Multielemental analysis of dried residue from metal-bearing waters by wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

The purpose of this work was evaluation of instrumental sensitivity and detection limits for determination of elemental composition (20 different elements ranging from Na to Pb) of liquid mining samples by using conventional Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (WDXRF) instrumentation. Preconcentration of elements from liquid samples was performed by means of a simple dried residue process, and spectral evaluation was carried out by integration of the peak area (using WinQXAS/AXIL package software, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)) instead of the common net peak line intensity traditionally used in conventional WDXRF systems. With the proposed methodology, the calculated detection limits were in the µg L^− 1 range (from 0.005 to 0.1 mg L^− 1 level depending on the element) in all cases, which is suitable for element determination in most liquid samples involved in environmental studies such as metal mining liquid effluents. The detection limits are also below the established limits of the TCLP 1311 (United States Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA)) and DIN 38414-S4 (German Standard legislation) procedures, which are commonly used to evaluate the leaching of metals from landfill disposal.     

X射线荧光光谱法快速测定灰岩样品中主、次量组分

采用粉末压片制样,利用岛津1800型X 射线荧光光谱分析仪,对石灰石、白云石等灰岩类标准物质拟合校准曲线,建立了 X 射线荧光光谱法(XRF)同时测定石灰石、白云石样品中主次量组分(SiO₂、Al₂O₃、TFe₂O₃、MgO、CaO、K₂O、Na₂O、MnO、P)的快速分析方法。通过试验确定了样品粒度要达到74μm以下,30t压力下制片。通过灼烧减量对SiO₂、Al₂O₃、TFe₂O₃、MgO、CaO 含量进行校正,根据其含量与强度的对应关系绘制校准曲线,采用经验系数法可减小元素间的增强-吸收效应。对灰岩类试样进行精密度考察,各组分含量的相对标准偏差 RSD＜2%;对石灰石和白云石标准样品和实际样品进行准确度考察,测定值与标准推荐值或传统方法的测定值一致。     

Direct determination of uranium in sintered deeply depleted uranium oxide pellets by wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

This paper presents studies on direct non-destructive determination of uranium in sintered deeply depleted (DD) uranium oxide (UO₂) pellets by wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) spectrometry. A special collet was designed and fabricated for holding the sintered DDUO₂ pellets for direct analysis, thus avoiding the sample preparation steps. The samples were analyzed using a calibration plot obtained from WDXRF spectra of matrix matched calibration standards. The WDXRF determined uranium values were found to be in very close agreement with titrimetric values and has reproducibility better than 0.05% (RSD, 1 s, n = 10) for the sintered DDUO₂ pellets having U: 86.81–88.04 wt%.

     

X射线荧光光谱法测定土壤和水系沉积物等样品中碳、氮、氟、氯、硫、溴等42种主次和痕量元素

采用粉末压片制样,用X射线荧光光谱法测定土壤、水系沉积物等样品中C、N、F、S、Cl、Br、Na、Mg、Al、Si、P、K、Ca、Ti、Mn、Fe、Co、Ni、Cu、Zn、Pb、Ga、As、Rb、Sr、Y、Zr、Nb、Th、U、Ba、La、Ce、Nd、Ge、Yb、W、Hf、Sc、Sn、Mo、Cs等42种元素。着重研究了C、N、F、S和Cl等元素的测量条件和存在问题;并研究了痕量元素的背景选择和谱线重叠校正的问题。方法的检出限,精密度和准确度绝大多数能满足覆盖区多目标地球化学调查样品的质量要求。     

铑靶康普顿散射校正XRF测定铝用碳素材料中的微量元素

通过对常用粘结剂中杂质元素含量的测定,选择硬脂酸做粘结剂,研磨压片制备样品,用X射线荧光光谱仪(XRF)测定铝用炭素阳极材料中硫、钒、钠、钙、硅、铁、镍、钛、铝、镁、磷、铅、锌、铬、锰含量的元素含量。通过实验确定了最佳的样品和粘结剂比例为12 g炭素试样加入2 g硬脂酸,研磨时间为20 s。测定铅元素时,选择一点法扣除背景,通过谱线强度数据确定使用PbLβ1做分析线。用铝用炭素阳极材料系列标准样品制作校准曲线,用铑靶康普顿散射内标校正铁、镍、铅、锌、铬、锰等元素,其余元素用经验系数法校正。样品精密度试验表明,样品中各元素测定结果的相对标准偏差(RSD,n=11)一般在8%以下,最高的钠元素和钛元素也在10%左右,未知样品的检测结果与标准结果没有显著性差异。     

