A sensitive flow-injection method for determination of trace amounts of nitrite

A new sensitive colour reaction for nitrite determination is presented. In acidic medium, nitrite was reacted with safranine to form a diazonium salt which caused the reddish-orange dye colour of the solution to change to blue. The carrier stream, into which the sample solution was injected, was doubly distilled water. The reagent solution stream, which contained safranine dye, hydrochloric acid and potassium chloride, was mixed with the carrier in a 3-m length of silicon tubing (bore 0.5 mm) maintained at 30°C in a thermostatic bath. The absorbance intensity was measured at 520 nm. The detection limit was 20 ng ml⁻¹ and the RSD% of 20 injections of 1 μg ml⁻¹ of nitrite was 0.65%. Analysis can be done at a rate of up to 30 h⁻¹. Under the optimum conditions in the concentration range of 30–4000 ng ml⁻¹ of nitrite ion, a linear calibration graph was obtained (r=0.9999). The method was applied successfully to the determination of nitrite in sausages.     

Kinetic spectrophotometric determination of low levels of nitrite by catalytic reaction between pyrogallol red and bromate

A kinetic spectrophotometric method for the determination of trace nitrite (0.003-1.000 microg/ml) based on its catalytic effect on the reaction between potassium bromate and pyrogallol red in acidic media is described. The reaction is monitored spectrophotometrically by measuring the decreasing colour of pyrogallol red at 467 nm by the fixed-time method. At a given time of 3.0 min at 30 degrees, the detection limit is 0.001 microg/ml and the relative standard deviation for 0.010 microg/ml nitrite is 1.8% (n = 8). The method is free from most interferences, especially from large amounts of nitrate and ammonium. The procedure was successfully applied to the determination of trace nitrite in natural water without preconcentration.     

Characterisation of a gas-diffusion membrane-based optical flow-through sensor exemplified by the determination of nitrite

A membrane-based optical flow-through sensor is described which can be alternatively used for absorbance and reflectance detection within the receiver channel of a sandwich-type gas-diffusion separation cell. Using the common spectrophotometric detection scheme for nitrite based on azo-dye formation, the principle features of the flow-through sensor are investigated and the performance is characterised particularly with regard to selectivity and sensitivity aspects. The determination of nitrite in waste waters and meat extracts was used to demonstrate the applicability to real sample analysis. The main advantage of the proposed flow-through sensor is the absence of interferences due to sample colour and turbidity enabling direct sample admission of complex samples without tedious sample pretreatment.     

Photometric determination of nitrite

A new sensitive colour reaction for nitrite determination is presented. The method is based on the reaction of nitrite with p-aminobenzoic acid to form a diazonium ion, which is coupled with 8-hydroxyquinoline, in alkaline medium, to form a reddish-orange water-soluble azo dye. Diazotization and coupling are very fast and control of temperature is unnecessary. Moreover, the colour is stable and its intensity is in direct proportion to nitrite concentration over a wide range.     

Determination of inorganic corrosion inhibitors in heat transfer systems by ion chromatography

In water-based heating and cooling circuits monoethylene glycol is frequently used as an anti-freezing agent. For corrosion protection inhibitors based on nitrite, molybdate or amines are commonly added. The determination of nitrite is usually performed by ion chromatography (IC) using an IonPac AS14 analytical column for the anion separation and a suppressed conductivity detection. Local overheating in some circuits causes degradation of ethylene glycol and leads to the formation of some organic acids. Under such chemical conditions the correct quantification of nitrite becomes a more complex analytical task due to the interference of the organic acids. This problem was solved using the IonPac AS9-HC separation column. In heat transfer systems, where nitrite is not stable, molybdate can be used as an inhibitor for corrosion protection. In these cases photometric methods are recommended for monitoring the molybdate concentration. However, due to the dark brown colour and turbidity of aged glycol solutions photometric methods were not applicable. Thus the use of IC offered a reliable alternative for the determination of molybdate, also in aged glycol solutions, using IonPac AS9-HC or AS14 columns for separation.     

