Indirect determination of cyclamate by an on-line continuous precipitation-dissolution flow system

A continuous-flow procedure is proposed for the indirect determination of sodium cyclamate by an atomic absorption spectrometric method in artificial sweeteners mixtures and soft drinks. Sulfamic group is oxidized to sulfate and it is continuously precipited with lead ion in a flow manifold. The lead sulfate formed is retained on a filter, washed with diluted ethanol and dissolved in ammonium acetate for on-line atomic absorption determination of lead, the amount of which in the precipitate is proportional to that of cyclamate in the sample. The proposed method allows the determination of sodium cyclamate in the range 1–90 μg ml⁻¹ with a relative standard deviation of 3.1% at a rate of ca. 35 samples per h. The 3σ detection limit is 0.25 μg ml⁻¹. The method is very selective, no compounds normally found in the analysed samples and other artificial sweeteners had any effect on the determination of cyclamate.     

Minimization of lead and copper interferences on spectrophotometric determination of cadmium using electrolytic deposition and ion-exchange in multi-commutation flow system

A new strategy for minimization of Cu(2+) and Pb(2+) interferences on the spectrophotometric determination of Cd(2+) by the Malachite green (MG)-iodide reaction using electrolytic deposition of interfering species and solid phase extraction of Cd(2+) in flow system is proposed. The electrolytic cell comprises two coiled Pt electrodes concentrically assembled. When the sample solution is electrolyzed in a mixed solution containing 5% (v/v) HNO(3), 0.1% (v/v) H(2)SO(4) and 0.5 M NaCl, Cu(2+) is deposited as Cu on the cathode, Pb(2+) is deposited as PbO(2) on the anode while Cd(2+) is kept in solution. After electrolysis, the remaining solution passes through an AG1-X8 resin (chloride form) packed minicolumn in which Cd(2+) is extracted as CdCl(4)(2-). Electrolyte compositions, flow rates, timing, applied current, and electrolysis time was investigated. With 60 s electrolysis time, 0.25 A applied current, Pb(2+) and Cu(2+) levels up to 50 and 250 mg l(-1), respectively, can be tolerated without interference. For 90 s resin loading time, a linear relationship between absorbance and analyte concentration in the 5.00-50.0 mug Cd l(-1) range (r(2)=0.9996) is obtained. A throughput of 20 samples per h is achieved, corresponding to about 0.7 mg MG and 500 mg KI and 5 ml sample consumed per determination. The detection limit is 0.23 mug Cd l(-1). The accuracy was checked for cadmium determination in standard reference materials, vegetables and tap water. Results were in agreement with certified values of standard reference materials and with those obtained by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry at 95% confidence level. The R.S.D. for plant digests and water containing 13.0 mug Cd l(-1) was 3.85% (n=12). The recoveries of analyte spikes added to the water and vegetable samples ranged from 94 to 104%.     

A flow system for the spectrophotometric determination of lead in different types of waters using ion-exchange for pre-concentration and elimination of interferences

A flow system for the spectrophotometric determination of lead in natural and waste waters is proposed. The determination is based on the colorimetric reaction between malachite green and iodide, followed by the formation of a ternary complex between those reagents and lead cations. The developed flow system includes a lead pre-concentration step in a column packed with a cationic resin (Chelex 100) operating in a sequential injection mode. To improve the mixture of sample and reagents, a flow injection approach was adopted for the colorimetric determination. This way a hybrid flow system, involving both sequential and flow injection concepts was designed. Another feature of the proposed system is the efficient elimination of major interferent species, such as cadmium and copper. The elimination of cadmium interference is obtained by complexing Cd²⁺ with chloride and retaining the formed negatively charged complexes in an anionic resin, AG1 X-8. As for copper, with the presence of both ionic resins as well as the conditions for cadmium elimination, it no longer acts as an interferent. Different ranges of lead concentration (50-300 and 300-1000 μg l⁻¹) can be determined with minor changes in the controlling software, useful for application to both natural and waste waters. Therefore, a detection limit of 25 μg l⁻¹ was achieved. Repeatability was evaluated from 10 consecutive determinations being the results better than 4%. The recoveries of lead spikes added to the samples ranged from 93 to 102%. The sampling frequency was 17 and 24 determinations per hour, for 50-300 and 300-1000 μg l⁻¹ ranges, respectively.     

Atomic absorption spectrometric determination of trace copper in water by sorption on an ion-exchange resin and direct atomization of the resin

Traces of copper ions are sorbed on a cation-exchange resin, and a copper-loaded resin bead is inserted directly into a graphite furnace for atomic absorption spectrometry. The procedure is used for the determination of copper ( > 2 pg ml^?1) in tap and various distilled waters.     

