Microwave heated vapor-phase digestion method for biological sample materials

A microwave heated, vapor-phase nitric acid-hydrogen peroxide digestion method for pulverized, biological sample materials was developed. Sample masses up to 200 mg were digested using calibrated quartz inserts inside first generation type, low-pressure, Teflon-PFA microwave vessels. In the first step, samples were digested in the vapor-phase for 80 min using a progressive heating pattern. Three mL of 70% nitric acid and 0.5 mL of 30% hydrogen peroxide were used as digestion reagents. In the second step, the small residue left after first step digestion was dissolved in 1.4% nitric acid or additionally with 0.5% hydrofluoric acid by heating for 15 min. The digestion method was optimized using pike (Esox lucius) muscle as a test material. The method was further optimized using three certified reference materials. Ca, Cu, Fe, Mg and ¶Zn were determined from NIST-SRM 1577a bovine liver by ICP-AES. Cr and Ni were determined from NIST-SRM 8433 corn bran and NRCC DOLT-2 dogfish liver by GFAAS. For all elements the values obtained were close or within certified limits. Spike recoveries were between 96 to 107%. Digestion efficiency ranged from 91 to 99%.     

High-throughput microwave-digestion procedures to monitor neurotoxic elements in body fluids by means of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Microwave (MW) digestion procedures with high sample throughput (simultaneous digestion of 36 or 80 samples) and procedural simplicity (disposable plastic tubes, or re-usable liners with screw-cap) were investigated for their efficiency in routine analyses of biological samples. Different digestion vessel materials were tested for metal leaching/adsorption and thermal resistance: quartz, glass, polyethylene (PE) and polystyrene (PS). For the instrumental quantification of Al, Bi, Cd, Co, Cr, Hg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, and Tl at ultra-trace levels in urine, serum, and whole blood, sector field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (SF-ICP-MS) was used. The different pretreatment conditions and vessels were evaluated in terms of contamination risk, effective power of detection, accuracy, and precision. Results of analyses of serum, urine and whole blood certified reference materials (CRMs) were fully satisfactory for almost all the analytes. In the case of Hg, Mo, and Tl in serum digested in plastic containers the results were just below the lower limit of uncertainty of the certified range. On the basis of the present data the following MW procedures can be suggested: 1. for urine, digestion with nitric acid at atmospheric pressure in plastic vials; 2. for serum, digestion with nitric acid at atmospheric pressure in glass vessels; and 3. for whole blood, digestion under pressure in quartz tubes.Because of the levels of the procedural blanks, Bi was not measurable at the concentrations expected in human fluids, and Al was accurately detectable in whole blood only.     

Microwave heated vapor-phase digestion method for biological sample materials

A microwave heated, vapor-phase nitric acid-hydrogen peroxide digestion method for pulverized, biological sample materials was developed. Sample masses up to 200 mg were digested using calibrated quartz inserts inside first generation type, low-pressure, Teflon-PFA microwave vessels. In the first step, samples were digested in the vapor-phase for 80 min using a progressive heating pattern. Three mL of 70% nitric acid and 0.5 mL of 30% hydrogen peroxide were used as digestion reagents. In the second step, the small residue left after first step digestion was dissolved in 1.4% nitric acid or additionally with 0.5% hydrofluoric acid by heating for 15 min. The digestion method was optimized using pike (Esox lucius) muscle as a test material. The method was further optimized using three certified reference materials. Ca, Cu, Fe, Mg and Zn were determined from NIST-SRM 1577a bovine liver by ICP-AES. Cr and Ni were determined from NIST-SRM 8433 corn bran and NRCC DOLT-2 dogfish liver by GFAAS. For all elements the values obtained were close or within certified limits. Spike recoveries were between 96 to 107%. Digestion efficiency ranged from 91 to 99%.     

