Speeding up of a three-stage sequential extraction method for metal speciation using focused ultrasound

The three-stage sequential extraction procedure, proposed by the European Community Bureau of Reference (BCR), has been applied for speciation of copper, chromium, nickel, lead and zinc in a sludge sample collected from an urban wastewater treatment plant. The conventional BCR sequential extraction method has been modified, in each stage, applying ultrasonic energy by means of a probe (handling at an adequate sonication power and time) in order to shorten the required operation time. Extractable metal contents obtained by both the conventional and the accelerated ultrasonic extraction method, were measured by Flame-Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. Results obtained in each fraction by both methods were statistically compared (P=0.95) for all the studied elements and no significant differences were found except for chromium and zinc in the third fraction (oxidisable). For all metals the extraction percentage was>95%. The proposed accelerated sequential extraction method could be a valid alternative to the conventional shaking with a much shorter operating time.     

Determination of lead in carbonate rocks by carbon-furnace atomic-absorption spectrometry after dissolution in nitric acid

A simple and rapid method for the determination of 1-100 ppm of lead in carbonate rocks is described. Dissolution of the rock samples in 10% v v nitric acid is shown to give precise and accurate results even though silicates in the samples remain undissolved. A more time-consuming but complete dissolution of the sample with hydrofluoric acid may be used if preferred. The increase in sensitivity and freedom from matrix interference obtained by the use of a carbon-furnace atomizer eliminate the necessity for preconcentration of the lead, saving time and preventing errors from contamination or losses derived from inefficient extraction procedures. The detection limit and precision of the method are 0.4 ppm and 6% (relative standard deviation at the 3-ppm lead level) respectively and accurate results were obtained for the analysis of standard rock samples.     

浊点萃取-石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定膨化食品中铅

以8-羟基喹啉(8-HQ)为螯合剂,在pH 9缓冲溶液中,痕量铅(Ⅱ)与8-HQ生成螯合物,加入表面活性剂Triton X-100用浊点萃取分离富集样品中痕量铅。分取部分表面活性剂相用0.1mol·L-1硝酸溶液定容至2mL,所得溶液直接用石墨炉原子吸收光谱法进行测定。对影响浊点萃取的因素和共存离子的干扰等进行了试验并予以优化。方法的检出限(3σ)为0.85pg。应用所提出的方法测定了膨化食品样品中铅的含量,在5种样品中用标准加入法进行方法的回收试验,测得回收率在91.7%～101.7%之间。     

Determination of lead in seawater by flow-injection on-line preconcentration-electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry after coprecipitation with iron(III) hydroxide.

A flow-injection on-line preconcentration-electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometric (ETAAS) method coupled with a coprecipitation method has been developed for the determination of lead in seawater. The combination of two preconcentration procedures, coprecipitation with iron(II) hydroxide and solid-phase extraction with a lead-selective resin, Pb-Spec, allowed the determination of lead at the ng kg(-1) level. Lead in 250 g of a sample solution was collected by coprecipitation with 10 mg of iron. The precipitate was dissolved in 25 ml of 1 mol l(-1) nitric acid; then, a 4-ml aliquot of the sample solution was introduced into the flow-injection system to preconcentrate and separate lead from iron on a Pb.Spec microcolumn. The sorbed lead was eluted with a 1.0 x 10(-4) mol l(-1) EDTA solution. The 30-microl portion of the eluate corresponding to the highest analyte concentration zone was injected into a graphite furnace. The overall enhancement factor was about 200 for 250 g of the sample. The average and standard deviation of ten blank values obtained were 1.7 ng and 0.38 ng, respectively. The recovery was 93.7 +/- 5.0% for seawater spiked with 20 ng kg(-1) lead. The proposed method is applicable to the analysis of seawater for lead at slightly higher levels.     

