Separation and determination of traces of heavy metals complexed with humic substances in fresh waters by sorption on diethylaminoethyl-sephadex a-25

Copper(II), lead and cadmium complexed with humic and fulvic acids in filtered 1-l samples of fresh water are sorbed on a column containing 0.5 ml of the macroreticular weak-base anion exchanger, diethylaminoethyl-Sephadex A-25 at a flow rate of 20 ml min^?1. Simple metal cations are not sorbed at all. The sorbed trace metals are quantitatively desorbed with 4 M nitric acid batchwise and determined by graphite-furnace atomic absorption spectrometry. For synthetic aqueous solutions containing traces of heavy metals and humic acid, the results are in conformity with those obtained by cationexchange separation. About 80% of the sorbed humic substances are eluted with 0.5 M sodium hydroxide solution from the A-25 column and its quantity is estimated spectrophotometrically at 400 nm.     

光度检测离子色谱法测定大豆中的植酸

本文介绍了用光度检测离子色谱法分离分析植酸的适宜条件。以NaNO_3和HNO_3为淋洗液,用磺基水杨酸和三氯化铁为柱后衍生试剂,使用国产YSA型阴离子分离柱分离和测定了大豆中的植酸,得到满意的结果。     

Determination of molybdenum(VI) in natural water and rock by ion-exchange absorptiometry combined with flow analysis

Ion-exchange absorptiometry combined with flow analysis has been applied to the determination of trace amounts of molybdenum(VI) in natural water and rock. By using a pretreatment column packed with Sephadex G-25 gel, molybdenum(VI) in a sample solution can be sorbed selectively on the gel at pH 3.5. The molybdenum(VI) in the column was desorbed with EDTA as the molybdenum(VI)-EDTA complex, and the solution was introduced into a Tiron solution stream. The yellow complex formed between molybdenum(VI) and Tiron in the flow system was then concentrated on a QAE-Sephadex A-25 anion exchanger packed in a flow-through silica micro-cell. The attenuation of incident light by the molybdenum(VI)-Tiron complex on the anion exchanger in the cell was continuously recorded with a spectrophotometer at 410 nm. The complex on the anion exchanger was easily desorbed with sodium nitrate, so the flow-through cell could be used repeatedly. The minimum amount that could be detected corresponded to 15 ng of molybdenum(VI). Molybdenum(VI) in three or four sample solutions could be determined within 1 h.     

Synthesis and characterization of zirconium(IV) iodovanadate and its use as electron exchanger

Samples of zirconium(IV) iodovanadate have been synthesized under varying mixing ratios by adding a mixture of aqueous solution of 0.1 M potassium iodate and 0.1 M sodium metavanadate to aqueous solution of 0.1 M zirconium oxychloride at pH 1. The ion exchange capacity of the material for Na⁺ ion was found to be 2.20 meq g⁻¹ of dry exchanger. The material has been characterized on the basis of chemical composition, FTIR and TGA. The chemical stability of the product has been checked in neutral, acidic and basic media. The product has been used as electron exchanger. The oxidation of Fe(II), Sn(II), ascorbic acid and thioglycolic acid was achieved by batch-equilibrium technique successfully. The maximum redox capacity of the exchanger has been found to be 4.20 meq g⁻¹ of exchanger by column process.     

The determination of technetium-99 in seawater and marine algae

Technetium-99 is preconcentrated from acidified seawater containing a trace of bromine by adsorbing it as the pertechnetate ion on the anion exchanger Duolite A101D. After elution with 4 M nitric acid, it is purified from other radionuclides by scavenging with hydrous iron(III) oxide and extracting from 5 M sodium hydroxide medium into methyl ethyl ketone. The organic phase is then evaporated and technetium is electrodeposited from oxalic acid medium onto a bronze disc and counted with a low background β-counter. Overall recovery is > 90% and the precision is ±0.2 pCi l^-1 at a technetium level of 0.6–1.0 pCi l^-1. Concentrations of the radionuclide in the central Irish Sea were found to lie in the range 0.4–2 pCi l^-1. The same analytical scheme can be used for determining the element in nitric acid digests of marine algae.     

Separation of uranium from vanadium by ion exchange: with special reference to the determination of small amounts of uranium

An ion exchange method has been worked out for the separation of milligram quantities of uranium from large amounts of vanadium. A solution containing vanadium and uranium and excess sodium carbonate is passed through a column filled with an anion exchanger in the chloride form. All the uranium and part ot the vanadium arc adsorbed by the resin. The adsorbed vanadium is first elutcd with 10 % sodium carbonate solution leaving uranium in the column. Uranium is then cluted with sodium chloride and estimated colorimctrically.     

