Flow injection determination of bismuth in urine by successive retention of Bi(III) and tetrahydroborate(III) on an anion-exchange resin and hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry

Bismuth as BiCl₄⁻ and BH₄⁻ ware successively retained in a column (150 mm × 4 mm, length × i.d.) packed with Amberlite IRA-410 (strong anion-exchange resin). This was followed by passage of an injected slug of hydrochloric acid resulting in bismuthine generation (BiH₃). BiH₃ was stripped from the eluent solution by the addition of a nitrogen flow and the bulk phases were separated in a gas–liquid separator. Finally, bismutine was atomized in a quartz tube for the subsequent detection of bismuth by atomic absorption spectrometry. Different halide complexes of bismuth (namely, BiBr₄⁻, BiI₄⁻ and BiCl₄⁻) were tested for its pre-concentration, being the chloride complexes which produced the best results. Therefore, a concentration of 0.3 mol l⁻¹ of HCl was added to the samples and calibration solutions. A linear response was obtained between the detection limit (3σ) of 0.225 and 80 μg l⁻¹. The R.S.D.% (n = 10) for a solution containing 50 μg l⁻¹ of Bi was 0.85%. The tolerance of the system to interferences was evaluated by investigating the effect of the following ions: Cu²⁺, Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, Fe³⁺, Cd²⁺, Pb²⁺, Hg²⁺, Zn²⁺, and Mg²⁺. The most severe depression was caused by Hg²⁺, which at 60 mg l⁻¹ caused a 5% depression on the signal. For the other cations, concentrations between 1000 and 10,000 mg l⁻¹ could be tolerated. The system was applied to the determination of Bi in urine of patients under therapy with bismuth subcitrate. The recovery of spikes of 5 and 50 μg l⁻¹ of Bi added to the samples prior to digestion with HNO₃ and H₂O₂ was in satisfactory ranges from 95.0 to 101.0%. The concentrations of bismuth found in six selected samples using this procedure were in good agreement with those obtained by an alternative technique (ETAAS). Finally, the concentration of Bi determined in urine before and after 3 days of treatment were 1.94 ± 1.26 and 9.02 ± 5.82 μg l⁻¹, respectively.     

Determination of fenoterol and salbutamol in pharmaceutical formulations by electrogenerated chemiluminescence

Fenoterol and salbutamol were determined by electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) coupled with flow injection analysis (FIA), using Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ as the luminescent substance. Fenoterol and salbutamol oxidize together with the ruthenium 2,2-bipyridyl at a platinum electrode, which leads to an increase in the luminescent intensity, and this increase is proportional to the analyte concentration. For fenoterol a linear calibration curve within the range from 1.0 × 10⁻⁵ to 1.0 × 10⁻⁴ mol l⁻¹ was obtained with a correlation coefficient of 0.998 (n = 5) and for salbutamol the linear analytical curve was also obtained in this range with a correlation coefficient of 0.995 (n = 5). The relative standard deviation was estimated as ≤2.5% for 3 × 10⁻⁵ mol l⁻¹ for fenoterol solution and as ≤1.3% for 5.0 × 10⁻⁵ mol l⁻¹ salbutamol solution for 15 successive injections. The limit of detection for fenoterol was 2.4 × 10⁻⁷ mol l⁻¹ and for salbutamol was 4.0 × 10⁻⁷ mol l⁻¹. Fenoterol and salbutamol were successfully determined in drug tablets and the soluble components of the matrix did not interfere in the luminescent emission. The results obtained using the luminescent methodology were not statistically different from those obtained by UV-spectrophotometry at 95% confidence level.     

Oxidation of crystal violet and malachite green in aqueous solutions — a kinetic spectrophotometric study

The reactions of two triphenyl methane (TPM) dyes—crystal violet (CV⁺) and malachite green (MG⁺)—with N₃^• and OH^• radicals were studied by pulse radiolytic kinetic spectrophotometry. The rate constants for the reaction of the cationic dyes (D⁺) with N₃^• are (9.0±0.6)×10⁹ and (3.0±0.2)×10⁹ dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹ respectively and those for the reaction with OH^• are obtained as (8.0±0.6)×10⁹ and (1.1±0.1)×10⁹ dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹ respectively. The transient spectra resulting from the oxidation of the dyes were characterized. The time-resolved spectra indicate that the reaction with OH^• radicals initially generates an adduct which subsequently dissociates to form the radical dication D^•2+. The D^•2+ species decay by further reaction with the parent dye.     