Application of a new nanoporous sorbent for extraction and pre-concentration of lead and copper ions

The authors describe a method for the trace determination of copper (II) and lead (II) in water and fish samples using solid-phase extraction via siliceous mesocellular foam functionalised by dithizone. Siliceous mesocellular was functionalised with dithizone, and the resulting sorbent was characterised by scanning electron microscopy, surface area analysis, thermogravimetric/differential thermal analysis and FTIR. Following solid-phase extraction of target ions by the sorbent, copper and lead ions were quantified by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. Factors affecting the sorption and desorption of target ions by the sorbent were evaluated and optimised. The calibration plot is linear in the 1 – 500 μg L^?1 copper (II) and 3–700 μg L^?1 lead (II) concentration range. The relative recovery efficiency in real sample analysis is in the range from 96 to 102%, and precision varies between 1.7 and 2.8%. It is should be noted that the limits of detection for the copper and lead analysis were 0.8 and 1.6 μg L^?1, respectively. Also, the adsorption capacities for copper and lead ions were 120 and 160 mg g^?1, respectively. The obtained pre-concentration factor for the lead and copper ions by the proposed solid-phase extraction was 75. The method was successfully applied to the determination of low levels of copper (II) and lead (II) in tap, Caspian sea, Persian gulf and lake water and also their detection in fish samples.     

The Determination of Lead in Gasoline By a Hyphenation Technology of Microwave Extraction and AAS

Usually, for the determination of trace concentration of lead in gasoline, a routine sample pre-treatment procedure (such as iodine monochloride method or boiled hydrochloric extraction method) is coupled with a spectrometric detector, because tetraethyl lead and tetramethyl lead were added in gasoline as a antiknock component. These methods involved, however, are often complex, time-consuming, labor-intensive and,hence, susceptible to errors and pollution. Use of microwave energy enhance extraction of organic compounds from solid matrices was reported, but, enhance extraction of organic compounds from organic matrices (in especial from the gasoline), then turning the extraction substance into an inorganic compound was not reported.     

Direct determination of lead in blood by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry with L'vov platform and matrix modification

An electrothermal atomic-absorption procedure with the L'vov platform and a simple five- or ten-fold sample dilution with a matrix-modifier solution containing diammonium hydrogenphosphate, Triton X-100 and nitric acid, is described for the direct determination of relatively low levels of lead in heparinized blood. The graphite-furnace parameters and matrix-modifier composition are optimized. Sensitivity, imprecision, accuracy and detection limit are reported. Results obtained by standard addition for ten human blood samples (30–400 μg l^?1 lead) were confirmed by an extraction/flame atomic-absorption reference method. Differences in mean lead values ranged from 2 to 31 μg l^?1 with 5.1% mean relative difference. The mean relative standard deviations for consecutive and between-day determinations were 4.6 and 9%, respectively. Accuracy was verified by analyzing six bovine-blood standards certified for lead in the range 70–1100 μg l^?1; deviations of found concentrations from expected values ranged from 0 to 44 μg l^?1 with 4.3% mean relative error. Recovery experiments done with human blood gave 104% (90–121%) of the added lead. The method offers several advantages for routine application in comparison with the extraction/flame atomic-absorption procedure.     

Determination of musk compounds in sewage treatment plant sludge samples by solid-phase microextraction

Headspace solid-phase microextraction, followed by GC-MS analysis is presented as a suitable technique for the determination of musk compounds in sewage treatment plant sludge. Five polycyclic musks (celestolide, phantolide, traseolide, galaxolide and tonalide) and four nitro musks (musk xylene, musk moskene, musk tibetene and musk ketone) were considered in the optimisation of the analytical method. The influence of extraction temperature, fibre coating, agitation, pH and salting out on the efficiency of the extraction along with the extraction kinetics were studied. An extraction temperature of 100 degrees C and sampling the headspace over the stirred sludge sample using polydimethylsiloxane -divinylbenzene as fibre coating lead to effective extraction. The method proposed is very simple and yields high sensitivity, good linearity and repeatability for all the analytes with limits of detection at the sub-ng/g level. The total analysis time, including extraction and GC analysis, was only 40 min, and no manipulation of the sample was required.     

