On the reduction of oxygen in aqueous solution by electrolytically precipitated cadmium

The reduction of oxygen in aqueous solution by electrolytically precipitated cadmium, used in a reductor column, has been studied in two ways. First, by analysis of the effluent for the hydrogen peroxide formed as a reaction intermediate, the conditions for quantitative reduction have been found. Attention is called to the fact that an effluent free from hydrogen peroxide also implies quantitative reduction of all dissolved oxygen. The practical consequences are pointed out. A comparison is also made with some other reductors. Secondly, the oxidation of electrolytically precipitated cadmium by hydrogen ion is strongly inhibited, so at pH 7 it is possible to determine oxygen as the equivalent amount of cadmium ion produced in the reductor column. The conditions of quantitative reduction of oxygen are determined and found to be in agreement with those obtained by the first method. From the results the solubility of oxygen in water in equilibrium with air is estimated and found to agree with a published result considered as reliable. An outline is given of a method for determination of oxygen in aqueous solution by measurement of the amount of cadmium ions produced.     

Determination of cadmium by differentialn pulse anodic-stripping voltammetry after salting-out extraction into acetonitrile

A selective and specific method is presented for anodic-stripping voltammetric determination of cadmium after extraction with 0.1Mtetrabutylammonium iodide solution in acetonitrile from aqueous ammonium sulphate solutions. The detection limit of this method is 0.2 ng ml (in the acetonitrile extract). Interference from matrices or large amounts of elements reduced at more positive potentials can be eliminated by prior extraction. The method has been applied to trace analysis for cadmium in zinc, lead and indium metals, and some inorganic salts.     

封闭溶样-电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定地质样品中痕量金

建立了聚乙烯塑料瓶封闭水浴加热,王水溶解,以铼作内标,电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定地质样品中痕量金。结果表明,样品中的金可分解完全,节约了成本、减少了环境污染。方法经国家一级标准物质验证,结果与标准值相符。对实际样品测定的方法相对标准偏差(RSD,n=9)为4.1%～6.7%。方法检出限为0.12ng/g,方法简便快速,适用于地质样品的批量分析。     

Digestion of plastic materials for the determination of toxic metals with a microwave oven for household use.

A rapid sample-digestion method for the determination of toxic metals, cadmium, chromium, and lead, in polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride has been developed by using a microwave oven for household use. An appropriate amount of the sample taken in a PTFE decomposition vessel was mixed with nitric acid or nitric and sulfuric acids. The vessel was heated in a microwave oven by a predetermined operating program. The digested sample was diluted to a definite volume with water after evaporating most of the nitric acid. The precipitate, if formed, was filtered off by a membrane filter. The metals were determined by ICP-AES. The sample digestion required 5 min (for 20-mg sample) to 25 min (for 60-mg sample). The analytical results obtained for cadmium, chromium, and lead in a polyethylene certified reference material, BCR-680, digested with nitric acid, were in good agreement with the certified values.     

Kinetic, equilibrium and thermodynamic studies of cadmium (II) adsorption by modified agricultural wastes

Agricultural wastes have great potential for the removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solution. The contamination of water by toxic heavy metals is a worldwide environmental problem. Unlike organic pollutants, the majority of which are susceptible to biological degradation, heavy metals do not degrade into harmless end products. Discharges containing cadmium, in particular, are strictly controlled because of the highly toxic nature of this element and its tendency to accumulate in the tissues of living organisms. This work aims to develop inexpensive, highly available, effective metal ion adsorbents from natural wastes as alternatives to existing commercial adsorbents. In particular, Tamrix articulata wastes were modified chemically by esterification with maleic acid to yield a carboxyl-rich adsorbent. The adsorption behavior of treated Tamrix articulata wastes toward cadmium ions in aqueous solutions in a batch system has been studied as a function of equilibration time, adsorbent dose, temperature and pH. Results showed that the maximum adsorption capacity was 195.5 mg/g in a pH 4 solution at 30 °C with a contact time of 120 min, an initial concentration of 400 mg/L and an adsorbent dose of 0.3 g/L. The kinetic data were analyzed using pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order kinetic models. It was shown that the adsorption of cadmium could be described by a pseudo-second-order equation. The experimental data were also analyzed using the Langmuir and Freundlich models of adsorption. Thermodynamic parameters such as ΔG°, ΔH° and ΔS° have been evaluated and it has been found that the sorption process was spontaneous and exothermic in nature. From all of our data, we conclude that the treated Tamrix articulata wastes investigated in this study showed good potential for cadmium removal from aqueous solutions.     

