Analytical applications of the photochemical action of light: Determination of ferric iron by photochemical reduction in the presence of citric and mandelic acids

A new method has been developed for the determination of ferric sulphate through its photochemical reduction with citric and mandelic acids in sunlight. The method consists in irradiating with sunlight a measured volume of the ferric sulphate solution together with an excess of citric or mandelic acid in a quartz or pyrex glass beaker until reduction is complete. The ferrous salt formed is determined by titration with a standard solution of sodium vanadate in the presence of the proper concentration of sulphuric and phosphoric acids, employing diphenylbenzidine or diphenylamine sulphonate as internal indicators. The photoreduction is greatly retarded by sulphuric acid.     

A Photochemical redox method for the estimation of thallium(III)

A convenient photochemical redox method for the estimation of thallium(III) by reduction with oxalic acid followed by oxidation of thallium(I) with potassium bromate has been developed. The reduction is carried out in the presence of small concentrations of chloride and bromide as catalysts.     

Determination of peroxydiphosphate in acid medium with oxalate (i) with silver(I) as catalyst and (ii) in the presence of excess of manganese(II)

Peroxydiphosphate can be determined with oxalate in acid medium in the presence of silver(I). Excess of oxalic acid along with the sample and silver (I) is heated to boiling and the excess of oxalic acid is titrated against standard permanganate. Another method involves boiling for 2 min a mixture consisting of the sample and excess of manganese(II), followed by titration of the resulting Mn(III) or MnO(2) with standard oxalic acid solution.     

Cyclic and stripping voltammetry of tin at mercury hanging drop and film electrodes in acidic o-diphenol media in the presence of lead and cadmium

The influence of catechol, gallic acid and tiron on the voltammetric behaviour of tin(IV) in the presence of lead(II) and cadmium(II) was investigated at hanging drop and mercury film electrodes in perchloric acid, oxalic acid and formate supporting electrolytes. Under cyclic conditions, well separated peaks of tin, lead and cadmium are obtained in oxalic acid and formate solutions containing gallic acid or catechol; tiron suppresses the tin peaks significantly. The efficiency of the deposition of tin in the presence of catechol or gallic acid is less than that of lead, particularly at long deposition time. The best separation of the stripping peaks of tin, lead and cadmium is obtained in oxalic acid solution containing gallic acid or catechol. In perchloric acid solution containing gallic acid or catechol the second peak corresponding to tin oxidation is useful for determinations of tin in the presence of lead. Tin(IV) at the 10^-8 mol l^-1 level can be detemined in various salt solutions and in water samples in the presence of five-fold amounts of lead and cadmium.     

The polarographic determination of microgram quantities of oxalic acid

A brief critical summary of possible methods for the determination of micro quantities of oxalic acid in solution is presented, and details are given of a satisfactory polarographic procedure for the determination of this material down to a level of 10 microg per ml in the final solution. This method involves the adjustment of the pH of the sample solution, followed by precipitation of the oxalic acid as europium oxalate. The excess europium is then determined polarographically. The method is applicable in the presence of 1M ammonium nitrate and in the presence of ammonium salts of other common acids. Iron and chromium interfere and must be absent.     

Dissolution of Nickel Ferrite in Aqueous Solutions Containing Oxalic Acid and Ferrous Salts

