Continuous flow system for the determination of trace vanadium in natural waters utilizing in-line preconcentration/separation coupled with catalytic photometric detection

A sensitive and rapid method is presented for the determination of vanadium at ng to sub-ng ml(-1) levels in natural waters, in which in-line preconcentration/separation is directly coupled with catalytic detection of vanadium in a flow-injection system. Vanadium was adsorbed on a small column packed with Sephadex G-25 gel and desorbed with a small volume of 0.010 M HCl. The catalytic action of vanadium on the oxidation of chromotropic acid (1,8-dihydroxy-3,6-naphthalenedisulphonic acid) by bromate in pH 3.8 buffered media was used in the sensitive determination of vanadium. Effective preconcentration/separation of trace vanadium can be achieved from Fe(III), Cu(II) and a large excess of sodium chloride in seawater sample. A linear calibration using a 5 m sample loop was obtained for vanadium in the range 0-2.5 ng ml(-1). The limit of detection was 0.02 ng ml(-1) and the relative standard deviation was 1.2% for 1.0 ng ml(-1) vanadium (n=5). The present FIA system is rapid and sensitive and can be readily applied to river water and coastal seawater samples.     

Iron(III) as activator for catalytic fluorimetric microdetermination of V(V)

The activation of the vanadium(V)-catalysed aerial oxidation of sodium 4,8-diamino-1,5 -dihydroxyanthraquinone-2,6-disulphonate by iron(III) is discussed. The oxidation product is intensely fluorescent and allows fluorescence-monitoring of the slow reaction, which is preceded by an induction period. On the basis of this investigation, an accurate method for determination of vanadium(V) at the 1-10 ng/ml level has been developed.     

The hexacyanomanganate(IV)-hydrogen peroxide reaction. Kinetic determination of vanadium

The reaction between hexacyanomanganate(IV) and hydrogen peroxide in acidic medium is strongly catalysed by vanadium. The stoichiometry has been proved to be Delta[Mn(IV)]/Delta[H(2)O(2)]=1. S-shaped absorbance-time curves are obtained for a wide range of conditions, which seems to be due to the transient formation of hydroperoxyl radicals, HO(2).; therefore, the reaction is autoinduced. The reaction kinetics is first order on the hexacyanomanganate(IV) concentration. Complex dependence of the initial rate on the H(2)O(2) as well as H(+) concentrations are observed both for the uncatalysed and for the catalysed reactions, but the rate laws are given and reaction mechanisms are proposed. The catalytic effect of vanadium has been used to determine traces of vanadium (the (IV) and (V) oxidation states are determined together). By applying the initial rate method a detection limit of 0.9 ng ml(-1) (18 nM), and a linear range up to 50 ng ml(-1) were found. The relative standard deviations for the 4 and 25.5 ng ml(-1) levels were 5.2 and 2.5% respectively. Positive kinetic interferences from Cr(VI), Hg(I) and Ag(I) have been observed; other interferences are less severe and Cr(IIl), Fe(II) and Fe(III), among many others, do not interfere. The Mn(IV) solution must be prepared daily and its conservation needs some care (0 degrees C) but the proposed method has been applied to the determination of vanadium in a phosphate rock (reference material, BCR No. 32) without previous separations. Recovery experiments have also been performed; excellent results were obtained in both cases.     

溴酸钾氧化酸性铬深蓝催化动力学极谱法测定痕量钒

在0.15mol·L~(-1)H_2SO_4介质中,以酒石酸作活化剂,Ⅴ(Ⅴ)对溴酸钾氧化酸性铬深蓝的反应具有强烈的催化作用,以极谱法监测催化反应过程中酸性铬深蓝浓度的变化,建立了测定痕量钒的催化动力学新方法。钒的线性范围为0.10～7.0ng·ml~(-1),检出限为0.05ng·ml~(-1),应用于人发中痕量钒的测定,结果满意。并对酸性铬深蓝的极谱特性进行了初步的探讨。     

Flow injection determination of chromium(III) by pyrogallol chemiluminescence

A flow injection method is proposed for the determination of nanogram amounts of chromium(III) using a pyrogallol chemiluminescence system. It is based on its catalytic effect on the oxidation of pyrogallol with periodate at a neutral medium. The addition of 3-(N-morpholino)propanesulphonic acid to the reaction system increased the chemiluminescence signal for chromium(III). The present method allows the determination of 5-100ng/ml of chromium(III). The relative standard deviation of 2.2% (n = 10) was obtained at 20 ng/ml of chromium(III) and the detection limit (signal-to-noise ratio = 2) was 1 ng/ml with the sampling frequency of 25/hr.     