Determination of cadmium and lead in plastic material from waste electronic equipment using solid sampling graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry

The European initiatives to minimize waste electric and electronic equipment (WEEE) and the restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) had a major impact on the routine control of hazardous substances, including toxic trace metals, such as cadmium and lead, in all kinds of materials that are used in electric and electronic equipment. Instead of analyzing a whole computer, cell phone or television set, individual parts are normally investigated in order to simplify the analytical task. Plastic components are important constituents of electronic equipment, and a potential source of toxic trace metals that are added as catalysts, stabilizers or colorants. As high-tech plastic materials are designed to be resistant against chemical attack, they are usually difficult to bring into solution. A procedure is proposed in the present work that uses direct solid sampling graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry and calibration against aqueous standards. The method is sensitive, fast, and it does not require any sample preparation. The limits of detection of 0.1 mg kg^− 1 for Cd and 0.6 mg kg^− 1 for Pb are more than adequate for the purpose. Additional means are presented for reducing the sensitivity in order to cope with high analyte concentration. The method has been tested analyzing two certified reference materials, and good agreement with certified values has been obtained.     

Extraction of lanthanides from aqueous solution by using room-temperature ionic liquid and supercritical carbon dioxide in conjunction

For the first time, the study of a three-step extraction system of water/ionic liquid/supercritical CO2 has been performed. Extraction of trivalent lanthanum and europium from an aqueous nitric acid solution to a supercritical CO2 phase via an imidazolium-based ionic liquid phase is demonstrated, and extraction efficiencies higher than 87 % were achieved. The quantitative extraction is obtained by using different fluorinated beta-diketones with and without the addition of tri(n-butyl)phosphate. The complexation phenomenon occurring in the room-temperature ionic-liquid (RTIL) phase was evidenced by using luminescence spectroscopy.     

Determination of lead and mercury in sea water by preconcentration in a flow injection system followed by atomic absorption spectrometry detection

The capabilities of three solid chelating reagents were compared for the preconcentration of lead and mercury in high salinity aqueous samples (sea waters). The tested materials were 7-(4-ethyl-1-methyloctyl)-8-hydroxiquinoline (Kelex 100) adsorbed on Bondapack C18 (Kelex-100/C18), 8-hydroxiquinoline immobilized on vinyl co-polymer Toyopearl gel (TSK) and the commercial polystyrene/DVB ion exchange resin with paired iminodiacetate groups (Chelex-100). The two metals preconcentration and final determination were carried out in a flow injection system, coupled on-line to an atomic absorption spectrometric detector. Analytes were preconcentrated in the minicolumn, packed with the materials under investigation, while elution was achieved by injection of 500 μl of an adequate mineral acid solution. The different packing materials and minicolumn designs have been evaluated in terms of sensitivity for simultaneous preconcentration of both metals in sea water. Regarding the solid support, the best results were obtained for the TSK solid phase. Concerning the minicolumn design, the behavior was different for lead and mercury. Lead was quantitatively eluted with 0.5 M HCl and best performance was achieved when packing the solid material in a minicolumn with relatively small volume (1 cm length and 2.5 mm i.d.). In the case of mercury, bigger minicolumn volumes (5.5 cm length and 5.0 mm i.d.) and mixtures, 2 M HCl+1 M HNO₃, were required for its quantitative recovery and elution. The system has been evaluated for quantitative determination of the two metals under study in different Asturian coastal aqueous samples.     

