Separation and determination of vanadium in fertiliser by capillary electrophoresis with a light-emitting diode detector

A method has been developed for determination of vanadium, as an anionic ternary complex of vanadium(V) with 4-(2-pyridylazo) resorcinol (PAR) and hydrogen peroxide, after separation by capillary electrophoresis (CE). The optimum conditions for the formation of the ternary complex were acetate buffer (3 mmol L(-1)) at pH 6 containing 0.15 mmol L(-1) PAR and 7.1 mmol L(-1) H(2)O(2). The CE separation was conducted using 15 mmol L(-1) acetate buffer at pH 6 as the background electrolyte; the separation potential was -30 kV and the injection time 100 s. The vanadium complex was detected photometrically at 568 nm, by use of a light-emitting diode (LED); the detection limit was 19 ppb. The method was applied to the analysis of vanadium in fertilisers. Clean-up of the digested fertiliser sample, with Sep-Pak C(18) coated with tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, before analysis was used to remove matrix ions which otherwise caused electrophoretic de-stacking. Vanadium levels found in the fertiliser samples by use of the CE method were found to be comparable with results obtained by HPLC and ICP-MS.     

Extractive separation of lower valent vanadium by complexation with picolinic acid

Summary Vanadium (III), obtained by sodium dithionite reduction of vanadium (V), forms a coloured complex with picolinic acid which is extracted into chloroform from slightly acidic medium. The method is free from interference by relatively high concentrations of analytical important elements such as iron, cobalt, nickel, zinc, copper, titanium, aluminium, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten and uranium. The proposed method of separation is simple and rapid and its applicability has been tested by the satisfactory recovery of vanadium from a variety of synthetic and natural samples.     

Separation and solvent extraction of vanadium and uranium with n-propyl 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoate

A spectrophotometric method is described for the separation and determination of trace quantities of vanadium(IV) and (V) from uranium(VI). Vanadium is selectively separated from uranium by extraction at pH 6.5 into n-propyl 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoate (PTB) dissolved in t-pentanol. Up to 120 microg of vanadium can be determined by measuring the absorbance of the blue complex in the organic phase at 585 nm. Uranium(VI) remains in the aqueous layer and can be determined spectrophotometrically by its reaction with PTB in aqueous acetone to produce a brown-red colour at pH 7.6-8.8. Solutions containing 25-275 microg of uranium absorb at 370-380 nm according to Beer's law. By modification, this procedure can be used for the determination of the two metals in native phosphate rocks. The effects of diverse ions on the determination of vanadium and uranium have also been examined.     

催化动力学褪色光度法测定痕量钒

基于磷酸和棉红在沸水发色条件下反应生成的产物在钒（Ⅴ）催化下被ＫＢｒＯ３氧化而建立了一个测定超痕量钒的新方法,方法选择性好;测定范围是０．００－０．７０μｇ／Ｌ,检测出限量７．３＊１０＾－１２ｇ／ｍＬ,方法用于芹菜、人体血清和井水中超痕量钒的测定,获得了满意结果。     

Spectrophotometric determination of vanadium after extraction as vanadium(III) picolinate

Vanadium(V) is conveniently reduced by sodium dithionite to vanadium(III) which is extracted as its picolinate complex into chloroform. Vanadium is determined spectrophotometrically by measuring the absorbance of the complex at 385 nm against a reagent blank, Beer's law being obeyed over the range 1-50 microg/ml. The method is one of the most selective, being free from interference by relatively high concentrations of almost all the important elements, titanium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, zinc, copper, aluminium, molybdenum, tungsten and uranium, found in industrial alloys. Only bismuth interferes. The method is quite simple and rapid. It has been successfully applied for the analysis of vanadium in a variety of samples.     

Geochemical study of trace vanadium in water by preconcentrational neutron activation analysis

By preconcentrational neutron activation analysis, trace vanadium was determined in natural water samples such as ground water, river water, lake water and so on. Preconcentration was accomplished by adsorption of vanadium on activated carbon surfaces using 8-quinolinol as an adjunct. As an analytical line, the 1434 keV -photopeak of⁵²V (T _1/2=3.75 m) produced in the⁵¹V (n,) ⁵²V reaction was measured with a conventional -ray spectrometer. The present analytical results show that the vanadium contents in natural water range widely from several tens ppt to about 100 ppb. A relatively larger amount of vanadium was observed in the ground water samples from the locations with basaltic soils or rocks, for example, around Mt. Fuji. This suggests that the geochemical interactions of ground water with such soils or rocks could enhance the vanadium concentrations. As an application, the vanadium contents were measured in the lake water from the five lakes surrounding Mt. Fuji in order to clarity geochemical and geological behaviors of natural water by probing vanadium as an indicator.     