New methods for the detection of carboxylic acid groups in organic compounds, with acriflavine

The dye acriflavine is used for the selective detection of the carboxylic acid group in organic compounds. Two simple, rapid, and reliable colour tests are reported; these are based on the development of a violet colour and a yellow to yellowish-brown precipitate when a carboxylic acid is treated with acriflavine/sodium nitrite and acriflavine/potassium chromate respectively. Other acidic compounds such as phenols, thiophenols, sulphinic acids, sulphonamides, and acid imides do not interfere. Sulphonic acids (with the exception of their amino derivatives) interfere with both the tests. Enols and salts of organic bases do not interfere in the former test, whereas they do interfere in the latter test. The probable nature of the reaction products in both the tests has been discussed. Based on the former reaction, a procedure is described for the selective detection of nitrite ion. The limit of detection is 25 mug of nitrite per ml. Only iodide interferes.     

A new spot-test for the detection of sulphites and sulphur-dioxide

A new spot-test for sulphur dioxide and sulphites is described. The sulphur dioxide is allowed to come in contact with an acid solution of ammonium vanadate which is then treated successively with solutions of ferric chloride and ammoniacal dimethylglyoxime. The ferrous ions, produced by reaction with the reduced vanadium, react with the dimethylglyoxime to give the well-known cherry-red colour.Other reagents for the detection of ferrous ions such as o-phenanthroline and dipyridyl may be substituted for dimethylglyoxime.Thiosulphate, sulphide and nitrite react as well, but can be masked by the addition of mercuric chloride in the case of the first two; by the addition of aniline hydrochloride in the case of the nitrite.The minimum amount of sulphite detectable is 4 μg.Tests are in progress with the object of applying the method to the determination of sulphur dioxide.     

Volumetric determination of primary arylamines and nitrites, using an internal indicator system

A new nitrite titration method is presented. The titration is performed in the presence of a standard solution of 4,4'-sulphonyl-dianiline and diphenylamine, which is used as an internal indicator. An intense red colour develops during the titration as a result of a simultaneous diazotization and coupling process. A very sharp end-point is given by a colour change to yellow. The titration is performed at a temperature of about 45 degrees in the presence of large amounts of nitrate. The method is specific and precise. It is suitable for the direct volumetric determination of various easily diazotized primary arylamines, sulphonamides and other amino-compounds which can be determined by nitrite titration. It is suitable also for the indirect determination of nitrites. The method is applicable on the semimicro and macro scales.     

Spectrophotometric determination of trace nitrite based on catalytic oxidation of thionine by potassium bromate

A kinetic method for the determination of trace nitrite (7 × 10^?9–1.2 × 10^?6 M) based on its catalytic effect on the reaction between potassium bromate and thionine in strongly acidic media is reported. The reaction is monitored spectrophotometrically by measuring the decreasing colour of thionine at 602 nm by the fixed-time method. At a given time of 5 min at 30°C, the detection limit is 2 × 10^?9 M (0.001 absorbance ratio, b = 1 cm) and the relative standard deviation for 1 × 10^?6 M nitrite is 2.6% (n = 6). The method is free from most interferences, especially from large amounts of nitrate. The procedure was successfully applied to the determination of trace nitrite in natural water and sausage samples without preconcentration and separation.     

Capillary electrophoresis determination of nitrate and nitrite in high-salt perchlorate solutions for the UC dissolution study

The capillary electrophoresis method with direct UV detection is proposed for the determination of nitrite and nitrate in high-salt perchlorate solutions issued from uranium carbide dissolution. The isotachophoretic sample stacking was used to compensate for the perchlorate matrix interference. Simple electrolyte composed of 120 mM formiate buffer, pH 3.8 enabled the nitrate and nitrite determination in the presence of up to 1000-fold excess of perchlorate with 2 μM and 4 μM detection limits for nitrate and nitrite, respectively. The proposed method was applied to the determination of nitrate and nitrite in high-salt non-irradiated uranium carbide dissolution samples.     