Determination of total iron in ground waters and multivitamin tablets using a solid-phase reactor with tiron immobilised on amberlite ion-exchange resin in a flow injection system

A method is described for the flow injection determination of total iron as Fe(III) using a solid-phase reactor containing disodium-1,2-dihydroxybenzene-3,5-disulphonate (tiron) as substrate. The iron(III) reacted with tiron to form a complex which absorbs strongly at 667 nm, where it was measured spectrophotometrically. The system has a linear range of 1 to 50 mg L^–1 with a detection limit of 0.67 mg L^–1. It is suitable for the determination of total iron in multivitamin tablets and iron-rich ground waters, with a relative standard deviation of better than 1.1%. The results obtained compared favourably with the certified values and a standard ICP-AES method. Received: 12 November 1997 / Revised: 9 March 1998 / Accepted: 15 March 1998     

Determination of total iron in ground waters and multivitamin tablets using a solid-phase reactor with tiron immobilised on amberlite ion-exchange resin in a flow injection system

A method is described for the flow injection determination of total iron as Fe(III) using a solid-phase reactor containing disodium-1,2-dihydroxybenzene-3,5-disulphonate (tiron) as substrate. The iron(III) reacted with tiron to form a complex which absorbs strongly at 667 nm, where it was measured spectrophotometrically. The system has a linear range of 1 to 50 mg L^–1 with a detection limit of 0.67 mg L^–1. It is suitable for the determination of total iron in multivitamin tablets and iron-rich ground waters, with a relative standard deviation of better than 1.1%. The results obtained compared favourably with the certified values and a standard ICP-AES method.     

Nonstationary processes in an ion-exchange membranes-diaphragm-ion-exchange resin system. 2. Electroosmosis

Electroosmosis through a diaphragm and/or an ion-exchange resin layer has been experimentally studied at different relative positions thereof. The velocity of electroosmosis has been calculated with allowance for averaged field strengths found for the diaphragm and ion-exchange resin from the potential drop values measured for cell sections. It has been shown that the time dependences of electroosmosis velocity are related to nonstationary polarization processes proceeding in the system.     

A flow injection system with ion-exchange for spectrophotometric determination of copper in rocks

A flow injection system is proposed for the spectrophotometric determination of copper in rocks. Samples are mineralized by treatment with hydrofluoric and perchloric acids and the solutions analysed after iron III precipitation. Copper is preconcentrated in a small CHELEX-100 resin column placed in the flow system, eluted with 2.5M nitric acid and further mixed with diethanoldithiocarbamate (DEDC) in basic medium. The coloured complex was monitored at 410 nm. With the proposed system, about 2-30 samples are run per hour with low reagent consumption. Beer's law is followed within 0.04 and 2.00, microg/ml. Precision and accuracy were assessed by using reference rock standards from USGS and GSJ with copper content as low as 0.4 microg/g with good precision and accuracy.     

Elimination of sulfate interferences in the Chromatographic determination of o-phosphate using liquid-liquid extraction

A liquid–liquid extraction procedure for the elimination of high levels of sulfate is described. The proposed method allows the ion-chromatographic determination of ppb concentrations of phosphate in the presence of a 20000-fold excess of sulfate. The liquid anion exchange resin Amberlite LA-2 was selected to retain sulfate from the sample solution acidified by acetic acid as well as cation-exchange cartridges in the H-form. The detection limit for phosphate was 0.03 mg/L.     

Nonstationary processes in an ion-exchange membranes-diaphragm-ion-exchange resin system. 1. Concentration polarization

Potential drop distribution in a system comprising ion-exchange membranes, a diaphragm, and an ion-exchange resin layer has been experimentally studied and theoretically analyzed. It has been established that the potential drop is redistributed in the system due to not only different electrical resistances of its elements, but also their concentration polarization, which depends on both the voltage applied to electrodes and relative positions of the system elements.     

Recording of the streaming potential over an affinity column in a continuous flow system as a means of quantifying proteins biospecifically

Measurement of the streaming potential over an affinity column is used as a means of following affinity binding of proteins to immobilized ligands. The system designed operates with one sample column and one reference column and the differential signal is a good measure of the amount of affinity-bound material. The system is used for the determination of albumin in discrete samples as well as for continuous measurements. Assays of rabbit anti-albumin antibodies are also reported; and various glycoproteins which bind to immobilized concanavalin A can be quantified. The limit of detection for proteins (down to 10^?9 moles l^?1) seems to be lower than that which is required for applications to process control.     