微波消解样品-电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法测定镍精矿中10种金属元素

采用微波消解样品-电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法同时测定镍精矿样品中铝、钙、钴、铬、铜、锰、镁、镍、铅、锌等10种金属元素的含量。0.200 0g试样置于消解罐中,先后加入盐酸2mL、硝酸6mL及氢氟酸1mL,密闭罐盖按设定的微波消解程序进行消解。试验选择铝、钙、钴、铬、铜、镁、锰、铅、锌和镍的分析线分别为308.215,317.933,228.616,267.716,324.745,279.079,257.610,220.353,206.200,231.604nm,配制工作曲线时采用基体匹配的方法消除基体干扰。方法用于镍钴矿标准样品(GBW 07283)和镍精矿实际样品的分析,此方法的测定值与认定值及国标方法的测定值相一致。方法的回收率在95.8%～103.1%之间,相对标准偏差(n=6)均小于4.5%。     

Synthesis of an efficient catalyst based on nickel and chromium oxides for hydrogenation reactions

The dissolution of nickel metal in nitric acid in the presence of the dichromate anion as the oxidizer is reported. The formation of Ni(II) and Cr(III) nitrates takes place in two steps with the intermediate formation of nitrous acid. A new method to synthesize the nickel-chromium oxide catalyst from nickel and chromium nitrate solutions is suggested, in which the solutions are obtained by an environmentally friendly technology from nickel metal, chromium(VI) oxide, and nitric acid. The catalyst is highly active and selective in benzene hydrogenation and in CO preferential hydrogenation in the presence of CO₂.     

Microwave-assisted double insert vapour-phase digestion of organic samples

A microwave-assisted double insert multimode vapour-phase digestion method was developed for the digestion of organic samples. The experimental set-up was based on a third generation-type teflon microwave vessel, equipped with an automatic pressure regulating type vessel cover. A borosilicate glass holder insert, containing a smaller quartz sample insert, was fitted inside the vessel. Sulphuric acid was added to the holder insert as a microwave absorbing and temperature transferring liquid, which transferred heat to the sample insert (into which the sample was weighed) and charred the sample material. Oxidation of the sample material was carried out simultaneously with charring using nitric acid vapour, which was generated by the 1:1 (v/v) sulphuric acid-nitric acid mixture located in the bottom of the microwave vessel. This set-up generated high digestion efficiency, without any of the interferences normally associated with direct sulphuric acid usage. The method was used for determining the concentrations of Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Mo, Zn and Fe in certified organic reference materials using ICP-OES instrumentation. The certified organic reference materials were NRCC DOLT-2 dogfish liver, NIST-SRM 1577b bovine liver and IRMM VDA cadmium in polyethylene No. 001 and No. 004. The results were in good agreement with the certified values, forepart from Cd. For Cd the results were lower than the certified values due to volatilization losses. Sample materials that could not be digested by an earlier procedure were completely digested during a single-step, 30 min digestion. The tested sample materials included certified reference materials, 3-nitrobenzoic acid (3-NBA) and pike (Esox lucius) muscle. The residual carbon concentrations in the digestion solutions were below the detection limit of the TOC instrument. This type of digestion method is described here for the first time in the literature.     

黄芪口服液中8种重金属元素含量的测定

在2015年版《中国药典》的基础上,采用原子荧光光谱法和电感耦合等离子体质谱法对黄芪口服液中的铅、砷、镉、汞、铜、锌、镍和铬进行测定,并对所用试剂、器皿,赶酸时间,内标的种类和加入方式进行了优化。结果表明,在样品处理前对器皿采用硝酸(30%)处理,赶酸时间在1.5h以上,以手动方式加入单内标103 Rh溶液,可以得到较准确、稳定的测定结果,8种元素测定的相对标准偏差(RSD)均小于4%,Hg、As、Cu、Pb、Zn、Cd、Ni、Cr的检出限分别为0.089、0.21、0.45、0.15、0.45、0.025、0.35和0.39μg/L,8种元素的加标回收率在92.0%～114%。方法对于黄芪口服液中痕量元素的检测,结果稳定,过程简单,引入污染小。     

Determination of boron in boron-alloyed steels by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry

An inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) procedure has been developed and examined for the determination of boron content (0.01 up to about 2% B) in boron-alloyed steels such as POLDI ATA BOR (65% Fe, 19%Cr, 12% Ni, 1.5% Mn, 1% B), POLDI ATA BOR EXTRA (62% Fe, 18% Cr, 13% Ni, 2.5% Mo, 1.5% Mn, 1% B) and POLDI ATA BOR-R (75% Fe, 18% Cr, 3.5% Ti, 1.8% B). The steel sample is dissolved with a mixture of hydrochloric, nitric, sulfuric and phosphoric acids in a quartz vessel. Borides of alloyed metals, especially of iron and chromium, are quantitatively decomposed. The presence of phosphoric acid in a sample solution reduces the volatility of boric acid with water vapour.Presented in part at the 1989 European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Reutte, Austria     

Digestion of plastic materials for the determination of toxic metals with a microwave oven for household use.

