The determination of nickel with dimethylglyoxime in the presence of iron and cobalt

A method for the determination of nickel in the presence of both ferric iron and cobalt is presented. The nickel is precipitated directly with dimethylglyoxime, without the prior reduction of the iron. The interference of the iron and cobalt is eliminated by the addition of N,N-dihydroxyethylglycine, which chelates the iron and prevents the formation of the iron-cobalt-dimethylglyoxime contaminant.     

The determination of metallic iron,nickel and cobalt in reduced ores and oxides

A procedure is described for the determination of metallic iron, nickel and cobalt in reduced ores and oxides. The metallic phases are dissolved in brominemethanol solution, excess of bromine is destroyed by reaction with hydroxylamine hydrochloride and the analysis is completed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Solution of oxide phases is not observed if free or combined water is removed from the samples. Results are presented for an ore and standard alloys.     

Spectrophotometric determination of iron with 1,10-phenanthroline in the presence of copper

Summary Cupric ion forms a very stable complex with triethylenetetramine (trien). It has a very weak absorption at 400–460 nm, however, the ferroin shows a very strong absorption at 480–520 nm. The use of trien-tartrate as duel masking agents for copper has been proved to be successful, and is superior to EDTA or citrate-EDTA in the determination of iron with 1,10-phenanthroline. The colour reaction may be accelerated at 60° for 10 min. The new method has been applied to the analysis of U. S. NBS standard solder alloy samples for iron.

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Die spektrophotometrische Bestimmung von Eisen mit 1,10-Phenanthrolin in Gegenwart von Kupfer

Zusammenfassung Kupfer(II)ionen bilden mit Triethylentetramin (Trien) einen sehr beständigen Komplex. Dieser absorbiert sehr schwach bei 400–460 nm, Ferroin hingegen zeigt eine sehr starke Absorption bei 480–520 nm. Die Verwendung von Trien-Tartrat als Maskierungsmittel für Kupfer erwies sich als zielführend und ist für die Eisenbestimmung mit 1,10-Phenanthrolin besser geeignet als EDTA oder Zitrat-EDTA. Die Farbreaktion läßt sich durch Erwärmen auf 60°C für 10 min beschleunigen. Die vorgeschlagene Methode hat sich bei der Analyse von NBS-Standardproben von Lot-Legierungen bewährt.

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On leave from Nanking Institute of Chemical Technology, Nanking, China.     

Direct complexometric determination of magnesium in the presence of uranium, iron and aluminium

Conditions for the direct complexometric determination of magnesium in the presence of uranium, iron and aluminium are described. The method is based on the masking of uranium by hydroxylamine, and of iron and aluminium by triethanolamine. Methylthymol Blue is used as indicator for the EDTA titration of magnesium at pH 10.     

Potentiometric determination of iron with DTPA in the presence of a large amount of aluminium

Potentiometric determination of iron with DTPA at pH 1.6 (platinum and calomel electrodes) permits determination of iron in the presence of aluminium up to an Al:Fe ratio of 70. Aluminium is determined indirectly by addition of excess of DCTA, adjustment to pH 5, and back-titration with iron(III) chloride.     

Dimerization of N-methylanabasine in the presence of metallic sodium

In a study of the dimerization of N-methylanabasine in the presence of metallic sodium under conditions for the dimerization of pyridine, it was found that the reaction does not take place at room temperature while at 50–70° C it leads to the formation of,-di(1-methylpiperid-2-yl)-,-bipyridyl. Oxidation of the latter yielded 4,4-bipyridyl-5, 5-dicarboxylic acid, the decarboxylation of which gave,-bipyridyl.     

Spectrophotometric determination of iron(II) with 1,10-phenanthroline in the presence of large amounts of iron(III)

A study was made to establish proper conditions for the selective determination of Fe(II) by the 1,10-phenanthroline method in the presence of large amounts of Fe(III). It was shown that fe(III) is effectively masked by fluoride. The pH of the solution to be masked should be below 2.5 in order to prevent acceleration by the fluoride of aerial oxidation of Fe(II).     

