A simple and sensitive method for the determination of hydroxylamine in fresh-water samples using hypochlorite followed by gas chromatography.

A new and simple method for the determination of hydroxylamine in environmental water, such as fresh rivers and lakes using hypochlorite, followed by its gas choromatographic detection, has been developed. A glass vial filled with sample water was sealed by a butyl-rubber stopper and aluminum cap without head-space, and then sodium hypochlorite solution was injected into the vial through a syringe to convert hydroxylamine to nitrous oxide. The head-space in the glass vial was prepared with 99.9% grade N2 using a gas-tight syringe. After the glass vial was shaken for a few minutes, nitrous oxide in the gas-phase was measured by a gas chromatograph with an electron-capture detector. The dissolved nitrous oxide in the liquid-phase was calculated according to the solubility formula. The proposed method was applied to the analysis of fresh-water samples taken from Iu river and Hii river, flowing into brackish Lakes Nakaumi and Shinji, respectively.     

Instrumental neutron activation analysis of semiconductor grade silicon

The single comparator method in neutron activation analysis has been applied to the investigation of the purity of silicon single-crystals of different origins. The following impurities were determined: Au, Sb, Co, Cu and Na. Studies were also carried out on the surface contamination of silicon samples introduced through steps of sample preparation and irradiation. Up to nineteen elements on the surface of samples were analysed and found to be easily reduced to low levels or detection limits by washing and etching.     

Application of the rotated dropping mercury electrode to the analysis of mixtures of electroactive substances

The use of poylacrylamide is recommended instead of gelatin as an ideal maximum suppressor to be employed with both the rotated dropping mercury electrode (RODE) and conventional dropping electrode (DME). It is retained at the mercury surface over the entire potential range and does not combine with heavy metals. Reproducibility of the measurement of the residual current and that of the limiting current at the RDME were studied, and it was found that accurate determinations of a single constituent (±2%) are possible at concentrations as low as 1 to 2.10^-5M. The variation of the limiting current with potential is much greater at the RDME than at the DME. This effect must be considered in the analysis of a mixture of electroactive species at the RDME. Method have been discussed for making the proper correction for a preceding wave when a limiting current of a mixture of constituents is measured. Because of its high sensitivity and good reproducibility of results, the RDME is recommended for the analysis of solutions containing one or more electroactive species at concentrations less than 10^-4M.     

Determination of traces of lead and copper in foods by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry with metal atomizer

Summary A method is described for the determination of traces of lead and copper in foods by a microcomputer-processed atomic absorption spectrometry with a molybdenum micro-tube atomizer. Accurate results of lead and copper are obtained by atomization in the presence of thiourea. Thiourea contributes to a highly reproducible atomization profile and reduction of interferences from concomitant elements in foods. Solid samples are digested with nitric acid in the Uni-seal decomposition vessel, while liquid or water-soluble samples are directly atomized.

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Bestimmung von Blei- und Kupferspuren in Lebensmitteln durch elektrothermische AAS mit einem Metallzerstäuber

Zusammenfassung Ein Verfahren zur Bestimmung von Blei- und Kupferspuren in Lebensmitteln mittels mikrocomputer-gesteuerter AAS mit einem Zerstäuber aus Molybdän wurde beschrieben. Die Zerstäubung in Gegenwart von Thioharnstoff gibt genaue Resultate. Dieser führt zu einem gut reproduzierbaren Zerstäubungsprofil und setzt die Störung von Begleitelementen herab. Feste Proben werden mit Salpetersäure aufgeschlossen, flüssige oder wasserlösliche Proben werden unmittelbar eingesetzt.

     

The polished precipitate electrode: A new voltammetric method with the solid electrode

A new surface-renewal technique at the solid electrode has been developed, based on continuous polishing. Well-defined and reproducible current-voltage curves similar to those obtained in polarography are given by the "polished precipitate electrode" (PPE). The method can be used for the continuous determination of electroactive substances and for the study of electrode reaction mechanisms at the solid-liquid interface.     

Multi-element analysis of japanese tea leaves by neutron activation analysis and the single comparator method

The reliability of the single comparator method in neutron activation analysis has been studied by comparing the calculated and experimental k values and by determining the concentration of trace elements in iron. The method has been applied to the analysis of tea leaves for thirteen elements; their concentrations varied over five orders of magnitude.     

Extent of complex participation in the rate of copolymerization of styrene with maleic anhydride in methyl ethyl ketone

Georgiev and Shirota's simplified terminal complex model was applied to the dilatometrically measured initial rate of copolymerization of sytrene (ST) with maleic anhydride (MA) in methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) at 50°C. The rate was maximum at the feed MA mole fractions of 0.752, 0.769, and 0.806 at the total monomer concentrations of 2M, 1.5M, and 0.5M, respectively. Shirota's method gave the following ratios of propagation rate constants: β_A=k_AC/k_AD = 8.25 and β_D = k_DC/k_DA = 2.70. Georgiev's method gave β_A = 14, β_D = 2.7, and α = k_AD/k_DA = 22. The equilibrium constant of the donor-acceptor complexation between ST and MA in MEK was measured to be 0.045 dm³/mol at room temperature.     

Extraction—spectrophotometric determination of cadmium with diphenylcarbazone in the presence of 1,10-phenanthroline

The addition of 1,10-phenanthroline improves both the extraction and the spectrophotometric sensitivity of the determination of cadmium with diphenylcarbazone. Slope analysis suggests the formation of a 1:2:2 extracted species. The molar absorptivity is 9.4 × 10⁴ l cm^-1 mol^-1 at 536 nm and extraction is maximal at pH 8.2–9.8. Extraction is rapid and absorbances remain constant at room temperature for 48 h. Various divalent metal ions interfere.     

Gas chromatography of manganese(II) and manganese(III) trifluoroacetylacetonates by the ligand vapour technique

The thermal properties and gas Chromatographie behaviour of manganese(II) and manganese(III) trifluoroacetylacetonates (TFA) were investigated by using the ligand vapour technique. The two chelates, Mn(TFA); and Mn(TFA)₃, can be quantitatively eluted on a mixed-liquid phase (1.9% OV-17 ÷ 0.1% PEG-20M) at column temperatures above 210°C and 130–150°C, respectively; Mn(TFA)₃ is completely converted to Mn(TFA)₂ by thermal dissociation at column temperatures above 180°C and completely eluted as Mn(TFA)₂ above 210°C. The chelates can be determined separately within errors of about 1% after a preliminary extraction.