Catalytic-adsorptive stripping voltammetric measurements of ultratrace levels of tungsten

An ultrasensitive catalytic-adsorptive stripping voltammetric procedure for trace measurements of tungsten, based on a chlorate catalytic reduction peak in a 3-methoxy-4-hydroxymandelic acid (VMA)-oxine-sulfuric acid medium is reported. Optimum experimental conditions (particularly the solution composition) are explored to give an extremely low detection limit of 5 ng/l. (2.5 x 1O(-11)M) tungsten following 5-min accumulation. The relative standard deviation (at 1 mug/l.) is 1.0%. The high sensitivity and precision are coupled to high selectivity. Simultaneous trace quantitation of tungsten and molybdenum is also illustrated.     

Catalytic adsorptive stripping voltammetry determination of ultra trace amount of molybdenum using factorial design for optimization

A highly sensitive procedure is presented for the determination of ultra-trace concentration of molybdenum by catalytic adsorptive stripping voltammetry. The method is based on adsorptive accumulation of the molybdenum (Mo)-pyrocatechol violet (PCV) complex on to a hanging mercury drop electrode, followed by reduction of the adsorbed species by voltammetric scan using differential pulse modulation. The reduction current is enhanced catalytically by chlorate. The influence of variables was completely studied by factorial design analysis. Optimum analytical conditions for the determination of molybdenum were established. Molybdenum can be determined in the range 1.0 × 10⁻³-100.0 ng ml⁻¹ with a limit of detection of 0.2 pg ml⁻¹. The influence of potential interfering ions on the determination of molybdenum was studied. The procedure was applied to the determination of molybdenum in mineral water and some analytical grade substances with satisfactory results.     

Simultaneous determination of tungsten and molybdenum in sea water by catalytic current polarography after preconcentration on a resin column

The simultaneous determination of tungsten and molybdenum in sea water is based on preconcentration by column extraction with 7-(1-vinyl-3,3,5,5-tetramethylhexyl)-8-quinolinol (Kelex- 100) resin, and measurement of the polarographic catalytic currents obtained in a solution of chlorate, benzilic acid and 2-methyl-8-quinolinol. When the concentration factor is 50, the detection limits are 2.4 pM for tungsten and 17 pM for molybdenum (for a signal-to-noise ratio of 3). The precision of the determination is ca. 10% for 67 pM tungsten and ca. 5% for 106 nM molybdenum in sea water (n=4). Results for sea water and other natural waters are presented.     

Determination of traces molybdenum by catalytic adsorptive stripping voltammetry

A reliable and very sensitive procedure for the determination of ultra trace of molybdenum is proposed. Molybdenum was determined by cathodic stripping differential pulse voltammetry based on the adsorption collection of the Mo(VI)-Tiron complex on a hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE). The variation of peak current with pH, concentration of Tiron and chlorate, plus several instrumental parameters such as accumulation time, accumulation potential and scan rate, were optimized. Under optimized condition, the relationship between the peak current and molybdenum concentration is linear in the range of 0.010-21.0 ng ml⁻¹. The limit of detection was found to be 0.006 ng ml⁻¹. The relative standard deviation for 10 replicates determination of 0.6 and 10 ng ml⁻¹ Mo(VI) is equal to 1.3 and 0.9%, respectively. The method was applied to the determination of molybdenum in river water, tap water, well water, plant foodstuff samples such as cucumber, tomato, carrot, and certified steel reference materials.     

Determination of titanium in sea water using catalytic cathodic stripping voltammetry

Titanium(IV) dissolved in sea water can be determined using adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry in the presence of mandelic acid. The method is improved by the addition of chlorate to the sample, which causes the peak current to increase by more than an order of magnitude owing to the reoxidation of the Ti(III) (mediated by the chlorate), which was produced at the electrode surface during the potential scan, to Ti(IV), where it again contributed to the reduction current. The sensitivity of the voltammetric technique was thus improved by a factor of 20, and the limit of detection was lowered to 7 pM with 60 s adsorption (ca. 1 pM with 600 s adsorption), sufficiently low to determine titanium in water of oceanic origin. The method was applied to the determination of titanium in the estuary of the River Mersey. The titanium concentration was found to vary between 0.2 and 0.3 nM (at salinities of 32–33) and 1.5 nM (at salinities of 1–4), revealing a conservative behaviour at salinities above 20 and some removal at low salinities.     

