Determination of Formaldehyde in Waste Water by Lucigenin Chemilummescence

Abstract

A chemiluminescence analysis has been developed for the determination of formaldehyde based on its inhibition of the chemiluminescence reaction of lucigenin-C10^?-H₂o₂. The method is sensitive, convenient and selective with a detection limit of 0.05ng/ml. The linear dynamic range is 1.0ng/ml to 0.1 μg/ml. The variation coefficient of ten determinations for 2.Ong/ml formaldehyde is 1.2%. Applications to the trace determination of formaldehyde in industrial waste waters are discussed.     

Kinetic Spectrophotometric Determination of Acetaldehyde

ABSTRACT

A method for determination of trace quantities of acetaldehyde based on its inhibition effect on the malachite green-sulfite reaction is described. The reaction is monitored spectrophotometrically by measuring the decrease in absorbance at 613 nm by a fixed time method of 60 seconds. The method allows the determination of acetaldehyde in the range of 0.2-10 μg/ml. The limit of detection was 0.1 μg/ml and the relative standard deviation for ten determinations of 2 μg/ml acetaldehyde was 1.8%. The method is applied to the determination of acetaldehyde in chemical industrial waste water with satisfactory results.     

Flow-Through Photometric Sensor for the Determination of Cadmium at the Nanogram per Millilitre Level

Abstract

A sensor for the determination of cadmium based on retention of the CdI₄ ^? complex on a QAE Sephadex resin located in the flow-cell of a conventional photometric detector and on subsequent complex displacement reaction with 4-(2-pyridylazo)-resorcinol is proposed. Formation of the colored chelate and detection take place simultaneously. The method features a determination range between 30 and 500 ng/ml of Cd(II) with relative standard deviations of 1.8% and 3.4% for 200 and 50 ng/ml of Cd(II), respectively. The selectivity involved in the use of the proposed sensor is shown in the study of interference.     

Determination of Chromium(III) with Eriochrome Cyanine R by Fourth-Derivative Spectrophotometry

Summary

A fourth-derivative spectrophotometric determination of chromium(III) with Eriochrome Cyanine R (ECR) was described. The method was based on measuring the fourth-derivative value (D₄) at 545 nm. The experimental and instrumental variables (wavelength range, scan speed, band width and order of derivative) were optimized. Under the optimum conditions, the calibration graph fit the equation d⁴ A/d⁴ = 3.75 × 10⁵ [Cr(III)] + 0.003 (r=0.9991) and have a relative standard deviation of 1.19%. The method was valid for concentrations between 20 ng/ml and 80 ng/ml of chromium(III). The molar ratio of the formed complex was 1:2 (M:L). The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of chromium in steel.     

Ion-pair adsorption film colorimetry — A new simple method for ppb level of aluminum ion in water sample

A new, highly sensitive and simple colorimetric method for trace aluminum(III) with 2,2-dihydroxyazobenzene, H₂L, is described, based on the ion-pair adsorption of the anionic Al chelate, [A1L₂ ^–, with crystal violet cation, CV⁺, on the surface of Polyvinylchloride film plasticized with dioctylphthalate. The blue violet species, CV⁺[A1L₂]^–, is enriched onto the transparent film, leading to a remarkable enhancement of the sensitivity, and the detection limits are 3 ng/ml by spectrophotometry and 5 ng/ml by visual colorimetry, respectively. Using spectrophotometer, a linear calibration curve is obtained over the concentration range of 0 to 50 ng/ml of Al. Further, the color system, consisting of red ([A1L₂]^–), yellow (H₂L), and blue violet (CV⁺), gave clear color changes suitable for visual determination of aluminum with an applicable range of 0 to above 3000 ng/ml. The four different color zones are khaki for 0–5 ng/ml, reddish-brown for 5–200 ng/ml, blue violet for 200 ng/ml-3g/ml, and colorless for more than 3g/ml. The proposed method has been successfully applied for the determination of aluminum in tap waters.     

