Flow-injection determination of total iron in freshwater samples with neutralisation chemiluminescence

A flow-injection chemiluminescence method has been established for the determination of total iron in freshwater samples. The enhanced chemiluminescence emission was caused by the iron(II) from the neutralisation reaction of hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide without the use of any chemiluminescent reagent. The calibration graph was linear in the concentration range of 2.8–560 µg L^?1 (r ² = 0.9983, n = 8), with relative standard deviation (RSD; n = 4) in the range of 0.8–2.6%. The limit of detection (S/N = 3) was 0.56 µg L^?1 with injection throughput of 180 h^?1. The effect of common anions and cations were studied over their environmentally relevant concentrations in freshwaters. The method was successfully applied to determine total iron in freshwater samples. Iron(III) was reduced to iron(II) by using hydroxylammonium chloride. The proposed method was compared with spectrophotometric method and there was no significant difference between the two methods at the 95% confidence level (t-test). Analysis of river water (certified reference material SLRS-4) for iron(II), after reduction of iron(III) with hydroxylammonium chloride, gave good results (2.17 ± 0.22 µM compared with the certificate value of 1.85 ± 0.1 µM).     

Flow-injection determination of thyroxine using immobilized enzyme with tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(III) chemiluminescence detection.

A flow-injection method is reported for the determination of thyroxine based on its enhancement effect on the tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(III) chemiluminescence reaction in the presence of NADH using immobilized alcohol dehydrogenase purified from baker yeast. The limit of detection (3 sigma blank) was 5.0 x 10(-8) M with a sample throughput of 80 h(-1). The calibration graph was linear over the range 0.5 - 10 x 10(-7) M (r2= 0.9988) with the relative standard deviation in the range 1.4 - 3.5% (n = 4). The effect of common excipients used in pharmaceutical preparations, some organic compounds and metal ions was studied. The method was applied to pharmaceutical thyroxine tablets, and the obtained results were not significantly different from the amount quoted.     

Determination of cobalt(II), copper(II) and iron(II) by ion chromatography with chemiluminescence detection

An optimized flow-injection manifold for the chemiluminescence determination of cobalt(II), copper(II), iron(II) and chromium(III) by their catalytic effect on the luminol reaction is described. Detection limits are 0.0006, 0.08, 0.3 and 0.1 ng ml^?1, respectively. The suppression effect of several carboxylic acids on the emission intensity is discussed. A procedure for the separation of cobalt(II), copper(II) and iron(II) on a low-capacity, silica-based cation-exchange column, using 5 mM oxalic acid at pH 4.2 as the mobile phase and post-column detection via the luminol reaction, is also described. Detection limits for cobalt(II) and copper(II) are 0.01 and 5 ng ml^?1, respectively.     

Flow-injection simultaneous determination of iron(III) and copper(II) and of iron(III) and palladium(II) based on photochemical reactions of thiocyanato-complexes

The flow injection analysis systems have been developed for the simultaneous determination of iron(III) and copper(II) and of iron(III) and palladium(II) based on the photochemical reactions of their thiocyanato-complexes. In the first system, a sample solution was injected in to nitric acid solution and mixed with ammonium thiocyanate solution, followed by spectrophotometric monitoring of the thiocyanato-complexes formed. Another aliquot of the same sample solution was injected and the thiocyanato-complexes formed in the same way were irradiated by UV light before spectrophotometric monitoring. In another system, the absorbance of thiocyanato-complexes formed by each sample injection was monitored with two flow cells aligned with the same optical path before and after UV irradiation. The difference in the extent of photochemical decomposition of the thiocyanato-complexes enabled simultaneous determinations of iron(III) and copper(II) and of iron(III) and palladium(II) at levels of several μg ml⁻¹ to some tens μg ml⁻¹ in their admixtures. Sample throughputs are 40 and 20 h⁻¹ by the former and latter systems, respectively.     

Flow injection ion-exchange preconcentration for the determination of iron(II) with chemiluminescence detection

Summary Flow injection analysis with on-line ion-exchange preconcentration using a mini-column loaded with 8-quinolinol immobilized on controlled-pore glass, is described for the determination of iron(II)-enhanced chemiluminescent oxidation of luminol in alkaline hydrogen peroxide. The detection limit for iron(II) is 10^–13 mol/l (in 3 ml of sample). The operating conditions are optimized, and the effect of interferents is studied. The analysis time was 5 min for each sample, including 2 min for sample loading.     

