sensitivities of Hg(2+), methylmercury (MeHg) and ethylmercury (EtHg) was found to be negligible in the presence of formic acid (≥1% v/v). The analytical performance of the present technique was evaluated under optimized conditions. The limits of detection were calculated to be 0.02 ng mL(-1) for Hg(2+), MeHg and EtHg, and repeatability was 6.2%, 4.9% and 4.3% RSD (n = 11) for 1 ng mL(-1) of Hg(2+), MeHg and EtHg, respectively. This provides a simple mercury detection method for small-volume samples with an absolute limit of detection at femtogram level. The accuracy of the system was verified by the determination of mercury in reference materials including freeze-dried urine ZK020-2, simulated water matrix reference material GBW(E) 080392 and tuna fish GBW10029, and the concentration of mercury determined by the present method agreed well with the reference values.     

A new vapor generation system for mercury species based on the UV irradiation of mercaptoethanol used in the determination of total and methyl mercury in environmental and biological samples by atomic fluorescence spectrometry

A new vapor generation system for mercury (Hg) species based on the irradiation of mercaptoethanol (ME) with UV was developed to provide an effective sample introduction unit for atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS). Preliminary investigations of the mechanism of this novel vapor generation system were based on GC–MS and FT–IR studies. Under optimum conditions, the limits of determination for inorganic divalence mercury and methyl mercury were 60 and 50 pg mL⁻¹, respectively. Certified reference materials (BCR 463 tuna fish and BCR 580 estuarine sediment) were used to validate this new method, and the results agreed well with certified values. This new system provides an attractive alternative method of chemical vapor generation (CVG) of mercury species compared to other developed CVG systems (for example, the traditional KBH₄/NaOH–acid system). To our knowledge, this is the first systematic report on UV/ME-based Hg species vapor generation and the determination of total and methyl Hg in environmental and biological samples using UV/ME–AFS. Figure A new vapor generation system for mercury species using mercaptoethanol under UV irradiation was developed as an effective sample introduction unit for atomic fluorescence spectrometry     

双通道原子荧光光谱法同时测定土壤中的砷和汞

对现有国标检测方法(GB/T 22105.1-2008和GB/T 22105.2-2008)进行改进,采用王水水浴浸提-双通道原子荧光光谱法同时测定土壤样品中砷、汞的含量。采用土壤国家一级标准物质GSS-3,GSS-8,GSS-9与山西农田土壤样品为试验对象,筛选得到检测砷、汞元素含量最佳实验条件及仪器工作条件。砷、汞的质量浓度分别在0~150μg/L,0~2μg/L范围内与荧光强度成良好的线性关系,线性相关系数均大于0.999,砷、汞的检出限分别为0.021,0.0015 mg/kg。测定结果的相对标准偏差为1.81%~4.64%(n=8),砷、汞的样品加标回收率分别为92.7%~103.0%,82.0%~95.5%。经国家一级标准物质验证,该法检出限、准确度和精密度均满足检测要求。改良后的方法可以同时准确、快速地测定土壤中砷、汞,极大地提高了工作效率,可以更好地适应当前大量的土壤分析工作。     

A new fully automated on-line digestion system for ultra trace analysis of mercury in natural waters by means of FI-CV-AFS

A fully automated flow injection (FI) system utilizing the extraordinary oxidation power of bromine monochloride (BrCl) for the transformation of dissolved mercury species to Hg(2+) and oxidation of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) has been developed and coupled to cold vapor (CV) atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS) for highly sensitive mercury detection. The system can be applied to natural waters, sea water as well as freshwater and provides a detection limit as low as 16 pg Hg l(-1) from a sample volume of 7 ml. The relative standard deviation is about 4-10%. A 3-fold measurement of one sample is completely processed within 15 min. Dissolved organic carbon, chloride and iodide ions are tolerated in concentrations of 15 mg DOC l(-1), >21 g Cl(-)l(-1), and 10 mg I(-)l(-1). Validation of the proposed method yielded a good recovery of total mercury in a moorland water sample and in the certified reference material ORMS-3, river water. Investigation of eight real water samples with mercury concentrations in the range of 0.3-1.4 ng l(-1) also confirmed the suitability of the proposed method.