Determination of thiamine HCl and pyridoxine HCl in pharmaceutical preparations using UV-visible spectrophotometry and genetic algorithm based multivariate calibration methods

Simultaneous determination of binary mixtures pyridoxine hydrochloride and thiamine hydrochloride in a vitamin combination using UV-visible spectrophotometry and classical least squares (CLS) and three newly developed genetic algorithm (GA) based multivariate calibration methods was demonstrated. The three genetic multivariate calibration methods are Genetic Classical Least Squares (GCLS), Genetic Inverse Least Squares (GILS) and Genetic Regression (GR). The sample data set contains the UV-visible spectra of 30 synthetic mixtures (8 to 40 microg/ml) of these vitamins and 10 tablets containing 250 mg from each vitamin. The spectra cover the range from 200 to 330 nm in 0.1 nm intervals. Several calibration models were built with the four methods for the two components. Overall, the standard error of calibration (SEC) and the standard error of prediction (SEP) for the synthetic data were in the range of <0.01 and 0.43 microg/ml for all the four methods. The SEP values for the tablets were in the range of 2.91 and 11.51 mg/tablets. A comparison of genetic algorithm selected wavelengths for each component using GR method was also included.     

Comparison of Chemometric and Chromatographic Methods to Obtain Kinetic Parameters for Textile Dyes during a Biodegradation Process

The concentrations of three industrial-grade textile dyes were determined in a mixture after degradation by the fungus Ganoderma sp, by using the methods of UV-Vis spectrophotometry associated with Partial Least Squares regression and HPLC and comparing the results obtained from both methods. Using the concentrations calculated from the two methods, a kinetic study of the biodegradation mediated by the fungus was performed. The rate constants and the activation energies for this transformation were obtained for each dye in the mixture. The concentration of Remazol Blue R ESP could be determined by the HPLC method, and the value obtained was comparable with the result using the Partial Least Squares regression method. The Partial Least Squares regression method offers advantages over the HPLC method for the quantification of dyes in textile effluents, as it provides the kinetic parameters of the biodegradation reaction.     

Chelating resin containing s-bonded dithizonefor the separation of copper(II), nickel(II) and zinc(II)

Analytical and physicochemical properties of a crosslinked poly (vinyl pyridine) based resin containing dithizone were examined. The resin was further used for the preconcentration of copper, nickel and zinc at batch and column level. Various conditions such as pH, equilibration time, temperature were optimised for the maximum loading of copper, nickel and zinc. The loading capacities of the resin for copper, nickel and zinc were observed to be 0.51, 0.59 and 0.65 mmol g⁻¹ of dry resin respectively. Elution of loaded copper, nickel and zinc from the resin was done by using 0.1 M HCl, 0.1 M H₂SO₄ and 0.1 M HNO₃ respectively. Separation of copper, nickel and zinc in binary and ternary mixtures was achieved without any cross contamination.     

Resolution of ternary mixtures of nitrofurantoin, furazolidone and furaltadone by application of Partial Least Squares analysis to the differential pulse polarographic signals

The abilities of the Partial Least Squares (PLS) methods in the resolution of ternary mixtures of organic compounds (furaltadone, furazolidone and nitrofurantoin) by using their differential pulse polarographic (DPP) signals are reported. The applicability of these methods to resolve very overlapped peaks whose E(p) also changes with concentration is demonstrated. The analysis of both synthetic and real samples has been made with satisfactory results. The relative error of prediction (REP) is 8.7% for FD, 7.7% for FZ and 6.7% for NF by application of the PLS-2 method.     

Simultaneous determination of Cu(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) by peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence using Partial Least Squares calibration

It was found that the ions Cu(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) can attenuate the peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence emission, which was used to develop an analytical procedure for the simultaneous determination of these ions in a stopped-flow system using Partial Least Square (PLS) calibration. Acetonitrile was used to dissolve TCPO and to prepare a mixture of fluorescein, H(2)O(2) and imidazole. These solutions were carried using two peristaltic pumps, while a third pump was employed to propel the aqueous solutions of the metallic ions. All solutions were mixed in the quartz cell of a Campsec CL detector connected to a personal computer to register the CL development using the Clarity software. Under the optimum operative conditions each ion produced a specific CL development with maximum intensities at 0.280 min for Zn(II), 0.307 min for Ni(II) and 0.327 min for Cu(II). The latter exhibited the highest inhibition effect. The experimental calibration set was composed of 16 sample solutions using a central design for three component mixtures with scaled values. The proposed method offers the advantages of simplicity, good precision and accuracy for the simultaneous determination of Ni(2+), Cu(2+) and Zn(2+) in water samples.     

