Simultaneous Determination of Pb and Cd Traces in Water Samples by Anodic Stripping Voltammetry Using a Modified GC Electrode

The determination of Pb and Cd with a Nafion‐modified glassy carbon electrode and Cu‐DPABA complex (Cu‐DPABA–NA/GCE; DPABA is methyl 3,5‐bis{bis‐[(pyridin‐2‐yl)methyl]amino}methyl‐benzoate) as an alternative electrode for anodic stripping voltammetry was described. Pb and Cd were accumulated in acetate buffer pH 4 at a potential of ?1.4 V (vs. Ag/AgCl electrode) for 120 s followed by a DPASV scan from ?1.2 to ?0.2 V. Under optimum conditions the calibration curves were linear in the range of 4.8×10^?9–5.0×10^?5 and 5.0×10^?9–5×10^?5 mol L^?1 for Pb and Cd, respectively. Detection limits were 1.8×10^?9 and 1.2×10^?9 mol L^?1 for Pb and Cd, respectively. Different parameters and conditions, such as membrane ingredients, accumulation time, potential and pH value were optimized. A study of interfering substances was also performed. A significant increase in current was achieved at the modified electrode in comparison with the bare glassy carbon electrode. The validation of the proposed method was made by Pb and Cd determination in the certified reference material Groundwater CRM 610 (BCR, Community Bureau of Reference, Brussels, Belgium). The electrode was successfully applied for determination of Pb and Cd in river water with a high content of organic contaminants without any pretreatment.     

Comparison of Different PLS Algorithms for Simultaneous Determination of Cd(II), Cu(II), Pb(II), and Zn(II) by Anodic Stripping Voltammetry at Bismuth Film Electrode

In this work we evaluated the use of different variable selection techniques combined with partial least‐squares regression (PLS) – genetic algorithm PLS (GA‐PLS), interval PLS (iPLS), and synergy interval PLS (siPLS) – in the simultaneous determination of Cd(II), Cu(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II) by anodic stripping voltammetry at a bismuth film. Generally, variable selection provided an improvement in prediction results when compared to full‐voltammogram PLS. The use of interval selection based algorithms have shown to be most adequate than the selection of discrete variables by GA. Excellent analytical performances were obtained despite the inherent complexity of the simultaneous determination.     

Determination of Lead and Cadmium in Sea‐ and Freshwater by Anodic Stripping Voltammetry with a Vibrating Bismuth Electrode

A solid, bismuth (Bi), disk, electrode is used to determine lead (Pb) in natural waters including seawater. The diffusion layer thickness was lowered from 93 to 29 µm by stirring, and to 18 µm by using the vibrated version of the Bi electrode. The Bi electrode does not require removal of dissolved oxygen, which facilitates in situ detection. The electrode was tested for the determination of Pb in coastal seawater samples. The detection limit for Pb was 0.15 nM in acetate buffer and 0.5 nM in seawater using a 2 min deposition time. Cadmium can be determined together with Pb but the sensitivity is about 10×lower. The Bi electrode compares unfavourably to a mercury electrode in terms of sensitivity.     

Study of the Complexation of Pb(II) with meso‐2,3‐ Dimercaptosuccinic Acid (DMSA) and 2,3‐Dimercapto‐1‐propanesulfonic acid (DMPS) Using a Bismuth‐Bulk Rotating Disk Electrode

For the first time, the suitability of bismuth bulk rotating disk electrode (BiB‐RDE) for the study of metal complexation has been tested. Cyclic (CV) and differential pulse (DPV) voltammetry have been used to study the complexation of Pb(II) with two of the most effective chelating agents for the treatment of Pb(II) poisoning (meso‐2,3‐dimercaptosuccinic acid, DMSA, and 2,3‐dimercapto‐1‐propanesulfonic acid, DMPS). Multivariate curve resolution has been applied to voltammetric data to obtain the stoichiometries and stability constants of the complexes formed. In both systems, the ML₂ complex was predominant, with log β₂ values of 10.13 and 8.80 for DMSA‐Pb(II) and DMPS‐Pb(II), respectively.     