Separation and Removal of Mercury(II) from Water Samples Using (Acetylacetone)‐2‐Thiol‐Phenyleneimine Immobilized on Anion‐Exchange Resin Prior to Determination by Cold Vapor Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy

Abstract

(Acetylacetone)‐2‐thiol‐phenyleneimine (H₂L) immobilized on an anion‐exchange resin (Dowex) was used for separation and removal of mercury from natural water samples and for preconcentration prior to its determination by cold vapor inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy. The metal was eluted from the column using a solution of 10% thiourea in 0.1 M HCl. The modified resin is higly selective with an exchange capacity of 1.60 mmol g^?1. Various parameters like pH, column flow rate, and desorbing agents are optimized. The proposed method has a linear calibration range of 15–1000 ng/ml Hg(II), with a relative standard deviation at the 15 ng/ml level of 3.5%. The precision of the method (evaluated as the relative standard deviation obtained after analyzing six series of five replicates) was ±4.2% at the 50 ng/ml level of Hg(II). The method has been used for routine determination of trace levels of mercury species in natural waters. The potential application of modified resin for the removal of mercury(II) from two natural water samples (top water and lake water) spiked with 50 ng/ml of mercury (II) was studied by ICP‐AES, and the results proved that excellent percent extraction of mercury(II) from both natural water samples was obtained by column method using modified resin.     

Determination Of Formaldehyde And Acetaldehyde Associated To Atmospheric Aerosols By HPLC

Abstract

A rapid new analytical protocol was developed for the determination of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde associated to atmospheric particulate matter, at ng/m³ levels. The aerosols were collected on glass fiber filters (8″×10″) at face velocities ranging from 15 m/min to 23 m/min. Aliquots of 15.4 cm² were sonicated, for 20 min, with 5.0 mL of 0,01% 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH), 1 % phosphoric acid. The liquid phase was then filtered and the separation and quantification of the corresponding 2,4-dinitrophenylhidrazone (DNPHo) derivatives carried out by reverse phase HPLC. Acetonitrile:water (57:43, v/v) as mobile phase at 1.0 mL/min and absorbance detection at 350 nm and 365 nm for, respectively, formaldehyde-DNPHo (0.04 AUFS) and acetaldehyde-DNPHo (0.01 AUFS) were used. The precision for four different aliquots, from a 8″×10″ glass fiber filter, were under 0.04% for formaldehyde and 14.16 % for acetaldehyde. In Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, formaldehyde and acetaldehyde were determined, respectively, in the range of 6.8 ng/m³ to 27.3 ng/m³ and 9.1 ng/m³ to 54.6 ng/m³.     

Use of A Novel Acetone-H2O2−C10− Chemiluminescence System for the Determination of Iodide Ion

Abstract

The present paper reports a new chemiluminescence system, i.e, acetone-H₂O₂?C10^?, which can be catalyzed by iodide ion (I^?). Based on this catalysis, a new chemiluminescence method for the determination of trace iodide ion is proposed. the optimum conditions are reported in this note. the detection limit is 2 × 10^?11 g/ml I^?, the linear dynamic range is 4 × 10^?10 g/ml to 3 × 10^?7 g/ml I^?, and the variation coefficient at an iodide concentration of 5 × 10^?9 g/ml I^? (n=10) is 4.6%. the method has been satisfactorily applied to the determination of trace iodide ion in water.     

Kinetic Flow Injection Spectrophotometric Determination of Nitrite by its Catalytic Effect on the Oxidation of Chlorophosphonazo-pN by Bromate

Abstract

A flow injection kinetic method has been developed for the determination of nitrite, based on its catalytic effect on bromate oxidation of chlorophosphonazo-pN in H₂SO₄ medium. The reaction is followed spectrophotometrically by measuring the decrease in the absorbance at 551 nm. The sampling frequency was 83 h^?1. The calibration curve was linear between 0.050 and 1.00 μg/ml, and the detection limit was 0.018 μg/ml. The proposed method was applied to the determination of nitrite in waters and soil with satisfactory results.     