A rapid sample-digestion method for the determination of toxic metals, cadmium, chromium, and lead, in polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride has been developed by using a microwave oven for household use. An appropriate amount of the sample taken in a PTFE decomposition vessel was mixed with nitric acid or nitric and sulfuric acids. The vessel was heated in a microwave oven by a predetermined operating program. The digested sample was diluted to a definite volume with water after evaporating most of the nitric acid. The precipitate, if formed, was filtered off by a membrane filter. The metals were determined by ICP-AES. The sample digestion required 5 min (for 20-mg sample) to 25 min (for 60-mg sample). The analytical results obtained for cadmium, chromium, and lead in a polyethylene certified reference material, BCR-680, digested with nitric acid, were in good agreement with the certified values.     

Mikrowellenaufschluss zur Bestimmung von Spurenelementen in Pflanzenmaterial

(Microwave digestion of plant material for trace element determination.) A digestion method utilizing a mixture of nitric acid, hydrofluoric acid and hydrogen peroxide in closed vessels with a microwave system was developed for the determination of trace elements in plant materials and was tested on NIST standard reference materials [Citrus Leaves (SRM 1572) and Pine Needles (SRM 1575)] for Al, As, Ba, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, Sr and Zn. Analyses were done by d.c. plasma atomic emission spectrometry. The results showed high reproducibility and good agreement with the certified values. Rapid ashing and dissolution of plant material, reduced sources of contamination and the simplicity of the system make the microwave digestion system suitable for routine laboratory application.     

微波消解-电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定血液中30种微量元素

建立了微波消解-电感耦合等离子体质谱法定量测定血液中微量元素的方法.采用微波消解进行样品前处理,在硝酸-双氧水混合体系中消解后稀释,电感耦合等离子体质谱法(ICP-MS)测定全血中铜(Cu)、铅(Pb)、锌(Zn)、银(Ag)、钡(Ba)、锡(Sn)、镍(Ni)、钴(Co)、钒(V)、锑(Sb)、铊(Tl)、汞(Hg)、锰(Mn)、钼(Mo)、硒(Se)、铬(Cr)、镉(Cd)、钍(Th)、钛(Ti)、铝(Al)、砷(As)、铁(Fe)、钙(Ca)、镓(Ga)、锶(Sr)、锂(Li)、镁(Mg)、铍(Be)、钠(Na)和钾(K)元素的含量.对样品前处理过程和仪器工作参数进行了优化,通过内标校正法降低基体效应.结果表明,上述元素相关系数R²均大于0.999 8,检测精密度为0.142%～12.856%.方法简单、准确、快速,可精确测定全血中多种微量元素的含量,为全血中元素含量的测定提供了高效可靠的分析手段.     

Microwave digestion of "residual fuel oil" (NIST SRM 1634b) for the determination of trace elements by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

A microwave procedure for the digestion of the NIST 1634b reference material "residual fuel oil" in closed pressurized vessels was developed in an attempt to facilitate routine analysis and obtain reproducible conditions or comparable results. The influence of sample size, reagent composition and volume, microwave power, and duration of heating on the digestion procedure was studied. Pressure and temperature inside the reaction vessels were monitored to determine the progression of the reaction and to develop optimal conditions. A nine-step heating program requiring 36.5 min with microwave power not exceeding 450 W in the pulsed mode was found suitable for the digestion of approximately 250 mg fuel oil with a mixture of nitric acid (5.0 mL) and hydrogen peroxide (2.0 mL). The reproducibility of microwave power was determined in terms of the relative standard deviations (n = 3) for temperature (2.7%) and pressure (4.9%) data. The vapor pressures obtained with 5.0 mL Milli-Q water (heated) in an 80-mL digestion vessel showed good agreement with literature data. The excess acid in the resulting digests was removed by evaporation and the concentrations of 24 elements (Ag, Al, As, Ba, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Sn, Sr, Ti, Tl, V, U, and Zn) were determined in the diluted digests by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The experimental results were in good agreement with the certified and recommended concentrations for eight elements (Al, As, Co, Cr, Ni, Pb, V, Zn) in solutions obtained after one digestion step. An additional digestion step, consisting of intermediate cooling and venting stages, was required for the accurate determination of Fe. No agreement was reached for Ca and Ba even after two-step digestion. The proposed method of digestion provided precise results with relative standard deviations generally less than 5% for most of the elements determined.     