石墨烯/铋复合膜修饰玻碳电极检测板蓝根中的铅和镉

采用滴涂法制备石墨烯(GR)修饰的玻碳电极(GCE),通过电化学富集Bi沉积在GR表面,得到GR/Bi-GCE修饰电极.用方波溶出伏安法研究了Cd2+和Pb2+在GR/Bi-GCE上的电化学行为.在0.1 mol/LpH 4.5的醋酸缓冲溶液中,在-1.1 V富集0.5 mg/L Bi(NO3)3溶液210 s后,溶出峰电流与Cd2+和Pb2+的浓度在0.01～85.0 μmol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,检出限均为0.003 μmol/L.实验结果表明,此修饰电极对Cd2+和Pb2+均有较好的电化学活性,可对两种物质实现同时测定,具有较高的灵敏度和稳定性.将此电极用于板蓝根中Cd2+和Pb2+的含量测定,结果令人满意.     

Study of Bare and Mercury‐Coated Vibrated Carbon,Gold and Silver Microwire Electrodes for the Determination of Lead and Cadmium in Seawater by Anodic Stripping Voltammetry

Carbon, gold and silver microwires are revisited under vibrated conditions for detection of trace lead and cadmium in seawater. The Pb and Cd peaks fully overlapped on the bare gold and carbon electrodes and partially on the silver electrode. The sensitivity of all three was insufficient for detection in uncontaminated waters. Peak separation was obtained after coating with mercury (Hg). Only the Hg‐coated silver electrode is suitable when preplated. Limits of detection for Pb using the Hg/C and Hg/Ag electrodes (20–40 pM), and Cd (70 pM), are sufficiently low for Pb and Cd detection in seawater.     

Anodic Stripping Voltammetric Determination of Aurothiomalate in Urine Using a Screen‐Printed Carbon Electrode

This work describes an electroanalytical method for determining gold(I) thiomalate, aurothiomalate, widely used for treatment of reumatoid arthiritis, using a screen‐printed carbon electrode (SPCE). Aurothiomalate (AuTM) was determined indirectly at the same electrode by accumulating it first at ?1.5 V vs. printed carbon. At this potential in the adsorbed state, the AuTM is reduced to Au(0), which is then oxidized at two steps at ?0.22 V and +0.54 V on SPCE. Using optimized conditions of 60 s deposition time, ?1.5 V (vs. printed carbon) accumulation potential, 100 mV s^?1 scan rate, linear calibration graphs can be obtained by monitoring the peak at +0.54 V for AuTM in HCl 0.1 mol L^?1 from 1.43×10^?6 to 1.55×10^?4 mol L^?1. A limit of detection obtained was 6.50×10^?7 mol L^?1, and the relative standard deviation from five measurements of 3.0×10^?5 mol L^?1 AuTM is 4.5%. The method was successfully applied for AuTM determination in human urine sample.     

荧光光度法同时测定邻苯二酚、间苯二酚与对苯二酚

将一种直接信号校正(DOSC)-小波包变换(WPT)-偏最小二乘法(PLS)(DOSC-WPT-PLS)新方法用于解析荧光光谱严重重叠的邻苯二酚?间苯二酚和对苯二酚混合物,并对其进行测定。该法将DOSC、WPT及PLS 3种方法结合从而提高了获取特征信息的能力和回归质量。DOSC方法用于除去与浓度无关的结构噪音。利用WPT的时域和频域局部化的特点改进了除噪质量和数据压缩及信息提取能力。PLS方法用于多变量校准和噪音消除。处理该3种组分的荧光光谱数据,并实现了3种化合物的同时测定。设计了PDOSCWPTPLS程序执行相关计算,并对以上3种化学计量学方法进行了比较,其总体相对预测标准偏差分别为4.3%、7.7%、11.5%,结果表明DOSC-WPT-PLS法优于WPT-PLS法和PLS法。将该法用于测定自来水中邻苯二酚?间苯二酚和对苯二酚的含量,其回收率分别为99%~110%?95%~108%和98%~104%,结果满意。     

Voltammetric Quantification of Zn and Cu,Together with Hg and Pb,Based on a Gold Microwire Electrode,in a Wider Spectrum of Surface Waters