Trace determination of molybdenum by adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry

Molybdenum is determined by adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry in 0.15 M nitric acid solution containing 15 μM 2′,3,4′,5,7-pentahydroxyflavone (morin) as a ligand. In this medium, molybdenum is preconcentrated on a hanging mercury drop electrode and stripped cathodically in square-wave voltammetry mode, with a peak potential of -350 mV vs. Ag/AgCl (saturated KCl). The effect of various parameters (ligand concentration, supporting electrolyte composition, accumulation potential and collection time) on the sensitivity and linear range of the calibration curve are discussed. With controlled accumulation for 1 min, the detection limit (3σ) was 0.45 ng ml^?1 molybdenum and the calibration curve is linear up to 70 ng ml^?1. The procedure is applied to the determination of molybdenum in real samples with satisfactory results.     

Adsorptive stripping voltammetric determination of traces of molybdenum in natural water in the presence ofα-benzoinoxime

The electrochemical behavior of the molybdenum complex of -benzoinoxime was investigated using cyclic voltammetry and linear scan voltammetry, after adsorptive accumulation of the complex onto a hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE). The signal corresponds to the reduction of molybdenum in the complex adsorbed at the HMDE surface. Under optimal conditions, the adsorptive stripping voltammetric procedure gave an extremely low detection limit of 0.1 nM (9.6ng/l) Mo(VI) following stirred accumulation for 5 min at 0.0 V (vs. Ag/AgCl). The reduction cur rent-[Mo(VI)] relationships were linear up to 25 and 100 nM. Repetitive determinations of 10 nM solutions gave relative standard deviations of 2.2 and 3.5%, for 1 and 5-min accumulation periods, respectively. Most of the ions investigated did not interfere with the determination of molybdenum, except for tungsten. Excellent selectivity against copper was observed. The proposed procedure was applied to the direct determination of molybdenum in natural water.     

Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetric Measurements of Trace Molybdenum at the Bismuth Film Electrode

Bismuth‐film electrodes on glassy‐carbon substrates have been successfully applied for adsorptive‐stripping voltammetric measurements of trace molybdenum in the presence of chloranilic acid (CAA). The procedure is based on the preconcentration of the molybdenum‐chloranilic acid complex at a preplated bismuth film electrode held at ?0.55 V (vs. Ag/AgCl), followed by a negatively‐sweeping square‐wave voltammetric scan. Factors influencing the adsorptive stripping performance, including different ligands, solution pH, CAA concentration, preconcentration time and potential, have been optimized. The response compares favorably with that observed at mercury film electrodes, and is linear over the 5–50 μg/L Mo concentration range (one min preconcentration). A detection limit of 0.2 μg/L molybdenum is obtained following a 10 min accumulation. High stability is indicated from the reproducible response of a 100 μg/L molybdenum solution (n= 60; RSD=2.6%). Applicability to seawater samples is demonstrated.     

New methods for trace titanium determination by adsorptive preconcentration voltammetry with pyrocatechol violet

New sensitive stripping voltammetric procedures for trace measurements of titanium in various samples are reported. The first method is based on the interfacial accumulation of the titanium-pyrocatechol violet complex onto a hanging mercury drop electrode, followed by reduction of the adsorbed complex. The limit of detection is 0.55 nmol/L titanium after a 30 s collection with a stirred solution at pH 4.9. The procedure is extremely selective with respect to other metals and has been applied in analyzing various samples. Based on this, a catalytic method involving the chlorate ion was developed and the sensitivity was enhanced by more than an order of magnitude. In this way, analysis for Ti in aqueous solutions at the picomolar (part per trillion) level is possible.     

Centrifugation: an efficient technique for preconcentration in anodic stripping voltammetric analysis of mercury using a gold film electrode

The effect of centrifugation on the voltammetric behavior of mercury on a gold film electrode was investigated. Mercuric ion was reduced with borohydride to form metallic mercury droplets which were collected on a gold film electrode with the aid of centrifugal force without a carrier material. A special cell was constructed for this purpose. The effect of the amounts of reducing agent, stripping solution, time and speed of centrifugation on the anodic stripping peaks resulting from the re-oxidation of mercury were investigated. The calibration graph for mercury(II) has a regression coefficient of 0.9941; its linear range is from 3.0 pM to 10.0 nM. Due to the effect of accumulation, the detection limit of mercury(II) is as low as 3 pM.     