Atomic-absorption spectrophotometric determination of tin by hydride generation in non-aqueous medium after extraction

Tin at the microgram level was extracted into chloroform with N-nitrosophenylhydroxamic acid (ammonium salt) from 0.5-1.5M hydrochloric acid medium. Tin hydride was generated from 1 ml of the chloroform extract mixed with 3 ml of 1% sulphuric acid solution in N,N-dimethylformamide. by injection of 3 ml of 2% sodium tetrahydroborate solution in N,N-dimethylformamide through the septum of the hydride generator. Tin was then determined by AAS at 224.6 nm with an acetylene-air flame, and nitrogen as carrier gas. The peak-height of the signal was linearly related to amount of tin up to 20 mug. The sensitivity of the determination was improved by the extraction. The method was applied to determination of tin in tinned foods and aluminium-base alloys with good accuracy and precision.     

Spectrophotometric determination of tantalum in ores and mill products with brilliant green after separation by methyl isobutyl ketone extraction of tantalum fluoride

A method for determining ~ 0.001% or more of tantalum in ores and mill products is described. After fusion of the sample with sodium carbonate, the cooled melt is dissolved in dilute sulphuric-hydrofluoric acid mixture and tantalum is separated from niobium and other matrix elements by methyl isobutyl ketone extraction of its fluoride from 1M hydrofluoric acid-0.5M sulphuric acid. The extract is washed with a hydrofluoric-sulphuric acid solution of the same composition to remove co-extracted niobium, and tantalum is stripped with dilute hydrogen peroxide. This solution is acidified with sulphuric and hydrofluoric acids and evaporated to dryness, and the residue is dissolved in oxalic-hydrofluoric acid solution. Tantalum is ultimately determined spectrophotometrically after extraction of the blue hexafluorotantalate-Brilliant Green ion-association complex into benzene from a 0.05M sulphuric acid-0.5M hydrofluoric acid-0.2M oxalic acid medium. The apparent molar absorptivity of the complex is 1.19 x 10(4) l.mole(-1).mm(-1) at 640 nm, the wavelength of maximum absorption. Common ions, including iron, aluminium, manganese, zirconium, titanium, molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, tin, arsenic and antimony, do not interfere. Results obtained by this method are compared with those obtained by an X-ray fluorescence method.     

Determination of tin by resin-suspension electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry after enrichment as the complex with ammonium pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate.

A resin-phase extraction method has been optimized for the trace determination of tin(II) by ETAAS. Tin(II) was extracted on a finely divided anion exchange resin as the complex with ammonium pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate (APDC). The resin was collected on a membrane filter and then dispersed in 1.00 ml of 1 mol l(-1) nitric acid containing 100 microg of Pd(II) and 60 microg of Ni(II). The resulting resin suspension was subjected to GFAAS. The proposed method was applied to the determination of tin(II) in hydrochloric acid.     

Spectrophotometric determination of germanium in ores, concentrates, zinc-processing products and related materials with phenylfluorone and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide after separation by iron collection and heptane extraction of germanium tetrachloride

A method for determining approximately 0.2 microg/g or more of germanium in ores, concentrates, zinc-processing products and related materials is described. The sample is decomposed by fusion with sodium peroxide and the cooled melt is dissolved in dilute sulphuric acid. Silica, if > 50 mg, is removed by volatilization with hydrofluoric acid. Germanium is separated from sodium salts by co-precipitation with hydrous ferric oxide, the precipitate is dissolved in 3M hydrochloric acid and germanium is subsequently separated from iron(III) and other co-precipitated elements by a single heptane extraction of germanium tetrachloride from approximately 9.4M hydrochloric acid. The extract is washed with 12M hydrochloric acid to remove residual iron(III), then germanium is stripped with water and determined spectrophotometrically with phenylfluorone in a 1.4M hydrochloric acid-0.002M cetyltrimethylammonium bromide medium in the presence of ascorbic acid as a reductant for co-extracted chlorine. The apparent molar absorptivity of the complex is 1.71 x 10(4) l.mole(-1).mm(-1) at 507 nm, the wavelength of maximum absorption. Up to 5 mg of tin(IV), 10 mg of antimony(V) and tungsten(VI) and approximately 50 mg of silica do not interfere. Germanium values are given for some Canadian certified reference ores, concentrates and iron-formation samples and for a metallurgical dust.     