Use of the triiodide-hexadecylpyridinium chloride micellar system for the kinetic determination of tungsten (VI)

The associate formed by triiodide ion and hexadecylpyridinium chloride (cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC)) micelles was used to enhance the kinetic spectrophotometric determination of W(VI) by its catalytic action on the oxidation of iodide with hydrogen peroxide in an acidic medium. The reaction was monitored spectrophotometrically by measuring the increase in absorbance of I(3)(-)-CPC associate at 525 nm by the fixed-time method of 3 min from initiation of the reaction. The micellar medium allowed the determination of W(VI) at concentrations between 4 and 90 ng ml(-1) with a detection limit of 2.4 ng ml(-1) (i.e. about 12-13 times lower than those of methods implemented in aqueous media). The relative standard deviation for nine replicate analyses was 0.03% for 76.6 ng ml(-1) of W(VI). The proposed method was applied to the determination of W(VI) in aqueous extracts of soil sample with no prior separation.     

Flow-injection spectrophotometry of vanadium by catalysis of the bromate oxidation of N,N'-bis(2-hydroxyl-3-sulfopropyl)-tolidine

A highly sensitive flow-injection method is proposed for the catalytic determination of vanadium(V) at sub-nanogram per milliliter levels using a new indicator reaction. The method is based on the catalytic effect of vanadium(V) on the bromate oxidation of N,N′-bis(2-hydroxyl-3-sulfopropyl)-tolidine. 1,2-Dihydroxybenzene-3,5-disulfonate was used as an activator in the vanadium(V)-catalyzed reaction and significantly enhanced the sensitivity of the method. Vanadium(V) in the range 0.01-3.0 ng ml⁻¹ was easily determined with sampling rate of about 30 h⁻¹. Vanadium(IV) could be also determined. The limit of detection (S/N=3) was 0.008 ng ml⁻¹ and the relative standard deviations were 1.4 and 1.6% for ten determinations of 0.2 ng ml⁻¹ vanadium(IV) and vanadium(V), respectively. Interferences from metal ions could be suppressed by the addition of ethylenediamine-N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(methylenephosphonic acid) as a masking agent. The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of vanadium in water samples.     

Flow-injection chemiluminescent determination of vanadium(IV) and total vanadium by means of catalysis on the periodate oxidation of purpurogallin

A flow-injection chemiluminescent (CL) method is proposed for the successive determination of nanogram levels of vanadium(IV) and total vanadium. The method is based on the catalytic effect of vanadium(IV) on the oxidation of purpurogallin by periodate to produce light emission at 4 °C. The presence of hydrogen carbonate enhanced the light emission arising from the vanadium(IV)-catalyzed reaction. Since vanadium(V) did not catalyze the CL reaction of purpurogallin, vanadium(V) was determined after being reduced to vanadium(IV) by using an on-line silver-reducing column. Calibration curves for vanadium(IV) and (V) were linear in the range 0.1–10 ng ml⁻¹ with sampling rate of about 50 h⁻¹. The limit of detection for signal-to-noise ratio of 2 was 0.05 ng ml⁻¹ and the relative standard deviations were 1.4 and 1.6% for ten determinations of 2.0 ng ml⁻¹ vanadium(IV) and (V), respectively. Interferences from metal ions could be eliminated by the use of O,O′-bis(2-aminoethyl)ethyleneglycol- N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid and diphosphate as masking agents. The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of vanadium(IV) and total vanadium in fresh water samples.     

Catalytic spectrophotometric determination of vanadium in seawaters based on the bromate oxidative coupling reaction of metol and 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoic acid.

A new, simple, sensitive and selective catalytic method is developed for the determination of vanadium in natural and sea waters. The method is based on the catalytic effect of V(V) and/or V(IV) on the bromate oxidative-coupling reaction of metol with 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoic acid (THBA). The reaction is followed spectrophotometrically by tracing the oxidation product at 380 and/or 570 nm after 5 min of mixing the reagents. The optimum reaction conditions are 6.4 x 10(-3) mol l-1 of metol, 2.0 x 10(-3) mol l-1 of THBA and 0.16 mol l-1 of bromate at 35 degrees C and in the presence of an activator-buffer solution of 1 x 10(-2) mol l-1 of tartrate (pH = 3.10). Following the recommended procedure, V(V) and/or V(IV) can be determined with linear calibration graphs up to 0.75 ng ml-1 and detection limits, based on the 3Sb criterion, of 0.008 and 0.018 ng ml-1 at 380 and 570 nm, respectively. The developed method was successfully applied, without any separation or preconcentration processes, to the determination of vanadium in natural and seawaters following the direct calibration and standard addition techniques, respectively.     