Spectrophotometric determination of hydroxylamine and its derivatives in pharmaceuticals

A sensitive spectrophotometric method for the determination of hydroxylamine is described. The method is based on the oxidation of hydroxylamine to nitrite using sodium arsenate under alkaline condition. The formed nitrite is determined based on the diazo coupling reaction between p-nitroaniline and N-(1-naphthyl)ethylenediamine dihydrochloride [NEDA]. The system obeys Beer's law over the concentration range 0-7 microg of hydroxylamine at 545 nm and the colour is stable for 3 h. The molar absorptivity of the colour system is found to be 6.7 x 10(4) l mol(-1) cm(-1). The relative standard deviation is 1.2% for ten determinations at 4 microg of hydroxylamine. Interferences due to various foreign ions have been studied and the method has been applied to the determination of hydroxylamine and its derivatives used in pharmaceutical formulations after hydrolysis.     

Spectrophotometer Determination of Nitrite Using Salbutamol sulphate as a Reagent

Abstract

A simple spectrophotometric method for the trace determination of nitrite (NO^? ₂) is described. Nitrite is reacted with Salbutamal sulphate in acidic medium which gives a yellow colour in alkaline medium (?pH 7) and can be determined in the presence of several cations and anions. Beer's law is obeyed in the range of 1.8 to 27.6 ppm of nitrite with the molar absorptivity 1.8 × 10³ 1 × mole^?1 × cm^?1 at 4l0 nm. The proposed method can also be utilized for the determination of nitrate (NO^? ₃) after its reduction to nitrite. The method has been applied for the determination of various samples containing traces of nitrite.     

Flow injection spectrophotometric determination of nitrite

4-Nitroaniline, which gives intensely yellow solution on dissolution in dilute hydrochloric acid, has been found to react with nitrite almost instantaneously in acidic medium yielding a colourless product that has been identified as 4-nitrophenyl diazo cation. The measurement of decrease in colour intensity suggested a new, simple and one-step reaction procedure that has been used for the reversed flow injection determination of 5microg-5 mg/l. NO(2)-N. The limit of detection has been found to be 2 microg/l. NO(2)-N. A number of species such as copper(II) and lead(II), which interfere in other spectrophotometric procedures, do not affect the results. The method has been applied to determine nitrite in natural waters when the %RSD was in the range 1.8-3.5%.     

Use of Griess reagent containing vanadium(III) for post-column derivatization and simultaneous determination of nitrite and nitrate in baby food

An ion chromatographic method with post-column derivatization and spectrophotometric detection is presented for the determination of nitrate and nitrite (NOx) in baby food. NOx residues found naturally or added as preservatives were extracted from baby foods and determined by using ion chromatography with post-column derivatization and spectrophotometric detection. Nitrate was reduced to nitrite online by post-column reduction using vanadium(lll) chloride and heat. Nitrite reacted with Griess reagent to produce a dye that was detected at 525 nm. The use of V(III) and heat to promote the reduction of nitrate to nitrite online is a novel feature of this detection system. The determination of incurred NOx residues in samples by using AOAC Method 993.03 yielded results comparable to those obtained by ion chromatography with spectrophotometric detection. The toxic and carcinogenic metal cadmium used in the AOAC Method to reduce the nitrate to nitrite was avoided. The proposed method provides simultaneous determination of nitrate and nitrite. Average recoveries of nitrate and nitrite residues ranged from 82 to 107% for fortification levels of 25-400 ppm.     

Simultaneous Ultraviolet Spectrophotometric Determination of Nitrate and Nitrite in Water

Abstract

A rapid and accurate method for the direct simultaneous determination of nitrate and nitrite is proposed. The method is applied to the determination of nitrate and nitrite in rainwater and wastewater without preliminary separation. The determinations are performed by a CPA matrix method with ultraviolet spectrophotometric detection. The results obtained are in agreement with those obtained by conventional methods for the determination of nitrate and nitrite.     