Short-wave near-infrared spectroscopy analysis of major compounds in milk powder and wavelength assignment

In this study, short-wave near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy at 800–1050 nm region was investigated for the analysis of main compounds in milk powder. Through quantitative analysis, the feasibility is further demonstrated for the simultaneous measurement of fat, proteins and carbohydrate in milk powder. Two models, partial least-squares and least-squares support vector machine, were compared and utilized for regression coefficients and loading weights. The affect of standard normal variate spectral pretreatment to model performance was evaluated. Based on the resulted coefficients and loading weights, interesting wavelength regions of nutrition in milk powder are screened and the assignment of all specific wavelengths is firstly proposed in the details associated with chemical base. Instead of the whole short-wave NIR spectral data, these assigned wavelengths which can be reliably exploited were used for the content determination. Compared with other spectroscopy technique, assigned short-wave NIR spectral wavelengths did a good work. Determination coefficients for prediction are 0.981, 0.984, and 0.982, respectively for three components. The proposed wavelength assignment in the short-wave NIR region could be used for the component contents determination of milk powder, and could be as a guidance to interpret the spectra of milk powder.     

X射线荧光光谱法测定锡矿石中锡

本文采用向样品中加入硼酸来降低基体效应,加入氧化镧来稳定样品总质量吸收系数,建立固体粉末压片制样-X射线荧光光谱法测定锡矿石中锡含量的方法。通过将标准物质按一定比例混合配制和选取部分自制标样来补充标准物质样品,以解决锡矿石标准物质样品缺乏的问题。实验优化了稀释比,确定了以最佳稀释比为m（矿物质样品）:m（硼酸）：m（氧化镧）=1.0:2.0:0.5。在最优的实验条件下,Sn的荧光强度（kcps）与Sn浓度CSn呈良好的线性关系,R2=0.9989。方法中锡元素的最低检出限为0.005 %,测定范围在0.015 %-4.47 %之间。样品的混合均匀性实验表明各元素测定结果的相对标准偏差（RSD,n=6）在1.0 %-2.64 %之间。对3个不同含量段的物质进行测定来验证方法的准确度和精密度,准确度分别为0.0082-0.0367,均小于0.04,精密度分别为0.39 %-1.18 %,均小于8.0 %,准确度和精密度均符合地质样品分析规范要求。测定值均在误差范围内,各组分测定结果的相对标准偏差（RSD,n=11）在1.20 %以下。粉末压片-X射线荧光光谱法测定锡矿石中锡含量具有分析范围广、分析时间短、重现性好、精度高且操作简单等特点。能应用于地质、环境、材料等领域。     

单波长激发-能量色散X射线荧光光谱法检测蔬菜中多种重金属元素

为实现蔬菜中多种元素的快速检测,利用单波长激发-能量色散X射线荧光光谱仪（MW-EDXRF）,建立了蔬菜中As、Pb、Cd、Cr、Ni、Cu、Zn、Rb、Mn等元素的快速检测方法。对XRF的激发时间、载样量、样品压片等条件进行了优化,结果显示当累积激发时间达到600 s、载样量为2 g、样品压片15 Mpa保持60 s时,可以实现XRF最优检测性能。在最优条件下,As、Pb、Cd、Cr、Ni、Cu、Zn、Rb、Mn的检出限（LOD）分别为0.07 mg/kg、0.07 mg/kg、0.07 mg/kg、0.32 mg/kg、0.32mg/kg、1.2 mg/kg、0.4 mg/kg、0.08 mg/kg、0.3 mg/kg;对菠菜、葱、胡萝卜、豆角、番茄、姜、空心菜、莲藕、芹菜、蒜等蔬菜样品测定11次的相对标准偏差（RSD）在3%~10%,表明方法具有良好的精密度;测定5种蔬菜基体标准物质的回收率在93%~119%,与微波消解电感耦合等离子体质谱法（ICP-MS）测定结果对比的线性回归系数（R2）>0.99（Cu的R2=0.9838）,表明方法具有良好的检测准确度。同时,该仪器仅有不到10 kg,不需要样品消解处理,检测时间在10 min左右,非常适合蔬菜多种重金属的现场快速筛查。     