Determination of acidic herbicides in surface water by solid-phase extraction followed by capillary zone electrophoresis

A rapid solid-phase extraction-capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) method for determining 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, 4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid, and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid in real water samples is described. Factors affecting the recoveries and detection of the targets are investigated. With samples being acidified to pH 2 and salted by sodium sulfate to 2% (w/w), an average recovery of greater than 85% is obtained using ethyl acetate as the eluent on an octadecylsilane-bonded silica cartridge. A running buffer of 5 mM sodium tetraborate in a water-acetonitrile mixture (70:30, v/v) adjusted to pH 9 is employed in the CZE analysis, and the targets can be analyzed within 7 min with good reproducibility and acceptable sensitivity. The method is suitable for detecting herbicide residues of sub-parts-per-billion levels in surface water. A local pond water is analyzed, and the concentrations of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid are detected to be 0.27 +/- 0.03 ppb and 0.61 +/- 0.08 ppb, respectively.     

Reduction of uranium concentration in well water by Chlorella (Chlorella pyrendoidosa) a fresh water algae immobilized in calcium alginate

A great deal of research has been directed towards the problem of reduction of uranium concentration from few hundreds of ppb to less than 20 ppb, a limit of uranium in drinking water from ground water resources fixed in Dec, 2001 by US, Environmental Protection Agency. Laboratory simulated experiments were carried out for the reduction of U(VI) concentration in well water from few thousands of ppb to less than 20 ppb. Well water samples were spiked with U(IV) ranging from 1000 to 2000 ppb. The contaminated solutions were passed through a glass column containing of chlorella impregnated beads of calcium alginate. Chlorella(Chlorella pyrendoidosa), a fresh water algae, was immobilized in sodium alginate in the form of beads by using 0.2M calcium chloride solution. The solution was passed again through a charcoal solution to remove any trace of impurities. The concentration of uranium after treatment ranged from 10 to 20 ppb. The concentration of other major cations and anions in the solution were also monitored. This low cost kit was proposed for on-line removal of uranium from ground water used for drinking purposes. For taking care of waste disposal, 99-100% of the adsorbed uranium on beads was recovered by 0.1M HNO₃. The desorption results suggest that the uptake of uranium by Chlorella is a physico-chemical adsorption on the cell surface, not a biological activity. The uranium in the algal cells is coupled to the ligand, which can be easily substituted with NO₃ ^-. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Uranium determination at ppb levels by X-ray fluorescence after its preconcentration on polyurethane foam

A sensitive method based on the preconcentration of uranium on powdered polyurethane foam (PUF) has been developed to determinate this element in water samples by X-ray florescence. Uranium at ppb levels was sorbed as the salicylate complex on powdered PUF at pH 4.0. The resulting PUF was filtered through a filter paper and used for X-ray fluorescence measurements. For 50 μg/l of uranium the coefficient of variation for five measurements is 5% and the detection limit is 5.5 μg/l. The interference level of various ions and ligands was studied and optimum conditions were developed to determine uranium in reference materials, waste water, mine drainage, and sea water.     

Determination of V(V), Nb(V), and Ta(V) with 2-(2-Thiazolylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol by Reversed-Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography

The simultaneous determination of vanadium, niobium, and tantalum by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with 2-(2-thiazolylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (TADAP) as the precolumn chelating reagent has been established. Optimum conditions for the separation, such as the methanol content, the addition of tartaric acid, pH, and the concentration of acetate buffer, were investigated. The metal chelates were eluted in 8 min with a mobile phase of methanol–water (55/45, v/v) containing tartaric acid (0.1%, m/v) and acetate buffer (pH 3.5, 10 mmol/liter) on an ODS column at 568 nm. The detection limits (signal-to-noise RATIO = 3) for V(V), Nb(V), and Ta(V) were 0.16, 0.32, and 1.77 ng/ml, respectively. The proposed method was applied to the analyses of a reference of mineral and synthetic samples. The result was in accord with the certified value, and the recoveries were 98.9–101.8%.     

Spectrophotometric determination of vanadium in different oxidation states with pyrogallol

Determination of vanadium at low concentrations is easily performed with pyrogallol as a ligand which forms a bluish-violet complex with vanadium(III), (IV) or (V). The colour of the bluish-violet complex (lambda(max) = 580 nm) contrasts well with the colour of both pyrogallol and vanadium. The complexes are stable for several hours. Beer's law is obeyed over the range 0-14 mug/ml vanadium at pH 6. The apparent molar absorptivity at 580 nm is (7.75 +/- 0.25) x 10(3)1.mole(-1).cm(-1). The effects of diverse ions on the determination of vanadium have been fully studied. Only Mo(VI) and W(VI) interfere seriously. The method is selective, sensitive and can be applied to the determination of total vanadium in a variety of samples.     