Flow-injection determination of sugars with immobilized enzyme reactions and chemiluminescence detection

Glucose is determined by reaction with gluocose oxidase to produce hydrogen peroxide which is quantified via a chemiluminescence reaction with luminol. Sucrose, maltose, lactose and fructose are determined by enzymatic conversion to glucose (using invertase, amyloglucosidase, lactase. and glucose isomerase, respectively) and subsequent determination of the glucose, All enzymes are immobilized on controlled-pore glass and contained in flow-through reactors. For glucose, sucrose, and maltose the linear log-log working range 0.2 μM-1 mM, with a detection limit of 0.1 μM; for lactose and fructose the linear working range is 3 μM-1 mM with a detection limit of 1 μM. Assay time is 2 min.     

Flow-injection chemiluminescence determination of quinine using on-line electrogenerated cobalt(III) as oxidant

A novel chemiluminescence (CL) flow system for the determination of quinine is described. It is based on the direct chemiluminescence reaction of quinine and cobalt(III) in sulfuric acid medium. The unstable Co(III) was on-line electrogenerated by constant-current electrolysis. The chemiluminescence intensity was linear with a quinine concentration in the range of 0.1-100 mug ml(-1). The determination limit was 3.3x10(-8) g ml(-1). The whole process could be completed in 1 min. The proposed method is suitable for automatic and continuous analysis, and has been applied successfully to the analysis of quinine in pharmaceutical preparation.     

Flow-injection chemiluminescence simultaneous determination of cobalt(II) and copper(II) using partial least squares calibration

A flow-injection chemiluminescence (CL) system is proposed for simultaneous determination of Co²⁺ and Cu²⁺ using partial least squares (PLS) calibration. This method is based on the fact that both Co²⁺ and Cu²⁺ catalyse the CL reaction of luminol-H₂O₂, and that their kinetic characteristics of Co²⁺ and Cu²⁺ are significantly different in the luminol-H₂O₂ system. The CL intensity was measured and recorder at different reaction times of luminol-H₂O₂Co²⁺Cu²⁺, and the obtained data were processed by the chemometric approach of partial least squares. The experimental calibration set was composed of 16 sample solutions using an orthogonal calibration design for two component mixtures. The proposed method offers the potential advantages of high sensitivity, simplicity and rapidity for Co²⁺ and Cu²⁺ determination, and was successfully applied to the simultaneous determination of both analytes in real water sample. The present paper demonstrated that the simultaneous determination of two metal ions without any prior separation has been possible using flow-injection CL system.     

Flow-injection chemiluminescence determination of dihydralazine sulfate in serum using luminol and diperiodatocuprate (III) system

A novel flow-injection chemiluminescence (CL) method for the determination of dihydralazine sulfate (DHZS) is described. The method is based on the reaction of luminol and diperiodatocuprate (K₂[Cu(H₂IO₆)(OH)₂], DPC) in alkaline medium to emit CL, which is greatly enhanced by DHZS. The possible CL mechanism was first proposed based on the kinetic characteristic, CL spectrum and UV spectra. The optimum condition for the CL reaction was in detail studied using flow-injection system. The experiments indicated that under optimum condition, the CL intensity was linearly related to the concentration of DHZS in the range of 7.0 × 10^?9 to 8.6 × 10^?7 g mL^?1 with a detection limit (3σ) of 2.1 × 10^?9 g mL^?1. The proposed method had good reproducibility with the relative standard deviation 3.1% (n = 7) for 5.2 × 10^?8 g mL^?1 of DHZS. This method has the advantages of simple operation, fast response and high sensitivity. The special advantage of the system is that very low concentration of luminol can react with DPC catalyzed by DHZS to get excellent experiment results. And CL cannot be observed nearly when luminol with same concentration reacts with other oxidants, so luminol–DPC system has higher selectivity than other luminol CL systems. The method has been successfully applied to determine DHZS in serum.     

Polarographic determination of iron(II) and iron(III) complexes with edta

The iron(II) and iron(III) complexes with EDTA can be determined separately and in mixtures in acetate-buffered medium at pH 4.0. The E_{$\text{1}\text{2}$}values are in the range ?0.105 to ?0.112 V vs. SCE. Linear calibration plots are obtained over the range 0–1.0 mM for each oxidation state. A sample-handling procedure for avoiding oxidation of iron(II) species is described. It is shown that the acetate buffer system does not affect the stability of the iron-EDTA complexes.     

