Flow-injection potentiometric determination of free cadmium ions with a cadmium ion-selective electrode

The determination of free cadmium ions with solid-state cadmium ion-selective electrode can be performed in non-flow measurements in non-buffered solutions in a wide concentration range down to pCd 10. In cadmium ion buffered solutions linear Nernstian response was obtained even down to pCd 12, which is lower, that expected based on calculation of cadmium solubility from the conditional solubility product. Interferences of trace amounts of Fe(III), Cu(II) and Pb(II) commonly present in natural waters in larger concentrations than Cd(II) can be eliminated by reduction with hydroxylamine, complexation with Neocuproine and ion-exchange on anion-exchange resin in sulphate form, respectively. The developed procedure might be suitable for the determination of activity of free cadmium ions in natural water. A preliminary study on this subject is demonstrated for river water sample using stopped-flow flow-injection system.     

Flow-injection determination of iodide with a silver electrode

A procedure is developed for the flow-injection determination of iodide using a modified silver electrode; it extends the analytical range of iodide by an order of magnitude as compared to potentiometric determination using an iodide-selective electrode with a polycrystalline membrane. The detection limit is 7 μg/L. The procedure was used to determine iodide in natural mineral waters and model solutions. The throughput was 20–25 samples/h.     

Flow-injection system with ion-exchange separation and potentiometric detection for the determination of three halides

The use of ion exchangers in flow-injection systems is reviewed briefly. In the method described, halides are separated on a short column of a strongly basic ion-exchange resin (Dowex 1-X8) placed in the flow-injection conduit, with a laboratory-made tubular silver/silver halide ion-selective electrode as potentiometric sensor. The response capabilities of the different halide-selective electrodes to a wide concentration range (20-5000 mg dm^?3) of single and mixed halide solutions with and without the incorporated ion-exchange column are compared. By careful selection of suitable concentrations of the potassium nitrate carrier/eluent stream to satisfy the requirements of both the ion-exchange column and the halide-selective electrode, it is possible to separate and determine chloride, bromide and iodide in mixed halide solutions with a detection limit of 5 mg dm^?3. The bromide-selective electrode is the most satisfactory detector.     

Spectrophotometric determination of total cyanide in waste waters in a flow-injection system with gas-diffusion separation and preconcentration

An automated flow-injection system with gas diffusion separation and preconcentration and spectrophotometric detection is described for the determination of total cyanide in waste waters. An unstable red intermediate product of the reaction of cyanide with isonicotinic acid and 3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one is used instead of the conventional blue final product to improve the efficiency. A novel combination of a gas-diffusion separator with the sampling valve enables efficient on-line separation, preconcentration and sampling of cyanide. The sampling frequency is 40 h^?1 and the detection limit is 0.006 μg ml^?1 (3σ) when a 2-ml sample is taken and a preconcentration factor of 3.5 is achieved. The relative standard deviation is 1.4% (n = 22) at the 0.5 μg ml^?1 level. Results obtained with the proposed method are in good agreement with the standard manual spectrophotometric method. Interference studies show that in the presence of 1,10-phenanthroline, most potential interferents present in appreciable amounts do not interfere, but the interference from cobalt is not overcome in this system.     

Flow-injection determination of phosphate with a cadmium ion-selective electrode

A flow-injection method is described, in which phosphate standards are introduced into a reagent stream containing Cd(2+) ,resulting in the formation of Cd(3)(PO(4))(2). The associated reduction in free metal concentration is sensed by a cadmium-selective electrode. With the exception of major interference from iodide and moderate interference from bromide and thiocyanate, the system exhibits excellent response to phosphate and selectivity over several common anions in solutions buffered at pH 8.4. A maximum sampling rate of 160/hr is possible for phosphate standards in the concentration range 10(-1)-10(-1)M with a 10(-4)M Cd(2+) reagent stream at a total flow-rate (carrier and reagent stream combined) of 8.4 ml/min.     

Steady-state and flow-injection response of a metallic silver electrode for potentiometric detection of metal cyanide complex formartion

A metallic silver electrode provides a potentiometric response to Ag(I), Hg(II), Fe(III), Cu(II), Zn(II), Co(II) and Ni(II) ions, and large changes in the electrode potential of up to 400 mV are observed when these ions are injected into a 0.29 mM soulution of cyanide ion. Injection 10-μl aliquots into a reagent stream with a cyanide concentration of 0.1 mM is shown to give the expected sigmoidal-shaped response curve for peak height as a function of metal ion concentration. Sub-nanomole quantities of metal ions are detectable with a peak height of ca. 20 mV, depending on the cyanide concentration.     

