Application of LA–ICP–MS in polar ice core studies

The direct determination of element signatures in polar ice core samples from Greenland by laser ablation with subsequent inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analysis has been investigated. A cryogenic sample chamber enables the element determination in ice directly from the solid (frozen) state. A procedure was developed to analyse up to 38 elements (traces: Mg, Al, Fe, Zn, Cd, Pb and rare earth elements; minor constituents: Na) in ice samples from Greenland with a previously unachievable spatial resolution of 4 mm along the core axis. This resolution is helpful to detect seasonal variations of element concentration in thin annual layers of deep ice. We report operating conditions and analytical performance of the experimental set up, the improvement of signal stability by (17)OH internal standardisation and application of a desolvation unit. Calibration of the system was performed with frozen multielement standard solutions along a special preparation procedure. Detection limits for the tracers Na, Mg (sea salt), Al (mineral dust) and Zn (anthropogenic source) are 0.1-1 microg kg(-1). Best detection limits in the range of 0.001-0.01 microg kg(-1 )were reached for Co, Pb and all rare earth elements. To validate the method, frozen standard reference materials were measured. The recovery is about +/-10%. Greenland ice core samples from different ages were analysed with the new technique. The results obtained by laser ablation were compared with values from solution analysis, available published data and the particle content. Most elements have shown good correlation with the particle content in the Greenland samples; however, differences could be seen between the values obtained by laser ablation and solution bulk analysis after a tri-acid digestion. The influence of particles is discussed. The high spatially resolved 2D mapping of element concentrations shows strong inhomogeneities along the core axis most probably due to seasonal variations of element deposition.     

Determination of rare earth elements in geological samples by inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry after oxalate coprecipitation and cation-exchange column separation

A method for separation and determination of traces of 14 rare earth elements (REEs) in geological samples is described. Determination by inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry follows oxalate coprecipitation of the REEs with calcium as carrier and cation- exchange column separation in nitric acid. The combination of the two separation techniques improved the low recoveries found for Sm, Eu, and Gd when only ion-exchange was used, especially for iron- and aluminum-rich samples. The method was applied to the analysis of geological standard materials NBS SRM 688 (basalt), NBS SRM 278 (obsidian), GSJ JB-1 (basalt), GSJ JA- 2 (andesite), and CCRMP SY-3 (syenite). The results were evaluated on the basis of chondrite- normalized rare earth element distribution patterns.     

ICP emission spectrometric analysis of rare earth elements in permanent magnet alloys

An analytical method for the determination of rare earth elements (REE) in a NdFeB permanent magnet alloy by ICP emission spectrometry is described. Spectral interferences, arising from overlapping, as well as matrix effects have been studied. Considering spectral interferences, sensitivities of spectral lines, background intensities and the chemical composition of the sample investigated, optimum spectral lines for each REE have been selected. Because of an unfavourable concentration ratio in samples of a NdFeB permanent magnet alloy, a preliminary separation of matrix elements from rare earth elements by ion chromatography is necessary. Different modes of elution (isocratic and gradient) with -hydroxy-isobutyric acid and different columns (NUCLEOSIL, SULFOPROPYL SI-100, DIONEX HPIC-CS3) have been tested. Optimum separation conditions have been chosen for each element and the separation efficiency at equal or different concentrations of the selected elements have been established. Although the separation of REEs resulted in partly overlapping peaks, the ratio between analyte and interferent is improved and the spectral interferences are diminished. The results obtained are in good agreement with certified values.     

一体化碰撞反应 (iCRC)-电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定地质样品中痕量稀土元素

钡以及轻稀土元素氧化物对中、重稀土元素的干扰一直是质谱测试中存在的问题。建立了石墨粉垫底碳酸钠-硼酸混合熔剂熔融前处理样品,以_¹⁰³Rh为内标校正,一体化碰撞反应-电感耦合等离子体质谱仪法测定地质样品中稀土元素含量的方法。探讨了碳酸钠-硼酸混合熔剂熔融前处理样品注意事项、碰撞模式下碰撞气流量和离子透镜的参数的优化、干扰校正试验等问题,采用国家标准物质GBW07403、GBW07405、GBW07427、GBW07429验证,实验结果表明,各元素线性关系良好,相关系数均大于0.999,方法检出限在0.01～0.03mg/kg之间,相对误差为0.13%～7.1%,相对标准偏差为0.79%～6.59%,测试结果与标准值相吻合。对实际样品分析,得到平滑的球粒陨石归一化的稀土元素配分曲线,证明测定结果是合理可信的。该方法熔剂用量少,过程空白低,对器皿的侵蚀小,直接加热浸取,简化了操作过程,适用于大批量地质样品中稀土元素的测定。     