Rapid determination of lead in water samples by dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction coupled with electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry

The need for highly reliable methods for the determination of trace and ultratrace elements has been recognized in analytical chemistry and environmental science. A simple and powerful microextraction technique was used for the detection of the lead ultratrace amounts in water samples using the dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME), followed by the electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ET AAS). In this microextraction technique, a mixture of 0.50 mL acetone (disperser solvent), containing 35 microL carbon tetrachloride (extraction solvent) and 5 microL diethyldithiophosphoric acid (chelating agent), was rapidly injected by syringe into the 5.00 mL water sample, spiked with lead. In this process, the lead ions reacted with the chelating agent and were extracted into the fine droplets of CCl(4). After centrifugation (2 min at 5000 rpm), the fine CCl4 droplets were sedimented at the bottom of the conical test tube (25+/-1 microL). Then, 20 microL from the sedimented phase, containing the enriched analyte, was determined by ET AAS. The next step was the optimization of various experimental conditions, affecting DLLME, such as the type and the volume of the extraction solvent, the type and the volume of the disperser solvent, the extraction time, the salt effect, pH and the chelating agent amount. Moreover, the effect of the interfering ions on the analytes recovery was also investigated. Under the optimum conditions, the enrichment factor of 150 was obtained from only a 5.00 mL water sample. The calibration graph was linear in the range of 0.05-1 microg L(-1) with the detection limit of 0.02 microg L(-1). The relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) for seven replicate measurements of 0.50 microg L(-1) of lead was 2.5%. The relative lead recoveries in mineral, tap, well and sea water samples at the spiking level of 0.20 and 0.40 microg L(-1) varied from 93.5 to 105.0. The characteristics of the proposed method were compared with the cloud point extraction (CPE), the liquid-liquid extraction, the solid phase extraction (SPE), the on-line solid phase extraction (SPE) and the co-precipitation, based on bibliographic data. The main DLLME advantages combined with ET AAS were simplicity of operation, rapidity, low cost, high-enrichment factor, good repeatability, low consumption of extraction solvent, requiring a low sample volume (5.00 mL).     

Spectrophotometric determination of bismuth in concentrates and non-ferrous alloys by the iodide method after separations by diethyldithiocarbamate and xanthate extraction

A method for determining 0.0001-1% of bismuth in copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc and nickel sulphide concentrates is described. After sample decomposition, bismuth is separated from matrix and other elements, except lead and thallium(III), by chloroform extraction of its diethyldithiocarbamate complex, pH 11.5-12.0, from a sodium hydroxide medium containing citric acid, tartaric acid, EDTA and potassium cyanide as complexing agents. Following back-extraction of bismuth into 12M hydrochloric acid and reduction of thallium to the univalent state, bismuth is separated from co-extracted lead and thallium by chloroform extraction of its xanthate from a 2.5M hydrochloric acid-tartaric acid-ammonium chloride medium. Bismuth is then determined spectrophotometrically, at 337 or 460 nm, as the iodide. Interference from lead, which is co-extracted in mug-amounts as the xanthate and causes high results at 337 nm, is eliminated by washing the extract with a hydrochloric acid solution of the same composition as the medium used for extraction. The proposed method is also applicable to lead-, tin- and copper-base alloys.     

Determination of lead in rocks by radiometric isotope dilution and substoichiometric extraction

A rapid procedure is described for the determination of lead in rocks by an isotope-dilution substoichiometric method. After the sample has been digested with acid in the presence of ²¹⁰Pb tracer, the lead is separated by dithizone extractions. After the lead has been back-extracted into aqueous solution, it is reacted with a substoichiometric amount of EDTA. Excess of unreacted lead is removed by extraction with dithizone in carbon tetrachloride, and the specific activity of the aqueous complex is determined by counting ²¹⁰Pb. The standard deviation of the method is less than 10 % for replicate determinations of lead in several U.S. Geological Survey standard rocks. The agreement with literature values indicates that the method is accurate.     

