A Solid Ammonium Ion Selective Electrode

Abstract

A new ammonium ion selective electrode has been developed and found to be capable of measuring ammonium ion in the presence of other cations. The electrode's selectivity over other cations is reported as well as its response time to step changes in ammonium ion activity. In addition, blood serum samples have been analyzed for urea content by treatment with urease with no special sample pre-treatment required.     

Ion exchange in flow injection analysis: Determination of Ammonium Ions at the μg 1-1 level in Natural Waters with Pulsed Nessler Reagent

Ion exchange is incorporated in flow injection analysis by using a resin column in the sample loop of an electronically operated proportional injector. Effects of sample aspiration rate, sampling time, eluting agent concentration, pumping rate of the sample carrier stream, resin column size and sample acidity, were investigated to develop a preconcentration procedure for ammonium ion determination in natural waters at the μg 1^-1 level with pulsed Nessler reagent. The possibility of sample buffering before the adsorption step was studied. The proposed method is characterized by a precision of about 2%, a sampling rate of about 40 samples per hour. and a reagent consumption of 40 μl per sample, and is almost free of interferences. Recoveries from 95 to 105% were achieved in analysing rain-water samples with ammonium contents of less than 200 μg 1^-1. Alternative flow diagrams and the injector command unit are discussed.     

Determination of Sulphur in Solid and Liquid Samples by Potentiometric Titration with Ion Selective Electrode.

Abstract

This paper describes a potentiometric method for the determination of sulphur in solid and liquid samples, using a sulphide ion selective electrode after the reduction distillation step. The determination of sulphide in solid and liquid samples without prior treatment was carried out by direct and titration potentiometric methods.

The reproducibility of the method and the recovery of sulphate in solid samples was investigated using analytical reagent grade 99% sodium sulphate. Portions of aproximately 100 mg of reagent were subjected to the reduction distillation process. After the ion selective electrode showed a stable value of the potential, indicating that all the sulphate had been reduced to sulphide, the potentiometric titration with lead nitrate solution was performed. A mean recovery of 98% of sulphate was found. The potentiometric titration method described in this work, can be applied to determine S⁼ in solid samples with the advantage that it does not require sample solubilization or extraction prior to the determination. The method yields an almost total reduction of sulphur and also a good precision.     

十二烷基二甲基苄基溴化铵离子选择电极的制备与性能

以四苯硼钠作为电活性物质,用溶胶-凝胶方法制备的阳离子表面活性剂离子选择电极对十二烷基二甲基苄基溴化铵具有良好的能斯特响应特性,其线性响应范围为1.0×10-3~1.58×10-6mol·L-1,斜率为57.8mV/pc(pc=-logc),适宜的pH范围为4.0~10.0.同时该电极显示了较好的选择性,重现性和稳定性.用该电极对十二烷基二甲基苄基溴化铵进行了回收率试验,效果很好,对其溶液试样进行了分析,结果和标准方法一致.     

Determination of Ammonium by Stripping Voltammetry

The behavior of ammonium ions at amalgam electrodes was studied by cyclic and stripping voltammetry. It was found that the oxidation peak of an ammonium hydride amalgam can be used as the analytical signal. Conditions were selected for the determination of ammonium ions in aqueous solutions at a mercury film electrode by stripping voltammetry using potassium chloride as the supporting electrolyte. The determination limit for ammonium ions was found to be 2 × 10^–7M (0.004 mg/L). The procedure was tested in river waters of the Ob' basin and in the atmospheric air.     

溴离子选择电极法测定有机化工产品中四丁基溴化铵的残留

建立了有机化工产品中四丁基溴化铵残留测定的新方法。该法线性范围为0.01~0.10 g/L,检出限为0.4 mg/L,相对标准偏差为2.4%(0.05 g/L,n=11),相关系数为0.998,用于实际样品测定,结果令人满意。     

Urea Biosensors Based on PVC Membrane Ion-Selective Electrodes

Abstract

This paper presents a general method of enzyme immobilization at the surface of ion selective membranes. Covalent binding of enzymes directly on the electrode surface is a very effective method that results in stable enzymatic membranes. As an example the construction of enzymatic sensors for urea determination based on ammonium and hydrogen carbonate ion selective electrodes is presented. The optimum working conditions for these biosensors were found. Bioelectrodes based on an ammonium sensor show very good analytical parameters: dynamic stability - over 2 months without decrease of sensitivity, response time - shorter then 20 s. high sensitivity, determination range from 0.3 to 70 mM. In the contrast to the ammonium ion based biosensors, those constructed on the basis of anion selective electrodes have worse analytical parameters. It is mainly due to poor selectivity and instability of an applied ion selective electrode. In spite of this, both types of urea biosensors were used for measurements in the differential potentiometry mode. The application of such system increased the sensitivity of urea determination.     