Oil-in-water analysis using supercritical fluid extraction interfaced with fixed wavelength infrared detection

The combination of a direct aqueous supercritical fluid extraction system interfaced to a fixed wavelength infrared detector; measuring CH₂ (ν_asymmetric) absorbance at 2930 cm^?1, has been successfully developed for the analysis of oil-in-water. Using an optional, in-line silica gel treatment procedure, method accuracy for determining Brent Delta crude oil in spiked 500 mL water samples was 92.0% to 94.5% with RSD 4.7% to 6.5%. The supercritical fluid extraction-infrared method enables a second analysis of the same water sample without silica gel treatment. For second sets of analyses without silica gel treatment, method accuracy for determining Brent Delta crude oil in spiked 500 mL water samples was 87% to 96.0% with RSD 7.5% to 9.5%. Results of this study indicate that the silica gel treatment procedure reduces the calculated level of Brent Delta crude oil-in-water by 6.6–12.4% relative to samples analysed without silica gel treatment. The results of a study involving Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy indicate a limit of detection for n-decane of approximately 0.5 mg L^?1 by measuring CH₂ (ν_asymmetric) absorbance using the supercritical fluid extraction-infrared method. Sample preparation using direct aqueous supercritical fluid carbon dioxide extraction provides an indefinite means for the use of infrared techniques to measure oil-in-water.     

Biosorption of Cadmium,Lead, and Uranium by Powder of Poplar Leaves and Branches

The removal of metal ions from aqueous solutions by biosorption plays an important role in water pollution control. In this study, dried leaves and branches of poplar trees were studied for removing some toxic elements (cadmium, lead, and uranium) from aqueous solutions. The equilibrium experiments were systematically carried out in a batch process, covering various process parameters that include agitation time, adsorbent size and dosage, initial cadmium, lead and uranium concentration, and pH of the aqueous solution. Adsorption behavior was found to follow Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms. The results have shown that both dried leaves and branches can be effectively used for removing uranium, while only branches were found to remove lead and cadmium completely from the aqueous solution. The maximum biosorption capacity of leaves for uranium was found to be 2.3 mg g⁻¹ and 1.7 mg g⁻¹ and 2.1 mg g⁻¹ for lead and cadmium on branches, respectively. In addition, the studied biomass materials were used in removing lead and cadmium from contaminated water and the method was found to be effective.     

A novel method for the determination of migration of contaminants from food contact materials

A neutron activation method has been developed for the analysis of high density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate and polystyrene food contact plastics. The method provides determination of over 50 elements at concentrations below 1 mg kg^–1. This technique has now been extended to study migration from food contact materials into standard food simulants (olive oil, acetic acid, ethanol and water). Samples of plastic are irradiated in a thermal neutron flux to produce radionuclides of the elements present in the plastic. Over a period of time the radionuclides of these elements may travel from the plastic into the food simulants, and hence the migration can be determined. Gamma ray spectrometry is performed on the simulants at the end of the test to quantify the migration. Any activity present must be due only to the migration of radionuclides of elements in the plastic and nothing else. This eliminates the need for a blank determination, which is required with existing migration methods. Preliminary studies have shown that detection limits of around 0.002 mg kg^–1 can be achieved for Sb in a retail polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle. This can be compared to levels of 0.005     

Efficiency of succinylated-olive stone biosorbent on the removal of cadmium ions from aqueous solutions