The determination of reducing carbohydrates using a cation-exchange column and potentiometric detection with a metallic copper electrode

Summary A metallic copper electrode is employed as a potentiometric detector for reducing carbohydrates after their separation on a cation-exchange column. A post-column reactant solution comprising 1 mM copper (II) and 35 mM ammonia is mixed with the column effluent and the metallic copper electrode provides a steady baseline potential by responding in a Nernstian manner to the level of copper ions present. This in turn is affected by the presence of eluted reducing carbohydrates, leading to an indirect detection method for these species. The method is applied to the detection of maltose, lactose, xylose, glucose, sorbose, fructose and arabinose. The electrode response mechanism is discussed and detection limits in the low nanomole range are reported. The potentiometric detector is shown to be more sensitive than refractive index detection.     

Approaches to the liquid chromatographic determination of carboxylic acids using potentiometric detection with a metallic copper electrode

Summary A metallic copper electrode is evaluated as a potentiometric detector for carboxylic acids. The application of this device to ion-exchange chromatography is illustrated by the determination of oxalate in urine. Oxalate was selectively detected in the presence of a 100-fold excess of sulphate after separation on a low-capacity methacrylate anion-exchange column using 0.7mM potassium hydrogen phthalate at pH 7.1 as eluent. Calibration plots were linear up to 50ppm of oxalate. Potentiometric detection has also been applied to ion-exclusion chromatography using 0.005% phosphoric acid as eluent. With this method detection limits of 0.2, 2.1, 5.0 and 5.3μg were obtained for formic, acetic, propionic and iso-butyric acids, respectively.     

Flow-injection determination of phosphate species in detergents with a calciumion-selective electrode

A calcium ion-selective electrode is applied for the determination of ligands which complex calcium ions. The response of the electrode is measured when ligand solutions are injected into a buffered carrier stream containing calcium. Injections of EDTA, citrate, tripolyphosphate and pyrophosphate provide peaks with heights dependent on both the ligand and calcium concentrations. Ligand concentrations down to. 2 × 10^?5 M can be detected. Tripolyphosphate in detergents is easily determined. Use of the electrode has advantages over spectrophotometric methods for phosphates in flow systems.     

Continuous-flow potentiometric determination of horseradish peroxidase with a fluoride-selective electrode

A continuous-flow system is reported for the determination of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) with a fluoride-selective electrode. Reaction conditions are optimized for the HRP-catalysed oxidation of p-fluoroaniline (0.104 M) with hydrogen peroxide (4.0 mM) as the oxidant in 0.16 M acetate buffer at pH 4.6. HRP is determined in the concentration range 0.016–0.12 U ml^?1 in the flow system at a sampling rate of 24 h^?1. Interfering effects caused by known HRP inhibitors, including metal ions, cyanide and sulphide, are reported for the range 1 μM–1 mM. Applications of the system for determination of the enzyme in turnip extract and milk are described.     

Kinetic potentiometric determination of citric acid with a perbromate-selective electrode

Citric acid is determined in the 96–960-μg range with relative errors of about 1% by means of its iron(II)-induced reaction with perbromate. Each analysis takes about 8 min. Tartaric and lactic acids interfere.     

Amperometric determination of cyanide by use of a flow-through electrode

A new approach to cyanide determination based on the measurement of the diffusion current arising from the oxidation of silver to dicyanoargentate(I) is described. Parameters defining the effect of the electrode geometry and the hydrodynamic characteristics of the system on the response of the electrode have been evaluated so that the performance can be optimized. Response is fast and linear for levels from one microgram to several grams per litre of solution. By use of the flow injection principle and a manifold arrangement, absolute amounts of less than one nanogram of cyanide can be determined precisely in volumes as small as 10 mul and at a rate exceeding 100 samples per hour. The method is easily adapted to automated routine analytical control and continuous monitoring of industrial processes depending on the use of cyanide, such as galvanizing plants and certain organic synthetic industries, and also to control of effluents.     

Enhancement of selectivity of a benzoate-sensitive liquid membrane electrode by alkylphenol

The selectivity of the benzoate-sensitive liquid membrane electrode based on tri-n-octylmethylammonium benzoate in o-dichlorobenzene enhanced is remarkably by the addition of p-t-octylphenol to the liquid exchanger solution. There is a linear relationship between the change in the logarithmic selectivity coefficient and the pK_a value of the aliphatic monocarboxylic acid interference. Large decreases in the selectivity coefficients are observed for ions having a small proton acceptor ability such as perchlorate and tri-fluoromethanesulfonate.     