Simultaneous speciation analysis of inorganic nitrogen with the use of ion chromatography in highly salinated environmental samples

We present the development of a method for the simultaneous determination of inorganic nitrogen species in oxidized (NO₂^–, NO₃^–) and reduced (NH₄⁺) forms using ion chromatography with diode‐array detection (205, 208, and 425 nm, respectively). The oxidized forms were determined directly after the separation in the anion exchanger, while the reduced form was determined in the column hold‐up time after derivatization with the Nessler reagent. The use of an appropriate modifier (Seignette reagent) and mobile phase (NaCl) enabled the determination of inorganic nitrogen species in highly salinated environmental samples (water, sediments). Moreover, low detection limits were obtained of 0.04 mg/L for NH₄⁺ and 0.006 and 0.005 mg/L for NO₂^– and NO₃^–, respectively. The analysis of environmental samples indicated NH₄⁺ contents of up to 1161 ± 47 mg/kg and NO₃^– of up to 148 ± 6 mg/kg for sediment samples, as well as the NH₄⁺ concentrations of up to 0.98 ± 0.10 mg/L, NO₂^– of up to 24 ± 1 mg/L and NO₃^– of up to 20 ± 1 mg/L for water samples.     

The Determination of Sodium in Alumina Using a Sodium Selective Ion Electrode

Abstract

A method has been developed for the determination of sodium in alumina using a selective ion electrode. The alumina sample is dissolved in ammonium hydrogen fluoride in platinum crucibles or sintered with boric acid using either platinum, nickel, or zirconium crucibles. Either dissolution technique completely extracts all available sodium. After dissolution, and in the presence of citrate to prevent aluminum hydroxide precipitation, the pH is adjusted to 8.7 with ammonium hydroxide, and the sodium concentration is determined by a sodium selective ion electrode.     

Electrochemical Oxidation and Determination of Theophylline at a Carbon Paste Electrode Using Cetyltrimethyl Ammonium Bromide as Enhancing Agent

Abstract

The oxidation of theophylline was studied at a carbon paste electrode in the presence of cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide by cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry. The results indicated that the electrochemical responses of theophylline are apparently improved by cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide, due to the enhanced accumulation of theophylline at carbon paste electrode surface. Under optimal conditions the peak current was proportional to theophylline concentration in the range of 8.0 × 10^?7 to 2.0 × 10^?4 M with a detection limit of 1.85 × 10^?7 M by differential pulse voltammetry. The proposed method was applied to the determination of theophylline in tablet and urine samples.     

Rapid flow-injection sandwich-type immunoassays of proteins using an immobilized antibody reactor and adenosine deaminase-antibody conjugates

A rapid flow-injection sandwich enzyme immunoassay suitable for the direct determination of proteins in biological samples is described. The proposed system utilizes highly active adenosine deaminase—antibody conjugates in conjunction with a flow-through immunoreactor and an ammonium ion-selective potentiometric detector. After appropriate sample/reagent injection steps, the enzyme activity bound to the reactor is measured by diverting a coninuously flowing stream of substrate (adenosine) through the packed immunocolumn and detecting liberated ammonium ions downstream with a tubular ammonium ion-selective electrode. The bound enzyme activity is directly proportional to the concentration of analyte in the original sample. By using non-equilibrium flow-rates of sample and reagent slugs, a single protein assay takes less than 12 min, including regeneration of the reactor. The proposed method is shown to be selective, reproducible and capable of determining accurately the model protein (human IgC) at sub-μg ml^?1 concentrations.     

The determination of ammonium ion in airborne particulates with selective electrodes

The accurate and rapid measurement of ammonium ion in airborne particulates is described, with particular reference to so-called high-volume air samples collected on glass-fibre filters. The method involves aqueous extraction of a part of the filter followed by analysis with a selective electrode; an Orion ammonia electrode and a Beckman ammonium electrode were compared. Varying ionic strength of the sample extracts had no effect and small interferences by other elements with the Beckman electrode could be taken into account. For a typical air sample of 2000 m³, the ammonium content could be determined accurately down to 0.03 μg m^-3. The accuracy was established by comparison with an absorptiometric method. Recovery of standard added ammonium was quantitative. Three different methods of extraction were compared.     

Lead-Catalyzed Synthesis of Azo Compounds by Ammonium Acetate Reduction of Aromatic Nitro Compounds

Abstract

Lead/ammonium acetate is a convenient reagent for the reduction of aromatic nitro compounds to the corresponding symmetrically substituted azo compounds. Various azo compounds containing additional reducible substituents such as halogen, nitrile, acid, phenol, ester, methoxy, etc., functions have been synthesized in a single step by the use of this reagent. The conversion is reasonably fast, clean, high yielding and occurs at room temperature in methanol.     