Experimental and theoretical investigation of the reaction CF3 + NO + M → CF3NO + M from 0.5 to 12 Torr and from 253 to 373 K

The kinetics of the association reaction of CF₃ with NO was studied as a function of temperature near the low-pressure limit, using pulsed laser photolysis and time-resolved mass spectrometry. CF₃ radicals were generated by photolysis of CF₃I at 248 nm and the kinetics was determined by monitoring the time-resolved formation of CF₃NO. The bimolecular rate constants were measured from 0.5 to 12 Torr, using nitrogen as the buffer gas. The results are in very good agreement with recent data published by Vakhtin and Petrov, obtained at room temperature in a higher pressure range and, therefore, the two studies are quite complementary. A RRKM model was developed for fitting all the data, including those of Vakhtin and Petrov and for extrapolating the experimental results to the low- and high-pressure limits. The rate expressions obtained are the following: k₁(0) = (3.2 ± 0.8) × 10⁻²⁹ (T/298)^{−(3.4±0.6)} cm⁶ molecule⁻² s⁻¹ for nitrogen used as the bath gas and k₁(∞) = (2.0 ± 0.4) × 10⁻¹¹ (T/298)^(0±1) cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹. RRKM calculations also help to understand the differences in reactivity between CF₃ and other radicals, for the same association reaction with NO.     

Positron mobilities in isooctane, n-hexane and hexafluorobenzene

Positron mobilities in three nonpolar liquids, isooctane (2, 2, 4-trimethylpentane), n-hexane and hexafluorobenzene, were measured by observing the drift velocity of free positrons in the presence of an external electric field. The Doppler shift of the 511 keV annihilation line was measured as a function of the electric field up to 26 kV cm⁻¹ at room temperature. The free positron mobilities in isooctane and n-hexane were determined to be 69 ± 3 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹ and 53 ± 3 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹, respectively, whereas a much smaller value of 0 ± 7 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹ was obtained for hexafluorobenzene.     

LiCl-KCl-CeCl3熔盐结构与热力学的分子动力学模拟

采用分子动力学模拟的方法,研究了LiCl-KCl-CeCl₃熔盐中CeCl₃的结构性质和热力学,获得了LiCl-KCl-CeCl₃熔盐中密度与组成、密度与温度的关系数据;径向分布函数g_Ce-Cl(r)的第一个峰位置为0.259nm, Ce³⁺对应的第一个配位数约为6.9;混合熔盐中计算数据与纯熔盐中数据的差异可以解释为混合熔盐中Ce³⁺和Cl^-的相互作用比纯的CeCl₃更强; LiCl-KCl熔盐中Ce³⁺的自扩散活化能为22.5 kJ·mol^-1,从活化能的本质来说, Ce³⁺自扩散所需要克服的能垒要略低于U³⁺(25.8 kJ·mol^-1)。当Ce³⁺的摩尔分数从0.005增加到0.05时,其指前因子从31.9×10^-5 cm²·s^-1减少到21.8×10^-5 cm²·s^-1;随着Ce³⁺摩尔分数从0.005增长到0.05,单位体积内(忽略总体积的变化)Ce³⁺的增加意味着其扩散阻力增加,而自扩散的能力降低,导致了指前因子的减小。     

Simultaneous potentiometric and fluorimetric determination of diclofenac in a sequential injection analysis system

Two independent methods for the determination of diclofenac were simultaneously implemented in an automated analytical system, based on the concept of sequential injection analysis, providing real-time assessment of results quality. The potentiometric detection was carried out with an ion-selective electrode based on a cyclodextrin while for the fluorimetric determination the sample was previously subject to in-line irradiation with UV light. The potentiometric and photochemical-fluorimetric determinations exhibited linear working ranges of 5×10⁻⁶ to 1×10⁻² and 1×10⁻⁶ to 1×10⁻⁴ mol dm⁻³, respectively. Relative standard errors of 0.5% for the potentiometric determination and 0.6% for the photochemical-fluorimetric determination were obtained after 10 consecutive injections of a 5×10⁻⁵ mol dm⁻³ diclofenac standard solution. The sampling rate was about 32 samples h⁻¹. Both methods were applied in the analysis of pharmaceutical formulations. The quality of results obtained was evaluated by comparison to the reference method, with no statistically significant differences for a 95% confidence level.     

