Very accurate,simultaneous determination of trace amounts of Co and Ni in biological materials by radiochemical neutron activation analysis

A very accurate and sensitive method for the simultaneous determination of trace amounts of Co and Ni in biological materials has been elaborated. The method is based on radiochemical neutron activation. Irradiation of samples in Cd-shielded channel of a nuclear reactor assures balanced activity ratio of⁵⁸Co and⁶⁰Co isotopes and favourable detection limits for both nickel and cobalt. Column chromatography (ion exchange and extraction) has been used for the quantitative and selective isolation of the determined radionuclides. High accuracy of the method has been demonstrated by the analysis of several certified reference materials.     

Determination of soft X-ray emitting isotopes in radioactive liquid wastes of nuclear power plants

The ⁵⁹Ni and ⁵⁵Fe radioisotopes were measured in radioactive wastes of some European nuclear power plants. A sample preparation method was developed that starts with the digestion in an oxygen atmosphere at an overpressure in a closed Berthelot calorimeter bomb. The detection limits for ⁵⁹Ni and ⁵⁵Fe were measured and calculated in the presence of high background activities from ⁶⁰Co, ¹³⁷Cs and ²⁴¹Am isotopes.     

Co-crystallization of ultramicro quantities of cobalt with α-nitroso-β-naphthol

The co-crystallization of ultramicro quantities of cobalt with α-nitroso-β-naphthol, was investigated by radio-tracer techniques. More than 99% cobalt, even when carrier-free, could be recovered. The distribution was studied and appeared to follow the logarithmic distribution law. The interference of a large excess of zinc was almost negligible. The method was applied to tlie carrier-free separation of cobalt isotopes (⁵⁵Co, ⁵⁶Co, ⁵⁷Co, ⁵⁸Co) produced by deuteron bombardment of an iron target. Contamination by manganese (⁵⁴Mn, ⁵²Mn) and iron (⁵⁹Fe) was, even in the absence of manganese carrier, almost negligible.     

Neutron activation analysis of high purity nickel by solvent extraction using 2-benzylpyridin/benzene

A radiochemical neutron activation analysis using solvent extraction has been applied for the determination of trace impurities in high purity nickel. Because of the high activity of⁵⁸Co produced by the nuclear reaction,⁵⁸Ni(n,p)⁵⁸Co, cobalt should be separated from the impurities. Removal of cobalt from the other trace elements in the aqueous acidic solution containing 1M thiocyanate ion (KSCN) was achieved by extraction with 1M2-benzylpyridin (BPy) in benzene. From the result of tracer experiments, cobalt was completely separated from most other elements except Fe, Mo and Zn. To determine the experimental accuracy, NIST SRM 673 nickel oxide was analyzed and the results agreed well within 10% deviation. This established radiochemical method was applied to the analysis of high purity nickel samples.     

Neutronenaktivierungsanalyse von Verunreinigungen. Kobalt und Nickel in Uranverbindungen nuklearer Reinheit

Zusammenfassung Eine Methode zur Bestimmung von Nickel und Kobalt in Uranverbindungen nuklearer Reinheit wurde entwickelt. Die Hauptmasse des Urans wird vor der Bestrahlung papierchromatographisch entfernt. Kobalt und Nickel werden mit Hilfe der Isotope⁶⁰Co bzw.⁵⁸Co bestimmt. Zur Trennung der beiden Kobaltisotope wird die- Spektrometrie bzw. das Complement-subtraction-Verfahren angewendet.

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Summary A method has been developed for determining nickel and cobalt in uranium compounds of nuclear purity. The bulk of the uranium is removed by paper chromatography prior to the irradiation. Cobalt and nickel are determined with the aid of the isotopes⁶⁰Co and⁵⁸Ni respectively. Gamma spectrometry or the complement subtraction procedure is employed to separate the two cobalt isotopes.