The simultaneous determination of Zn and Cu by anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV) is prone to errors due to the formation of Cu‐Zn intermetallic compounds. The main aim of this work was to study the possibility of simultaneous determination of Zn and Cu, together with Hg and Pb, using a mercury‐free solid gold microwire electrode. The multi‐element detection was carried out by differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry (DPASV), in a chloride medium (0.5 M NaCl) under moderate acid conditions (HCl 1.0 mM) in the presence of oxygen, where the gold microwire electrode was used as stationary or vibrating working electrode during the deposition step. Under these conditions, no formation of Cu‐Zn intermetallic compounds were found for concentrations usually determined in surface waters. In addition, quantification of Zn and Cu, together with Hg and Pb, can be performed in a wide range of concentrations (about two orders of magnitude) using the same sample, in a very short period of time. The detection limits for Cu, Hg, Pb and Zn, using a vibrating electrode and 30 s of deposition time, were 0.2 µg L^?1 for Hg, 0.3 µg L^?1 for Pb and 0.4 µg L^?1 for Zn and Cu, respectively. The proposed DPASV methods were successfully applied to the determination of Cu, Hg, Pb, and Zn in a certified reference fresh water, river, tap and coastal sea waters. These results proved the applicability and versatility of the proposed methods for the analysis of different water matrices and showed that a gold microwire electrode is a suitable choice to determine simultaneously Zn and Cu.     

Simultaneous Determination of Copper(II), Lead(II) and Zinc(II) at Bismuth Film Electrode by Multivariate Calibration

In this work, simultaneous determination of Cu(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II) ions at low concentration levels (ppb) by square wave anodic stripping voltammetry on a Bi(III) film electrode plated in situ at a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) is described. A chemometric approach was used to overcome the overlapping peaks of Cu(II) and Bi(III), the competition of the electrodeposited Cu and Bi for the surface of the GCE and the formation of Cu‐Zn intermetallic compounds. The construction of the multivariate calibration models, based on partial least squares regression, allowed the simultaneous determination of Cu (in the concentration range 8.0 to 20.1 ppb), Pb (2.0 to 30.0 ppb) and Zn (29.7 to 90.4 ppb) with most of the prediction errors obtained in the external validation set for the three models lower than 16, 11 and 26 %, respectively. Finally, this method was used for the determination of these trace metal ions in surface river water samples with satisfactory results [errors below 10, 5 and 32 % for Cu(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II), respectively].     

Resolution and identification of co‐eluting alkylphenols in comprehensive two‐dimensional gas chromatography–mass spectrometry by multivariate curve resolution‐alternating least squares

The interest in the analysis of alkylphenols (APs) has widely increased in the last decades because of the endocrine disrupting features of these phenol derivatives. However, the isolation and identification of many of the multiple chemical structures of all APs is a very challenging task because of their similar physicochemical properties. In this work, the co‐elution of the isomers present in technical mixtures and using comprehensive two‐dimensional gas chromatography coupled to quadrupole mass spectrometry was resolved using multivariate curve resolution‐alternating least squares algorithm. The mass spectrum of each resolved compound was compared with the theoretical mass spectrum obtained from the literature, in order to assign the appropriate identification of each isomer. Two commercial mixtures were studied; in one of them, 34 compounds were resolved, and in the second mixture, 40 compounds were resolved. The relative abundances of the compounds were also calculated in both mixtures. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Simultaneous Spectrophotometric Determination of Iron and Cobalt in Micellar Medium by Using a Principal Component Artificial Neural Network and Multivariate Calibration

A simple and reliable method for simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of iron(II) and cobalt(II) has been established. The method is based on complex formation with 1‐(2‐pyridylazo)‐2‐naphtol (PAN) in a micellar medium. Despite a spectral overlap, Fe²⁺ and Co²⁺ have been simultaneously determined with chemometric approaches involving principal component artificial neural network (PC‐ANN), principal component regression (PCR) and partial least squares (PLS). Various synthetic mixtures of iron and cobalt were assessed and the results obtained by the applications of these chemometric approaches were evaluated and compared. It was found that the PC‐ANN method afforded relatively better precision than that of PCR or PLS. The proposed method permits detection limits of 0.05 and 0.07 ng mL^?1 for Co and Fe, respectively. The influences of pH, ligand amount, solvent percentage and time on the absorbance were also investigated. The proposed method was also applied satisfactorily for the determination of Fe(II) and Co(II) in real and synthetic samples.     