Use of N-benzyl-2-naphthohydroxamic acid as a highly selective reagent for solvent extraction and spectrophotometric determination of vanadium(V)

N-Benzyl-2-naphthohydroxamic acid extracts vanadium(V) selectively and quantitatively into chloroform from 2-8.5M hydrochloric acid in the presence of Mo(VI), Zr(IV) and Ce(IV). The extraction takes place quickly and gives a stable reddish-violet extract which shows an absorption maximum at 505 nm with molar absorptivity of (5.34 +/- 0.05) x 10(3) 1.mole(-1).cm(-1). The optimum range for the determination is 2.2-7.4 ppm of vanadium(V) in the final solution. The method has been used for the determination of vanadium in steels.     

钒-络蓝黑R络合物在碳糊电极上的阳极吸附伏安法研究及痕量钒的测定

研究了钒-络蓝黑R(EBBR)络合物在碳糊电极上的吸附伏安行为。在pH4.7的0.2mol.L-1HOAc-NaOAc缓冲溶液,于0.4V富集,从0.4~1.4V以300mV.s-1的速率线性扫描。在1.17V(vs.SCE)的二次导数氧化峰电流与钒的浓度在9.0×10-10~6.0×10-8mol.L-1(1.2×10-6mol.L-1EBBR)和6.0×10-8~6×10-7mol.L-1(3.0×10-6mol.L-1EBBR)范围内呈线性关系,富集450s,检出限为4.0×10-10mol.L-1(S/N=3)。该法用于花生仁和自来水样中钒的测定,结果满意。     

Determination of uranium in tap water by ICP-MS

A fast and accurate procedure has been developed for the determination of uranium at microg L(-1) level in tap and mineral water. The method is based on the direct introduction of samples, without any chemical pre-treatment, into an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). Uranium was determined at the mass number 238 using Rh as internal standard. The method provides a limit of detection of 2 ng L(-1) and a good repeatability with relative standard deviation values (RSD) about 3% for five independent analyses of samples containing 73 microg L(-1) of uranium. Recovery percentage values found for the determination of uranium in spiked natural samples varied between 91% and 106%. Results obtained are comparable with those found by radiochemical methods for natural samples and of the same order for the certified content of a reference material, thus indicating the accuracy of the ICP-MS procedure without the need of using isotope dilution. A series of mineral and tap waters from different parts of Spain and Morocco were analysed.     

Determination of uranium in seawater samples by liquid chromatography using mandelic acid as a complexing agent

The determination of uranium at different stages of the recovery process as well as in seawater is important in its recovery study. A previous study developed a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for uranium determination in seawater using α-hydroxy isobutyric acid as a chelating agent. However, this method causes turbidity in process samples containing high amounts of iron, resulting in the clogging of the HPLC column. In the present work, use of mandelic acid as a chelating agent for uranium has been explored. Elution conditions were optimized for the separation of iron [Fe(III)] and uranium [U(VI)] by studying the effect of an ion interaction reagent, the concentration of mandelic acid, and methanol content in the mobile phase. Different parameters were optimized to develop off- line pre-concentration of uranyl-mandelate on the reversed stationary phase. The method offers quantitative recovery of uranium and linearity in the U(VI) concentration range of 0.5 ppb to 500 ppb and can be used for the determination of U(VI) in process samples with Fe/U amount ratios up to 3,000. The method has been successfully used for the determination of U(VI) in seawater samples and process samples. The developed methodology was validated by comparing the results with those of isotope dilution-thermal ionization mass spectrometry.     

Speciation analysis of vanadium in natural water samples by electrothermal vaporization inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry after separation/preconcentration with thenoyltrifluoroacetone immobilized on microcrystalline naphthalene