Ultrasound-assisted sequential extraction method for the evaluation of mobility of toxic elements in contaminated soils

A method for the fast sequential extraction of toxic elements in contaminated soil samples using an ultrasonic water bath, followed by determination with inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), was developed and compared with other methods introduced in the literature. The five-step sequential extraction (Tessier scheme) was shortened using ultrasound-assisted sequential extraction (UASE). The optimization of the five-step sequential extraction was based on the analysis of SRM 2710 using Tessiers’s method as a reference. Several extracting solutions with different sonication times and temperatures were tested in the optimization procedure. Concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc were determined in SRM 2710, SRM 2711, and contaminated soil samples with high accuracy and precision. The certified acid-leachable concentrations of the SRM 2710 were obtained for all elements investigated by using an optimized UASE method. Tessiers’s method yielded total element concentrations that were too high. The determination of zinc in SRM 2711 yielded concentrations that were too low, whereas arsenic determination yielded concentrations that were too high by the UASE method and analysis by ICP-OES. The analysis of the SRMs showed that the UASE method is highly comparable with the other methods used for such purposes. The major advantages of the UASE method are the high treatment rate (40 samples simultaneously with a sonication time of 54 min) and a low sample and reagent usage.     

Simultaneous determination of cadmium and lead in urine by means of computerized potentiometric stripping analysis

In computerized potentiometric stripping analysis for cadmium and lead in urine the samples are acidified with hydrochloric acid to a total concentration equal to 0.5 M. The sample is pre-electrolyzed at —1.25 V vs. SCE for 2 min without prior sample heating or deoxygenation, the working electrode being a mercury pre-coated glassy-carbon electrode. The lead and cadmium concentrations are evaluated by means of standard addition. Detection limits are 1 nM for both elements. Results obtained by potentiometric stripping analysis and by solvent extraction/atomic absorption are compared for samples from unexposed persons and from one patient under penicillamine treatment. The relative merits of the potentiometric stripping, anodic stripping and atomic absorption techniques are discussed.     

High-throughput dynamic microwave-assisted extraction on-line coupled with solid-phase extraction for analysis of nicotine in mushroom

A simple and low-cost high-throughput dynamic microwave-assisted extraction (HTDMAE) device was firstly assembled and validated by the extraction of nicotine in mushroom samples. In this device, a household microwave oven was applied to provide the microwave energy; a vacuum pump was used to deliver the solvent. Compared with traditional dynamic microwave-assisted extraction method, the sample throughput and microwave energy utilization were improved by the HTDMAE, up to 20 samples could be treated simultaneously in 9 min. Taking extraction of nicotine in mushroom sample as an example, a method was established with extraction, separation and enrichment of nicotine in a single step by the device on-line coupled with solid-phase extraction (SPE). Nicotine was first extracted from the mushroom samples with water under the action of microwave energy, and then directly introduced into the SPE column which was packed with cation-exchange resins. Subsequently, the nicotine trapped on the resins was eluted with methanol-ammonia (95:5, v/v) and determined by high-performance liquid chromatography. The limit of detection of nicotine obtained is 5.6 μg kg(-1) in fresh mushroom sample. The recovery of nicotine in mushroom samples is in the range of 87.4-104.0%. The proposed method which significantly reduced the overall analysis time and increased sample throughput should be favored for routine analyse of complex solid sample.     

Application of PLE for the determination of essential oil components from Thymus vulgaris L

Essential plants, due to their long presence in human history, their status in culinary arts, their use in medicine and perfume manufacture, belong to frequently examined stock materials in scientific and industrial laboratories. Because of a large number of freshly cut, dried or frozen plant samples requiring the determination of essential oil amount and composition, a fast, safe, simple, efficient and highly automatic sample preparation method is needed.Five sample preparation methods (steam distillation, extraction in the Soxhlet apparatus, supercritical fluid extraction, solid phase microextraction and pressurized liquid extraction) used for the isolation of aroma-active components from Thymus vulgaris L. are compared in the paper. The methods are mainly discussed with regard to the recovery of components which typically exist in essential oil isolated by steam distillation.According to the obtained data, PLE is the most efficient sample preparation method in determining the essential oil from the thyme herb. Although co-extraction of non-volatile ingredients is the main drawback of this method, it is characterized by the highest yield of essential oil components and the shortest extraction time required. Moreover, the relative peak amounts of essential components revealed by PLE are comparable with those obtained by steam distillation, which is recognized as standard sample preparation method for the analysis of essential oils in aromatic plants.     