微波消解-电感耦合等离子体质谱法检测土壤中16种稀土元素

建立了微波消解-电感耦合等离子体质谱法(ICP-MS)测定土壤样品中16种稀土元素的分析方法。样品经硝酸-过氧化氢-氢氟酸消解,直接用ICP-MS测定试液中16种稀土元素。研究了ng/mL水平的Ba氧化物及轻稀土氧化物对重稀土元素的干扰程度,其中Ba和Pr的氧化物干扰较严重,不过此类干扰可通过Method编辑干扰方程得以校正。测定土壤标准物质GBW07446及GBW07451,结果与标准物质证书值一致。     

电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法测定稀土钢中微量镧、铈

采用稀王水溶解样品,选择La408.672 nm、Ce456.236nm为分析线,建立了电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法(ICP-OES)测定稀土钢中微量镧、铈的方法。结果表明,各元素校准曲线线性良好,相关系数可达0.99999;方法测定范围为：0.0001%～0.10%。检出限为：镧0.00002%,铈0.00006%。按照实验方法测定标样中镧、铈,结果的相对标准偏差RSD(n=8)为2.18%、1.68%。     

微波消解-电感耦合等离子体发射光谱(ICP-OES)法测生物质中的碱金属和碱土金属

为研究并解决测试生物质样品中碱金属和碱土金属含量的干扰,采用微波消解-电感耦合等离子体发射光谱(ICP-OES)法对生物质中的碱金属和碱土金属钾、钙、钠、镁元素进行测定,考察了样品消解后不同的酸体系,共存元素干扰对钾、钠、钙、镁含量测定的干扰研究。经过研究表明,接近分析标准曲线酸浓度的样品干扰小,铅、铟、钛、锰元素对钠元素测定造成干扰,砷、铜、镉对钙元素测定干扰,铝对钾元素测定有干扰,镁测定不受共存元素干扰影响,运用干扰系数法可以减少共存元素对测定元素的误差。各待测元素标准曲线相关系数大于0.9996,检出限为0.0014~0.023 mg/L,玉米芯各元素的相对标准偏差为0.98%~1.9%,加标回收率为80.2%~106%;西瓜皮的各元素相对标准偏差为0.91%~2.3%,加标回收率为85.3%~106%。方法用于测定国家标准物质GBW07603,各元素结果均在标准值参考范围内。方法用于测定生物质中碱金属和碱土金属的结果,用t检验法与离子色谱测定值进行比对,结果无显著性差异。     

Determination of yttrium, scandium and other rare earth elements in uranium-rich geological materials by ICP-AES

A rapid method is described for the determination of yttrium, scandium, and other rare earth elements (REEs) in uranium-rich geological samples (containing more than 0.1% U) and in pitch blende type of samples by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) after separation of uranium by selective precipitation of the analytes as hydroxides using H(2)O(2)/NaOH in the presence of iron as carrier. Uranium goes into solution as soluble peruranate complex. The precipitated rare earth hydroxides (including Y and Sc) are filtered and dissolved in hydrochloric acid prior to their aspiration into plasma for their individual estimation after selecting interference free REE emission lines. The method has also been applied to some international reference standards like SY-2 and SY-3 (by doping a known amount of uranium) along with one in-house pitch blende sample and the REE values were found to be in agreement with the most usable values, offering an R.S.D. of 1-8.8% for all the REEs', Y and Sc. The method compared well, with the well- established cation exchange separation procedure.     