An Extractive Spectrophotometric Method for the Determination of Nitrite Using Fluorescein Amine Isomer I

ABSTRACT

A sensitive spectrophotometric method for the determination of nitrite using fluorescein amine isomer I is described. The method is based on the formation of azido derivative of fluorescein amine isomer I, which is selectively extracted into 20% iso amyl alcohol in toluene and is stripped to aqueous phase using NaOH. Formation of the azido derivative depends on nitrite concentration and the system obeys Beer's law in the range 0-0.4 ppm of nitrite at 495 nm. The molar absorptivity of the colour system is 6.67 × 10⁴ L mol^-1 cm^-1 with a relative standard deviation of 3% for 10 determinations at 1 μg of nitrite. The proposed method is successfully applied for the determination of nitrite and nitrate in soil, water and radiator coolant sample, NO₂ gas in a laboratory fume cupboard is determined after fixing it as nitrite in sodium arsenite absorber solution.     

利用Fe^3＋与SCN^—的显色反应检测内燃机车冷却液中的亚硝酸钠

1　引言内燃机车冷却液中NaNO2(18～22gL)的测定是采用KMnO4容量滴定法[1]。该方法重现性差、误差大[2]。作者改用稀乙酸调节冷却液酸度,以硫脲作还原剂,在波长476nm下[3]测其吸光度可求出NaNO2的含量。2　试验21　主要仪器和试剂752C型紫外可见分光光度计。标样(NaNO2标?..     

偶合化学发光法测定血清中亚硝酸盐

采用正交试验法建立了Ｌｕｍｉｎｏｌ－ＮＯ－２－Ｋ４［Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）６］偶合发光体系测定血清ＮＯ－２的方法。本法测定ＮＯ－２的线性范围为９．０×１０－６～１．０×１０－３μｇ／Ｌ,检出限３．５×１０－６μｇ／Ｌ。对１．０×１０－４μｇ／ＬＮＯ－２连续测定１１次的相对标准偏差为２．３％。用于血清中亚硝酸根的测定,结果满意。     

Colorimetric determination of nitrites with p-diaminodiphenylsulphone-diphen-ylamine as reagent

Diaminodiphenylsulphone-diphenylamine is used in a new colorimetric method for the determination of nitrite over a range of 0.1-2.5 mg/l . at pH 1.8 and 0.22-0.4 mg/l . at pH about 0.1. The coloured solutions are stable, follow Beer's law and are suitable for determination of traces by visual comparison. The method is selective and neither chlorine nor nitrogen trichloride gives similar colour reactions.     

Optical biosensing of nitrite ions using cytochrome cd1 nitrite reductase encapsulated in a sol-gel matrix

Nitrite is an important human health and environmental analyte. As such, the European Union (EU) has imposed a limit for nitrite in potable water of 0.1 mg l-1 (2.18 microM). In order to develop an optical biosensing system for the determination of nitrite ions in environmental waters, cytochrome cd1 nitrite reductase has been extracted and purified from the bacterium Paracoccus pantotrophus. The protein has been spectroscopically characterised in solution and important kinetic parameters of nitrite reduction of the cytochrome cd1 enzyme, i.e., Km, Vmax and kcat have been determined. The influence of pH on the activity of the cytochrome cd1 has been investigated and the results suggest that this enzyme can be used for the determination of nitrite in the pH range 6-9. Biosensing experiments with the cytochrome cd1 in solution suggested that the decrease in intensity of the absorption band associated with the d1 haem (which is the nitrite binding site), at 460 nm, with increasing nitrite concentrations would enable the measurement of this analyte with the optimum limit of detection. The cytochrome cd1 has been encapsulated in a bulk sol-gel monolith with no structural changes observed and retention of enzymatic activity. The detection of nitrite ions in the range 0.075-1.250 microM was achieved, with a limit of detection of 0.075 microM. In order to increase the speed of response, a sol-gel sandwich thin film structure was formulated with the cytochrome cd1. This structure enabled the determination of nitrite concentrations within ca. 5 min. The sol-gel sandwich entrapped cytochrome cd1 enzyme was found to be stable for several months when the films were stored at 4 degrees C.