Preparation and Response Properties of Selective Bio-Electrodes Utilizing Polymer Membrane Electrode-Based Ammonia Gas Sensors

Abstract

A new type of potentiometric ammonia gas sensor is employed in the preparation of selective bio-electrodes for urea and glutamine. The bio-electrodes are constructed by immobilizing the enzyme urease and intact porcine kidney cells, respectively, at the surface of a disposable ammonium selective polymer membrane electrode-based ammonia gas sensor. The resulting electrodes have favorable response properties when compared to corresponding devices previously assembled with costly commercial gas sensors. Preliminary studies with the urea electrode demonstrate its usefulness for the rapid determination of urea in serum samples.     

硫酸铵中氮含量的电位滴定检测

建立一种酸碱电位滴定法直接测定硫酸铵中氮含量的方法。样品溶解后,可直接用氢氧化钠标准滴定溶液进行滴定。为了保证检测的准确度,分别使用硫酸铵高纯试剂和邻苯二甲酸氢钾基准试剂对氢氧化钠标准滴定溶液进行标定,并对标定结果进行比较,两种方法基本无差异。同时,通过适量硫酸的加入避免了样品中游离硫酸对检测结果的影响。该方法检测速度快、检测精度高、绿色环保、易于控制,非常适合于硫酸铵中氮含量的检测。将本方法与蒸馏后滴定法(仲裁法)检测结果进行比较,两种方法无显著性差异。采用本方法测得氮含量的加标回收率为99.9 %-100.3 %,相对标准偏差(RSD,n=5)为0.03 %-0.05 %。分别使用实验方法和蒸馏后滴定法测定不同样品的氮含量,结果相吻合。     

Adsorption of Tetralkyl Ammonium Ions on Reversed-Phase HPLC Columns

Abstract

A systematic study of the influence of several chromatographic parameters upon adsorption of tetralkyl ammonium ions on reversed-phases has been made. Results show that organic solvent content in mobile phase, tetralkyl ammonium hydrophobicity and tetralkyl ammonium concentration in eluent are the most influent variables. A mathematical expression to calculate the adsorbed ion concentration for different combinations of these variables is deduced. Results from this study can be applied in Ion Pair Reversed-Phase Chromatography to calculate column equilibration times, for setting gradient elution separation methods and for the study of retention mechanisms.     

Ammonium determination in wine by gas phase molecular absorption spectrometry

A procedure for the determination of ammonium is described, based on its transformation into ammonia gas and subsequent measurement by UV-visible molecular absorption spectrometry at 194 nm. Two different procedures for generating the ammonia are proposed, using NaOH solution and solid NaOH, respectively. After generation conditions for both procedures had been optimized, better sensitivity was observed with solid NaOH. In these conditions, the method showed two ranges of linear response: from 1 to 100 g and from 100 to 400 g of ammonium. Finally, we determined ammonium in wine samples. Preliminary studies indicated that the only observable interfering species was ethanol, which could be eliminated by subjecting the sample to vacuum evaporation until nearly dry. This process also increased the sensitivity of the method by as much as ten times. The values obtained from three different wine samples yielded results within the range of the concentration obtained by other authors. The recovery of ammonium added to the wine samples was around 95%.     

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ABSTRACT

The analytical performance of two modified electrodes (a tyrosinase biosensor and a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) covered with poly[Ni-(protoporphyrin IX)dimethyl ester]) in comparison with the bare electrode has been evaluated in a flow injection system using standard solutions of oleuropein and olive oil samples. The tyrosinase biosensor appeared to be an appropriate device for the selective determination of phenols, moreover it can be easily incorporated in an on-line system. This method was used to evaluate the stability of the samples.     

Phosphoryl Containing Podands as Carriers in Plasticized Membrane Electrodes Selective to Quaternary Ammonium Surfactants

Open chain polyethers with phosphoryl-containing terminal groups have been studied as carriers in plasticized membrane electrodes that are selective towards cationic surfactants. Host–guest complexation has also been studied by means of batch extraction and bulk membrane transport experiments. For the various guests, the bulk membrane (chloroform) transport rate decreases in the series tetraalkyl ammonium > alkyl pyridinium > alkyl ammonium, while the series of solvent extraction efficiency is exactly opposite; an explanation for this behaviour is proposed. The performance of electrode membranes follows the series for bulk membrane transport. Among the ISE membranes of various composition, one containing the longest (seven oxygen atoms) podand, o-nitrophenyl octyl ether (plasticizer), and sodium tetraphenyl borate (anionic additive) performs the best. The slope of the electrode function equals 58.5 mV/decade, the detection limit for dodecyltrimethylammonium is 3.2 × 10^-6 M. ISE response time is 5–10 s, the working pH range is 2–11 and lifetime is at least 6 months. The electrode selectivity is significantly better than that of conventional ion-association and crown ether based electrodes.