The dissolution of nickel ferrite in oxalic acid and in ferrous oxalate-oxalic acid aqueous solution was studied. Nickel ferrite was synthesized by thermal decomposition of a mixed tartrate; the particles were shown to be coated with a thin ferric oxide layer. Dissolution takes place in two stages, the first one corresponding to the dissolution of the ferric oxide outer layer and the second one being the dissolution of Ni(1.06)Fe(1.96)O(4). The kinetics of dissolution during this first stage is typical of ferric oxides: in oxalic acid, both a ligand-assisted and a redox mechanism operates, whereas in the presence of ferrous ions, redox catalysis leads to a faster dissolution. The rate dependence on both oxalic acid and on ferrous ion is described by the Langmuir-Hinshelwood equation; the best fitting corresponds to K(1)(ads)=25.6 mol(-1) dm(-3) and k(1)(max)=9.17x10(-7) mol m(-2) s(-1) and K(2)(ads)=37.1x10(3) mol(-1) dm(-3) and k(2)(max)=62.3x10(-7) mol m(-2) s(-1), respectively. In the second stage, Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetics also describes the dissolution of iron and nickel from nickel ferrite, with K(1)(ads)=20.8 mol(-1) dm(3) and K(2)(ads)=1.16x10(5) mol(-1) dm(3). For iron, k(1)(max)=1.02x10(-7) mol of Fe m(-2) s(-1) and k(2)(max)=2.38x10(-7) mol of Fe m(-2) s(-1); for nickel, the rate constants k(1)(max) and k(2)(max) are 2.4 and 1.79 times smaller, respectively. The factor 1.79 agrees nicely with the stoichiometric ratio, whereas the factor 2.4 implies the accumulation of some nickel in the residual particles. The rate of nickel dissolution in oxalic acid is higher than that in bunsenite by a factor of 8, whereas hematite is more reactive by a factor of 9 (in the absence of Fe(II)) and 27 (in the presence of Fe (II)). It may be concluded that oxalic acid operates to dissolve iron, and the ensuing disruption of the solid framework accelerates the release of nickel. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Fe(II)(EDTA)螯合物/UV催化臭氧工艺降解PAM溶液研究

研究采用Fe(II)(EDTA)螯合物/UV催化臭氧降解聚丙烯酰胺(PAM)溶液。考察Fe(II)(EDTA)螯合物/UV催化臭氧法对PAM溶液粘度、PAM去除率和可生化性的影响。研究表面活性剂对Fe(II)(EDTA)螯合物/UV催化臭氧工艺降低PAM粘度的影响,并探讨草酸对该工艺降解PAM溶液影响规律。研究结果表明,Fe(II)(EDTA)螯合物/UV催化臭氧法对PAM溶液降解效能良好,在15min内,PAM溶液粘度的可以降低57%,在120min后,PAM去除率可达75%,B/C从0.121提升到0.423。表面活性剂对Fe(II)(EDTA)螯合物/UV催化臭氧工艺降低PAM溶液粘度影响较小。草酸不利于Fe(II)(EDTA)/UV催化臭氧工艺去除PAM和降低PAM溶液粘度,这是因为草酸造成的酸性环境抑制了臭氧在水中的分解作用,从而导致草酸/Fe(II)(EDTA)/O3体系中PAM溶液的降粘效果和去除率低于Fe(II)(EDTA)/O3体系。     

Decomposition of oxalic acid with nitric acid

Oxalic acid or oxalate is widely used as a precipitant and a detergent in the field of nuclear energy. The present work aimed at developing a method of decomposing oxalic acid with HNO₃ in the presence of Mn²⁺ ion. The use of Mn²⁺ ion as low as 10^?3 mol/l facilitated the complete decomposition of oxalic acid, and the acidity of the resulting solution became as low as 0.1 eq/1 under the optimum conditions. The decomposition of oxalic acid is a first order reaction and proceeds at temperatures above 80°C; the activation energy of the reaction is 18.6 kcal/mol. This decomposition method is applicable to the dissolution of an oxalate precipitate.     

Improvement of chemical analysis of antibiotics. V. A simple method for the analysis of tetracyclines using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

An isocratic high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of tetracyclines is described using a mobile phase containing oxalic acid and C8- and C18-modified silica gel columns. For good separations of tetracyclines, oxalic acid concentrations of above 0.01 and 0.2 M respectively for parent tetracyclines (group I) and impurities in tetracycline (group II) are required. The optimum pH of the aqueous oxalic acids solution in the mobile phase is 2.0. The combinations of the C8-modified silica gel column with methanol-acetonitrile-0.01 M aqueous oxalic acid solution pH 2.0 (1:1.5:5) and the C18-modified silica gel column with methanol-acetonitrile-0.2 M aqueous oxalic acid solution pH 2.0(1:1:3.5) gave satisfactory results for groups I and II, respectively.     