PHTHALOCYANINE PHOTOSENSITIZATION OF MAMMALIAN CELLS: BIOCHEMICAL and ULTRASTRUCTURAL EFFECTS

Abstract— The concentrations of Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺ and CI⁻ ions in the cytoplasm of octopus photoreceptor cells were determined before and after illumination by electron probe X-ray microanalysis. The concentrations of these elements in the dark-adapted photoreceptor cells were: Na⁺, 68.4; K⁺, 111.4; Ca²⁺, 4.0; Mg²⁺, 16.4; and CI⁻, 102.9 m M /kg of cytoplasm. Illumination raised the concentration of Na⁺ by 58 m M and that of Cl⁻ by 23 m M and reduced the K⁺ concentration by 47 m M /kg of cytoplasm. A trace increase of intracellular Ca²⁺ and a trace decrease of Mg²⁺ were observed. These results confirm the hypothesis that sodium ions flow in on illumination, and suggest the influx of chloride ions and the outflux of potassium ions during illumination. The intracellular concentrations of Na⁺, K⁺ and Cl⁺ can give the basis for calculating the ion permeability of ion channels in octopus photoreceptor cell membranes, using values of the membrane potentials obtained by electrophysiological studies     

N2O+离子B2П态的光谱与光解离动力学

用一束波长为360.55 nm的激光直接作用于超声射流的N₂O分子束, 通过(3+1)共振增强多光子电离(REMPI)过程制备纯净的N₂O⁺(X²П(0,0,0))母体离子, 再用另一束波长在243-278 nm范围的激光将母体离子激发至B²П态后解离. 扫描解离激光波长, 监测NO⁺离子碎片的强度, 从而获得N₂O⁺离子B²П态的光致碎片激发(PHOFEX)谱. 通过拟合转动分辨光谱, 得到了相应的转动常数和自旋分裂常数, 从而区分了A²Σ⁺态高振动能级和B²П态带源的贡献, 明确了N₂O⁺离子B²П态的光谱"带头"位置(37154 cm^-1), 并将获得的振动光谱初步归属为B²П(v₁,v₂,v₃)←X²П的振动跃迁序列. 通过对NO⁺碎片离子的飞行时间质谱峰形的分析, 还获得了解离过程中释放的平均平动能, 并结合电子激发态势能面, 讨论了N₂O⁺离子B²П态的解离机理.     

Continuous monitoring for cyanide in waste water with a galvanic hydrogen cyanide sensor using a purge system

A continuous monitoring system for cyanide with a galvanic hydrogen cyanide sensor and an aeration pump for purging was developed. Hydrogen cyanide evolved from cyanide solution using a purging pump was measured with the hydrogen cyanide sensor. The system showed good performance in terms of stability and selectivity. A linear calibration curve was obtained in the concentrating range from 0 to 15 mg dm³ of cyanide ion with a slope of −0.24 μA mg⁻¹ dm⁻³. The lower detection limit was 0.1 mg dm⁻³. The 90% response time of the sensor system was within 3.5 min for a 0.5 mg dm⁻³ cyanide solution, when the flow rate of the purging air was 1 dm³ min⁻¹. The system maintained the initial performance for 6 months in the field test. The developed galvanic sensor system was not subject to interference from sulfide and residual chlorine, compared with a potentiometric sensor system developed previously. The analytical results obtained by the present system were in good agreement with those obtained by the pyridine pyrazolone method. The correlation factor and regression line between both methods were 0.979 and Y=2.30×10⁻⁴+1.12X, respectively. This system was successfully applied for a continuous monitoring of cyanide ion in waste water.     