Chemical functionalization of olive stone wastes with succinate linkers can potentially improve the performance of wastewater treatment technologies via enhanced adsorption and high affinity of the covalently attached succinate groups for heavy metals. In this study, a novel reusable adsorbent material based on agricultural waste has been synthesized by esterifying the lignocellulosic matrix of olive stones with succinic anhydride in toluene under basic conditions. Characterization of the as-prepared material by FTIR and solid-state MAS ¹³C NMR spectroscopies and TGA confirmed that the heterogeneous esterification has proceeded very efficiently to yield the succinylated-olive stone (S–OS). Subsequent alkaline treatment of S–OS with saturated NaHCO₃ aqueous solution led to the resulting sodic material (NaS–OS), which was subjected to batch experiments in order to evaluate its cadmium-removing efficiency from aqueous solutions at realistic concentrations of cadmium found in industrial effluents. The results obtained from the sorption characteristics have revealed that NaS–OS material is highly effective in removing cadmium from aqueous solutions, with a maximum uptake capacity of 200 mg g⁻¹ (1.78 mmol g⁻¹). The Langmuir isotherm model was found to fit adequately the equilibrium isotherm data. Cadmium adsorption occurs rapidly and the adsorption mechanism is a chemical sorption via ionic exchange between the adsorbate and adsorbent. Thermodynamic parameters were also evaluated from the effect of temperature studies. Regenerability of NaS–OS material was ascertained by quantitative desorption of cadmium with 1 M aqueous NaCl and the reusability of the matrix after five repeated cycles led to nearly no attenuation in its performance (less than 2% in the sorption capacity), indicating that repeated use of NaS–OS is quite feasible. Compared to other low-cost adsorbents utilized for the removal of Cd(II) from water/wastewater, NaS–OS shows higher sorption capacity. These results have important implications for the design of low-cost adsorbents based on agricultural wastes.     

Determination of Copper,Nickel and Cadmium by Faas After Preconcentration with Zinc-Piperazinedithiocarbamate Loaded on Activated Carbon by Solid-Phase Extraction

ABSTRACT

A method was developed for the preconcentration of copper, nickel and cadmium in water samples, prior to their determination by FAAS, using the Zn-piperazinedithiocarbamate complex (ZnPDC) loaded on activated carbon. In this method, Cu, Ni and Cd in liquid phase quantitatively replaced zinc on a ZnPDC-activated carbon solid phase. Afterwards, the metals on the solid phase were easily eluted by Hg (II) solution into aqueous phase, and were measured by FAAS. The optimum experimental parameters such as pH, sample volume, and effect of matrix ions for the preconcentration of the metals were investigated. The range of linearity 0-6, 0-5, 0-3 μgml^?1, correlation coefficient 0.998, 0.996, 0.999, detection limits 15.7, 23.5, 11.8 ngml^?1 and determination limits 136, 179, 98 ngml^?1 in final Hg(II) solution were obtained for Cu, Ni and Cd, respectively. The proposed method has been employed for the determination of Cu, Ni and Cd in various standard metal alloys and natural water samples.     

Direct determination of cadmium in biological material using electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry with a metal tube atomizer and a matrix modifier

A direct determination of cadmium by electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry with a molybdenum tube atomizer has been investigated. Direct calibration method with cadmium standard solutions and ultrasonic agitation method of a solution including sample powder were used. Sulfur served as a matrix modifier for removal of interferences. Though this direct analytical method for cadmium determination in biological materials had a relatively large standard deviation, the accuracy was similar or superior to those of a sample digestion method and the direct analysis without sulfur. The advantages of this method are its simplicity, low cost, high speed of analysis, and rapid calibration.     