Multivariate Prediction by Using Conventional and Derivative Partial Least Squares Statistics in a Complex Chemical System. Ternary Metals Mixture Resolution

Abstract

The quantitative prediction abilities of Partial Least Squares methods (type 1 and 2) for analysis of conventional and derivative absorption spectra are compared. The influence of the band width and of the spectral overlapping on the capacity of prediction of PLS in both cases are described and ternary mixtures of metals are resolved. To obtain analytes with adequate spectral characteristics the resolution of the metals has been accomplished by using the reaction with a cyclic hydroxamic acid and extraction into methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK). Significant advantages have been found by application of differentiation techniques in combination with PLS-1 method.

     

Comparison of Multicomponent Determination of Iprodione,Procymidone and Chlorothalonil by Partial Least Squares Modelling Using Spectrophotometric and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Data

Abstract

A Partial Least Squares (PLS) calibration method was applied to the simultaneous determination of iprodione, procymidone and chlorothalonil in mixtures, by uv-vis absorption spectrophotometry and by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Signals and first-derivative (¹D) signals were used to optimize the calibration matrices by the PLS-1 method. Quantitative results are presented for synthetic mixtures and for extracts from soil and groundwater samples. Significant improvements were achieved by using the PLS-1 method built with first-derivative chromatograms, in the determination of iprodione, procymidone and chlorothalonil in environmental samples.     

Determination of Lead(II), Copper(II), Zinc(II), Cobalt(II), Cadmium(II), Iron(III), Mercury(II) using sequential injection extractions

Sequential injection analysis is still dominated by single component analysis. In this proposed robust, economical simple instrumental system seven different metal ions are determined simultaneously using thin-film sequential injection extraction (SIE) with multivariate calibration and multiwavelength detection. Dithizone, in ethanol, is used as extractant and the metal dithizonates’ spectra are generated by a diode array spectrophotometer between 300 and 700 nm. The SI thin-film extraction using water miscible with ethanol works due to the hydrophobic interaction of ethanol with the Teflon wall to create a thin film. A sample frequency of 27 samples per hour was obtained with a sample carry-over of less than 1%. The results of the proposed sequential injection extraction system compare favourably with the results obtained by using standard atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) methods on conventional extraction samples.     

A testing of some dynamic kinetic equations

Artificial thermogravimetric data relating to the five possible types of mechanisms proposed by Sestak and Berggren were synthesized to test four dynamic kinetic methods: the Horowitz and Metzger, Freeman and Carroll, Coats and Redfern, and Linear Least Squares Fitting methods. It was found that the Linear Least Squares Fitting method is the most satisfactory.     

Simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of Sn(II) and Sn(IV) by mean centering of ratio kinetic profiles and partial least squares methods

Two spectrophotometric methods are described for the simultaneous determination of binary mixtures of Sn(II) and Sn(IV) in water samples and fruit juice samples, without prior separation steps, using the mean centering of ratio kinetic profiles and partial least squares (PLS) methods. The methods are based on the difference in the rate of the reactions of Sn(II) and Sn(IV) with pyrocatechol violet at pH 4.0. The methods allow rapid and accurate determination of Sn(II) and Sn(IV). The analytical characteristics of the methods for the simultaneous determination of binary mixtures of Sn(II) and Sn(IV) were calculated. The results showed that the methods were capable to simultaneous determination of 0.1–1.80 mg L⁻¹ each of cations. The proposed methods were successfully applied to the simultaneous determination of Sn(II) and Sn(IV)in an orange juice sample.     

Integration of Commercial Screen‐printed Electrodes into a Voltammetric Electronic Tongue for the Analysis of Aminothiols

A voltammetric sensor array (or electronic tongue) is developed for the simultaneous quantification of cysteine, glutathione and homocysteine without need of previous separation. It is based on the integration of three commercial screen‐printed electrodes (gold curated at high and low temperature and carbon modified with carbon nanotubes). Linear sweep voltammograms measured simultaneously by all three sensors are processed by Partial Least Squares (PLS) regression and different variables selection algorithms such as Genetic Algorithm and interval‐Partial Least Squares. The method was applied to synthetic mixtures and successfully validated, with correlation coefficients of prediction (R_p²) of 0.9542, 0.9429 and 0.9589 for cysteine, glutathione, and homocysteine respectively.     