Evaluation of matrix effect in isotope dilution mass spectrometry based on quantitative analysis of chloramphenicol residues in milk powder

In the present study, we developed a comprehensive strategy to evaluate matrix effect (ME) and its impact on the results of isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS) in analysis of chloramphenicol (CAP) residues in milk powder. Stable isotope-labeled internal standards do not always compensate ME, which brings the variation of the ratio (the peak area of analyte/the peak area of isotope). In our investigation, impact factors of this variation were studied in the extraction solution of milk powder using three mass spectrometers coupled with different ion source designs, and deuterium-labeled chloramphenicol (D5-CAP) was used as the internal standard. ME from mobile phases, sample solvents, pre-treatment methods, sample origins and instruments was evaluated, and its impact on the results of IDMS was assessed using the IDMS correction factor (θ). Our data showed that the impact of ME of mobile phase on the correction factor was significantly greater than that of sample solvent. Significant ion suppression and enhancement effects were observed in different pre-treated sample solutions. The IDMS correction factor in liquid–liquid extraction (LLE) and molecular imprinted polymer (MIP) extract with different instruments was greater or less 1.0, and the IDMS correction factor in hydrophilic lipophilic balance (HLB) and mix-mode cation exchange (MCX) extract with different instruments was all close to 1.0. To the instrument coupled with different ion source design, the impact of ME on IDMS quantitative results was significantly different, exhibiting a large deviation of 11.5%. Taken together, appropriate chromatographic conditions, pre-treatment methods and instruments were crucial to overcome ME and obtain reliable results, when IDMS methods were used in the quantitative analysis of trace target in complex sample matrix.     

波长色散X射线荧光光谱法测定钴精矿中钴、铜和锰含量

采用高纯氧化物经四硼酸锂和偏硼酸锂熔融制备人工标准样品,以氧化镱为内标,制作校准曲线,建立了波长色散型X射线荧光光谱法测定钴精矿中钴、铜、锰元素的分析方法。重点研究了混合熔剂、试样稀释比、氧化剂和内标选择、方法检出限、方法准确度和精密度等,结果表明,各元素校准曲线线性范围宽,相关系数均大于0.999, 钴、铜、锰元素检出限分别达到0.002%、0.001%和0.001%,测试准确度和精密度可靠,方法满足行业检测需求。     

Application of a method for matrix correction using compton-scattering for the quantitative determination of metals in silica by wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (WDXRF)

Summary A correction method to diminish errors caused by different mass absorption coefficients of the samples is described. Also errors caused by differing device parameters are diminished. The method is used for the determination of Fe, Cr, Ni, Co, Mn, Zn, Cd, Cu, Hg and Pb on chemically modified silica in the g/g-range.

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Anwendung einer Methode zur Matrixkorrektur durch Compton-Streupeaks für die quantitative Bestimmung von Metallen in Kieselgelen mit Hilfe der wellenlängendispersiven Röntgenfluorescenzanalyse (WDXRF)

Zusammenfassung Ein Korrekturverfahren zur Verminderung von Meßfehlern, die durch unterschiedliche Massenabsorptionskoeffizienten der Proben verursacht werden, wird beschrieben. Ebenso werden Fehler durch Schwankungen von Geräteparametern verringert. Die Methode wird benutzt zur Bestimmung von Fe, Cr, Ni, Cd, Co, Mn, Zn, Cu, Hg und Pb auf chemisch modifizierten Kieselgelen im g/g-Bereich.

