Solid phase extraction for the speciation and preconcentration of inorganic selenium in water samples: A review

Selenium is an essential element for the normal cellular function of living organisms. However, selenium is toxic at concentrations of only three to five times higher than the essential concentration. The inorganic forms (mainly selenite and selenate) present in environmental water generally exhibit higher toxicity (up to 40 times) than organic forms. Therefore, the determination of low levels of different inorganic selenium species in water is an analytical challenge. Solid-phase extraction has been used as a separation and/or preconcentration technique prior to the determination of selenium species due to the need for accurate measurements for Se species in water at extremely low levels. The present paper provides a critical review of the published methods for inorganic selenium speciation in water samples using solid phase extraction as a preconcentration procedure. On the basis of more than 75 references, the different speciation strategies used for this task have been highlighted and classified. The solid-phase extraction sorbents and the performance and analytical characteristics of the developed methods for Se speciation are also discussed.     

表面活性剂存在条件下脲醛树脂微球的合成反应过程

考察了酸性和不同表面活性剂存在条件下脲醛树脂微球的合成反应过程.中性Tween80和阳离子CTAB表面活性剂中生成的微球粒径分布窄,而阴离子表面活性剂中所得产物明显团聚,当预聚脲醛树脂粒子生成后加入中性和阳离子表面活性剂使产物微球的分散性和球形完整性明显改善.表面活性剂存在条件下产物的结晶性增强,初始反应的速率减慢,但中性和阳离子表面活性剂中初级粒子生成的诱导期延长、拉曼吸收增强、所得微球带正电荷;而阴离子条件下生成产物的相应特征正好相反.以上结果可以用表面活性剂的两亲性和电性对脲醛树脂微球的成核和生长过程的影响来解释.     

Electrochemical Preparation of a Nanostructured Poly(amino napthalene sulfonic acid) Electrode Using CTAB as a Soft Template and Its Electrocatalytic Application for the Reduction of Iodate

A nanostructured poly(5‐amino‐2‐naphthalene sulfonic acid) (nanostructured PANS) electrode has been prepared using cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) as a soft template by potentiodynamic method. The effect of CTAB at various concentrations was analyzed during electrochemical synthesis of the PANS electrode. As the concentration was near to cmc of CTAB, well growth and nanostructured PANS electrode was obtained. The formation mechanism and the reason for the increase of the peak current of the nanostructured PANS electrode are discussed. The surface morphology of PANS electrode was investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and a nanoribbon like structured PANS polymer was obtained near cmc of CTAB. The electrochemical properties of nanostructured PANS electrode were studied. The catalytic utility of nanostructured PANS electrode was investigated and it exhibited electrocatalytic activity for the reduction of iodate with a low potential. The amperometric detection of iodate was tested at nanostructured PANS electrode. Linear range and detection limit were found to be 0.1 to 0.4 µM and 0.1 µM, respectively. The present work involves a simple, and one‐step approach to fabricate a nanostructured PANS film with unique electrochemical properties, which can have great potential in various applications such as sensors, and energy source systems.     

Highly Sensitive and Selective Voltammetric Sensor Fullerene Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode for Determination of Cefitizoxime in Solubilized System

The usefulness of fullerene modified glassy carbon electrode in mediating the reduction of cefitizoxime in solubilized system has been demonstrated. Due to the unique structure and extraordinary properties, fullerene shows higher catalytic efficiency towards cefitizoxime reduction. The kinetic parameters, electron transfer coefficient (α) and rate constant (K₀) across the modified electrode are 0.37 and 0.1081/s respectively. The proposed square‐wave voltammetric method is linear over the concentration range 1.2–10.3 µg/mL. The limit of detection (LOD) is found 0.27 ng/mL. High sensitivity and selectivity together with low detection limit of the electrode response make it suitable for the determination of cefitizoxime.     