Simultaneous determination of bromide and nitrate in contaminated waters by ion chromatography using amperometry and absorbance detectors

This study describes a new ion chromatography method using a low-capacity anion exchange column with amperometric and absorbance detection for rapid and simultaneous determination of Br⁻ and NO₃⁻ in contaminated waters where one of these ions is present in excess compared to other. The use of two detectors overcomes the problem of baseline separation for Br⁻ and NO₃⁻ for accurate quantification, which was commonly encountered when using a low-capacity anion exchange column and suppressed conductivity detection mode. The method achieved accurate quantification of these two ions without requirement of baseline separation. The accuracy of 2.8% for NO₃⁻ was determined using a quality control sample obtained from UN GEMS/Water PE Study No. 6. The detection limits for Br⁻ and NO₃⁻ were 20 and 6 μg l⁻¹ (25 μl sample), respectively. Linearity of these two ions was over three orders of magnitude with a correlation coefficient >0.998. The influence of potential interfering ions was also studied followed by the determination of Br⁻ and NO₃⁻ in seawater, unsaturated zone water, soil extract and groundwater.     

ClF-分子离子的结构与势能函数

采用单、双取代包括三重激发的二次组态相互作用[QCISD(T)]方法和单、双取代包括非迭代三重激发的耦合簇理论[CCSD(T)]方法, 结合相关一致基组aug-cc-pVXZ (X=D, T, Q, 5)对基态³⁵ClF^-和³⁷ClF^- (X²Σ⁺)分子离子进行了结构优化计算. 对CCSD(T)方法的计算结果用四种方法分别外推至基组极限, 得到了体系在基组极限的平衡结构常数. 在CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVXZ (X=D, T, Q, 5)理论水平进行了单点能扫描. 对扫描计算结果进行基组外推并用Murrell-Sorbie 势能函数拟合得到了体系的解析势能函数表达式, 并进一步得到了³⁵ClF^-和³⁷ClF^-的光谱常数. 拟合所得势能曲线准确地再现了其离解能和平衡结构特征. 对ClF 中性自由基采用完全相同的理论方法进行了计算. 所得结果与有关文献中的实验结果符合得很好, 而且在一定程度上证明了将该理论方法应用于ClF^-分子离子的计算是合适而可靠的. ClF 自由基的优化计算结果还被用于计算其电子亲和能.ClF^-的垂直解离能也同时计算得出. 基于ClF^-的结构优化和单点能扫描计算结果, 通过求解核运动的径向薛定谔方程, 得到了无转动³⁵ClF^-和³⁷ClF^-(X²Σ⁺)的全部振动态及相应的分子常数.     

石墨烯包覆富锂层状材料的制备及其电化学性能

应用共沉淀结合固相烧结合成了富锂层状氧化物（Li-rich layered oxide,LLO）Li_1.2Ni_0.13Co_0.13Mn_0.54O₂. 对制备的富锂材料用氧化石墨烯（Graphene Oxide,GO）包覆后,再经300 ^oC空气中煅烧,制备了石墨烯（Graphene,Gra）卷绕包覆的复合材料（LLO/Gra）. 使用扫描电镜（SEM）、透射电镜（TEM）、X射线衍射（XRD）和X射线光电子能谱（XPS）及电化学方法表征所得样品. 结果表明,富锂层状氧化物均匀地卷绕在石墨烯中. 与原始富锂材料相比,石墨烯包覆后的复合材料表现出更加优异的电化学性能. 尤其是石墨烯卷绕可以改善富锂材料的导电性,提高材料的放电倍率性能,在2.0至4.8 V电压范围内,0.1C（20 mA·g^-1）电流充放电下,容量达270 mAh·g^-1,1C倍率下复合物的放电容量接近200 mAh·g^-1,比原始LLO材料170 mAh·g^-1提高了15%.     