Spectropolarimetric determination of copper(II), nickel(II) and iron(III) ions with n-carboxymethylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid

N-Carboxymelhyl pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid (CMPCA) is suggested as an optically active titrant. The values of the acidity constants of the ligand were determined and the order of magnitude of the stability constants of the complexes formed by CMPCA with some metal ions was evaluated. In order to determine the best conditions for the spectropolarimetric titrations, the dependence of the molar rotation of CMPCA and its complexes on wavelength and pH was examined. The spectropolarimetric titrations ofcopper(II), nickel(II) and iron(III) ions were carried out successfully.     

去乙酰毛花苷的流动注射化学发光分析研究

在碱性介质中,去乙酰毛花苷对鲁米诺-KIO4发光体系有明显的抑制作用,且抑制效果与其质量浓度呈良好的线性关系,据此建立了去乙酰毛花苷的流动注射化学发光分析方法。该方法的线性范围为1.0×10-8~1.0×10-5g/mL,检出限为3.1×10-9g/mL,对1.0×10-7g/mL的去乙酰毛花苷进行连续11次平行测定,相对标准偏差为2.3%。可用于相应注射剂分析,并与药典方法进行对照。     

Flow-injection determination of trace amounts of dopamine by chemiluminescence detection

A flow-injection analysis (FIA) for the determination of dopamine has been developed. The method is based on the inhibition effect of dopamine on the iron(II)-induced chemiluminescence (CL) of 10,10'-dimethyl-9,9'-biacridinium dinitrate (lucigenin). The presence of a non-ionic surfactant, polyoxyethylene (23) lauryl ether (Brij 35), caused an increase in the inhibition effect. The present method allows the determination of dopamine over the range 1x10(-8)-2x10(-7) mol dm(-3). The relative standard deviation was 0.7% for eight determinations of 6x10(-8) mol dm(-3) dopamine. The detection limit (S/N=3) was 2x10(-9) mol dm(-3) with the sampling rate of 40 samples h(-1). The effect of other catecholamines and compounds of similar structure on the lucigenin CL reaction was studied: quinone, hydroquinone, norepinephrine, pyrocatechol and l-dopa suppressed the CL intensity.     

Sequential determination of iron(II) and iron(III) in pharmaceutical by flow-injection analysis with spectrophotometric detection.

A flow injection procedure for the sequential spectrophotometric determination of iron(II) and iron(III) in pharmaceutical products is described. The method is based on the catalytic effect of iron(II) on the oxidation of iodide by bromate at pH = 4.0. The reaction was monitored spectrophotometrically by measuring the absorbance of produced triiodide ion at 352 nm. The activating effect for the catalysis of iron(II) was extremely exhibited in the presence of oxalate ions, while oxalate acted as a masking agent for iron(III). The iron(III) in a sample solution could be determined by passing through a Cd-Hg reductor column introduced in the FIA system to reduce iron(III) to iron(II), which allows total iron determination. Under the optimum conditions, iron(II) and iron(III) could be determined over the range of 0.05 - 5.0 and 0.10 - 5.0 microg ml(-1), respectively with a sampling rate of 17 +/- 5 h(-1). The experimental limits of detection were 0.03 and 0.04 microg ml(-1) for iron(II) and iron(III), respectively. The proposed method was successfully applied to the speciation of iron in pharmaceutical products.     

Gas-diffusion flow injection determination of Hg(II) with chemiluminescence detection

A gas-diffusion flow injection method for the chemiluminescence detection of Hg(II) based on the luminol-H₂O₂ reaction was developed. The analytical procedure involved the injection of Hg(II) samples and standards into a 1.50 M H₂SO₄ carrier stream, which was subsequently merged with a reagent stream of 0.60% (w/v) SnCl₂ in 1.50 M H₂SO₄ to reduce Hg(II) to metallic Hg. The gas-diffusion cell was thermostated at 85 °C to enhance the vaporisation of metallic Hg. Mercury vapour, transported across the Teflon membrane of the gas-diffusion cell into the acceptor stream containing 1.00 × 10⁻⁴ M KMnO₄ in 0.30 M H₂SO₄, was oxidised back to Hg(II). The acceptor stream was merged with a reagent stream containing 2.50 M H₂O₂ in deionised water and then the combined stream was merged with another reagent stream containing 7.50 × 10⁻³ M luminol in 3.00 M NaOH at a confluence point opposite to the photomultiplier tube of the detection system. The chemiluminescence intensity of the luminol-H₂O₂ reaction was enhanced by the presence of Hg(II) in the acceptor stream. The corresponding increase was related to the original concentration of Hg(II) in the samples and standards. Under optimal conditions, the chemiluminescence gas-diffusion flow injection method was characterised by a linear calibration range between 1 μg L⁻¹ and 100 μg L⁻¹, a detection limit of 0.8 μg L⁻¹ and a sampling rate of 12 samples per hour. It was successfully applied to the determination of mercury in seawater and river samples.     