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Résumé On a découvert une méthode de dosage du nickel et du cobalt dans les composés de l'uranium de pureté nucléaire. Avant l'irradiation, on sépare par Chromatographie sur papier la plus grande partie de l'uranium. On dose le cobalt et le nickel au moyen des isotopes Co⁶⁰ ou Ni⁵⁸. On utilise la spectrométrie gamma pour la séparation des deux isotopes du cobalt ou encore le procédé dit de «soustraction du complément».

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Vorgetragen beim Symposium für analytische Chemie in Graz, 29. September bis I. Oktober 1965.     

Analysis of binary and ternary mixtures of cobalt,nickel and copper by differential kinetic methods based on ligand substitution reactions

The methods are based on displacement of pyridoxal thiosemicarbazone from its complexes with cobalt, nickel and copper(II) with DCTA. The reactions are monitored spectrophotometrically at 425 nm. The Ni/Cu and Co/Ni/Cu mixtures are analyzed by the single-point method and the Co/Ni and Co/Cu mixtures by the logarithmic extrapolation method. In all determinations the relative standard deviation is <3%, at the μg ml^?1 level.     

Simultaneous Determination of Nickel and Cobalt Using a Solid Bismuth Vibrating Electrode by Adsorptive Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry

A simple, fast, sensitive and greener voltammetric procedure for simultaneous analysis of nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co) by square wave adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry (SW‐AdCSV) using a solid bismuth vibrating electrode is presented for the first time. The procedure enables to determine Ni together with Co, in ammonia buffer 0.1 M (pH 9.2) and in the presence of oxygen, and involves an adsorptive accumulation of metal‐dimethylglyoxime (Ni‐DMG and Co‐DMG) complexes on the electrode surface. For Ni and Co, the detection limits, obtained with 30 s of accumulation time, were 0.6 and 1.0 µg L^?1, respectively. The method was free of metals (Cd²⁺, Cr³⁺, Cr⁶⁺, Cu²⁺, Fe³⁺ and Pb²⁺ up to 50 µg L^?1, Al³⁺ and Mn²⁺ up to 500 µg L^?1; Zn²⁺ up to 300 µg L^?1) interferences up to the concentrations mentioned in brackets. The proposed method was validated for simultaneous determination of Ni and Co in a certified reference surface and river waters with good results.     

Application of Graphene as a Sorbent for Simultaneous Preconcentration and Determination of Trace Amounts of Cobalt and Nickel in Environmental Water and Vegetable Samples

A new method using a column packed with graphene as adsorbent was developed for the preconcentration of trace amounts of cobalt (Co) and nickel (Ni) prior to their determinations by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. Several factors influencing the extraction efficiency of Co and Ni and their subsequent determinations, such as pH, amounts of the chelating agent, flow rates of sample and eluent solution, eluent type and its volume, breakthrough volume, and adsorption capacity were established. Under the optimum conditions, the calibration graphs were linear in the range of 4.0‐200.0 μg L^?1 and 5.0‐200.0 μg L^?1 with detection limits of 0.36 μg L^?1 and 0.51 μg L^?1 for Co and Ni, respectively. Good relative standard deviations for ten determinations of 100.0 μg L^?1 of Co and Ni were 3.2 and 3.6%, respectively. The results for determination of Co and Ni in tap water, river water, sea water, vegetable and spiked samples have demonstrated the accuracy and applicability of the proposed method. To validate the proposed method, three certified reference materials of environment water (GSBZ 50030‐94 and GSB 07‐1186‐2000) and tomato leaf (GSBZ 51001‐94) were analyzed, and the determined values were in good agreement with the certified values.     

Simultaneous determination of nickel and cobalt traces by neutron activation analysis

Nickel and cobalt traces may be determined by measuring the ⁵⁸Co and ⁶⁰Co activities produced in a nuclear reactor. Solvent extraction of cobalt, and γ-spectrometry on the extracted phase allow a rapid and simple analysis of both metals. The method is applied to the determination of nickel (100–0.2 p.p.m.) and cobalt (0.15–0.001 p.p.m.) in various materials (petroleum, polyphenyls, aluminium).     

