Slow argentometric titrations of sulphide,polysulphide and thiosulphate ions

Programmed additions of constant volumes of titrating agent allow the recording of reproducible curves when the potential drift of the silver sulphide electrode is lower than a prefixed value. In these conditions, monosulphide produces curves with a single inflection point, whereas polysulphides show two inflection points. For polysulphides, from the ratio of the volumes added to reach the first and second points, the value ofx in Na₂S _x is obtained. The reaction of Ag⁺ with S₂O^2– ₃ produces the formation of complexes and finally of sulphides. It is also possible to observe the formation of an insoluble K₂Ag₄L₃ in the presence of potassium salts, and its subsequent decomposition into Ag₂S.     

Preconcentration of cyanide from water by extraction with tributyltin hydroxide

Samples of water (500 ml) are extracted with 25 ml of 0.25M tributyltin hydroxide in trichloroethylene, which is then stripped with 2M sodium hydroxide, the organic reagent being used for a further extraction of the water sample; this cycle is carried out four times. The combined sodium hydroxide extracts are then titrated with silver nitrate solution, with p-dimethylbenzylidenerhodanine as indicator. Mean recoveries are around 99%, and the limit of determination is 4 microg/l. Thiocyanate, sulphide, methanethiol and complex cyanides do not interfere.     

Determination of sulphide, sulphite and thiosulphate with thallic perchlorate or sulphate

Sulphide, sulphite and thiosulphate can be determined separately or in admixture, with thallic perchlorate or sulphate in acid medium. A sample solution is rendered approximately 0.5 M in acid, 5 ml of 0.05 M KI are added and the solution is titrated to a starch end-point with thallium(III) solution. In another method an acid sample solution is titrated with thallium(III) or iodine solution in the presence of indigo carmine indicator. The end-point is improved in the presence of Co(II).     

Determination of sulphur by electrolytic hydrogenation

Certain sulphur compounds such as thiosulphuric acid, polythionic acids, thiocyanic acid, thioureas, thioamides and 2-mercapto-acids are readily electrolytically hydrogenated in 1N sulphuric acid to form hydrogen sulphide which is absorbed in potassium hydroxide solution and titrated with o-hydroxymercuribenzoic acid in the presence of dithizone as indicator. The electrolytic cell consists of a lead anode in 5N sulphuric acid, a porous ceramic tube as diaphragm, and a cathode made of soft iron. The first-order rate-constants of hydrogenation and the results of determination of sulphur in some sulphur compounds are presented. The limit of determination is 0.1 ppm.     

Potentiometric argentimetric method for the successive titration of sulphide and dissolved sulphur in polysulphide solutions

Sulphide sulphur and dissolved sulphur in a polysulphide solution can be successively determined with satisfactory accuracy and reproducibility by potentiometric argentimetry in which a sulphide-selective indicator electrode is used. Before the titration, polysulphide ions need to be converted by an excess of potassium cyanide into thiocyanate and sulphide ions. The excess of cyanide ions is masked with formaldehyde and sulphuric acid, then the solution is made alkaline with ammonia and titrated with silver nitrate till the first end-point is reached (sulphide sulphur). After the acidification of the solution with sulphuric acid, the titration is continued till the second end-point is attained (dissolved sulphur).     

Microanalysis of sulphide, sulphite, sulphate and thiosulphate by thin-layer chromatography and ring-colorimetry

Clean and rapid analytical separations of microgram quantities of S(2-), SO(3)(2-), SO(4)(2-) and S(2)O(3)(2-) ions have been accomplished by ascending thin-layer chromatography on microcrystalline cellulose with n-propanol-1M ammonia-acetone (30: 20: 2) as the solvent system. The separated species have been determined by ring-colorimetry.     

Analysis of mixtures of sulphide, thiosulphate, dithionite and sulphite

This paper reports a procedure for the accurate determination of sulphide, dithionite and thiosulphate and an estimation of sulphite in heterogeneous and/or inaccessible mixtures.     

Determination of hydrogen sulphide and sulphur dioxide in a mixture

A method has been proposed for the determination of hydrogen sulphide and sulphur dioxide in a mixture. The method is based upon the quantitative oxidation of sulphide and sulphite with an excess of radiochloramine-T in alkaline medium /0.1N NaOH/. The released chloride activity is proportional to the total amount of sulphide and sulphite present. Addition of 1% CdSO₄ solution to the mixture of sulphide and sulphite precipitates sulphide, and sulphite in the filtrate determined by the reagent. From the difference in activities, the amount of sulphide can be calculated. This method can be employed for the determination of hydrogen sulphide and sulphur dioxide in air samples.     