离子色谱法测定水环境中高浓度Na~+存在下的痕量NH_4~+

采用0.45μm滤膜过滤处理样品和梯度淋洗离子色谱法测定水环境中高浓度Na+存在下的痕量NH4+含量。离子色谱条件为:IonPac CS16离子分析柱,甲基磺酸梯度淋洗,抑制型电导检测。用该法对炼厂水环境中高浓度Na+存在下的痕量NH4+的测定,Na+和NH4+加标回收率分别为100.24%～100.8%、91.30%～104.35%。     

The determination of trace amounts of tin by flow-injection hydride generation atomic-absorption spectrometry with on-line ion-exchange separation and preconcentration

A hydride generation atomic-absorption spectrometric (AAS) method with flow-injection (FI), aimed at developing a practical routine assay for the determination of tin in food digests, is described. In order to modify the sample matrix and to achieve optimized and reproducible conditions for the hydride generation reaction, the analyte is initially converted into its chlorostannate-complex thereby allowing it to be separated and preconcentrated on-line on an incorporated micro-column packed with a strongly basic anion exchanger and subsequently to be eluted by diluted nitric acid under strictly controlled conditions. Optimum acidic conditions for the FI hydride generation AAS system was found to be 0.01-0.05M nitric acid. At a consumption of 2.7-ml sample volume, aspirated by time-based injection, the procedure resulted in an enrichment factor of 3.5 and yielded a detection limit of 0.08 microg/l. (3sigma) at a sampling frequency of 72/hr. The precision was 2.5% rsd at the 10 microg/l. level. Potential interferents, such as Ni(II), Co(II), Zn(II) and Fe(III) could, at a Sn level of 10 microg/l., be tolerated at an excess of 1000 times without impairing the assay, while a 100-1000-fold excess of Cu(II) decreased the signal by 10-15%. Recoveries in the range 94-102% were obtained for canned food sample digests spiked with 10 microg/l. Sn.     

Investigations for the determination of tin by flow injection hydride generation atomic-absorption spectrometry

It could be shown that the pre- or double peaks which are frequently observed in the determination of tin by hydride generation atomic-absorption spectrometry are not due to reagent contamination or memory effects. Rather they originate from the silica material used to make the quartz tube atomizer. At elevated temperatures the tin diffuses to the surface and it can be volatilized and atomized only in the presence of hydrogen. The height of the pre-peak depends, among other things, on the time for which the quartz tube atomizer has been at a high temperature without hydrogen. The pre-peaks disappear when argon with 10% (v/v) hydrogen is used as the purge gas. In flow injection the pre-peaks can be separated in time from the analytical signal by using a program in which hydrogen is generated by reaction of sodium tetrahydroborate reluctant solution with the acid carrier prior to the injection of the sample. Also investigated was the influence of the acid and sodium tetrahydroborate concentration on sensitivity and freedom from interferences. Best results were obtained when a saturated boric acid solution containing 0.1M hydrochloric acid was used for standards, samples and carrier solution, and a 0.4% (m/v) sodium tetrahydroborate solution with 0.05% (m/v) sodium hydroxide as the reluctant. Under these conditions tin could be determined accurately in the range 0.008-0.1% in low alloy steel standard reference materials, with matrix-free standard solutions for calibration.     

Adsorption-spectroscopic method for multielement analysis: Determination of Cr(VI), V(V), Ni(II), and Cu(II) from one sample using a two-layer adsorbent

The possibility of preconcentrating vanadium, chromium, copper, and nickel by the simultaneous adsorption in a flow-through mode on a two-layer adsorbent and the determination of metal ions by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy was studied. The adsorbent was made of a polyacrylonitrile fiber, one layer of which was filled with an AV-17 anion exchanger (PANV-AV-17), while another layer, with a KU-2 cation exchanger (PANV-KU-2). The procedure was based on the simultaneous preconcentration of vanadium and chromium on the first disk and nickel and copper on the second disk, by pumping the analyzed solution through both disks in a flow-through cell. Then, vanadium was determined on the disk of PANV-AV-17 with 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonic acid in 0.1 M HCl; next, chromium was determined with 1,5-diphenylcarbazide; the complex of vanadium was decomposed by 0.5 M H₂SO₄ and ascorbic acid. In the PANV-KU-2 disk, nickel was determined with dimethylglyoxime and then copper was analyzed with sodium diethyldithiocarbamate; the complex of nickel was decomposed with 1 M HCl. The selectivity factors were determined. A procedure was developed for the dynamic adsorption-spectroscopic determination of the following elements present simultaneously (μg/mL): V, 0.01–0.05; Cr, 0.002–0.015; Ni, 0.02–0.10; and Cu, 0.02–0.15. The results of analysis of model solutions are presented for different component ratios, RSD < 20%.     

Liquid chromatography on unmodified and modified spheron gels I. Nucleosides,bases and related compounds

Summary The ethylene glycol methacrylate gel Spheron and ion exchangers produced by the chemical modification of this gel (such as the cation exchanger Spheron S and anion exchanger Spheron DEAE) are compared with octadecylsilica as column packing materials for reversedphase chromatography of nucleic acid constituents and related compounds. The different separation selectivities of the individual materials can be utilized for the chromatographic separation of these compounds.     