Studies on some salicylaldehyde Schiff base derivatives and their complexes with Cr(III), Mn(II), Fe(III), Ni(II) and Cu(II)

The formation constants of some transition metal ions Cr(III), Mn(II), Fe(III), Ni(II) and Cu(II) binary complexes containing Schiff bases resulting from condensation of salicylaldehyde with aniline (I), 2-aminopyridine (II), 4-aminopyridine (III) and 2-aminopyrimidine (IV) were determined pH-metrically in ethanolic medium (80%, v/v). The formation constants were determined for all binary complexes. The important infrared (IR) spectral bands corresponding to the active groups in the four ligands and the solid complexes under investigation were studied. The solid complexes have been synthesized and studied by thermogravimetric analysis. The thermal dehydration and decomposition of these complexes were studied kinetically using the integral method applying the Coats-Redfern equation. It was found that the thermal decomposition of the complexes follow second order kinetics. The thermodynamic parameters of the decomposition are also reported. The electronic absorption spectra of the investigated ligands were carried out to determine the pK(a) values spectrophotometrically.     

Simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of copper(II) and zinc(II) based on their kinetic separation in flow-injection systems

Flow-injection methods are developed for the spectrophotometric analysis of binary copper(II) and zinc(II) mixtures. They are based on measurements of a differential kinetic signal caused by ligand-exchange reactions that occur in the flow between the complexes of these metals with the same chromogenic reagent (4-(2-pyridylazo)-resorcinol or zincon) and aminopolycarboxylic acids. Two different approaches are used for the kinetic separation (or masking) of these metals followed by the on-line processing of the recorded signal by regression analysis. One of them is monitoring an indicator reaction in the stopped-flow mode, and the other is recording the separated peaks in the flow-injection system with two reaction zones reaching the detector over certain periods. The optimum detection conditions were found (c _min = 0.03 μg/mL), which allow the detection of the studied metal ions in mixtures in a ratio of no more than 1: 5 with a relative error of no more than 5%, good precision (RSD < 10%, n = 6, P = 0.95), and high throughput (90 h^?1). The developed procedures were tested in the analysis of model mixtures and pharmaceutical preparations.     

Sequential titration of iron(II), antimony(III) and arsenic(III) in binary or ternary mixture

A simple titrimetric procedure for the determination of iron(II), antimony(III) and arsenic-(III) in a mixture, with cerium(IV) sulphate as titrant, is proposed. The end-points can all be detected with ferroin or potentiometrically. Phosphoric acid medium is used for titration of the iron(II), then acetic acid medium for the titration of antimony(III), and finally the arsenic(III) is titrated in presence of iodine as catalyst. The procedure utilizes a single portion of test solution; it can be adopted for the analysis of binary mixtures.     

Polarographic analytical determination of Hg(II), Cu(II), Cd(II), As(III), Sb(III), Ti(IV) and U(VI) in the presence of Fe(III)

The analytical determination of Hg(II), Cu(II), Cd(II), As(III), Sb(III), Ti(IV) and U(VI) in the presence of Fe(III) and 1 M H₂SO₄ are investigated using the polarographic technique. The wave corresponding to the reduction of Fe(III) to Fe(II) was found to be completely suppressed by the addition of 1% pyrogallol. Thus, different mixtures of these elements, viz. Hg(II), Cu(II), Cd(II), As(III) and Fe(III)-mixture (A), Cu(II), Cd(II), Sb(III), As(III) and Fe(III)-mixture (B), and Cu(II), Cd(II), Ti(IV), U(VI) and Fe(III)-mixture (C), were quantitatively determined using 1% pyrogallol and 1 M H₂SO₄ as supporting electrolyte. The i₁/c results give excellent correlations in each case, as indicated from the results of leastsquares regression analysis.     

Potentiometric determination of silver(I), palladium(II) and gold(III) in mixtures by use of an iodide-selective electrode

Two procedures are proposed for the potentiometric determination of Ag(I), Pd(II) and Au(III) in binary mixtures, by titration with potassium iodide solution, and use of a commercial iodide electrode as sensor. In the first procedure, two aliquots of the mixture are titrated, at pH 2.0 ± 0.2 and 9.0 ± 0.2, adjusted with dilute sulphuric acid and ammonia solution. At pH 2.0, the titrant reacts with both metals, whereas at pH 9.0, Ag(I) is the only reactant. The second procedure utilizes titration of two aliquots of the mixture in the presence and absence of a selective masking agent. The methods have been applied to the determination of these metals in some jewellery alloys.     