     

Non-invasive surface analysis of ancient bronze arrowheads with scanning electron microscopy and X-ray powder diffractometry

In this research, surfaces of eight ancient metal arrowheads were investigated regarding chemical composition, homogeneity, and products of corrosion. To perform that, two nondestructive techniques were applied: Scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), and X-ray powder diffractometry (XRPD). Importantly, both methods did not require sampling, cutting, nor significant cleaning of the historical artifacts, which made the measurements not only nondestructive but noninvasive too. SEM-EDS measurements provided information on the morphology and elemental composition of the surfaces of the studied objects as well as the distribution of chemical elements on the surfaces and supported crystalline phase analysis. It was revealed that the arrowheads were cast of tin bronze, but some of them contained high amounts of lead and admixtures of antimony and arsenic while copper and tin oxides and lead carbonates were found as the major corrosion products. In some cases, distribution of elements in the surface exhibited serious nonhomogeneity, probably resulting from limited solubility of the casting metals and degradation processes. Based on the obtained results, authenticity and declared provenience of the arrowheads were assessed in reference to the characteristics of similar objects described in literature.     

Synthesis and powder X-ray diffraction analysis of new mixed rare-earth and selenium oxychlorides with composition LnSeO3Cl

A series of new mixed rare-earth and selenium oxychlorides with composition LnSeO₃Cl (Ln = La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Yb, or Y) were prepared by annealing together LnOCl and SeO₂ in sealed silica tubes. The resulting compounds were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction. The unit cell parameters of the phases were determined. Lanthanum—europium oxychlorides crystallized in the tetragonal system to give the Sillen phases analogously to tellurium compounds with the similar formula, whereas Tb—Yb and Y oxychlorides crystallized in the orthorhombic system. It is likely that the latter oxychlorides are not layered compounds.     

Quantitative analysis of elements (C, N, O, Al, Si and Fe) in polyamide with wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

A wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WD-XRF) spectrometry combined with calibration curve method was established for simultaneously analyzing low-Z elements (C,N,O) and Al,Si,Fe in polyamide.To investigate the origin of plastic material causing deposition and blocking in instrument engines and pipelines,polyamide 6 (PA 6,an engineering plastic) was chosen as the study object on account of its common use in industry.The sample preparation with pressed powder disk has been developed for determination of six elements in PA 6.Pure Cu metal was used as the matrix and PA 6 was regarded as standard sample for C,N,O elements.PA 6 particles were firstly smashed to uniform powder in liquid nitrogen,and then mixed with inorganic standard powders (Fe2O3,Al2O3,SiO2,and Na 2 SiO 3).The mixture was ground to obtain homogeneous calibration materials for WD-XRF analysis.The quantitative property of the calibration curve method for each element was reliable.The limits of detection (S/N≤3) of C,N,O,Al,Si and Fe using WD-XRF were 249,120,101,6.2,3.3,and 1.8 μg/g,respectively.To confirm the accuracy of the proposed WD-XRF calibration curve method,inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) detection for Al,Si,Fe and elemental analyzer (EA) analysis for C,N,O were utilized.A good correlation of the WD-XRF results with the measurements of ICP-OES and EA was observed.     

Application of energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry as multielemental analysis to determine the elemental composition of crumb rubber samples

The elemental content of different rubber samples was analyzed using different analytical methods (inductively coupled atomic emission spectroscopy and non-polarized energy dispersive X-ray fluorescent spectroscopy). A new application of energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry as an analytical method for the determination of elemental content of rubber samples was investigated. Control analyses were also carried out to compare the results by ICP-AES. In one hand four samples contained same quality of elements (Mg, Si, P, S, Ca, Fe, Zn), while another four samples were without phosphorous. On the other hand there were significant differences in the ratio of C/H in the case of each sample. Based on the results, it was concluded that the X-ray spectrometry as an analytical method is well-applicable to determine the elemental composition of rubber samples, but the calibration is a key part of the analysis. A good correlation was observed between the different methods, but the correlation was the function of characteristic of matrices. Significant matrix effect from the presence of phosphor was observed in the case of some samples, while the change of C/H ratio could not result notable matrix effect.     

