An open microwave digestion of oxide materials continuously analyzed by ICP emission spectrometry

A device for microwave digestion in an open system was designed, with which a slurry automatically produced from solid sample powders can be processed continuously and then be transported directly into the ICP spectrometer by an online method. The success of this procedure is dependent to a high degree on the behavior of the material to be analyzed and the instrumental device used. In principle, it can be easily installed in a laboratory by combining single units like a mill, a pump, a microwave oven, and an ultrasonic bath in front of an ICP spectrometer. As examples, converter sludge and sinter were processed. In contrast to the sludge, the sinter material was difficult to homogenize sufficiently well. This led to recovery problems, especially for oxides of Si, Al or Ti being separated from the matrix by long-time milling. To overcome the blocking of valves, an open microwave digestion system is applied here (as usual by acid attack). Furthermore, the ICP source is able to excite the particles of a slurry much more efficiently than any other flame. The sufficient results obtained for the online method described here showed it to be a fast method for routine analysis. Received: 16 June 1997 / Revised: 29 July 1998 / Accepted: 31 July 1998     

An open microwave digestion of oxide materials continuously analyzed by ICP emission spectrometry

A device for microwave digestion in an open system was designed, with which a slurry automatically produced from solid sample powders can be processed continuously and then be transported directly into the ICP spectrometer by an online method. The success of this procedure is dependent to a high degree on the behavior of the material to be analyzed and the instrumental device used. In principle, it can be easily installed in a laboratory by combining single units like a mill, a pump, a microwave oven, and an ultrasonic bath in front of an ICP spectrometer. As examples, converter sludge and sinter were processed. In contrast to the sludge, the sinter material was difficult to homogenize sufficiently well. This led to recovery problems, especially for oxides of Si, Al or Ti being separated from the matrix by long-time milling. To overcome the blocking of valves, an open microwave digestion system is applied here (as usual by acid attack). Furthermore, the ICP source is able to excite the particles of a slurry much more efficiently than any other flame. The sufficient results obtained for the online method described here showed it to be a fast method for routine analysis.     

Evaluation of oxygen pressurized microwave-assisted digestion of botanical materials using diluted nitric acid

The feasibility of diluted nitric acid solutions for microwave-assisted decomposition of botanical samples in closed vessels was evaluated. Oxygen pressurized atmosphere was used to improve the digestion efficiency and Al, Ca, K, Fe, Mg and Na were determined in digests by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP OES). Efficiency of digestion was evaluated taking into account the residual carbon content (RCC) and residual acidity in digests. Samples were digested using nitric acid solutions (2, 3, 7, and 14 mol L⁻¹ HNO₃) and the effect of gas phase composition inside the reaction vessels by purging the vessel with Ar (inert atmosphere, 1 bar), air (20% of oxygen, 1 bar) and pure O₂ (100% of oxygen, 1 bar) was evaluated. The influence of oxygen pressure was studied using pressures of 5, 10, 15 and 20 bar. It was demonstrated that a diluted nitric acid solution as low as 3 mol L⁻¹ was suitable for an efficient digestion of sample masses up to 500 mg of botanical samples using 5 bar of oxygen pressure. The residual acidities in final digests were lower than 45% in relation to the initial amount of acid used for digestion (equivalent to 1.3 mol L⁻¹ HNO₃). The accuracy of the proposed procedure was evaluated using certified reference materials of olive leaves, apple leaves, peach leaves and pine needles. Using the optimized conditions for sample digestion, the results obtained were in agreement with certified values. The limit of quantification was improved up to a factor of 14.5 times for the analytes evaluated. In addition, the proposed procedure was in agreement with the recommendations of the green chemistry once it was possible to obtain relatively high digestion efficiency (RCC < 5%) using only diluted HNO₃, which is important to minimize the generation of laboratory residues.     

Destruction mechanism of epoxide adhesive materials modified by thermoplastics

The results were presented of strength tests of the adhesive compositions based on epoxy resins, in which polysulfone was used as a modifier in amounts of 5–30 wt %. The strengthening mechanism that leads to an increase in durability was considered.     

Comparison of wet microwave digestion methods of plant materials for the determination of metals by flame atomic absorption spectrometry

Microwave closed-system wet digestion procedures for plant samples were examined. Each procedure was tested with samples of tobacco and cabbage, and included digestion by the use of different acids composition, almost complete evaporation of the digest, and then dissolution of the residue in 1% nitric acid. Three microwave digestion programs that varied power, duration, and temperature were used. Closed-vessel reactions followed open-vessel reaction-delay time. Using flame atomic absorption spectrometry on the digests, four or five elements were determined to evaluate effectiveness, precision and accuracy of analytes extraction into solution. After a preliminary study of tobacco digests, the four most effective procedures were chosen, and detailed investigations were carried out on both tobacco and cabbage reference materials. Although all four of the final procedures were accurate, the most precise procedure, with the lowest errors of determination, was using reverse ‘aqua regia’ for tobacco and ‘aqua regia’ for cabbage.     