Capillary electrophoresis for measuring major and trace anions in thermal water and condensed-steam samples from hydrothermal springs and fumaroles

A new application of capillary electrophoresis for measuring major and trace anions in thermal water and condensed-steam samples is presented. Ten fluid samples were collected from hydrothermal springs and fumaroles located in a volcanic zone of Deception Island, Antarctica. Anion separation was achieved in less than 6 min using indirect UV detection at 254 nm with a negative power supply (−15 kV). The electrolyte consisted of 4.7 mM sodium chromate, 4.0 mM electroosmotic flow modifier (OFM) hydroxide, 10 mM 2-(N-cyclohexylamino)ethanesulfonic acid and 0.1 mM calcium gluconate (pH 9.1). Major anions (Cl⁻, SO₄², PO₄H²⁻, and CO₃H⁻) were measured using hydrostatic injection (10 cm for 30 s) at 25°C. Trace amounts of anions (F⁻, Br⁻, and NO₃⁻) were better determined by electromigration injection (4 kV, 10 s) at 15°C. Good reproducibility of the migration times (<0.72% RSD), a satisfactory linear response and accuracy as well as acceptable detection limits were successfully obtained.     

Donnan dialysis preconcentration coupled with ion chromatography and electrocatalytic oxidation for the determination of cyanide

An electrocatalytic amperometric detector for the ion chromatographic determination of CN⁻ is described. A conducting composite that is based on a graphite-loaded sol–gel material comprises the working electrode. The composite is doped with a Ru^II metallodendrimer which is demonstrated to promote the electrochemical oxidation of CN⁻ at potentials positive of 0.5 V vs. Ag/AgCl. In 6 mM NaOH, 0.05 M NaCl flowed at 1.0 ml min⁻¹, a 5-point calibration curve with the following linear least squares parameters is obtained over the range, 1.0–30 M CN⁻: slope, 24.2±0.1 nA M⁻¹; intercept, −6±2 nA; and r, 0.9997. The detection limit, 0.7 μM CN⁻, compares favorably to that obtained by amperometry at a silver electrode, 0.5 μM CN⁻, under comparable experimental conditions. A 60-min preconcentration by Donnan dialysis increases the sensitivity by a factor of 23.6.     

Flow injection analysis methods for determination of diffusion coefficients

Two flow injection analyses (FIA) methods for the determination of diffusion coefficients in a straight single tube FIA system were developed. Based on the analytical solution of the convection-diffusion equation, linear relationships of the logarithmic values of the dispersion coefficient (D) and the half-peak width (W_1/2) with the diffusion coefficient (D_m) were obtained. Experiments were designed to verify these methods. For example, for potassium hexacyanoferrate (III) a D_m value of 0.72 × 10⁵ cm² s⁻¹ was found versus a literature value of 0.76 × 10⁵ cm² s⁻¹ (error, 5%). For potassium hexacyanoferrate (II) a D_m value of 0.67 × 10⁵ cm² s⁻¹ was obtained versus a literature value of 0.63 × 10⁵ cm² s⁻¹ (error, 6%). The diffusion coefficients of some important biomedical compounds, such as dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine and ascorbic acid, were then determined. The values of 10⁵ D_m/cm² s⁻¹ are 0.60 ± 0.03, 0.44 ± 0.02, 0.60 ± 0.01 and 0.68 ± 0.06, respectively.     

脉冲辐解研究喹啉和异喹啉与瞬态粒子的反应

通过合理控制反应条件, 使体系在电子束脉冲作用后只剩下所需要的一种瞬态粒子, 用脉冲辐解研究了喹啉、异喹啉分别与水合电子、羟基自由基、氢自由基等几种典型的氧化还原瞬态粒子的反应过程, 研究了各种瞬态产物的吸收光谱及其变化规律, 测定了相关反应的速率常数. 喹啉、异喹啉与水合电子的反应速率常数分别为7.1×10⁹和3.4×10⁹ mol^-1·L·s^-1, 与羟基自由基的反应速率常数分别为7.2×10⁹和3.4×10⁹ mol^-1·L·s^-1, 与氢自由基的反应速率常数分别为5.7×10⁹和3.6×10⁹ mol^-1·L·s^-1. 这一结果表明, 喹啉、异喹啉均能够非常迅速地与水合电子、羟基自由基、氢自由基发生反应, 喹啉比异喹啉的反应速率更快. 运用电子理论分析了瞬态反应产物结构的稳定性差异, 结果表明, 喹啉的反应产物比异喹啉的稳定, 从而揭示了喹啉比异喹啉反应速率快的原因.     