Preconcentration and flame atomic absorption spectrometry determination of cadmium in mussels by an on-line continuous precipitation-dissolution flow system

A rapid, sensitive, accurate and precise flame atomic absorption method is described for the determination of cadmium in mussels. The method is based on the continuous precipitation of cadmium as an ion pair between tetraiodocadmate and quinine and dissolution of the precipitate with ethanol. The metal can be preconcentrated 32-fold using 15 ml of sample solution by using a time-based technique at a sampling flow rate of 3.0 ml min(-1). The proposed method allows the determination of cadmium in the range 0.25-5.5 mug g(-1). The precision (relative standard deviation) obtained for different amounts of cadmium is in the range 1.5-4.7% at the 0.25-5.0 mug g(-1) level. The method demonstrates high tolerance to interferences, and the data obtained are in agreement with the certified value of a selected reference material. This procedure was applied to the determination of cadmium in mussel samples from estuaries in Galicia (Spain).     

Titrimetry in a continuous flow system III. Calcium determination in environmental samples

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Group specific detection of polycyclic compounds in high-pressure liquid chromatography by selective fluorescence quenching

     

Titrimetry in a continuous flow system

Summary Sulphate in the range of 5–2000 mol · l^–1 is automatically titrated with Ba(II) in a device with an optical detection which is able to correct automatically for dilution and turbidities. The flow-through system contains 80% v/v ethanol; the indicator is dimethyl sulfonazo(III). Above a concentration level of about 20 mol · l^–1 SO ₄ ^2– the standard deviation is less than 5% rel. The titration time is negligibly small as compared to the sampling time.

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Titrimetrie im DurchflußsystemI. Apparatur und Sulfatbestimmung

Zusammenfassung Sulfat wird im Bereich von 5–2000 mol · l^–1 automatisch mit Ba(II) mit einem Gerät mit optischer Detektion titriert, das automatisch für Verdünnung und Trübung korrigieren kann. Das Durchflußsystem enthält 80% v/v Äthanol; Indicator ist Dimethylsulfonazo(III). Die Standardabweichung für Proben mit einem Sulfatgehalt höher als 20 mol · l^–1 ist niedriger als 5% rel. Die Titrationsdauer ist vernachlässigbar im Vergleich mit der Zeit für die Probennahme.

     

Photometry in a continuous flow system

Summary Sulphate in various environmental samples was determined by measuring the optical absorbance upon reaction with the barium(II) dimethylsulphonazo(III) complex. The measurement took place in a flow-through system. Interferences from phosphate, metal ions and others were eliminated. The results of a turbidimetric measurement, a spectrophotometric measurement with thorin, an automatic titration and the proposed method are compared. The latter allows the determination of sulphate in the range of 1.4–60 mol·l^–1. The standard deviation is 0.3–0.6 mol·l^–1, depending on the type of sample (water) analysed. A determination takes 1.5min.

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Photometric in einem DurchflußsystemBestimmung von Sulphat mit Dimethylsulfonazo(III) in Umweltmaterial mit Hilfe eines Durchflußsystems

Zusammenfassung Sulfat wurde in verschiedenen Umweltproben durch Messung der Extinktion nach Reaktion mit dem Barium(II)-dimethylsulfonazo(III)-komplex im Durchflußsystem bestimmt. Störungen von Phosphat, Metallionen, u.a. wurden beseitigt. Die Ergebnisse einer turbidimetrischen, einer photometrischen, einer automatischen Titration und der vorgeschlagenen Methode werden verglichen. Die Methode ermöglicht die Sulfatbestimmung im Bereich von 1,4–60 mol·l^–1. Die Standardabweichung beträgt 0,3–0,6 mol· l^–1 je nach Typ des Probematerials (Wasser). Eine Bestimmung erfordert 1,5min.

     

Elimination of interferences in determination of platinum and palladium in environmental samples by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Various approaches were evaluated in order to eliminate the spectral interferences noted when Pt and Pd has to be determined in environmental dust samples by ICP-MS. The chemical separation of Pt and Pd from the matrix components on ion-exchange resins was applied. The performance of cation-exchange resins (Dowex 50 WX-8, Dowex 50 WX-2, Dowex HCR-S, Varion KS, Cellex-P) for the separation of interfering ions was then examined. It was found that Dowex 50 WX-8 shows best performance. The effects of mass, mesh number of resin and concentration of Cl⁻ ions on matrix separation were also studied. Another approach was to use the anion-exchange sorbent Cellex-T, which allows almost total retention of both analytes followed by their elution with 0.1 mol L⁻¹ thiourea in 1 mol L⁻¹ HCl. This procedure however can be used only for platinum determination by ICP-MS. The accuracy of proposed procedures was confirmed by the analysis of certified material BCR-723, and then it was used for determination Pt and Pd in samples of road dust.