A method for determination of selenium in organic tissues using microwave digestion and liquid chromatography

An existing laboratory procedure for selenium analysis using open-vessel wet digestion and liquid chromatographic fluorescence determination was modified for use with microwave digestion. The proposed microwave digestion method eliminated the hazards associated with the use of HClO4 while maintaining excellent recoveries of selenium. A 2-step HNO3/H2O2 digestion procedure was developed. Digested samples were derivatized with 2,3-diaminonaphthalene, and the resultant piazselenol complex was measured fluorometrically using a liquid chromatograph. Measured values were in agreement with 9 different certified reference materials. The detection limit for this method was 0.54 ng Se/g tissue (3 sigma), and the calibration curve remained linear (r2 = 0.9968) up to 2 microg Se/g.     

On the determination of platinum group elements in environmental materials by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and microwave digestion

The interferences from Cd, Cu, Hf, Pb, Sr, Zn, Zr and Y on the inductively coupled plasma quadrupole mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) determination of Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru and Ir in geological (Pt-ore SARM-7, abundance range for platinum metals 0.07-3.74 μg/g) and environmental samples (sediment JSd-2 abundance range for Pt and Pd 0.0167-0.021 μg/g; road dust and plant sample) are evaluated using model solutions, real samples and comparison to inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) results. Pt, Rh, Ru and Ir can be determined usually after introduction of corrections for the interference in all investigated materials though in sediments the direct determination of Pt might be a problem depending on the actual Hf concentrations. The direct determination of Pd (after microwave-assisted acid digestion) is possible in ores using all investigated isotopes (, , ), in plants using and correction for the interferences of Zr, Mo and Cd, and not possible in sediments and road dust. Therefore, we developed a procedure for isolation of Pd using its diethyl-dithio-carabamate (DDTC) complex. The detection limits for Pt, Pd and Ir are 0.015 ng/g, and for Ru and Rh 0.03 ng/g.     

Development of a modified medium pressure microwave vapor-phase digestion method for difficult to digest organic samples

A previously developed microwave heated vapor-phase digestion method for biological samples was modified to enable digestion of difficult to digest organic samples. Organic samples containing ca. 100 mg of organic carbon were digested using volume calibrated quartz inserts inside second generation type medium pressure microwave vessels. As digestion reagents, 98% sulfuric acid, 70% nitric acid and 30% hydrogen peroxide were used. The accuracy of the method was tested with six certified reference materials. Elements Ca, Fe, K, Na, Mg, P and Zn were determined from NIST-SRM 8433 corn bran. Elements Al, Fe, Cd, Cu, and Zn were determined from NRCC DOLT-2 dogfish liver. The element Cd was determined from IRMM-VDA Cd in polyethylene No. 001-004 reference materials. These elements were determined from digested samples by ICP-OES. The results were close or within certified limits. The modified method could digest nearly all the materials tested, including the above mentioned reference materials, 2-nitrobenzoic acid (2-NBA), 4-NBA and copper(II) phthalosyanine-3, 4',4',4'-tetrasulfonic acid tetrasodium salt (CPS). The method could not digest 3-NBA.     

微波消解-原子吸收法测定氧化铝为载体的钯催化剂中钯

报道了微波消解-AAS法测定氧化铝为载体的钯催化剂中钯的新方法,试验了微波消解溶样条件（溶解试剂、压力、时间和功率等）,研究了测定介质的影响,通过在样品测定液中加入铝基体至铝浓度为4 mg/mL,消除了铝对钯测定的干扰.该法测定结果与光度法的结果一致,相对标准偏差小于1.5%（n=5）.     

微波消解ICP-MS快速测定生物样品中的多种元素

建立了微波辅助HNO3消解样品,ICP-MS快速测定生物样品中Ti、Cr、Mn、Fe、Co、Ni、Cu、Zn、Ge、As、Se、Sr、Mo、Ag、Cd、I、Ba、Hg、Tl、Pb、Bi共21种微量及痕量元素。通过在线加入内标来校正基体效应和信号漂移对测量所造成的影响。各元素线性相关系数在0.9990以上,RSD小于6.0%。用本方法对国家标准样品GBW07601a(头发),GBW10010(大米),GBW10016(茶叶),GBW10023(紫菜)进行分析,结果满意。方法能满足生物样品痕量分析的要求。     

Acid digestion of geological and environmental samples using open-vessel focused microwave digestion

The application of open vessel focused microwave acid digestion is described for the preparation of geological and environmental samples for analysis using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The method is compared to conventional closed-vessel high pressure methods which are limited in the use of HF to break down silicates. Open-vessel acid digestion more conveniently enables the use of HF to remove Si from geological and plant samples as volatile SiF4, as well as evaporation-to-dryness and sequential acid addition during the procedure. Rock reference materials (G-2 granite, MRG-1 gabbros, SY-2 syenite, JA-1 andesite, and JB-2 and SRM-688 basalts) and plant reference materials (BCR and IAEA lichens, peach leaves, apple leaves, Durham wheat flour, and pine needles) were digested with results comparable to conventional hotplate digestion. The microwave digestion method gave poor results for granitic samples containing refractory minerals, however fusion was the preferred method of preparation for these samples. Sample preparation time was reduced from several days, using conventional hotplate digestion method, to one hour per sample using our microwave method.     