Simultaneous preconcentration and determination of nickel and cobalt using functionalised mesoporous silica spheres by ICP-OES

In this work functionalised mesoporous silica spheres have been utilised for the simultaneous preconcentration of nickel and cobalt. The silica spheres (SiSPs) prepared by the sol-gel method were functionalised with sodium diethyldithiocarbamate (DDTC-SiSPs). They were characterised by SEM, TEM, XRD, FTIR, CHN and nitrogen adsorption. The adsorption efficiency of DDTC-SiSPs was examined by batch equilibrium technique. The DDTC-SiSPs showed 100% adsorption for Ni (II) and Co (II). The effect of changing variables such as pH, shaking time, sample volume, preconcentration factor, eluent type and volume were investigated so as to obtain maximum recovery with high selectivity over interfering ions. The maximum adsorption capacity was found to be 15.15 mg g^?1 and 11.80 mg g^?1 for Ni (II) and Co (II) respectively using DDTC-SiSPs. 100% recovery was achieved with 5 mL of 2 M HNO₃. The maximum preconcentration factor was 400 and the 3σ limits of detection were 0.201 µg L^?1 and 0.198 µg L^?1 for Ni (II) and Co (II) respectively. Thermodynamic studies showed that adsorption of Ni (II) and Co (II) on DDTC-SiSPs is exothermic with enthalpy changes of –0.514 KJ mol^?1 and –0.854 KJ mol^?1 for Ni (II) and Co (II) respectively. The method was applied to the preconcentration and determination of Ni (II) and Co (II) from tap, river and sea water.     

Analysis of long-lived isotopes by liquid scintillation spectrometry

Neutron production cross sections are reported for reactions leading to long-lived isotopes in fusion reactor materials. Pure elements and separated isotopes were irradiated with 14.6–14.8 MeV neutron fluences up to 10¹⁸ n/cm². Undesired activities were chemically separated and the long-lived activities were measured using both liquid scintillation and x-ray spectrometry. Results are presented for the reactions⁵⁶Fe(n,2n)⁵⁵Fe(2.73 y),⁶⁴Ni(n,2n)⁶³Ni(100 y),⁶³Cu(n,p)⁶³Ni, and⁶⁰Ni(n,2n)⁵⁹Ni(76,000 y).Work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy.     

Silica gel-polyethylene glycol as a new adsorbent for solid phase extraction of cobalt and nickel and determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry

In this paper a novel solid phase extraction method to determine Co(II) and Ni(II) using silica gel-polyethylene glycol (Silica-PEG) as a new adsorbent is described. The method is based on the adsorption of cobalt and nickel ions in alkaline media on polyethylene glycol-silica gel in a mini-column, elution with nitric acid and determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The adsorption conditions such as NaOH concentration, sample volume and amount of adsorbent were optimized in order to achieve highest sensitivity. The calibration graph was linear in the range of 0.5-200.0 ng mL⁻¹ for Co(II) and 2.0-100.0 ng mL⁻¹ for Ni(II) in the initial solution. The limit of detection based on 3S_b was 0.37 ng mL⁻¹ for Co(II) and 0.71 ng mL⁻¹ for Ni(II). The relative standard deviations (R.S.D.) for ten replicate measurements of 40 ng mL⁻¹ of Co(II), and Ni(II) were 3.24 and 3.13%, respectively. The method was applied to determine Co(II) and Ni(II) in black tea, rice flour, sesame seeds, tap water and river water samples.     