微波消解–电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法测定DD6单晶合金中铝、铬、钴

建立电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法测定DD6单晶高温合金中铝、铬、钴元素含量的方法。采用密闭微波消解法对样品进行前处理,利用模拟溶液分别考察基体元素和共存元素的光谱干扰及非光谱干扰对测定结果的影响,确定了铝、铬、钴的分析谱线分别为394.401,267.716,228.616 nm,通过基体匹配法对非光谱干扰进行补偿。待测元素在各自的质量浓度范围内与光谱强度呈良好的线性关系,相关系数均为0.9999,铝、铬、钴的检出限分别为0.110,0.018,0.003 μg/mL。测定结果的相对标准偏差为0.99%~1.21%(n=11),铝、铬、钴的加标回收率在分别为96.45%~103.69%,98.20%~99.40%,100.22%~102.85%。该方法简便、快速,具有较高的准确度,适用于镍基单晶高温合金中铝、铬、钴元素的测定。     

氢化物-原子荧光光谱法测定大气沉降物中砷含量

大气沉降物中砷的测定传统方法干扰多,本文针对大气沉降物样品的复杂性,在样品中加入盐酸、硝酸、高氯酸于电热板上加热消解,能有效的消除大量有机质对测量结果的干扰,为大气沉降物研究工作提供更为精准的检测数据。该方法能有效的消除基体干扰,分析成本低,测定的精密度高、准确性好,相对标准偏差(RSD)低于2.0%,样品加标回收率高于90%。     

环形聚焦单模微波消解–ICP–MS法检测罐头食品中钒、铬、镍、镉、铅、砷、锰、铝、铜、锡

建立环形聚焦单模微波消解–电感耦合等离子体质谱法同时测定罐头食品中钒、铬、镍、镉、铅、砷、锰、铝、铜、锡金属元素的含量。采用浓硝酸消解样品,各元素分析目标物分别为Pb208,Cd111,As75,Mn55,Cu63,V51,Ni60,Sn120,Cr53,Al27。Pb208以Bi209为内标,Cd111,Sn120以In115为内标,Ni60,Cr53,V51,Mn55,Cu63,As75,Al27以Sc45为内标。各元素工作曲线线性良好,相关系数不小于0.999 5,方法检出限为0.0030~0.030μg/g,加标回收率在98.0%~104.1%之间,测定结果的相对标准偏差为1.29%~4.50%(n=6)。该方法简便快捷,灵敏度高,适合分析大批量罐头食品中多种金属元素。     

胶囊中铬的测定方法研究

通过对比不同的前处理措施,建立准确、快速测定胶囊中铬（Cr）的方法。分别采用微波消解和电热恒温自动消解法进行前处理,石墨炉原子吸收法进行测定。试验表明：该方法在0~40.0μg/L范围内呈线性相关,相关系数为0.997 7,检出限为0.017 mg/kg,样品的加标回收率在90%~110%之间。对标准物质圆白菜中铬的测定在所要求的准确度范围之内。同时作了原子吸收光谱仪和电感耦合等离子体（ICP）发射光谱仪两种仪器的对照试验,方法的稳定性良好。采用微波消解或电热恒温消解作为胶囊的前处理,通过原子吸收法或ICP法均能准确测定胶囊中的铬。     

Chromium speciation using an automated liquid handling system with inductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometric detection

The speciation of inorganic chromium in environmental samples is required for accurate assessment of pollution levels. Of the two chromium oxidation states, Cr (VI) is a known carcinogen, while Cr (III) is an essential element. Total chromium measurement cannot be used to determine actual environmental impact due to the considerable difference in toxicity of the two elemental forms. An automated liquid handling system, the PrepLab™, can be used with an inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) to quantify Cr (III) and Cr (VI) in liquid samples. An autosampler is used to introduce discrete sample volumes into a solid-phase chelation resin column. The Cr (III) and Cr (VI) species are separated and are introduced on-line into the VG PlasmaQuad 3 ICP-MS for detection. The chromatographic data are collected in time resolved analysis mode with the capability of simultaneous multiple-isotopic detection.     