Oxidation of sulphide minerals-III determination of sulphate and thiosulphate in oxidised sulphide minerals

A method has been developed to determine sulphate and thiosulphate in small amounts of the oxidation products of sulphide minerals. The sample is treated with ammonium sulphide solution to promote ion-exchange between sulphide ion and the sulphur-bearing anions of the oxidation products. Sulphate is determined alone and then all other sulphoxy anions are oxidized to sulphate and determined as such. The non-sulphate anions are reported as thiosulphate. The relative error is about 10% or less for 2 mg or more of sulphoxy anion. Although this method does not yield exact results with respect to sulphite or polythionates, a clearer understanding of the oxidation of sulphide minerals is now available.     

Thiomercurimetric determination of carbon disulphide, carbonyl sulphide, thiols and hydrogen sulphide by use of 1,3-diaminopropane and tributyltin chloride

A new approach to the determination of carbon disulphide and carbonyl sulphide in the presence of each other is based on the reaction with 1,3-diaminopropane (DAP), and titration with o-hydroxymercurybenzoie acid (HMB) before and after the selective decomposition of the COS-derivative at pH 4. Determination of hydrogen sulphide, thiols, carbon disulphide and carbonyl sulphide in the presence of each other in hydrocarbon solvents involves four titrations with HMB, viz. of all compounds after conversion of CS(2) and COS with DAP, of thiols plus H(2)S, of the thiols alone after removal of H(2)S by extraction, and of CS(2) alone after removal of other compounds by shaking with aqueous alkali. For selective trapping of H(2)S, HCN, RSH, CO(2) and CS(2) + COS, the sample gas is passed successively through a potassium antimonyl tartrate filter, a nickel carbonate filter, a tributyltin chloride filter, a bubbler containing 40% potassium hydroxide solution and a bubbler containing a benzene solution of DAP. The analysis is completed by titration with HMB with dithizone or dithiofluorescein as indicator.     

Indirect potentiometric determination of hydrazine, isoniazid, sulphide and thiosulphate with a chloramine-T ion-selective electrode

Indirect potentiometric procedures with chloramine-T (CAT) as the oxidant and a chloramine-T ion-selective electrode are described for the determination of hydrazine and isonicotinic acid hydrazide (isoniazid) in the 1-100 mumole range and of sulphide and thiosulphate in the 0.5-50 mumole range. The reductants react stoichiometrically with a known and excessive volume of added CAT and the unconsumed excess of CAT is measured with the CAT-selective electrode. Aqueous solutions of the reductants were analysed with an error and precision of about 1-2%. Analytical recovery of isoniazid added to tablet diluents was 97-101% (average 98.9%). Results were comparable with those obtained with a titrimetric method for the determination of isoniazid in injection solutions and tablets.     

Enthalpimetric determination of sulphide and thiosulphate by the catalysis of the iodine-azide reaction

The enthalpimetric determination of sulphide and thiosulphate, in the presence and absence of Zn²⁺ and Cd²⁺, making use of the catalysis of the iodine-azide reaction is studied. An excess of the cations avoids losses of sulphide as H₂S and, when cadmium is used, a 30% enhancement of the sensitivity is observed in the determination of sulphide. On the other hand, both cations depress the analytical response produced by thiosulphate, but iodide can be used as an enhancement agent. Limits of detection of 0.1 and 0.3 ppm are obtained for sulphide and thiosulphate, respectively, and linear dynamic ranges comprise about two orders of magnitude.     

Determination of sulphur in fuel oils by absorption spectrometry of electrothermally generated carbon sulphide molecules

Molecular absorption spectra of CS are observed during the vaporization of crude and fuel oils in an electrothermal atomizer. The CS absorbance at 257.6 nm is used to determine the sulphur content of the oil, based on measurements in a conventional electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometer. The results for various fuel oils generally agree with those obtained by x-ray fluorescence spectrometry (ASTM D2622). The detection limit referred to the undiluted oil is 50 mg kg^?1, and the repeatability is 3% at the 250 mg kg^?1 level. Some oils exhibit uneven vaporization of sulphur species.     