Thermal decompositions of formates. Part IV. Thermal dehydrations of Mg(II), Mn(II), Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II) formate dihydrates

The thermal dehydrations of formate dihydrates of Mg(II), Mn(II), Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II) were studied by means of thermogravimetry, differential thermal analysis and differential scanning calorimetry in air.The reaction orders of dehydration obtained by the dynamic and the static methods were found to be 2/3 for all the salts examined, which indicated that the rate of dehydration was controlled by a chemical process at a phase boundary. This was confirmed by microscopic observation.The values of activation energy, frequency factor and the enthalpy change of dehydration for all salts examined, were 21–30 kcal mole^?1, 10¹⁰-10¹² sec^?1 and 28–31 kcal mole^?1, respectively.The temperature at which the dehydration occurred was regarded as a measure of the strength of the metalOH₂ bond, and this temperature increased with increasing the reciprocal of the radius of the metallic ion.     

Modeling of Copper(II), Cadmium(II), and Lead(II) Adsorption on Red Mud from Metal-EDTA Mixture Solutions

The adsorption of toxic heavy metal cations, i.e., Cu(II), Cd(II), and Pb(II), from metal-EDTA mixture solutions on a composite adsorbent having a heterogeneous surface, i.e., bauxite waste red mud, has been investigated and modeled with the aid of a modified surface complexation approach in respect to pH and complexant dependency of heavy metal adsorption. EDTA was selected as the modeling ligand in view of its wide usage as an anthropogenic chelating agent and abundance in natural waters. The adsorption experiments were conducted for metal salts (nitrates), metal-EDTA complexes alone, or in mixtures containing (metal+metal-EDTA). The adsorption equilibrium constants for the metal ions and metal-EDTA complexes were calculated. For all studied cases, the solid adsorbent phase concentrations of the adsorbed metal and metal-EDTA complexes were found by using the derived model equations with excellent compatibility of experimental and theoretically generated adsorption isotherms. The model was useful for metal and metal-EDTA mixture solutions either at their natural pH of equilibration with the sorbent, or after pH elevation with NaOH titration up to a certain pH. Thus adsorption of every single species (M(2+) or MY(2-)) or of possible mixtures (M(2+)+MY(2-)) at natural pH or after NaOH titration could be calculated by the use of simple quadratic model equations, once the initial concentrations of the corresponding species, i.e., [M(2+)](0) or [MY(2-)](0), were known. The compatibility of theoretical and experimental data pairs of adsorbed species concentrations was verified by means of nonlinear regression analysis. The findings of this study can be further developed so as to serve environmental risk assessment concerning the expansion of a heavy metal contaminant plume with groundwater move ment in soil consisting of hydrated-oxide type minerals. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Spectroscopic and thermal investigations of Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), Pb(II) and Al(III) caproates

Five complexes: Cu(cap)₂·4H₂O, Zn(cap)₂, Cd(cap)₂·4H₂O, Pb(cap)₂ and Al(cap)₃·4H₂O (where cap is the caproate anion?=?CH₃(CH₂)₄COO^?) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR-spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TG), differential thermal analysis (DTA), UV-Vis spectra, ¹H NMR and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD). Using the non-isothermal, Horowitz-Metzger (HM) and Coats-Redfern methods, the kinetic parameters for the non-isothermal degradation of the complexes were calculated using TG data. The infrared and ¹H NMR data are in agreement with coordination through carboxylate, with cap acting as a bridging bidentate ligand. Thermogravimetric analysis of the hydrated complexes shows that the first degradation step is release of water molecules followed by decomposition of the anhydrous complexes, with release of caproate molecules.     

镍、锌、钴(II)-N-(对位取代苯基)亚氨基二乙酸的量热

使用改进的RD-1型热导式量热计测定了镍（Ⅱ）-、钴（Ⅱ）-、锌（Ⅱ）-N-（对位取代苯基）亚氨基二乙酸等三个二元配位体系的生成热．这些配合物的生成热不仅与配体的质子化热之间存在着线性关系，而且它们的大小按金属离子来说是完全符合Irving-Williams序列的，并利用配体的多环水化结构解释了N-（取代苯基）亚氨基二乙酸根质子化热呈正值（吸热）的实验事实。