Catalytic-adsorptive stripping voltammetry of cobalt in the presence of 2,2'-bipyridine and nitrite

A highly sensitive and selective procedure is presented for the voltammetric determination of cobalt. The procedure involves an adsorptive accumulation of cobalt-2,2'-bipyridine complex on a hanging mercury drop electrode, followed by a stripping voltammetric measurement of the catalytic reduction current of nitrite at - 1.25 V (vs. Ag/AgCl). The optimum conditions for the analysis of cobalt include 0.1 M ammonium buffer (pH 8.55-9.25), 2.0-5.0 muM 2,2'-bipyridine, 0.20 M sodium nitrite and an accumulation potential between -0.75 and - 0.90 V (vs. Ag/AgCl). An accumulation time of 30 s results in a very low detection limit of 9.5 pM (0.56 p.p.t.) and a linear current-concentration relationship up to 2.0 nM. The relative standard deviation at 0.10 nM is 4.9%. Possible interferences from co-existing ions are also investigated.     

Simultaneous voltammetric determination of Mo(VI) and W(VI) by adsorptive differential pulse stripping method using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system

An adsorptive differential pulse stripping method is proposed for the simultaneous determination of molybdenum and tungsten based on the formation of their complexes with a novel proton transfer compound, [phenH]⁺[pyzdc]^?, containing both pyrazine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid and 1,10-phenanthroline. The optimum experimental conditions were obtained using 0.052 mM [phenH]⁺[pyzdc]^? ligand, pH 3.3, accumulation potential of ?0.1 V versus Ag/AgCl, accumulation time of 60 s and scan rate of 33.3 mV/s. An adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) was utilized for the analysis of the voltammogram data. The detection limits were 4.0 ng/mL for Mo(VI) and 3.0 ng/mL for W(VI). The influence of potential interfering ions on the determination of molybdenum and tungsten was studied. The procedure was applied to the simultaneous determination of molybdenum and tungsten in some water samples.     

Catalytic adsorptive stripping voltammetry determination of ultra trace amount of tungsten using factorial design for optimization

A highly sensitive procedure is presented for the determination of ultra-trace concentration of tungsten by catalytic adsorptive stripping voltammetry. The method is based on adsorptive accumulation of the tungsten-pyrocatechol violet complex onto a hanging mercury drop electrode, followed by reduction of the adsorbed species by voltammetric scan using differential pulse modulation. The reduction current is enhanced catalytically by chlorate. The influence of variables was completely studied by factorial design analysis. Optimum analytical conditions for the determination of tungsten were established. Tungsten can be determined in the range 0.06–12.0 ng/mL with a limit of detection of 0.02 ng/mL. The influence of potentially interfering ions on the determination of tungsten was studied. The procedure was applied to the determination of tungsten in one sandwich polyoxometalate and some synthetic samples similar to alloy compounds with satisfactory results.     

Ultra trace analysis of molybdenum by differential pulse polarography and adsorptive stripping voltammetry in the presence of 2,5-dichloro-3,6-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone

Summary Different polarographic and voltammetric techniques for the determination of molybdenum at the trace level have been investigated. As a result, a new high-sensitivity procedure for the determination of molybdenum by adsorptive stripping voltammetry was developed. The method is based on the reaction of molybdenum(VI) with 2,5-dichloro-3,6-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone (chloranilic acid) to produce a complex which is absorbed onto mercury at –0.20 V (vs. Ag/AgCl, 3 mol/l KCl) from pH 2.7 solution. The cathodic stripping peak at –0.62 V can be used to determine molybdenum with a detection limit of 0.02 ng/ml after 5 min deposition time. The relative standard deviation for the determination of 0.1 ng/ml Mo after 5 min stirred collection was 6.6%. Interference from various inorganic ions and organic substances are reported. The method was applied to the determination of molybdenum traces in waters; interfering organic substances in polluted waters were destroyed by oxidative digestion in a microwave oven.     

Direct determination of molybdenum in seawater by adsorption cathodic stripping square-wave voltammetry

A reliable and very sensitive procedure for the determination of trace levels of molybdenum in seawater is proposed. The complex of molybdenum with 8-hydroxyquinoline (Oxine) is analyzed by cathodic stripping square-wave voltammetry based on the adsorption collection onto a hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE). This procedure of molybdenum determination was found to be more favorable than differential pulse cathodic stripping voltammetry because of inherently faster scan rate and much better linearity obtained through the one-peak (instead of one-of-two peaks) calibration. The variation of polarographic peak and peak current with a pH, adsorption time, adsorption potential, and some instrumental parameters such as scan rate and pulse height were optimized. The alteration of polarographic wave and its likely mechanism are also discussed. The relationship between peak current and molybdenum concentration is linear up to 150 mug l(-1). Under the optimal analytical conditions, the determination limit of 0.5 mug l(-1) Mo was reached after 60 s of the stirred collection. The estimated detection limit is better than 0.1 mug l(-1) of Mo. The applicability of this method to analysis of seawater was assessed by the determination of molybdenum in two certified reference seawater samples (CASS-2 and NASS-2) and the comparison of the analytical results for real seawater samples (study on a vertical distribution of Mo in the seawater column) with the results obtained by Zeeman-corrected electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (Zeeman ETAAS). A good agreement between two used methods of molybdenum determination was obtained.     