Kinetic potentiometric determination of creatinine in urine with a picrate-ion-selective electrode

A new kinetic method for the potentiometric determination of creatinine in urine based on the creatinine-picrate reaction in alkaline medium (Jaffé reaction) is described. The reaction is monitored with a picrate-selective electrode, and the increase in electrode potential within a fixed period of time (90 sec) is measured and related directly to the creatinine concentration. Analytical recovery of creatinine added to urine was 86–101% (average, 95.5%). Comparison with a spectrophotometric method gave a correlation coefficient of 0.992 over a concentration range of 0.6–2.6 g/liter.     

Indirect potentiometric determination of sulphide with an iodide-selective electrode

Summary An indirect potentiometric method for the determination of sulphide is based on oxidation by an ethanolic solution of iodine and the measurement of the resulting iodide with an iodide-selective electrode. The limit of determination is 0.2g. If interferents are present the sulphide is separated by precipitation and then H₂S is evolved from it, absorbed and measured. The reproducibility is about 8% (relative).

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Zusammenfassung Eine indirekte potentiometrische Methode zur Bestimmung von Sulfid beruht auf der Oxydation mit alkoholischer Jodlösung und Messung des Jodids mit einer jodid-selektiven Elektrode. Die untere Grenze der Bestimmung beträgt 0,2g. Bei Anwesenheit störender Substanzen wird das Sulfid gefällt, filtriert, daraus Schwefelwasserstoff freigesetzt und dieser absorbiert und gemessen. Die Reproduzierbarkeit beträgt etwa 8% relativ.

     

Modified sensors based on semiconductor and metallic materials for the determination of cyan- and iodine-containing pesticides by potentiometric titration

Potentiometric sensors based on semiconductor and metallic materials modified by electrochemical techniques are proposed. It is demonstrated that the electrochemical modification of the surface improves the electroanalytical properties of the electrodes. Nonmodified and modified electrodes are recommended for the potentiometric titration of iodides. Procedures are developed for the potentiometric determination of cyanide- and iodine-containing pesticides using GaAs- and Ti-electrodes.     

Selective potentiometric determination of Bi(III) with a coated-wire electrode

A bismuth-selective electrode based on the chlorobismuthate(III) salt of Aliquat 336 is described. The electrode gives nearly linear response in the bismuth concentration range 10⁻¹–10⁻⁴M. The optimum solution conditions for operation of the electrode have been determined together with possible interference effects. The application of the electrode to analysis of samples containing large amounts of other metals is illustrated by the determination of bismuth in pharmaceuticals. The electrode is shown to give results by direct potentiometry and the standard-addition method which differ from atomic-absorption results by not more than 2%.     

Indirect determination of cyanide ion and hydrogen cyanide by adsorptive stripping voltammetry at a mercury electrode

An indirect voltammetric method is described for determination of cyanide ions and hydrogen cyanide, using the effect of cyanide on cathodic adsorptive stripping peak height of Cu-adenine. The method is based on competitive Cu complex formation reaction between adenine at the electrode surface and CN⁻ ions in solution. Under the optimum experimental conditions (pH=6.42 Britton-Robinson buffer, 1×10⁻⁴ M copper and 8×10⁻⁷ M adenine), the linear decrease of the peak current of Cu-adenine was observed, when the cyanide concentration was increased from 5×10⁻⁸ to 8×10⁻⁷ M. The detection limit was obtained as 1×10⁻⁸ M for 60 s accumulation time. The relative standard deviations for six measurements were 4 and 2% for the cyanide concentrations of 5×10⁻⁸ and 2×10⁻⁷ M, respectively. The method was applied to the determination of cyanide in various industrial waste waters such as electroplating waste water and also for determination of hydrogen cyanide in air samples.     

Continuous-flow potentiometric determination of creatinine in urine with a picrate ion-selective electrode

A completely automated potentiometric method for the determination of creatinine in urine is described. Creatinine reacts with picrate in alkaline media (Jaffé reaction) in a flow system, and the decrease in picrate activity is continuously monitored with a picrateselective flow-through electrode. Creatinine in urine, in the range 0.5–3 g/liter, was determined in a sample volume of 0.15 ml, with a relative standard deviation of about 1%. Forty samples per hour can be analyzed without previous dilution or pretreatment. Recovery of creatinine added to urine samples ranged from 90 to 111% with an average of 96.7%. The method compares favorably with a photometric method. The proposed automated method is suitable for routine clinical measurements and screening tests.     

Potentiometric determinations with the silver sulfide membrane electrode : Part I. Determination of cyanide

The possibilities of the silver sulfide membrane electrode for the determination of cyanide are described; determinations by multiple standard addition and titration have been studied, and interferences have been checked. The determination of cyanide in solutions containing various metal complexes, and the evolution method for separation of hydrogen cyanide are discussed. Automatic titration can be used for samples containing 1 p.p.m. cyanide, and the standard addition method for 1 p.p.b. cyanide.