氯酸钾体系催化动力学光度法测定痕量钒(Ⅱ)

研究了在0.1 mol/L H3PO4介质中,活化剂抗坏血酸的作用下,V(Ⅴ)催化KClO3氧化甲基红褪色的指示反应,由此建立了一种测定痕量V(Ⅱ)的催化动力学光度新方法。研究了影响该催化褪色反应的因素。方法的线性范围为0.09～7.0 ng/mL,检出限为2.9×10-2 ng/mL。方法用于实际样品的测定。     

Kinetic-spectrofluorimetric determination of trace amounts of iridium

A simple and sensitive kinetic-spectrofluorimetric method is described for the determination of iridium(IV) and the possible mechanism of catalytic reaction is proposed. The method is based on the fluorescent quenching reaction of salicylaldehyde p-nitro-benzoylhydrazone (SAP-NBH) with potassium periodate, inhibited by Ir(IV) in a water-ethanol (7.3+2.7, v/v) medium at pH 10.70 and 55 degrees C. Cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide sensitized the determination obviously. SAP-NBH was newly synthesized and its ionization constants were established spectrophotometrically. The reaction was monitored by measuring the change rate of fluorescence (lambda ex/em=252/310 nm) after a fixed time of 5 min. The proposed method allowed the determination of iridium in the range of 0.11-18 ng ml(-1) with a RSD of 2.5% at a concentration of 10 ng ml(-1) and the detection limit was down to 0.09 ng ml(-1). The method was found to be relatively selective and was applied successfully to determine iridium in synthetic mixtures and mineral sample with the results consistent well with the ref. values.     

Catalytic determination of trace amounts of vanadium by means of the chromotropic acid-bromate reaction

A catalytic reaction-rate method is described for the determination of trace amounts of vanadium; the method is based on the vanadium-catalysed oxidation of chromotropic acid by bromate. The reaction was followed spectrophotometrically by measuring the rate of change in absorbance of chromotropic acid at 430 nm. The method is sensitive, rapid and simple, and allows determination of as little as 5 ng of vanadium. Of the many ions examined, iron(III), copper and tungsten(VI) interfered seriously at 100-fold concentrations. The relative standard deviation for 20 ng of vanadium (10 determinations) was 2.5%.     

Flow injection determination of iron by its catalytic effect on the oxidation of 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine by hydrogen peroxide

A flow injection-photometric method has been developed for the determination of iron(II+III). The method is based on the catalytic effect of iron(III) on the hydrogen peroxide oxidation of 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine to form a blue compound (lambda(max)=650 nm). In this catalyzed reaction, 1,10-phenanthroline acted as an effective activator. Iron(II) is also determined, being oxidized by hydrogen peroxide. Calibration graphs for iron(II) and iron(III) obtained under the optimized conditions were identical with each other and linear in the range 0.2-200 ng ml(-1) with a detection limit of 0.05 ng ml(-1) iron. The reproducibility was satisfactory with a relative S.D. of 1.0% for ten determinations of 5 ng ml(-1) iron(III). The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of iron in river and lake water samples and can be determined free iron species.     

Flow-injection determination of copper(II) based on its catalysis on the redox reaction of cysteine with iron(III) in the presence of 1,10-phenanthroline

A redox reaction of cysteine with iron(III) proceeds slowly in the presence of 1,10-phenanthroline (phen). However, this reaction is accelerated in the presence of copper(II) as a catalyst, producing an iron(II)-phen complex (lambda(max)=510 nm). A sensitive spectrophotometric flow-injection method is proposed for the determination of copper(II) based on its catalytic action on this redox reaction. The dynamic range was 0.1-10 ng ml(-1) of copper(II) with a relative standard deviation of 1.0% (n=10) for 1.0 ng ml(-1) of copper(II) at a sampling rate of 30 h(-1). The detection limit (S/N=3) is 0.04 ng ml(-1). The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of copper in river water as a certified reference material.     