A new method for the voltammetric determination of molybdenum(VI) using carbon paste electrodes modified in situ with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide

Molybdenum(VI) is determined by anodic stripping voltammetry using a carbon paste electrode modified in situ with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). The preconcentration of molybdenum is performed by adsorption and reduction of ion-pairs of cetyltrimethylammonium and molybdenum(VI) oxalate at a potential of −0.4 V vs. the saturated calomel electrode (SCE). The supporting electrolyte contains 0.01 M oxalic acid and 0.075 mM CTAB. Differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry exploiting the reoxidation signal is used for the determination of trace levels of molybdenum(VI). Linearity between current and concentration exists for a range of 0.5–500 μg 1⁻¹ Mo with proper preconcentration times; the limit of detection (calculated as 3σ) is 0.04 μg 1⁻¹ with an accumulation period of 10 min.     

Application of adsorptive cathodic differential pulse stripping method for simultaneous determination of copper and molybdenum using pyrogallol red

A reliable and sensitive procedure for the simultaneous determination of trace levels of copper and molybdenum is proposed. The complexing of copper(II) and molybdenum(VI) with pyrogallol red (PGR) is analyzed by cathodic stripping differential pulse voltammetry based on the adsorption collection of the complexes onto a hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE). The effect of chemical and instrumental parameters on the sensitivity and selectivity were studied. Copper and molybdenum peaks potential were observed at about +0.13 and −0.22 V versus Ag/AgCl electrode, respectively. A standard addition method was utilized for the analysis of voltammogram data, under the optimum conditions and with accumulation time of 90 s. The measured peak current at about +0.14 and −0.22 V is proportional to the concentration of Cu(II) and Mo(VI) over the range of 2-70 and 0.8-80 ng ml⁻¹, respectively. The limit of detection are 0.3 and 0.1 ng ml⁻¹ for Cu(II) and Mo(VI), respectively. The capability of the method for the analysis of real samples was evaluated by determination of copper and molybdenum in river water, tap water and alloy. Atomic absorption spectrometry was applied as a reference method for determination of copper and molybdenum in water samples.     

Determination of azinphos-methyl by adsorptive stripping voltammetry

A very sensitive electrochemical stripping procedure for azinphos-methyl (Guthion) is reported. Accumulation is achieved by adsorption of the compound on a hanging mercury drop electrode. The adsorptive stripping response was evaluated with respect to accumulation time and potential, concentration dependence, electrolyte and other variables. The determination limit is 0.2 ng ml^?1 after 300 s accumulation and 0.4 ng ml^?1 after 180 s accumulation. The procedure was applied to spiked river water.     

Determination of Salbutamol in Pharmaceutical and Serum Samples by Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry on a Carbon Paste Electrode Modified by Iron Titanate Nanopowders

This study introduces a fast and direct electrochemical method for the determination of salbutamol using an iron titanate nanopowder‐modified carbon paste electrode. The electrochemical behavior of salbutamol was studied by differential pulse adsorptive stripping voltammetry. Factors affecting the performance of the adsorptive stripping such as the modifier percent, the electrolyte pH and accumulation time and potential were optimized. The resulting electrode exhibited a linear response in the range of 0.2–25 nM of salbutamol with a detection limit of 90 pM. The proposed method was successfully applied to determine salbutamol in pharmaceutical formulations and human blood plasma.     

Adsorptive potentiometric stripping analysis of trace tamoxifen at a glassy carbon electrode

A highly sensitive adsorptive stripping procedure for trace measurement of the anticancer drug tamoxifen is described. The method is based on controlled adsorptive accumulation of the drug at an electrochemically treated glassy carbon electrode, followed by chronopotentiometric measurement of the surface species. The chronopotentiometric operation effectively addresses the large background contribution inherent to the glassy carbon electrode to yield a detection limit of 4 x 10(-10) M after 4 min preconcentration. The adsorptive stripping response is evaluated with respect to electrode type and conditioning, accumulation potential and time, stripping current, pH, drug concentration, potential interferences, and other variables. Applicability to urine samples is illustrated.