Sequential determination of tin, arsenic, bismuth and antimony in marine sediment material by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry using a small concentric hydride generator and L-cysteine as prereductant

A hydride generation system using a small concentric hydride generator combined with inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) was established to determine tin, arsenic, bismuth and antimony in a marine sediment material with L-cysteine as a pre-reductant. Influences of concentrations of three kinds of acids (HCl, HNO₃ and HClO₄), L-cysteine, and sodium tetrahydroborate(III) as well as sodium hydroxide were investigated. The interferences from transition ions were found to be insignificant for determination of the four elements in presence of L-cysteine. Under optimized conditions the detection limits were 0.6 ng/mL for arsenic(III), 0.8 ng/mL for antimony(III), 1.7 ng/mL for tin(IV), and 1.2 ng/mL for bismuth(III). The method was applied to determine the four elements in standard marine sediment materials and the results were in agreement with certified values.     

P450 monooxygenase in biotechnology. I. Single-step, large-scale purification method for cytochrome P450 BM-3 by anion-exchange chromatography.

An efficient single-step purification protocol for recombinant cytochrome P450 BM-3 from Bacillus megaterium, expressed in E. coli, was developed. Functional crude protein was obtained by disintegrating induced E. coli DH5 alpha and removing cell debris by centrifugation. After investigating different anion-exchange matrices, elution salts and the elution procedures involving an AKTAexplorer system, adsorption of the crude extract from lysed E. coli to Toyopearl DEAE 650M anion exchanger, followed by a two-step elution using NaCl, proved sufficient to isolate almost pure protein without inactivation (up to 93% P450 BM-3 content) in yields that ranged between 79-86%. The purification method could be scaled up 1500-fold and higher without further optimization to a 6-1 production-scale column containing Toyopearl DEAE 650M anion exchanger.     

Extraction chromatographic separation of platinum(IV) from real samples and associated elements

 The extraction behavior of platinum(IV) was studied with N-n-octylaniline as a function of different parameters, such as pH, concentrations of weak acids, mineral acids, reagents and elution time. A selective method was developed for the extraction chromatographic studies of platinum(IV) and its separation from several metal ions with N-n-octylaniline (liquid anion exchanger) as a stationary phase on silica gel. The quantitative extraction of platinum(IV) was observed with 0.067 mol/L N-n-octylaniline and 0.015 mol/L ascorbic acid at pH 1.0. Metal ion was stripped from the column with water and determined spectrophotometrically with stannous chloride method. The proposed method is free from the interference of a large number of cations and anions. Platinum(IV) was separated from pharmaceutical preparations, alloys and synthetic mixtures. Mutual separation scheme was developed for platinum(IV), palladium(II) and gold(III). The log-log plot of N-n-octylaniline concentration versus the distribution ratio indicates that the probable extracted species is ［RR′NH+2 ］· Pt(C6H7O6)－3.     

复杂高铋物料中铅的Na2EDTA滴定法测定

复杂高铋物料中,铋、砷、锑、锡四元素含量高且共存时会影响铅的测定。特别是铋含量高时对铅的测定影响大。实验用EDTA—酒石酸联合掩蔽铋、砷、锑、锡,在稀硫酸介质中以硫酸钾为沉淀剂,使铅生成硫酸铅钾复盐沉淀而与铋、砷、锑、锡、铁、铜、锌、铝、钴、镍等干扰离子分离,沉淀以乙酸-乙酸钠浸取,二甲酚橙为指示剂,Na2EDTA滴定法测定铅。试验进一步优化了测定条件,确定最佳条件：硫酸（1 1）加入量为7mL、硫酸钾用量为5g、煮沸时为5min、沉淀陈化时间为2h、EDTA 50g/L 加入量为10mL、酒石酸用量为0.5g,铅的回收率99.70% ～100.65%。将实验方法应用于测定复杂高铋物料中铅,标样BY0111-1与给定值一致,相对标准偏差（n=11）RSD 0.20%～0.23%,满足生产测试要求。     

Coupled ion chromatography for the determination of chloride, phosphate and sulphate in concentrated nitric acid

A coupled ion chromatography (IC) system was used for the determination of chloride, sulphate and phosphate in high-purity nitric acid. Such a high ionic strength matrix causes a selectivity problem in single IC systems. The first part of the system is used for a pre-separation of the analytes from the nitrate matrix. A specially designed high-capacity anion exchanger with low retention for the analytes and high retention for nitrate was developed. The eluent stream containing the analytes was transferred to the second part of the system via a heart-cut valve and a pre-concentration column. The second system utilizes a high performance anion exchanger and is used to quantify the analytes. Recoveries of the analytes are 80-100% for phosphate, and around 100% for sulphate and chloride. Detection limits for chloride, sulphate and phosphate in concentrated nitric acid (69% w/w) are 0.1, 1 and 5 mg/l, respectively.