阴离子插层镁铝水滑石结构及相互作用的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)计算了MgAl-LDHs层板与无机阴离子(F^-、Cl^-、NO₃^-、CO₃^2-、SO₄^2-)和有机阴离子(水杨酸根离子([HO(C₆H₄)COO]^-)、苯甲酸根离子([(C₆H₅)COO]^-)、对二甲氨基苯甲酸根离子([p-(CH₃)₂N(C₆H₄)COO]^-)、十二烷基磺酸根离子[C₁₂H₂₅SO₃]^-、己烷基磺酸根离子[C₆H₁₃SO₃]^-、丙烷基磺酸根离子[C₃H₇SO₃]^-)间的相互作用,获得稳定超分子几何结构及相互作用能。层板主体与客体间存在较强的超分子作用,包括主客体间静电作用和氢键等。主、客体间相互作用能数值大小顺序为CO₃^2- > SO₄^2- > F^-> Cl^-> NO₃^-;[p-(CH₃)₂N(C₆H₄)COO]^-> [(C₆H₅)COO]^-> [HO(C₆H₄)COO]^-和[C₁₂H₂₅SO₃]^-> [C₆H₁₃SO₃]^- > [C₃H₇SO₃]^-。另外,还采用自然键轨道(NBO)计算和分析了LDHs 层板与阴离子间作用机理,从二阶微扰理论计算得到的稳定化能变化趋势与相互作用能数据基本吻合。     

Self-diffusion coefficient of water in Nafion-117 membrane with different monovalent counterions: a radiotracer study

The self-diffusion coefficient of water in Nafion-117 membrane in different cationic forms was measured by the transient radiotracer method, which is based on an analytical solution of Fick's second law. The self-diffusion coefficient of water in the membrane was obtained from the analysis of time-dependent isotopic-exchange rates of tritium tagged water between sample of Nafion-117 membrane and equilibrating water. This transient method does not require the knowledge of partition coefficient of water, which is an essential parameter in the radiotracer permeation method. In present work, self-diffusion coefficients of water in the Nafion-117 membrane with H⁺, Li⁺, Ag⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Rb⁺ and Cs⁺ monovalent counterions were obtained. The values of logarithm of self-diffusion coefficients were found to vary linearly as a function of polymer volume fraction except for membrane sample with H⁺ counterions. The self-diffusion coefficient of water in Nafion-117 membrane with H⁺ counterions was significantly different from the trend observed in the variation of self-diffusion coefficient of water as a function of polymer volume fraction in the membrane with other monovalent counterions. This observation seems to suggest that the physical structure of Nafion-117 membrane in H⁺ form may be quite different from the Nafion-117 membrane with other monovalent counterions. The high self-diffusion coefficient of water (1.67 × 10⁻⁶ cm²/s) in Nafion-117 membrane with Cs⁺ counterions indicates that the ionic clusters in Nafion-117 membrane are well connected even at low water content (8.2 wt.%) in the membrane.     

ZnCo2O4电极材料的形貌调控制备与超级电容特性的研究

本文采用水热反应和高温将ZnCo₂O₄纳米活性材料原位生长在泡沫镍上,并通过控制前驱体溶液中NH₄F的添加量,获得了ZnCo₂O₄四种不同的形貌. 以ZnCo₂O₄-2/NF为正极,AC/NF为负极,组装得到纽扣式非对称超级电容器ZnCo₂O₄-2/NF//AC/NF. 通过X射线衍射（XRD）、场发射扫描电镜（FESEM）、透射电镜（TEM）等方法对四种形貌ZnCo₂O₄的组成和结构进行了分析. 在三电极体系下对不同形貌的ZnCo₂O₄电极进行循环伏安、恒流充放电以及电化学阻抗测试. 结果表明,当NH₄F的添加量为5 mmol时,所获得的薄纳米线团簇具有最高的面积比容量. 在电流密度为5 mA·cm^-2下,比容量为2.77 F·cm^-2. 基于正负两个电极的总面积,纽扣式非对称超级电容器的最大能量密度达到114.49μWh·cm^-2,相应的功率密度达到4001.59μW·cm^-2. 同时,功率密度达到24000μW·cm^-2时,对应的能量密度为80μWh·cm^-2.