A sensitive and simple method for low temperature electrothermal vaporization inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ETV-ICP-OES) determination of V(IV) and V(V) after separation/preconcentration by a micro-column packed with immobilized thenoyltrifluoroacetone (TTA) on microcrystalline naphthalene has been developed. Thenoyltrifluoroacetone was used as both a chelating agent for micro-column separation/preconcentration and a chemical modifier for ETV-ICP-OES determination of vanadium. Both vanadium species could be trapped by micro-column at pH 4.0, and the vanadate (VO₂⁺) ion could be collected selectively at pH 2.4. Solid material loaded with analyte in the micro-column was dissolved with 100 μL of acetone containing 2.0 mmol L⁻¹ TTA and the vanadium was determined subsequently by ETV-ICP-OES. The concentration of vanadyl (VO²⁺) ion was calculated by subtracting the vanadate concentration from the total concentration of vanadium. Under the optimized experimental conditions, the detection limit (3σ) for the preconcentration of 5 mL of aqueous solution is 0.068 μg L⁻¹ for both species and the relative standard deviations were 4.3% for vanadium(V) and 4.8% for vanadium(IV) (c=10 μg L⁻¹, n=7), respectively. The method was applied successfully to the determination of vanadium(IV) and vanadium(V) in natural water samples.     

Simultaneous determination of trace uranium and vanadium in biological samples by radiochemical neutron activation analysis

Summary A radiochemical neutron activation analysis (RNAA) for simultaneous determination of uranium and vanadium in a single sample at trace levels is described. The method is based on post-irradiation wet-ashing and solvent extraction of vanadium with N-benzoyl-N-phenyl-hydroxylamine reagent. From the remaining aqueous phase, uranium is extracted into a toluene solution of tri-n-butyl phosphate. The chemical yields are determined spectrophotometrically for vanadium and by gamma-counting of the added natural uranium carrier for uranium. The method was evaluated by the analysis of reference materials and the results showed a good agreement with the certified values. The method was applied to the determination of vanadium and uranium in five military total diet samples in Slovenia.     

钒(Ⅴ)催化氧化甲基紫的反应动力学及其应用

在 H2 SO4 介质中 ,以抗坏血酸为活化剂 ,痕量的钒 ( )可强烈地催化溴酸钾氧化甲基紫的反应 ,研究了反应的最佳条件及动力学参数 ,探讨了反应机理 ,建立了测定超痕量钒的高灵敏方法 ,方法的线性范围 0 .0～ 2 50 pg/m L ,检出限为 6.5×1 0 - 13g/m L。方法用于井水、蔬菜及血清中痕量钒的测定 ,获得令人满意的结果     

Spectrophotometric determination of micro-amounts of vanadium with 5,7-di-iodo-8-hydroxyquinoline

A precise spectrophotometric method for the determination of 2.5-25 mug of vanadium in volumes of up to 500 ml of water was developed. The method is based on the simultaneous concentration (100-1000 fold) and complexation of vanadium(V) with di-iodo-oxine in a water-immiscible phase. Interference from iron is eliminated by masking with phosphoric acid. The standard deviation evaluated was +/-0.04 mug for solutions containing 5 mug vanadium.     

Flow injection analysis for oxidation state speciation of vanadium(IV) and vanadium(V) in natural water.

A sensitive and simultaneous spectrophotometric flow injection method for the determination of vanadium(IV) and vanadium(V) is proposed. The method is based on the effect of ligands such as 2,4,6-tris(2-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine (TPTZ) and diphosphate on the conditional redox potential of iron(III)/iron(II) system. A four-channel flow system is assembled. In this flow system, diluted hydrochloric acid (1.0 x 10(-2) mol dm(-3)) as a carrier for standard/sample, acetate buffer (pH 5.5) as a carrier for diphosphate solution, an equimolar mixed solution of iron(III) and iron(II) and a TPTZ solution are delivered, so that the baseline absorbance can be established by forming a constant amount of iron(II)-TPTZ complex (lambda(max) = 593 nm). Vanadium(IV) and/or vanadium(V) (400 microL) and diphosphate (200 microL) solutions are simultaneously introduced into the flow system; in this system the diphosphate solution passes through a delay coil. The potential of the iron(III)/iron(II) system increases in the presence of TPTZ, and therefore vanadium(IV) is easily oxidized by iron(III) to vanadium(V) to produce an iron(II)-TPTZ complex (a positive peak for vanadium(IV) appears). On the other hand, the potential of the redox system decreases in the presence of diphosphate, so that vanadium(V) can be easily reduced by iron(II) to vanadium(IV). In this case, the amount of iron(II) decreases according to the amount of vanadium(V). As a result, the produced iron(II)-TPTZ complex decreases (a negative peak for vanadium(V) appears). In this manner, two peaks for vanadium(IV) and vanadium(V) can be alternately obtained. The limits of detection (S/N = 3) are 1.98 x 10(-7) and 2.97 x 10(-7) mol dm(-3) for vanadium(IV) and vanadium(V), respectively. The method is applied to the simultaneous determination of vanadium(IV) and vanadium(V) in commercial bottled mineral water samples.