阳离子交换树脂分离富集-ICP-AES法测定地质样品中15种稀土元素

样品用四酸(盐酸+硝酸+高氯酸+氢氟酸)溶解,经阳离子交换树脂分离富集后用电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法(ICP-AES)同时测定其中的15种的稀土元素。选用HCl(1.2mol/L)作平衡液和淋洗液,HCl(4.0mol/L)作洗脱液进行实验,测量时选择最佳的分析谱线从而避开杂质峰的干扰。各稀土元素的方法检出限均低于1.5μg/g,相对标准偏差小于11%。经标准物质验证结果可靠,适合地质样品中稀土元素的同时测量。     

Inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometric determination of rare earth elements in geological materials

Inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) has been applied to the determination of the rare earth elements (REE) lanthanum to lutetium (except terbium) in a range of geological materials. Group separation of the REE is carried out by sintering the sample with sodium peroxide to remove the bulk of the matrix, followed by fluoride precipitation with an yttrium carrier. This minimizes spectral interferences and provides sensitivities that are adequate for concentration levels around crustal abundances. The precision (2σ) is 3–5% for most of the elements and about 10% for some of the less abundant elements with concentrations that approach the limit of determination. Comparison of results obtained on a range of reference samples with literature values demonstrates the suitability of the procedures to provide rare earth abundance data for geochemical investigations.     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定三水铝土矿中的15种有效稀土元素

建立电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定三水铝土矿中15种有效稀土元素的分析方法。参考三水铝土矿中有效铝的概念,提出了有效稀土元素的概念,并对三水铝土矿中稀土元素的回收利用的可行性进行了评价。模拟低温拜耳法生产氧化铝的工艺,对三水铝土矿中稀土元素溶出过程中的氢氧化钠浓度、溶出温度及时间等条件进行了试验,采用90 g/L氢氧化钠结合微波消解技术对三水铝土矿进行分解,用ICP-MS法测定有效稀土元素,有效稀土元素测定结果的相对标准偏差为0.92%~7.40%(n=7),回收率为98.6%~101.2%。该方法可用于测定三水铝土矿中有效稀土元素,能够对三水铝土矿中稀土元素的回收利用价值进行评价。     

银菊珍珠胶囊中稀土元素的电感耦合等离子体质谱分析

建立了一种电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定银菊珍珠胶囊中稀土元素的方法。利用该方法分析了国家一级灌木枝叶标准物质（GBW 07603）和国际柑橘叶标准物质（NIST1572）中的稀土元素,结果与标准值一致。该方法已被用于分析银菊珍珠肢囊样品中的稀土元素。     

Preconcentration of rare earth quinolin-8-ol complexes onto activated carbon and determination by first-order derivative x-ray fluorescence spectrometry

A method is described for the determination of traces of rare earths using energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectrometry (EDXRF) after preconcentration of their quinolin-8-ol complexes on activated carbon. Various parameters that influence the adsorptive preconcentration of rare earths on activated carbon, viz., pH, amounts of activated carbon and quinolin-8-ol, time of stirring and aqueous phase volume, were systematically studied. A numerical method based on a simple least-squares procedure using a fifth-order polynomial with 25 consecutive values was developed for smoothing and differentiation of EDXRF data which were previously digitized and averaged. First-order derivative EDXRF in conjunction with adsorptive preconcentration of activated carbon enables down to 10 ng ml^?1 of each rare earth element to be determined.     

Role of Cyanex-272 as an extractant for uranium in the determination of rare earths by ICP-AES

A chemical separation procedure has been developed for the extraction of uranium from some of the crucially important rare earths using a novel extractant viz. Cyanex-272 (2,4,4-trimethyl pentyl phosphinic acid). The near total extraction of uranium and quantitative separation of rare earth elements has been validated using inductively coupled argon plasma - atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). The recovery of some of the representative elements has been confirmed by radioactive tracer studies. The back extraction of uranium from the organic phase was carried out using a solution of 0.5M Na₂CO₃ which resulted in a near total recovery of uranium into the organic phase. These studies have enabled determination of sub ppm amounts of the analyte elements with a precision of 5% RSD utilizing prior chemical separation of rare earths from 1 g uranium samples in just three extractions with Cyanex-272.     

微波消解-高分辨电感耦合等离子体质谱 (HR-ICP-MS)法测定煤炭中35种痕量金属元素

高分辨电感耦合等离子体质谱可以区分干扰元素和目标元素微弱的质量数差别,能解决大多数多原子、氧化物干扰问题,在煤炭痕量元素分析领域受到关注,但煤炭样品中痕量金属元素尤其是稀土元素受到的质谱干扰挑战未被系统地报道.采用HNO3-HF混酸微波消解煤炭样品,优化了消解时间、赶酸、复溶等前处理条件,研究了煤炭中V、Cr、Mn、C...     