Destruction of organic dyes in aqueous solution by low-temperature plasma jet treatment

A method for the destruction of organic compounds in their aqueous solutions using a plasma jet, generated by a pulse power source, at atmospheric pressure in air has been proposed. The acid–base dyes Phenol Red and Methyl Orange have been used as model compounds. The kinetics of degradation of these compounds and the formation kinetics of some products have been studied.     

微波消解/干灰化-分光光度法测定面制食品中的铝

采用微波消解法和干灰化法对面制品进行前处理,用分光光度法测定面制品中的铝含量,建立了微波消解/干灰化-分光光度法测定铝的方法.实验结果表明,本方法前处理简单,检测结果准确度高,精密度好,在0～10μg/25 mL线性范围内:相关系数r=0.999 5,方法检出限为0.2 μg/25 mL,样品的加标回收率在92.0 %...     

微波消解ICP-AES法测量铁锰结壳中的砷

借助微波密闭消解技术和电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱(ICP-AES)方法,研究试样溶解和仪器测定的最佳工作条件,建立了快速测定海底铁锰结壳中微量砷的方法.结果表明,微波密闭消解法处理铁锰结壳,效率高、损失少、空白低.微波密闭消解和ICP-AES相结合,分析操作简单,结果准确,并能多元素同时测定.该方法相对标准偏差小于5% (n=5),砷的回收率在102%～107%之间,检出限为5.55 μg/L,适合铁、锰含量高的海底结壳样品中砷的定量分析.     

Determination of Pt from coke samples by ICP-MS after microwave assisted digestion and microwave assisted cloud point extraction

Platinum in coke samples was determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) after microwave-assisted sample digestion and temperature controlled microwave assisted cloud point extraction (MW-CPE). Interferences due to hafnium (¹⁷⁹Hf¹⁶O) were successfully eliminated using MW-CPE with 2-MBT prior to the determination of platinum by ICP-MS. The validity of the method was studied by spike recovery tests and by analyzing certified reference material (BCR-723 street dust). The results obtained for platinum in the BCR-723 were generally in good agreement with the certified values. Furthermore, the preliminary platinum results obtained for coke sample by ICP-MS after MW-CPE were compared to those obtained by a reference method (NiS-Fire Assay preconcentration/Te coprecipitation and ICP-MS determination).     

Multielement determination of major elements in polymer additives by microwave induced plasma atomic emission spectrometry after microwave digestion

A method for multielement determination of major elements in polymer additives by microwave induced plasma atomic emission spectrometry (MIP-AES) has been elaborated. Microwave digestion with nitric acid was selected for sample preparation because of its speed and versatility. Sodium nitrate was added to the digestion mixture in order to reduce phosphorus losses. The precision obtained varied between 2 and 4.5% depending on the element determined. The accuracy of the method was studied by analyzing the Spex 5-element oil standard. The method was applied to a variety of commercial and in-house prepared compositions.     

微波消解-超声雾化-ICP-AES测定发样中微量元素

研究了微波消解-超声雾化-ICP-AES测定人发样品中12种常量、微量元素的方法。对样品的测定条件进行了优化，并对20例女性拉祜族长寿老人发样进行了测定。与普通老人比较，女性拉祜族长寿老人发样中Mn、Mo、Ge的含量均明显高于普通老人发样中含量，存在显著性差异。     

Green tea-synthesized magnetic nanoparticles accelerate the microwave digestion of proteins analyzed by MALDI-TOF-MS

In present work, green tea is used for the synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles. During synthesis of MNPs, no additional reducing agents required because green tea extract itself contains polyphenols reducing agent, comparatively other reported methods. Surface of the green tea-synthesized nanoparticles is functionalized with tetraethyl orthosilicate and 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane. Functionalized MNPs are applied for the microwave digestion of protein molecules. Functionalized MNPs contain negative charge, and thus adsorb peptide fragments after microwave digestion of protein molecules. The functionalized MNPs can assist, accelerate and effectively enhance the digestion efficiency, sequence coverage and detection sensitivity of peptides for the microwave-assisted tryptic digestion of proteins in matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight-mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). The reason is attributed to the fact that proteins or partially digested proteins are easily attracted or concentrated onto the surface of functionalized MNPs, resulting in higher efficiency of digestion reactions in the microwave experiments. Besides, the functionalized MNPs could act as a microwave absorber to accelerate and enrich the protein fragments in a short period of time (30–50 s). Various experimental conditions such as enzyme-to-protein ratio 1:30, MNPs concentration 600 µg, heating time 40 s and incubation time 15 min were investigated in the MALDI-TOF-MS. Thus, the current technique proves the suitability, cheapness and ecofriendly nature of MNPs and its utility for various biotechnological and proteome research in near future.     

超声雾化-ICP-AES测定植物样品中的微量元素

研究了超声雾化-ICP-AES测定植物样品中As、Pb、Se、Bi、Ge、Mo的方法。对样品的测定条件进行了优化。在选定的仪器工作参数下,加标回收率达到95.5%~103%,RSD均小于3%。