不同Ni含量NiCoAl LDH的制备及CNT/Ni0.3CoAl LDH材料的电化学性能

利用水热法一步合成了不同镍、钴元素比例的镍钴铝层状氢氧化物(NiCoAl LDH),并探究了不同Ni元素含量的NiCoAl LDH的电化学性能,在Ni和Co的物质的量之比为3:7时,Ni_(0.3)CoAl LDH具有最优电化学性能。晶格中部分Ni元素被Co元素代替有利于降低氧化电势,提高材料的化学可逆性。然后通过水热法将CNT与Ni_(0.3)CoAl LDH复合,CNT的复合提高了材料的导电性。CNT/Ni_(0.3)CoAl LDH在1 A·g~(-1)的电流密度下比容量为1 332 F·g~(-1),电流密度为10 A·g~(-1)时比容量保持率为60.4%。在5A·g~(-1)的电流密度下循环3 000圈容量保持率为87.6%。     

Spectrophotometric study of thiocyanato complexation of cobalt(II) and nickel(II) ions in micellar solutions of a nonionic surfactant triton X-100

Complexation of cobalt(II) and nickel(II) with thiocyanate ions has been studied by precise spectrophotometry in aqueous and micellar solutions of a nonionic surfactant Triton X-100 of varying concentrations (20–100 mmol-dm^–3). With regard to cobalt(II), the formation of [Co(NCS)]⁺, [Co(NCS)₂], and [Co(NCS)₄]^2– was established. The formation constant of [Co(NCS)₄]^2–, is increased with increasing concentration of the surfactant, suggesting that the [Co(NCS)₄]^2– complex is formed in micelles. In contrast, the formation constants of [Co(NCS)]⁺ and [Co(NCS)₂] are remained practically unchanged. On the other hand, with nickel(II), the formation of sole [Ni(NCS)]⁺ and [Ni(NCS)₂] was established in both aqueous and micellar solutions examined, their formation constants being also remained unchanged. Interestingly, no higher complex was confirmed in the nickel(II) system, unlike cobalt(II). The unusual affinity of the [Co(NCS)₄]^2– complex with micelles will be discussed from thermodynamic and structural points of view.     

Ni-Co-B非晶态合金催化肉桂醛常压加氢制3-苯丙醛的研究

采用化学还原法制备了一系列Ni-Co-B非晶态合金催化剂, 通过调变金属盐混和液中Ni^2＋/Co^2＋的比例, 可制得不同Co含量的Ni-Co-B非晶态合金. 用ICP, BET, XRD, TEM, SAED, DSC, XPS和H₂-TPD对其组成、结构、粒子大小、表面形貌和表面电子态进行了系列表征, 并以肉桂醛常压加氢制苯丙醛作为探针反应, 考察了所制备的Ni-Co-B非晶态合金的催化性能. 结果表明, Ni-Co-B非晶态合金中Ni为活性中心, Co的引入可显著增加其催化活性. 由于催化测试中金属总量固定为1.0 g, 因此增加Ni-Co-B中Co的含量具有正负两方面的效应. 一方面, 由于Ni活性位数目的减少加氢活性降低; 另一方面, Co对Ni活性中心具有协同作用, 有利于增加合金的无序度、金属-类金属间相互作用、表面Ni含量和电子相互作用, 从而提高催化活性. 最佳Co与(Ni＋Co)摩尔比含量的范围为0.2～0.5.     

Reversed phase foam chromatography : Separation of iron from copper,cobalt and nickel in the tri-n-butyl phosphate-hydrochloric acid system

The separation of iron from cobalt, copper and nickel by reversed-phase foam chromatography was investigated. The distribution of Fe, Co and Cu in TBP-HCl and TBP(polyurethane foam)-HCl systems was measured. Iron can be separated from the three other metals on polyether-type polyurethane foam columns loaded with TBP. The break-through curve of iron on TBP (polyurethane foam) columns was measured. The column was found suitable for the separation of ⁵⁸Co and ⁵⁹Fe isotopes.     

Simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of iron, nickel and cobalt in micellar media by using direct orthogonal signal correction-partial least squares method

A very simple and selective spectrophotometric method for simultaneous determination of iron(II), nickel(II) and cobalt(II) based on formation of their complexes with 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphtol (PAN) in micellar media is described. Although the complexes of Fe(II), Ni(II) and Co(II) with reagent show a spectral overlap, they have been simultaneously determined by partial least squares (PLS) with and without preprocessing step using direct orthogonal signal correction (DOSC). The linear range was 0.30-4.50 μg ml⁻¹ for Co(II), 0.20-3.00 μg ml⁻¹ for Ni(II) and 0.30-5.00 μg ml⁻¹ for Fe(II). The results obtained by the PLS and DOSC-PLS were statistically compared. Interference effects of common anions and cations were studied and the proposed method was also applied satisfactorily to the determination of Fe(II), Ni(II) and Co(II) in synthetic samples.     

XPS study of the surface composition of modified nickel-cobalt powder catalysts for enantioselective ethyl acetoacetate hydrogenation

The surface cobalt concentration in the powder bimetallic Ni-Co catalysts (ratio Co/Ni ≈ 0.25) was shown by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to be 2–4 times that of the volume content. Both Ni and Co exist in mixed valent states, viz., M⁰ and M²⁺, even after catalyst reduction. After ethyl acetoacetate hydrogenation, the cobalt content on the surface increases 16 times compared to that in the bulk. In addition, the metals are partially oxidized, and the amount of Ni⁰ and Co⁰ in the surface layers of the catalyst decreases 2–3 times. It was assumed that the increase in the cobalt content indicates an increase in the amount of cobalt complexes that involve the modifier, substrate, and reaction product, and which shield the nickel active sites. As a result, the enantioface differentiating ability of the catalyst decreases. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2265–2268, November, 2007.     

Solid phase extraction�Cinductively coupled plasma spectrometry for adsorption of Co(II) and Ni(II) from radioactive wastewaters by natural and modified zeolites

Natural and modified clinoptilolite as low-cost adsorbents have been used for adsorption of Co(II) and Ni(II) from nuclear wastewaters both in batch and continuous experiments. Zeolite X was also synthesized and its ability towards the selected cations was examined. Kinetic and thermodynamic behaviors for the process were investigated and adsorption equilibrium was interpreted in term of Langmuir and Freundlich equations. The effect of various parameters including the initial concentration, temperature, ionic strength and pH of solution were examined to achieve the optimized conditions. The clinoptilolite was shown good sorption potential for Co(II) and Ni(II) ions at pH values 4?C6. Based on desorption studies, nearly 74 and 85% of adsorbed Co(II) and Ni(II) were removed from clinoptilolite by HCl. The Na⁺ and NH₄ ⁺ forms of clinoptilolite were the best modified forms for the removal of investigated cations. It is concluded that the selectivity of clinoptilolite is higher for Co(II) than Ni(II). The synthesized zeolite showed more ability to remove cobalt and nickel ions from aqueous solution than the natural clinoptilolite. The microwave irradiation was found to be more rapid and effective for ion exchange compared to conventional ion exchange process.     

Carbonyl compounds of cobalt(II) and nickel(II). Reversible arene-carbon monoxide exchange and similarities to analogous η6-arene complexes

Displacement of η⁶-arene in (C₆F₅)₂Co(η⁶-toluene), (Cl₃Si)₂Ni(η⁶-toluene), and (F₃Si)₂Ni(η⁶-toluene) by CO yielded very labile (C₆F₅)₂Co(CO)₃, (Cl₃Si)₂Ni(CO)₃, and (F₃Si)₂Ni(CO)₃, which are rare examples of isolated, characterized, simple carbonyl complexes of cobalt(II) and nickel(II). According to infrared ν(CO) studies the cobalt(II) tricarbonyl and the nickel(II) tricarbonyl derivatives are trigonal bipyramidal with the CO ligands in the axial positions. These η⁶-arene substitutions with CO are reversible under mild conditions. However, the cobalt system slowly degrades to cobalt(I) while the nickel system degrades to nickel(0) carbonyl compounds.