Kinetic-spectrophotometric determination of traces of vanadium(V) by its catalytic effect on the oxidation of 1,4-dihydroxyphthalimide dioxime with bromate

A kinetic-spectrophotometric method for the determination of trace amounts of vanadium(V) is described. It is based on the catalytic action of this ion on the oxidation of 1,4-dihydroxyphthalimide dioxime by bromate, which yields a red-violet product in acidic medium. The reaction is followed spectrophotometrically by measuring the rate of change in absorbance at 500 nm and 30°C. Using several kinetic methods (tangent, fixed-time and fixed-absorbance), vanadium(V) in the range 10–400 ng ml^?1 can be determined. The proposed methods are hardly subject to interferences. The tangent method was used for the determination of vanadium in atmospheric particulate matter, human serum and synthetic mixtures. The kinetic parameters of the catalysed and uncatalysed reactions are reported.     

Flow injection catalytic determination of ruthenium with spectrophotometric detection

A new flow injection catalytic method was described for the determination of ruthenium(III) based on its catalytic effect on the oxidation of brilliant cresyl blue (BCB) by periodate in acidic media. The reaction was followed spectrophotometrically by measuring the absorbance of the dye at 635 nm. Under optimum conditions, ruthenium can be determined in the range of 1.0-100.0 ng ml(-1) with a relative standard deviation of 1.1% and with a limit of detection of 0.70 ng ml(-1). The influence of reagent and manifold variables were studied and optimized. The method was tested for the determination of ruthenium(III) in some synthetic mixtures.     

Catalytic flow injection determination of vanadium by oxidation of N-(3-sulfopropyl)-3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine using bromate

A catalytic flow-injection (FI) method was developed for the determination of 10⁻⁹ mol l⁻¹ levels of vanadium(IV, V). The method is based on the catalytic effect of vanadium(V) on oxidation of N-(3-sulfopropyl)-3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMBZ·PS) using bromate as oxidant to form a yellow dye (λ_max=460 nm). The use of 5-sulfosalicylic acid (SSA) as an activator enhanced the sensitivity of the method. The calibration graphs with a working range 0.05–8.0 ng ml⁻¹ were obtained for vanadium(V). Vanadium(IV) was also determined, being oxidized by bromate. The detection limit (signal/noise, S/N=3) was 0.01 ng ml⁻¹ (ca. 2×10⁻¹⁰ mol l⁻¹) vanadium. The relative standard deviations (R.S.D.) for 15 determinations of 0.5 ng ml⁻¹ vanadium, and for ten determinations of 0.1 and 1.0 ng ml⁻¹ vanadium were 0.41, 2.6 and 0.25%, respectively, with a sampling rate of 15 samples h⁻¹. The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of vanadium in natural waters.     

Automatic stopped-flow determination of l-cysteine

An automatic stopped-flow method is proposed for the routine determination of microgram amounts of l-cysteine, based on its oxidation by 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol (DPIP) in a weakly basic medium. The oxidation reaction is monitored by measuring the rate of the absorbance decrease at 615 nm, the wavelength of the maximum absorption for DPIP. Under optimal conditions, the calibration graph is linear over the range 2-32 mug/ml and the detection limit is 300 ng/ml. Most of the amino-acids tested have no effect on the rate of the oxidation reaction and are tolerated at high concentration levels. The sample throughput achieved, 80 samples per hr, allows the proposed method to be used for the routine determination of l-cysteine.     

催化动力学极谱法测定痕量钒

在硫酸介质中,以酒石酸为活化剂,痕量钒对溴酸钾氧化甲基橙的反应有极强的催化作用,以极谱法监测催化反应过程中甲基橙及其氧化产物浓度的变化,建立了双峰指示催化动力学极谱法制定痕量钒的新方法,方法的线性范围为0.23-3.70μg/L,检出限为0.17μg/L。方法已用于食品及水样中痕量钒的测定。     

Flow injection determination of formaldehyde by its catalytic effect on the oxidation of sulfonazo III by bromate with spectrophotometric detection.

A simple and sensitive flow injection method with spectrophotometric detection was developed for the determination of formaldehyde. The method is based on the catalytic effect of formaldehyde on the oxidation of sulfonazo III with bromate in acidic media. The decrease in absorbance of the reaction mixture was measured at 566 nm. The calibration graph was linear in the range of 0.005 to 2.80 microg ml(-1) formaldehyde at a rate of 38 +/- 4 samples h(-1). The limit of detection was 4 ng ml(-1). The relative standard deviations for ten replicate measurements of 0.20, 0.50 and 1.00 microg ml(-1) formaldehyde were 1.3, 0.8 and 0.7%, respectively. The method was applied to the determination of formaldehyde in river water, shampoo and melamine-formaldehyde resin.