微波等离子体炬质谱直接分析水中镉的研究

建立了一种测量水中痕量镉的质谱电离新方法。以微波等离子体炬(MPT)为离子源,结合质谱仪器可直接分析水样而无需任何样品预处理。水样直接通过雾化器雾化形成气溶胶,气溶胶经加热冷却循环及浓硫酸干燥后,由MPT中心管道引入等离子体,产生的离子采用四极杆质谱仪(QMS)检测,得到镉的MPT特征质谱。根据镉的特征质谱进行定量分析。结果表明,114Cd的信号强度与溶液中镉离子浓度在300~3 000ng/L范围内呈良好线性关系,相关系数可达0.994 96,检出限(LOD)为72.7 ng/L。对实际水样(自来水、太湖湖水、赣州龙南井水、矿泉水)进行分析,加标回收率为90.6%~112.2%,10次测量的相对标准偏差(RSD,n=10)为7.1%~21.5%,单个样品测试可在2~3 min内完成。因此,MPT质谱法对水中有害金属镉的快速测量具有一定优势,作为传统ICP质谱检测的有力补充,可以发展成为在线分析方法,应用于环境水、生活水质量监控等领域。     

A novel separation and preconcentration method for traces of manganese, cobalt, zinc and cadmium using coagulation of colloidal silica.

A separation and preconcentration method has been developed for traces of heavy metals using coagulation of colloidal silica. An appropriate amount of colloidal silica was added to a sample solution, the pH was adjusted to 11 with tetramethylammonium hydroxide solution and calcium chloride solution was then added to coagulate the silica. The coagulated silica and solution were separated by centrifugation, and the silica was then treated with hydrofluoric and perchloric acids. The residue was taken up in dilute nitric acid and subjected to ICP-AES to determine manganese, cobalt, zinc and cadmium. The proposed method was successfully applied to analysis of river-water.     

A liquid-liquid distribution method for the study of complexation of cadmium in natural waters

Liquid-liquid distribution of cadmium between pyridine solution in benzene and aqueous phase containing iodide has been radiometrically investigated, in order to develop a simple method for the study of complexation of cadmium in aqueous solutions. The degree of complexation of cadmium can be determined from the decrease of the distribution ratio in the presence of complexing agents forming non-extractable complexes with this metal. The method was verified for the determination of the composition and stability constants of cadmium with acetate, tartrate, oxalate and glycolate anions and applied for the study of complexation of cadmium in natural waters.     

Quantitative determination of cadmium in polyethylene using total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF) spectroscopy

A new application of total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF) spectroscopy was tested for its use in the quantitative determination of element mass fractions (Z ≥ 12) in solid polyethylene samples. The experiments were conducted with four polyethylene reference materials from the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) with cadmium mass fractions in the range from 40 to 400 mg/kg (VDA 001–004). Samples from each reference material were transferred as thin films straight onto quartz glass discs commonly used for TXRF analysis. Precision, accuracy and capability of the method are discussed on the basis of the current results and recent experiences with real samples. The method appears to be suitable for tasks in forensic science and polymer analysis.     

An optimized digestion method coupled to electrochemical sensor for the determination of Cd, Cu, Pb and Hg in fish by square wave anodic stripping voltammetry

An optimized digestion method coupled to electrochemical detection to monitor lead, copper, cadmium and mercury in fish tissues was developed. Square wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV) coupled to disposable screen-printed electrodes (SPEs) was employed as fast and sensitive electroanalytical method for heavy metals detection. Different approaches in digestion protocols were assessed. The study was focused on Atlantic hake fillets because of their wide diffusion in the human nutrition. Best results were obtained by digesting fish tissue with hydrogen peroxide/hydrochloric acid mixture coupled to solid phase (SP) purification of the digested material. This combined treatment allowed quantitative extraction from fish tissue (muscle) of the target analytes, with fast execution times, high sensitivity and avoiding organic residues eventually affecting electrochemical measurements. Finally, the method has been validated with reference standard materials such as dogfish muscle (DORM-2) and mussel tissues (NIST 2977).     

Determination of cadmium by substoichiometric thermal neutron activation analysis

A rapid and selective method has been developed for the determination of cadmium in environmental samples by thermal neutron activation analysis, employing substoichiometric solvent extraction technique. Alcoholic solution of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole /2-HMBT/ has been used for the substoichiometric extraction of Cd/II/ from an aqueous solution of pH 7.0 into methyl iso-butyl ketone /MIBK/.