Determination of sulphur species arising from the reaction of sulphur and sulphide in a (K, Na)SCN eutectic melt

Sulphur and sulphide ions react in (K,Na)SCN eutectic melt with the formation of polysulphide. The electrolytic oxidation of SCN(-) at 155 degrees forms S(4) which gives S(2-)(5) with S(2-); at 165 degrees the sulphur electrogenerated is S(2) that reacts according to S(2) + S(2-) = S(2-)(3). The equilibrium constants of these reactions have been obtained by voltammetric measurements. The formation of S(2) at 155 degrees by irradiation from a xenon lamp was confirmed. The S(2) reacts with S(2-) to give S(2-)(3), and the equilibrium constant for this reaction is the same as that found for the reaction at 165 degrees .     

Determination of sulphide by anion-exchange with lead iodate

A quick anion-exchange reaction, suitable for the determination of sulphide, has been found to occur on stirring a suspension of lead iodate (solubility product, K(s0) = 1.2 x 10(-13)) with sulphide solution at pH 5-8. After removal of the precipitates of lead iodate and lead sulphide (K(s0) = 3.4 x 10(-28)), the iodate released can be determined by its reaction with acidified iodide to give tri-iodide which is either titrated with thiosulphate or measured spectrophotometrically as its blue complex with starch. Chloride, bromide, iodide, fluoride, oxalate, sulphate, thiocyanate and phosphate do not interfere. Thiosulphate, sulphite, nitrite and thiols do not give an anion-exchange reaction but do interfere in the redox reaction of iodate with acidified iodide. However, this is avoided if they are first oxidized with bromine (the liberated iodate remains unaffected before iodometry.     

Spectrophotometric determination of molybdenum by extraction of its thiosulphate complex

A simple and rapid spectrophotometric determination of molybdenum is described. The molybdenum thiosulphate complex is extracted into isoamyl alcohol from 1·0–1·5M hydrochloric acid containing 36–40 mg of Na₂S₂O₃·5H₂O per ml. The absorbance at λ_max = 475 nm obeys Beer's law over the range 0–32 μg of Mo per ml of solvent phase. Up to 5 mg/ml of Ti(IV), V(V), Cr(VI), Fe(III), Co(II), Ni(II), U(VI), W(VI), Sb(III), 1 mg/ml of Cu(II), Sn(II), Bi(V) and 10 μg/ml of Pt(IV) and Pd(II) do not interfere. Large amounts of complexing agents interfere. The method has been applied to analysis of synthetic and industrial samples.     

Determination of thiocarbonate in the presence of sulphite, thiosulphate and thiocyanate by titration with o-hydroxymercuribenzoate

A direct titrimetric method has been developed for the determination of thiocarbonate in the presence of sulphite, thiosulphate and thiocyanate, by titration with o-hydroxymercuribenzoate, with sodium nitroprusside as indicator.     

Determination of tributyltin in marine sediment and waters by pressurised solvent extraction and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

In this study, tributyltin (TBT) was extracted from marine sediment matrix with the use of pressurised solvent extraction (PSE), which uses high-temperature and -pressure conditions to increase extraction efficiency. The analyte was chromatographically resolved using a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) system with a pentafluorophenyl (PFP) column and a methanol/aqueous formic acid mobile phase gradient, and was detected by MS/MS as product fragments after collisionally induced dissociation (CID) of the cationic parent molecule. This study represents the first application of PSE extraction combined with LC-MS/MS analysis for the determination of TBT in sediments. The method has been validated according to the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 17025:2001 and affords automated extraction of sediment samples with high-sensitivity analysis. The full method limit of detection was established as 1.25 ng Sn g^?1 with an instrument detection limit of 0.01 ng Sn g^?1. The chromatographic procedure may also be applied for the direct analysis of water matrices without the need for sample manipulation, and therefore represents a combined analytical approach for the monitoring of TBT contamination in marine or estuarine ecosystems.     

A gravimetric procedure for the determination of wet precipitated sulphur, dissolved sulphur, soluble sulphides and hydrogen sulphide

Elemental sulphur (in wet precipitated form or dissolved in organic solvents) and hydrogen sulphide have been determined gravimetrically at room temperature by conversion into copper sulphide by elemental copper in presence of an organic solvent such as benzene or acetonitrile. Any solvent in which sulphur is soluble can be used. The black copper sulphide formed can be weighed or determined iodometrically. Analysis indicates the black compound to be Cu(1.8)S. This room temperature method is a versatile one-step procedure sensitive to microgram or macro amounts of sulphur. It has been used for determining the solubility of sulphur in tetrahydrofuran and dioxan. The apparent heat of solution indicates that sulphur dissolves in these solvents without any marked solute-solvent interactions.