Spectrofluorimetric Determination of Germanium Traces Using 1,2,4-Trihydroxyantraquinone

ABSTRACT

A new spectrofluorimetric method for determination of germanium traces based on its reaction with 1,2,4-Trihydroxyantraquinone, at an apparent pH 8.8 provided by an ammonia/ammonium chloride buffer, in a 80:20(v/v) ethyleneglycol water medium is proposed. The calibration graph is linear over the range 70–725 ng/ml and features a detection limit of 2.5 ng/ml. The effect of potential major interferences has been investigated and the proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of germanium in synthetic samples and industrial concentrates, after extraction with CCl₄, in an 9 M HCl medium.     

Determination of Methylmercury in Waters Using Sodium Tetraphenylborate Derivatization/Solvent Extraction and Gas Chromatography-Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry

Abstract

An analytical approach involving aqueous-phase derivatization followed by gas chromatography/ion trap mass spectrometry (GC/ITMS) for the determination of methylmercury in waters is described. The aqueous-phase derivatization is based on the formation of a more hydrophobic compound between MeHg⁺ and BPh^? ₄, i.e. MeHgPh, which is extractable into dichloromethane. The detection limit of the method for MeHg is 1 ng/mL for Hg when 100 ml water was analyzed. Recoveries from standard addition to tap water, lake water are 96 ± 8% and 92 ± 8%, respectively.     

Pyrocatechol-1-Aldehyde 2-Benzothiazolylhydrazone As Reagent for the Spectrofluorimetric Determination of Nanogram Amounts of Gallium in Urine and Blood Serum

Abstract

A method is developed for the spectrofluorimetric determination of 1–80 ng.ml^?1 of gallium with pyrocatechol-1-aldehyde 2-benzothiazolylhydrazone, in a 50% (v/v) DMSO-Water medium at apparent pH 4.0 (monochloracetic/monochloracetate buffer). Λ_ex = 400nm, Λ_em = 504 nm (corrected). Interferences have been evaluated and the method applied to the determination of gallium in human urine and blood serum samples.     

High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Assay of Methoclopramide in Plasma Using a Silica Gel Column and An Aqueous Meobile Phase

Abstract

A high performance liquid chromatographic method for quantitating matoclopramide in plasma is presented. Proteins ara precipitated from the plasma sample with acetonitri la containing the internal standard, procainamida. The treated samples ara than analyzad using an Ultrasphere Si column, an aqueous solution at pH 7 of 65% CH³CN and 5.0 mM (NH₄)₂HPO₄ as a mobile phase, and a fluorescence detector. The retention times for drug and intarna1 standard ara 11.2 and 13.2 min, respectively. The caibration curve is Linear from 0.89 to 44.5 ng/ml. The detection limit is 0.89 ng/ml [signaL/hoisa = 31] for 0.2 ml plasma samples Pracision is measured by intraday and intarday coefficients o f variation, which are less than 10%. This method is currently being used for pharmacokinetic studies of methoclopramide.     

Determination of Pyridostigmine in Human Plasma by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

Abstract

An easy to perform, specific, reproducible and sensitive high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method to measure pyridostigmine concentration in human plasma was developed and validated. Sample clean-up consists of ion-pair extraction into dichloromethane in the presence of neostigmine as internal standard, followed by back extraction into an aqueous phase. Mean recovery of 110% (with a standard deviation of 10%) was determined for concentrations of 5 – 100 ng/ml. Chromatography on a 125·4 mm CN-propyl column using a mobile phase composed of 10% acetonitrile in 3.5×10^?4M NaH₂PO₄ and UV detection at 270 nm, yields clean chromatograms without any interferences from endogenous plasma components. Using 1 ml plasma samples the method has a limit of detection (LD) of 3 ng/ml, with %CV (precision) and bias (accuracy) ≥ 10% for concentrations in the range of 0–100 ng/ml. The method is being used in human pharmacokinetic studies of oral dosage forms of pyridostigmine.     