X射线荧光光谱法测定灰岩中14种主次量元素

采用X射线荧光光谱法对灰岩中的Ca,Mg,Si,K,Na,Fe,Al,Ti,P,S,Mn,Sr,Ba,Cl等14种元素进行同时测定,采用硼酸镶边垫底的粉末压样法,优化了测量条件。对比较轻的元素,采用经验影响系数法校正基体效应,对于较重的元素,采用理论α影响系数法校正基体效应。分析标准参考物质GBW 07132,各元素的精密度(RSD)为0.1%~5.9%,分析标准参考物质GBW 07130,各元素的测定值与标准值相符,该方法对各元素的测定范围宽、速度快。     

粉末压片-X荧光光谱法测定过磷酸钙中硫含量

硫是过磷酸钙中重要营养指标之一,为准确快速测定过磷酸钙中硫的含量,试验采用粉末压片-X荧光光谱法,将过磷酸钙试样充分干燥后研磨至粒度小于74 μm,采用硼酸镶边,在压力18 Mpa条件下保压30 s,制成样片。通过在过磷酸钙样品中添加不同质量的纯物质硫酸钙（质量分数范围1.52 %～17.21 %）,经过专用混匀设备混合均匀后,与试样压片相同条件下压制标准样片,作为过磷酸钙中硫的标准样品,建立硫标准曲线,曲线线性相关系数R2为0.9995,采用经验系数法校正干扰,建立了粉末压片-波长色散X射线荧光光谱法测定过磷酸钙中硫含量的方法, 方法检出限为0.002 %。对3个不同硫含量的过磷酸钙样品采用本实验方法重复测量7次,RSD在1.4 %~3.1 %,方法精密度性好,同时用高温燃烧红外光谱法和电感耦合等离子发射光谱法对比,三者测量结果相对极差小于2.0 %,测量结果无显著性差异。此方法不需要对样品进行熔融或溶解,样品制备简单,数据准确度和稳定性好,分析效率高,适合大批量样品中硫的测定。     

分散固相萃取-超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定奶粉中7种非选择性环氧化酶抑制药物

建立并优化了使用分散固相萃取-超高效液相色谱-串联质谱（dSPE-UPLC-MS/MS）检测奶粉中7种非选择性环氧化酶（COX）抑制药物残留的方法。样品用0.01 mol/L pH 2.5抗坏血酸溶液-乙腈-乙酸乙酯（2：5：5，v/v/v）溶液提取后，加入无水硫酸钠、十八烷基键合硅胶吸附剂（C₁₈-N）及NH₂-丙基乙二胺吸附剂（NH₂-PSA）组成的盐包进行净化。以Waters CORTECS UPLC C₁₈（100 mm×2.1 mm，1.6 μm）色谱柱分离，流动相为0.1%（体积分数）甲酸水溶液和0.1%（体积分数）甲酸乙腈，配合多反应监测（MRM）模式定性定量分析水杨酸、布洛芬、双氯芬酸钠、吲哚美辛、吡罗昔康、萘普生和保泰松7种成分。结果表明：7种化合物线性相关性良好，相关系数（r²）≥ 0.9957。高、中、低3个水平下，加标回收率为76.4%~89.8%。定量限为2~5 μg/kg。该方法前处理简单，回收率高，重现性好，可作为奶粉中7种非选择性COX抑制药物残留的有效检测方法。     

Quantitative analysis of perfumes in talcum powder by using headspace sorptive extraction

Quantitative analysis of perfume dosage in talcum powder has been a challenge due to interference of the matrix and has so far not been widely reported. In this study, headspace sorptive extraction (HSSE) was validated as a solventless sample preparation method for the extraction and enrichment of perfume raw materials from talcum powder. Sample enrichment is performed on a thick film of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) coated onto a magnetic stir bar incorporated in a glass jacket. Sampling is done by placing the PDMS stir bar in the headspace vial by using a holder. The stir bar is then thermally desorbed online with capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The HSSE method is based on the same principles as headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME). Nevertheless, a relatively larger amount of extracting phase is coated on the stir bar as compared to SPME. Sample amount and extraction time were optimized in this study. The method has shown good repeatability (with relative standard deviation no higher than 12.5%) and excellent linearity with correlation coefficients above 0.99 for all analytes. The method was also successfully applied in the quantitative analysis of talcum powder spiked with perfume at different dosages.     

A preliminary study of isopropyl alcohol matrix effect and correction in ICP-MS

Isopropyl alcohol matrix effect was found to be element specific by using the defined matrix effect factor in ICP-MS,which could not be corrected by using the conventional internal reference method.Unlike the conventional internal reference method,the presented method allows for the analyte to behave differently from the internal reference under the influence of the matrix.