Volumetric estimation of potassium permanganate and potassium dichromate in mixtures with oxalic acid

1. A simple method has now been developed for the volumetric estimation of potassium permanganate and potassium dichromate in mixtures The method consists in taking an aliquot volume of the mixture in an Erlenmeyer flask, adding sufficient quantities of sulphuric acid and manganous sulphate (catalyst) and titrating with a standard solution of sodium oxalate or oxalic acid run in from the burette, until the colour changes from orange-red to yellow. The oxalic acid run ingives a measure of the permanganate present in the mixture Then the mixture in the flask is titrated with a standard solution of Mohr's salt using diphenylbenzidine as indicator. The volume of Fe⁺² solution run in the second stage gives a measure of the dichromate present in the original mixture. 2. The reverse titration does not give accurate results, because it is affected by the induced reaction between oxalic acid and dichromate which is induced by the reaction between oxalic acid and permanganate during the first stage of the reaction. This induced reaction has been studied in some detail.     

A new volumetric method for the determination of uranium(VI)

Summary A new volumetric method for the estimation of uranium(VI) salt based on its photoreduction in the presence of diethyl ether has been developed. The recommended procedure consists of exposing uranium(VI) solution in about 1 N sulphuric acid solution with an excess of saturated aqueous ether solution in a glass vessel to the light from a Phillips repro lamp or sun light for 1 hour. The uranium(IV) salt formed is estimated by titration with a standard solution of sodium vanadate.The reduction does not proceed to uranium(III) stage under any conditions of exposure. Fluoride, phosphate, arsenate and perchlorate are not found to interfere either with the photochemical reduction or with the subsequent oxidimetric titration. But chloride and bromide ions markedly inhibit the photochemical reaction.     

Quantitative estimations of ferric iron by phosphoric acid in aqueous-alcoholic medium

Summary The only method recommended for the direct estimation of ferric iron in presence of HCl is to reduce the ferric iron to ferrous iron and then to titrate against KMnO₄ solution by adding Reinhardt-Zimmermann reagent (MnSO₄ + H₂SO₄ + H₃PO₄). The solubility of the phosphato complexes of ferric chloride and phosphoric acid is much reduced by adding a nonaqueous solvent, ethyl alcohol or acetone. This property has been availed of to find out a method of estimating ferric iron directly against standard solution of phosphoric acid in aqueous-nonaqueous medium using K₄Fe(CN)₆ or cupferron as external indicators. A slight discrepancy at the end point, however, exists in the direct titration but it can be removed by applying a correction factor determined from the estimated results.     

A colorimetric determination of thorium

A colorimetric method for the determination of thorium is proposed. It is based upon the precipitation of thorium with a standard solution of oxalic acid and the subsequent reaction of the excess oxalic acid with a standard solution of potassium permanganate. The absorbancy of the remaining permanganate solution is directly proportional to the thorium present. The variables affecting this method have been critically studied. Reliable determinations can be made in the range of 3 to 30 mg of thorium in 1 cm cells when the colored solution is diluted to 250 ml. Most interfering substances can be removed by electrolysis in a mercury cathode cell or by the precipitation of thorium with potassium iodate.     

Enhancement of the reducing properties of metallic mercury in presence of complex forming ions

The reducing properties of metallic mercury in solutions containing ions forming precipitates or complexes with mercuric or mercurous ions have been studied.The reducing power of mercury in the presence of thiocyanate is greatly enhanced, and it is similar to that in the presence of hydrochloric acid. The effects of the thiocyanate and ferric concentrations have been examined. To reduce a 0.01 M solution of ferric ion without forming a precipitate of mercurous thiocyanate, a concentration of thiocyanate of at least 0.05 M is required. The action of mercurythiocyanate system on some oxidising substances has been studied. The most important reaction is the reduction of ferric ions. The method has been applied to the determination of iron on macro and semimicroscale and good results have been obtained.The reducing power of metallic mercury in the presence of cyanide has also been examined. In general it acts as a strong reducer in alkaline medium. Atmospheric oxygen is reduced partially to water and hydrogen peroxide. Ferricyanide is reduced quantitatively to ferrocyanide. The action of metallic mercury in the presence of cyanide on other oxidising substances has also been examined.     

草酸电还原反应机理的研究

以硫酸钠溶液作底液,用快速循环伏安和电势阶跃法研究了草酸在铅电极上的电还原机理,测定了草酸电还原第一步反应的动力学参数,并根据循环伏安图比较相同条件下草酸,乙醛酸和乙醇酸的还原峰峰电势,推断出草酸还原的中间产物.研究结果表明,草酸电还原遵从不可逆2电子EE反应机理.     