The determination of iron in delustred rayon

A method for the determination of iron in delustred viscose rayon is described, depending on the use of the 1,10-phenanthroline procedure in the presence of titanium(IV) and ammonium tartrate. The procedure is suitable for amounts of iron in the range 0–0.25 mg.     

The reaction of metallic mercury with alkyl halides in the presence of nucleophilic reagents

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Coulometric determination of uranium in presence of iron/plutonium using a platinum working electrode

A controlled potential coulometric method for the determination of uranium in the presence of iron or plutonium using a platinum working electrode has been developed. The method consists of reduction of uranium in 8M H₂SO₄ by Ti(III) followed by destruction of excess Ti(III) and selective oxidation of Fe(II) or Pu(III) to Fe(III) or Pu(IV), respectively, by sodium nitrite. The U(IV) is subsequently determined by electrolytic oxidation at Pt electrode using Fe(III) as an intermediate. The method was employed for the determination of uranium in synthetic mixtures of U+Fe and U+Pu containing varying ratios of U/Fe or U/Pu. The precision obtained for uranium results was ±0.25%.     

Pollution-free method for the determination of iron in iron ore

A method for the determination of total iron in iron ores and concentrates is described which avoids the use of mercuric chloride. The sample is decomposed either by an acid attack or by fusion with sodium peroxide. The hot sample solution in about 6M hydrochloric acid is treated with hot 10% stannous chloride solution till pale yellow, followed by addition of a slight excess of 2% titanous chloride solution; the excess is then oxidized with perchloric acid (1 + 1). The solution is rapidly cooled in ice-water, and the iron (II) is titrated with potassium dichromate (sodium diphenylsulphonate as indicator). The results show the same degree of precision, accuracy, and degree of interference as those obtained by the standard stannous chloride-mercuric chloride method.     

The colorimetric determination of orthophosphate in the presence of condensed phosphates

The linear condensed phosphates inhibit the development of color due to orthophosphatc by the method of LOWRY AND LOPEZ. The higher members of the scries (the polymetaphosphates) have more effect than the lower members (pyrophosphate, tripoly-and tetrapolyphosphates). The two cyclic metaphosphates, trimeta- and tetrametaphosphate, do not inhibit. The inhibition by polymetaphosphate is partly overcome by storing the developed color for about 90 min. Low concentrations of copper and nickel and higher concentrations of iron(III) remove either partially or completely the inhibition due to polymetaphosphates. None of the metaphosphates interferes in the estimation of orthophosphate by the isobutanol extraction method of BERENBLUM AND CHAIN     

The use of Chromazurol S in the presence of a mixture of cationic and non-ionic surfactants for the spectrophotometric determination of iron in cereals

Simple and sensitive methods for the spectrophotometric determination of iron(III) in food, based on the formation of coloured complexes of Fe(III) with Chromazurol S (CAS) in the presence of tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (TTA) or octadecyltrimethylammonium chloride (ODTA) and Triton X-100 (TX100), have been developed. Optimum pH and the concentrations of CAS, TTA, ODTA, and TX100 ensuring maximum absorbance have been determined. For the Fe-CAS-TTA-TX100 system the molar absorptivity is 1.12 × 10⁵ L/(mol cm) at 650 nm; for Fe-CAS-ODTA-TX100 it is 1.35 × 10⁵ L/(mol cm) at 659.5 nm. Beer’s law was obeyed for iron concentration in the range 0.08–0.56 μg/mL for the complex Fe-CAS-TTA-TX100 and 0.08–0.64 μg/mL for Fe-CAS-ODTA-TX100. The influence of several interfering ions has been discussed. The stoichiometry of the complexes was established by applying Job’s method. The more sensitive method, based on the Fe-CAS-ODTA-TX100 system, has been applied to the determination of iron in cereals. To evaluate the accuracy of the elaborated method, the determined content of Fe was compared to the declared value as well as to the result obtained by the reference ICP-OES method.