Recent developments and applications of screen-printed electrodes in environmental assays—A review

Screen-printed electrodes (SPEs), which are used as economical electrochemical substrates, have gone through significant improvements over the past few decades with respect to both their format and their printing materials. Because of their advantageous material properties, such as disposability, simplicity, and rapid responses, SPEs have been successfully utilised for the rapid in situ analysis of environmental pollutants. This critical review describes the basic fabrication principles, the configuration designs of SPEs and the hybrid analytical techniques based on SPEs. We mainly overview the electrochemical applications of SPEs in environmental analysis over the past 3 years, including the determination of organic compounds, heavy metals and gas pollutants.     

Thermodynamic studies of inclusion complex between cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and β -cyclodextrin ( β -CD) in water/n-butanol mixture,using potentiometric technique

The behaviour of the inclusion complex consisting of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) in water/n-butanol mixture was studied using ion selective electrodes sensitive to surfactant ions. The experiments were carried out at different temperatures and different composition of water/alcohol. The data obtained indicate that the inclusion complexes S(CD) and S(CD)₂ had formed between CTAB and β-CD in water/alcohol mixture environment. In addition to the 1 : 1 complex, CTAB formed 1 : 2 complexes with β-CD. Further investigation showed that K ₁ for S(CD) was greater than K ₂ for S(CD)₂, and the values of K_i were reduced with increasing butanol concentration. Finally, thermodynamic parameters of the complexation, i.e. ΔH°, ΔG° and ΔS° were also calculated. The obtained thermodynamic data showed that the hydrophobic interaction is the main factor for inclusion complex formation and tendency of complex formation has been reduced with increasing of medium hydrophobicity.     

Electric Spectra Study of Tetra-Hydrophenyl Porphyrin with Two Hexadecyl Chains in CTAB Micelle Aqueous Solutions

Abstract

UV-visible and fluorescence spectral studies shows that tetra-hydrophenyl porphyrin with two hexadecyl chains (P₂) could be solubilized in CTAB micelle, and that the hydrophilic ability of P2 increases with increasing bulk pH. The change in bulk pH lead to the changing of the solubilizing location of P₂ in the CTAB micelle. In neutral (pH 6.88) conditions, the hydrophilic head group of P₂ readily locates in the stern layer of CTAB micelle. However, the solubilizing location of P₂ takes a location change to the outer surface of the CTAB micelle with the bulk pH increasing up to 11.41. Furthermore, the CTAB micelle could provide a strong basic microenvironment (like 1.5 mol dm^?3 NaOH aqueous solution) to P₂ in mild basic conditions; resulting in the deprotonation of the pyrrole nitrogen of the porphyrin moiety in a mile basic CTAB micelle solution.     

Synthesis of large pore-diameter SBA-15 mesostructured spherical silica and its application in ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography

A modified synthesis approach for spherical large pore-diameter SBA-15 mesoporous silica (SLP-SBA-15) with particle size range of 0.5–1 μm was being reported. It was worth mentioning that in this improved methodology, the use of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as co-template significantly reduced the self-assembly time from 24 h to 45 min. Moreover, under reflux condition, the reaction time could be further shortened by reducing the aging time from 48 h to 6 h. The resultant SLP-SBA-15 was thereafter successfully functionalized and packed into an ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) column for the separation of aromatic compounds. A variety of characterizations demonstrated that the silica products exhibited a well-ordered 2d hexagonal mesostructure with well-formed spherical morphology. pore-diameter can be enlarged up to 8.2 nm without affecting the structural order. The SLP-SBA-15 samples showed excellent thermal and hydrothermal stabilities. The octadecyltriethoxysilane functionalized SLP-SBA-15 (SLP-C18-SBA-15) was demonstrated to be an effective stationary phase in UHPLC application because the column exhibited significantly reduced column pressure (2800 psi) at a flow rate of 0.4 ml/min. Accordingly, it would afford greater flexibility for tuning of the flow rate to meet the fast separation requirement.