分光光度法测定水溶液中的有机酸含量

利用水溶液中的有机酸在高氯酸羟胺(HAP)和N,N′-二环己基碳酰亚胺(DCC)存在的条件下生成的羟肟酸,以及羟肟酸在酸性高氯酸铁溶液中显色的性质,建立了一种分光光度测定水中有机酸含量的方法。对显色剂的酸度、浓度、加入体积、HAP和DCC的浓度、加入体积以及显色反应的温度、反应时间对吸光度的影响进行了考察。结果表明,该显色反应在反应条件:0.0687mol/LHAP1.0mL、0.6mol/LDCC0.5mL、震荡均匀后室温下放置反应15min、0.02mol/L酸性高氯酸铁溶液(高氯酸浓度0.3mol/L)显色条件下具有最大的吸光度;并对正丁酸、正戊酸、苯甲酸进行了线性关系考察。结果表明,该检测方法具有仪器简单、操作方便、线性范围较宽、准确度高等优点,可用于那些不易从水溶液中萃取的有机酸的测定,也可用于液相色谱洗脱液中有机酸的测定。     

食品及生物样品中痕量草酸的荧光动力学法测定

拟定了一个荧光动力学测定痕量草酸根的新方法。在硫酸介质中，草酸催化重铬酸钾氧化罗丹明６Ｇ使其荧光猝灭。方法线性范围为０．８－１４．０ｍｇ／Ｌ，直接用于菠菜，人尿中草酸根的测定，获得满意结果。     

Catalytic kinetic spectrophotometry for the determination of trace amount of oxalic acid in biological samples with oxalic acid-rhodamine B-potassium dichromate system

A new catalytic kinetic spectrophotometric method was proposed for determining trace oxalic acid based on the catalytic effect of oxalate on the oxidation of potassium dichromate with rhodamin B in 0.10 M of sulfuric acid. Good linearity is obtained over the concentration range 0.40-6.0 microg/mL of oxalic acid. After the reactions of the catalytic and non-catalytic systems were terminated by using 2.00 mL of 4 M sodium hydroxide solution, they can be stable for 3 h at room temperature. The apparent activation energy of the catalytic reaction is 12.44 kJ/mol. The effect of 50 coexisting substances was observed. The method was used to determine trace oxalic acid in tea, spinach and urine samples with satisfactory results.     

Spectrophotometric determination of Zineb (a dithiocarbamate fungicide) by the methylene blue method

Summary A spectrophotometric method has been developed for the determination of Zineb in water and vegetables. The method is based on the liberation of hydrogen sulphide from Zineb, which is trapped in an absorbing solution of triethanolamine, sodium hydroxide and ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid. The absorbing solution is treated with N-N-dimethyl-p-phenylene diamine sulphonate and ferric chloride to form methylene blue. Beer's law is obeyed over the concentration range of 3–32 ppm. The method is simple and can be used for the determination of Zineb in the presence of other dithiocarbamates.     

496—Cyclic voltammetric studies on the application of carbon elctrodes in the determination of oxalic acid

The application of carbon paste and glassy carbon electrodes in the analysis of oxalic acid was investigated by comparing the characteristics of cyclic voltammograms of oxalic acid obtained in various supporting electrolytes (acetate, borate, citrate, phosphate, etc.). When a semi-micro carbon paste electrode (area 0.49 cm²) was used, the oxalic acid was oxidized at +1.0 to +1.2 V vs Ag|AgCl yielding current in the μA range (scan rate 50 mV/s) for oxalic acid concentration of approximately 10^?4M. Oxalic acid oxidation was observed under both acidic and alkaline conditions. The presence of chloride ions or oxygen did not have any deleterious effect on the electrode response. The peak current was reproducible for repeated scans obtained with the same electrode after brief stirring. The glassy carbon electrode was found to be less suitable for oxalic acid oxidation studies because the peaks in the voltammograms were poorly defined and the current response was markedly reduced. These investigations suggest that carbon paste electrodes are sensitive and stable for oxalic acid oxidation studies. A plot of the peak currents obtained with carbon paste electrode for different concentrations of oxalic acid between 1×10^?4M to 1×10^?3M was linear and reproducible. It is suggested that a flow through carbon paste electrode coupled to a chromatographic column can be used in the development of a sensitive method for oxalic acid analysis in biological samples.