Determination of Hg in water and wastewater samples by CV-AAS following on-line preconcentration with silver trap

An online mercury preconcentration and determination system consisting of cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry (CV-AAS) coupled to a flow injection (FI) method was studied. The method was developed involving the determination of ng/L levels of mercury retained on the silver wool solid sorbent. Experimental conditions such as sample volume, flow rate, stability of the column and effect of foreign ions on the determination of trace amounts of mercury were optimized. The detection limit is 3 ng/L and dynamic range 10–250 ng/L require only 50 mL of sample. The relative standard deviations (RSD) of the determinations are below 4%. The presence of common metal ions, such as K+, Na⁺, Cu²⁺, Pb²⁺, Fe³⁺, Ni²⁺, and Mn²⁺, does not interfere with the measurement of mercury by this method. The method was successfully applied to the determination of mercury in water and wastewater samples.     

A Fluorimetric Method for the Determination of Cyanide with Fluorescein and Iodine∗

Abstract

A rapid, simple and sensitive fluorimetric method has been developed for the determination of cyanide with fluorescein as fluorogenic reagent (λ_ex = 494 nm, λ_em = 514 nm) at pH 6.0–7.0. A linear calibration curve was obtained in the range 0.004–2.0 μg CN^?/25 ml. The detection limit is 0.004 μg CN^-/25 ml. The method was successfully applied to the determination of cyanide in waste water.

     

GC-MS Assay For 9α, 15(S)-Dihydroxy-11-Oxo-thromba-5(Z), 13(E)-Dien-1-oic Acid

Abstract

The title compound (TXB₂?M) is a quantitative index of thromboxane A₂ synthesis in the human. We developed a method for its determination in urine based on the use of the ¹³C-labeled methyl ester derivative of the analyte as internal standard and GC-EIMS. the interassay coefficient of variation (CV) was 5.3% (N=4) and the intraassay CV ranged from 2.6 to 8.2% (N=3). the equation of the regression curve correlating the amounts added and recovered was Y=0.932X+3.99 (R=0.9947). the relative recovery of TXB₂?M from nine urine specimens was 99.8 ± 2.8% (mean ± SEM). the mean (±SD) 24-hr output in six healthy male subjects was 1371 ± 307 ng, and in six females it was 1176 ± 418 ng. Concentrations as low as 200 pg/ml of urine can easily be measured with this procedure if one uses 50 ml of urine for the analysis.     

Improving continuous chemiluminescence determination method of formaldehyde in the atmosphere: reducing interference of acetaldehyde and others by using iodoform reaction

ABSTRACT

The continuous and selective determination method of formaldehyde (HCHO) in ambient air using chemiluminescence method has been developed. The counter current flow tube was used to collect gaseous formaldehyde. The major interferences of HCHO determination from acetaldehyde, ethanol, and ferrous ion were removed by applying iodoform reaction. Effect of acetaldehyde on chemiluminescence signal of formaldehyde at the same concentration was reduced from 19 to 0.3% by applying iodoform reaction. Subsequently, HCHO was online detected by measuring chemiluminescence produced from the reaction of HCHO, gallic acid, H₂O_2, and KOH. The limit of detection (S/N = 3) was 4.5 ppbv in air. The calibration graph was linear up to 6.25 ppmv. HCHO concentration measured by the present method showed good agreement with that obtained by the 2–4 DNPH-HPLC method.     

Chromotropic acid as fluorogenic reagent. I. Fluorimetric determination of beryllium

A highly sensitive and almost specific fluorimetric method has been developed for rapid determination of beryllium at ng/ml and sub-ng/ml levels with chromotropic acid as reagent at pH 4.8–6.0. The fluorescence intensity _ex = 362 nm, _em = 387 nm) is stable for 24 h. The calibration graph is linear over the range 0.1–60 ng/ml beryllium; a 1 1 complex is formed. Over sixty anions and cations, and some complexing agents such as EDTA, oxalate, tartrate, ascorbic acid, thiourea, phthalate, citrate, S₂O ₃ ^2– , SCN^– and salicylate do not interfere even when present in large excess. The method has been applied successfully for the determination of beryllium in ores, alloys, steels, environmental waters and in biological samples. The method is virtually specific and requires no preconcentration or clean-up steps.