Speciation studies of nickel and chromium in wastewater from an electroplating plant

A speciation scheme involving the use of flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) and differential pulse adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry (DPAdCSV) techniques was applied to studies of nickel and chromium in wastewater from a nickel-chrome electroplating plant. Dimethylglyoxime (DMG) and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) were employed as complexing agents for adsorptive voltammetric determination of Ni and Cr, respectively. Cr(III) and Cr(VI) were determined by exploiting differences in their reactivity towards DTPA at HMDE. Total dissolved metal content was in the range 2906-3141 and 30.7-31.2 mg l⁻¹ for Ni and Cr, respectively. A higher percentage of the metal was present as labile species (mean value of 67.9% for Ni and 79.8% for Cr) suggesting that strongly binding ligands are not ubiquitous in the sample. About 77.8% of Cr was found to exist in the higher oxidization state, Cr(IV). Results on effect of dilution on lability of the metal forms in the sample using DPAdCSV showed slight peak shifts to a more negative (cathodic) value by −0.036 V for Ni and −0.180 V for Cr with a dilution factor of 100, while peak intensity (cathodic current) remained fairly constant.     

The Sol-Gel Route in Synthesis of Cr(III)-Containing Clays. Comparison Between Mg-Cr and Ni-Cr Anionic Clays

Mg/Cr and Ni/Cr hydrotalcites (HTs) were synthesised by the sol-gel method. This route was for the first time explored for Cr(III)-containing HTs. The hydrotalcite were synthesised starting with magnesium ethoxyde and nickel acetylacetonate, respectively, as divalent cation precursors and chromium acetylacetonate as trivalent cation precursor using basic catalysis (sodium hydroxide). Pure hydrotalcites containing materials with M(II)/Cr(III) = 3 were obtained. The presence of Ni(II) favoured the increasing of hydrotalcite crystallinity. The samples were investigated using X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic techniques, DTA/TGA measurements and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The obtained compounds were pure hydrotalcite phases with very similar structural features, but exhibited particularities depending on the M(II) cation. The compounds were nanosized in both cases. The IR spectroscopy evidenced that the Ni(II) samples retained some organic groups on the surface, thus the decomposition processes of the Ni(II) containing sample being different from that of Mg(II) containing one. The decomposition process ended at lower temperature in the case of Ni/Cr hydrotalcite.     

微波灰化-液相色谱-电感耦合等离子体质谱联用测定干食用菌中的三价铬和六价铬

建立了干食用菌中三价铬(Cr(Ⅲ))和六价铬(Cr(Ⅵ))的液相色谱-电感耦合等离子体质谱(LC-ICP-MS)检测方法。采用微波灰化技术对食用菌样品进行灰化处理,灰化样品用乙二胺四乙酸(EDTA)二钠盐稳定其中的Cr(Ⅲ),并使其保留在阴离子交换柱(250 mm×4.6 mm,10 μm)上;用含有60 mmol/L硝酸(pH 9.3)的流动相分离其中的Cr(Ⅲ)和Cr(Ⅵ),电感耦合等离子体质谱仪测定。标准溶液中Cr(Ⅲ)和Cr(Ⅵ)的质量浓度在0.5~50 μg/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,线性回归系数均达到0.9999。食用菌样品中Cr(Ⅲ)和Cr(Ⅵ)不同加入量的平均回收率为78.0%~90.7%,相对标准偏差小于4%(n=6);定量限均为0.5 μg/L。该方法稳定、可靠、灵敏,可满足干食用菌中Cr(Ⅲ)和Cr(Ⅵ)的测定。