Separation and determination of trace amounts of aluminium(III), vanadium(V), iron(III), copper(II) and nickel(II) with CALKS and PAR by RP-HPLC.

An RP-HPLC method for the separation and determination of aluminium(III), vanadium(V), iron(III), copper(II) and nickel(II) with CALKS (Chromazol KS) and PAR ([4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol]) chelating on a YWG-ODS column was developed. A mixture of methanol-tetrahydrofuran(THF)-water (60:5:35 v/v) containing 0.2 mol/L LiCl, 5 x 10(-5) mol/L CALKS, 5 x 10(-5) mol/L PAR and acetate buffer solution (pH 4.9) was selected as mobile phase. The method has high sensitivity, with the detection limits being 6 ng/mL for aluminium(III), 3.5 ng/mL for vanadium(V), 10.4 ng/mL for iron(III), 6.3 ng/mL for copper(II) and 8.7 ng/mL for nickel(II). It also has good selectivity, so that most foreign metal ions do not interfere under the optimum conditions. The method can be applied to the simultaneous determination of trace amounts of aluminium, vanadium, iron, copper and nickel in rice and flour samples.     

Simultaneous determination of iron(II), iron(III), and titanium(IV) by flow injection analysis using kinetic spectrophotometry with Tiron

Summary Two flow injection analysis systems have been worked out for the simultaneous determination of Fe(III), Fe(II), and Ti(IV) based on the kinetic spectrophotometry with Tiron. The first system uses a silver reductor column and a single detector with two flow cells aligned in the same optical path to yield two peaks corresponding to (a) Ti(IV)-Tiron and (b) Ti(IV) plus total iron(III)-Tiron complexes. An another sample injection without the silver column yields a single peak which corresponds to Ti(IV) plus Fe(III)-Tiron complexes. With the two sample aliquot injections the system permits simultaneous determinations with throughput of 30 samples/h in the g to several tens g range of each species. The second system is a multidetection system with or without the silver reductor column using the same spectrophotometry with Tiron, in which the entrapment of the sample plug into a closed system allows its repetitive passage through a single detector. With the advantage of much simpler instrumentation, the system permits 6 samples/h to be analyzed for the three metal species with somewhat lower precisions than the first system.     

Complexes of 4-hydroxyphenylthiocarboxyhydrazide with iron(II), cobalt(II,III), nickel(II), copper(II) and zinc(II)

Summary The 4-hydroxyphenylthiocarboxyhydrazide (Hoth) ligand has been characterized by i.r.,¹H and¹³C spectral studies. Its metal complexes with Fe^II, Co^II,III, Ni^II, Cu^II and Zn^II have been prepared and characterized on the basis of elemental analyses, molar conductance, magnetic susceptibility. Mössbauer, visible, e.s.r., i.r.,¹H and¹³C n.m.r. spectral studies. The bonding and stereochemistry of the complexes are discussed. Hoth and its Cu^II complexes have been screened towards bacteria, viruses and fungi.     

Complexes of 1-isonicotinoyl-4-benzoyl-3-thiosemicarbazide with manganese(II), iron(III), chromium(III), cobalt(II), nickel(II), copper(II) and zinc(II)

1-Isonicotinoyl-4-benzoyl-3-thiosemicarbazide (IBtsc) and its Cr^III, Mn^II, Fe^III, Co^II, Ni^II, Cu^II and Zn^II complexes have been prepared and characterized by elemental analyses, magnetic susceptibility measurements, u.v.–vis., i.r., n.m.r. and FAB mass spectral data. The room temperature e.s.r. spectra of the Cr^III, Fe^III and Cu^II complexes yield values, characteristic of octahedral, tetrahedral and square-planar complexes, respectively. The Mössbauer spectra of [Fe(IBtsc-H)Cl₂] at room temperature and at 78 K suggest the presence of high-spin Fe^III. The Ni^II, Cr^III and Cu^II complexes show semiconducting behaviour in the solid state, but the Zn^II complex is an insulator at room temperature. IBtsc and its soluble complexes have been screened against several bacteria, fungi and tumour cell lines.