Complexation of Hg2+ with α‐Lipoic and Dihydrolipoic Acids: Study by Differential Pulse Voltammetry on Rotating Au‐Disk Electrode and ESI‐MS

The complexation of the natural antioxidants α‐lipoic acid (ALA) and its reduced form dihydrolipoic acid (DHLA) with Hg²⁺ was investigated by a recently proposed differential pulse voltammetric (DPV) method using the rotating Au‐disk electrode. Complexation processes are proposed from the multivariate curve resolution by alternating least squares (MCR‐ALS) analysis of DPV titration data. Main complexes were both 1 : 1 Hg : ALA and Hg : DHLA, although the formation of 1 : 2 complexes can be also deduced. ALA and DHLA show different Hg²⁺‐binding patterns at different pH. Voltammetric findings are completed with the data obtained by electrospray ionization mass‐spectrometry (ESI‐MS), especially in negative mode.     

Simultaneous Voltammetric Determination of Lead and Tin by Adsorptive Differential Pulse Stripping Method and Orthogonal Signal Correction‐Partial Least Squares in Water Samples

An adsorptive differential pulse stripping method for the simultaneous determination of lead and tin is proposed. The procedure involves an adsorptive accumulation of lead and tin on a hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE), followed by oxidation of adsorbed lead and tin by voltammetric scan using differential pulse modulation. The optimum experimental conditions are: 0.2 mol L^?1 HNO₃, accumulation potential of ?900 mV versus Ag/AgCl, accumulation time of 200 s, scan rate of 20 mV s^?1 and pulse height of 80 mV. Lead and tin peak currents were observed in the same potential region at about ?400 mV. The simultaneous determination of lead and tin by using voltammetry is a difficult problem in analytical chemistry, due to voltammogram interferences. The resolution of a mixture of lead and tin by the application of orthogonal signal correction‐partial least squares (OSC‐PLS) was performed. The linear dynamic ranges were 0.003‐0.35 and 0.008‐0.50 μg mL^?1 and detection limits were land 3 ng mL^?1 for lead and tin, respectively. The RMSEP for lead and tin with OSC and without OSC were 2.8737, 6.0557 and 8.0941, 9.5151, respectively. The capability of the method for the analysis of real samples was evaluated by the determination of lead and tin in water samples with satisfactory results.     

Highly Sensitive Differential Pulse Voltammetric Determination of Cd,Zn and Pb Ions in Water Samples Using Stable Carbon‐Based Mercury Thin‐Film Electrode

A new carbon‐based mercury thin‐film electrode consisting of screen‐printed carbon on a low temperature co‐fired ceramic substrate was made. Ex‐situ mercury deposition in a potassium thiocyanate solution was used. This approach an electrode with high long‐term stability (>500 measurement cycles) and reproducibility (≤2 %) for sensitive determination of ultra trace heavy metals, using differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry. The detection limits were 0.25, 0.08 and 5.5 ng mL^?1 for Cd(II), Pb(II), and Zn(II), respectively. The method was applied to the determination of the analytes in water, wastewater, lake water, and certified reference material samples with satisfactory results.     

Chemometric Assisted UV-Spectrophotometric Methods Using Multivariate Curve Resolution Alternating Least Squares and Partial Least Squares Regression for Determination of Beta-Antagonists in Formulated Products: Evaluation of the Ecological Impact

In this study, UV-spectrophotometry coupled with chemometrics has been utilized to enhance the sustainability of quality control analysis of beta antagonists. First, we developed and optimized two eco-friendly chemometric-assisted methods without preliminary separation utilizing (1) multivariate curve resolution alternating least squares (MCR-ALS) and (2) well-established partial least squares regression (PLSR) multivariate calibration for the resolution and quantification of the most commonly prescribed beta antagonists in active pharmaceutical ingredients or commercial pharmaceutical products. The performance of the two proposed chemometric methods was computed and compared. Second, a comprehensive qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the eco-friendliness of the developed methods was performed utilizing the following greenness assessment tools: Green Analytical Procedure Index (GAPI), Analytical Eco-scale assessment (AES) tool, Raynie and Driver’s assessment tool and Analytical GREEnness Metric (AGREE). The models showed satisfactory recovery with a range from 99.83% to 101.12% for MCR-ALS and from 99.66% to 101.54% for PLSR. The optimized models were employed for green analysis of the investigated beta-blockers in single or co-formulated formulations without prior separation. The predictivity of the proposed MCR-ALS and the well-established PLSR method were very comparable. Nevertheless, the MCR-ALS method has the ability to recover the pure spectra of the studied analytes and the interferences as well. The proposed chemometric methods are fast, precise and do not need any sample pretreatment. In addition, they can be used as a benign substitute for the traditional methods used for the analysis of the investigated drugs in pharmaceutical products without harmful impacts on human health and the environment. They also provide advantages in terms of low solvent usage, reduced energy consumption and short analysis time, making them a safe and sustainable approach for quality control analysis.     