Determination of traces of rare earth elements in high-purity uranium by ion-exchange separation and neutron activation γ-spectrometry

Neutron activation γ-spectrometry is sufficiently sensitive for the determination of traces of rare earth elements but quantitative separation from uranium is essential. The rare earth elements in 0.2 M ammonium carbonate medium are quantitatively retained on Chelex-100, and are quantitatively separated from uranium by recycling the eluate. When 10-g samples are used, neutron activation provides detection limits of 1–20 μg kg^?1. Recoveries of rare earths, checked by spiking with radiotracers, are essentially complete.     

微波溶样ICP-MS直接测定茶叶中15种痕量稀土元素

本文报道用ＨＮＯ３－Ｈ２Ｏ２微波溶样，不经分离富集，用标准加入ＩＣＰ－ＭＳ法，直接测定茶叶中１５种痕量稀土元素．对微波溶样和等离子体质谱测定条件进行了优化选择．在最佳实验条件下，用本法测定了国家一级茶叶标准物质ＧＢＷ０７６０５中的单一稀土元素，测得值与标准值很好吻合     

Direct Quantification of Major and Trace Elements in Geological Samples by Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry with a Pulsed Glow Discharge

A method has been developed for the determination of 24 elements (As, B, Ce, Co, Dy, Fe, K, La, Lu, Mg, Mn, Na, Nb, Nd, P, Pr, Rb, S, Sb, Si, Sm, Th, Ti, and U) in ore samples by pulsed direct current glow discharge time-of-flight mass spectrometry (PGD-TOF-MS). Sample treatment consisted of pressing the powdered samples into 10?mm diameter aluminum tablets. Quantification was performed using relative sensitivity factors with iron as the normalization element. PGD-TOFMS has low spectral interferences and low limits of detection and provides the quantification of the wide range of elements with a single method instead of a combination of several techniques. The limits of detection of the designed method were in the range 2–4?×?10^?6 mass %, depending on the element. The designed procedure was validated by the analysis of standard reference materials. The obtained results showed adequate repeatability (6–9% relative standard deviation), demonstrating high efficiency of the glow discharge mass spectrometry for the direct analysis of geological samples. The designed method requires a minimal sample pretreatment and is applicable for the determination of wide range of elements of the periodic table (e.g., metals, nonmetals, and rare earth elements) in a single analytical procedure without sample dissolution with adequate accuracy, sensitivity, and repeatability. The designed approach may replace the complex techniques that are normally required for this task.     

电感耦合等离子体光谱/质谱联机同时测定多金属结核中常量、微量、痕量元素

采用电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)与等离子体光谱(ICP-OES)联机同时测定多金属结核样品中常量、微量、痕量元素。样品经高压密封溶样弹消解后,一次气动雾化进样,ICP-OES测定常量和微量元素,ICP-MS测定微量和痕量元素。详细探讨了不同浓度范围元素的测定方式、元素分析信号的采集模式、多原子离子干扰的校正因子。采用ICP-MS与ICP-OES二种方式同时测定Co、Cu、Ni、Zn、V、Ba、Sr,分析结果表明具有较好的一致性。所建立的ICP-MS与ICP-OES联机检测技术用于多金属结核标准样品的分析(Nod-A-1,GSPN-1,GSPN-2,GSPN-3),分析结果与推荐值符合,相对标准偏差小于10％。     

电感耦合等离子体发射光谱(ICP-OES)法同时测定活性炭中铝、钴、镉、铜、铁、镁、锰、钠、磷、硫10种元素

提出了使用ICP-OES同时测定活性炭中Al、Co、Cr、Cu、Fe、Mg、Mn、Na、P和S的分析方法。采用高氯酸和硝酸处理样品,以硝酸作为测定介质,在选定的仪器工作条件下直接测定。各元素的测定检出限为0.002～0.012μg/mL,相对标准偏差(RSD,n=6)为0.32%～1.83%。对样品进行加标回收试验,回收率在92.1%～108.4%之间。实验表明:方法不仅具有较高的灵敏度和较低的检出限,而且快速、准确,能够满足活性炭和以活性炭为载体的催化剂杂质元素分析的要求。