碘化钾―甲基异丁基甲酮萃取―火焰原子吸收法测定土壤中的痕量铅

土壤样品经微波消解,在优化的条件下,用碘化钾―甲基异丁基甲酮萃取,采用火焰原子吸收光谱法测定其中的铅。结果表明,在盐酸质量分数为1%～2%,萃取时间为2 min,平衡时间为15 min,样品中的铅能被定量萃取。方法检出限为0.1 mg/kg。方法用于土壤标准样品测定,测定值与标准值相符,相对标准偏差为1.2%～1.4%,相对误差为0.8%～2.5%。实际土壤样品的测定结果显示,回收率为99.8%～100.4%。     

土壤中铅的含量及其化学形态分析

对广州市黄埔港区所取土壤中铅的化学形态分析进行了研究。采用含不同组分提取剂的连续提取程序对1 g土壤进行提取,使之分成8种形态的铅,并用火焰原子吸收光谱法(FAAS)对每种提取所得的形态中的铅进行了测定。另在一份试样中直接测定其总铅量,对提取剂的组成及其溶液的浓度及提取操作条件进行了研究和优化,对FAAS测定方法的仪器工作条件作了说明。试验结果表明,所取试样中大部分铅以稳定的结合形态存在,以可交换态和碳酸盐结合态存在的铅仅达6%,总铅量随土壤深度的增加而减少。FAAS测定方法的灵敏度和检出限依次为0.007 mg.L-1及0.01 mg.L-1,分析和测定了4个试样中8种形态的铅量,其加和量为147.9 mg.kg-1,与直接测得的总铅量(159.9 mg.kg-1)之间的偏差小于10%。     

微波辅助萃取新鲜芦荟叶中芦荟甙的研究

应用密闭微波萃取装置对芦荟中的有效成分芦荟甙进行了微波萃取研究,并利用透射电子显微镜对微波萃取机理进行了初步探讨.讨论了不同萃取剂、溶剂浓度、萃取时间和微波功率等对提取率的影响.在萃取剂为乙醇-水体系,溶剂(乙醇)体积分数为70%、萃取时间为4min及微波功率为340W的条件下,萃取效果最佳.与索氏提取及超声波萃取法相比,本法具有萃取速度快、提取率高及溶剂用量少等特点.     

Efficiency of supercritical fluid extraction for determining 4-nonylphenol in municipal sewage sludge.

When the sewage sludge containing the persistent, lipophilic, metabolite 4-nonylphenol (4-NP) has been disposed of in the environment it's toxic nature can lead to serious health risks to human beings and can also affect plants and aquatic organisms. Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) is a new and powerful technique for extracting the organic contaminants from the solid phase. The present study was conducted to investigate optimal conditions for the quantitative extraction of 4-NP by SFE and to determine the concentration of 4-NP in municipal sewage sludge. The effect of several parameters such as temperature, pressure, static extraction time, dynamic extraction time, CO2 flow-rate, sample mass and modifier on the extraction were investigated. The optimal conditions for the extraction of the spiked sample were fluid pressure 97 bar, temperature 40 degrees C, flow-rate 3.0 ml/min, static extraction time 2 min, dynamic extraction time 5 min and modifier methanol (0.5 ml). Extracts were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Concentration of 4-NP in the anaerobically degraded sludge of the De-Haw Sewage Treatment Plant in Taiwan was found to be 243.9 mg/kg. The extraction efficiency of the SFE method was compared with the conventional Soxhlet extraction method. The overall recovery of the SFE method was found to be greater and the results indicate that SFE is an efficient method for extracting 4-NP from sewage sludge.     

侧柏叶中挥发性组分的酶提取及分析

侧柏叶为柏科(Cupressaceae)植物侧柏Biota orientalis(L.)End l.的干燥嫩枝叶,侧柏别名扁柏、香柏、片柏、片松。常绿乔木,多为栽培,为我国特产[1]。侧柏叶气清香,味苦涩、微辛。具有凉血止血、清肺止咳功效,在临床上常用于治疗出血症、风湿痹痛、高血压、咳喘等,国内外学者对