Genetic Algorithm Based Potential Selection in Simultaneous Voltammetric Determination of Isoniazid and Hydrazine by Using Partial Least Squares (PLS) and Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs)

The voltammetric behavior of isoniazid and hydrazine at an overoxidized polypyrrole modified glassy carbon electrode has been investigated. The obtained cyclic voltammograms showed that their oxidation peaks were overlapped and it is difficult to determine them individually from a mixture without separation. To overcome this limitation, a procedure was proposed for resolution of overlapped voltammetric signals from mixtures of isoniazid and hydrazine. In this procedure, genetic algorithm was used for the selection of potentials for partial least squares. A feed forward artificial neural network with back propagation error algorithm was used to process the nonlinear relationship between currents and concentrations of hydrazine and isoniazid. The proposed method was suitable for determination of isoniazid in pharmaceutical tablets and detection of hydrazine impurities in the same samples.     

Characteristics of Subtractive Anodic Stripping Voltammetry of Lead,Cadmium and Thallium at Silver‐Gold Alloy Electrodes

Silver‐gold alloy electrodes have been studied for the purpose of the quantitative determination of heavy metals by subtractive anodic stripping voltammetry, (SASV). The results have been compared with those obtained with the silver and gold electrodes. The 50/50 a/o Ag/Au alloy electrode is the most suitable for quantifying thallium in the presence of lead and cadmium. The separation of its peak from those of lead and cadmium is 200 mV, which is about twice the separation obtained on the pure metal electrodes and is also better than on mercury. The silver electrode is suitable for the simultaneous determination of thallium, lead and cadmium. The peaks of lead and cadmium overlap on the 50/50 alloy. Pure silver or pure gold can be used for simultaneous quantification of these two metals. The use of gold for quantifying lead and cadmium is more limited because the peak potential of cadmium is shifted in the negative direction as its concentration increases and at [Cd²⁺]>200 nM, the two peaks merge. SASV enables correction for background currents and is of utmost importance for obtaining well‐defined peaks. The peaks of lead, cadmium and thallium appear over a relatively narrow potential range (ca. 200 mV) on all the electrodes presented in this work. For this reason, the quantifying of a peak is based on the derivative at the inflection point of only one of its branches (ascending or descending). All SASV measurements were carried out without removal of oxygen.     

Determination of Thallium at A Silver‐Gold Alloy Electrode by Voltammetric Methods in Plant Material and Bottom Sediment Containing Cd and Pb

The applicability of the subtractive anodic stripping voltammetry (SASV) using the square‐wave mode at the silver‐gold alloy electrode has been studied for thallium determination in the presence of large amount of lead and cadmium in natural samples. 10 mmol L^?1 perchloric acid was found as the most suitable supporting electrolyte for determination in synthetic solutions. The thallium peak was separated about 200 mV from Cd+Pb peak. Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid addition was necessary to determine thallium at the silver‐gold alloy electrode in digested plant and sediment. The determination limit was equal to 1.4 μg L^?1. The method was validated by the inter‐method comparison (ICP‐MS).     

偏最小二乘法在多组分阳极溶出伏安分析中的应用—铜,锑,铋的同时测定

本文利用微分脉冲阳极溶出伏安法对微量铜、锑、铋混合溶液进行同进分析，实验在盐酸－氯化钠介质中进行，悬汞电极作工作电极，在－４００ｍＶ处富集电解５ｍｉｎ，然后由－４００ｍＶ向０Ｖ作微分脉冲溶出伏安扫描，扫描速度为２ｍＶ／ｓ，脉冲振幅为４０ｍＶ，由于计算机采集溶出伏安数据后采用偏最小二乘法计算并建立数学模型，然后据此模型对未知溶液进行定量分析，获得了较好的结果。