Simultaneous determination of cobalt,nickel and iron by multi-wavelength spectrophotometry

A method for the simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of cobalt, nickel and iron based on the formation of their complexes with 1,5-bis(di-2-pyridylmethylene) thiocarbonohydrazide is proposed. The absorption curves of these complexes overlap severely in the scanning range 390–510 nm. The analyte concentrations are calculated by a least squares fit of the pure spectra to the mixture spectra, which therefore makes the simultaneous determination of these metallic ions possible without tedious pretreatment. The detection limits afforded by the proposed method range from 0.05 g/ml for Fe and Ni to 0.1 g/ml for Co. Root-mean-squared errors of prediction of 0.085 g/ml for Co, 0.048 g/ml for Ni and 0.1172 g/ml for Fe were obtained using the wavelength range 400–510 nm and 0.147 g/ml for Co, 0.107 g/ml for Ni and 0.127 g/ml for Fe using the wavelength range 420–434 nm. The effect of interferences is studied and the proposed method is applied to analysis for the above elements in synthetic samples and real samples, such as biological materials and alloys.     

A toxic reagent-free method for normal-phase matrix solid-phase dispersion extraction and reversed-phase liquid chromatographic determination of aldrin,dieldrin, and DDTs in animal fats

A method for the determination of aldrin, dieldrin, DDT, DDE, and DDD contamination in animal fats (beef tallow, lard, and chicken fat) without using toxic reagents is developed, that uses high-performance liquid chromatography after the sample has been prepared by matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) with acidic alumina oxide. A reversed-phase C₁-silica column with a mobile phase of 50% (v/v) ethanol solution (in water) and a photo-diode array detector were used for the determination. Average recoveries of the target compounds (0.2–5.0 g g^–1) ranged from 84–98%, with coefficients of variation of <5%. The limits of quantitation were 0.16 g g^–1 for AD, 0.10 g g^–1 for DD, 0.06 g g^–1 for DDT, 0.07 g g^–1 for DDE, and 0.05 g g^–1 for DDD. No toxic reagents were used at all.     

Determination of nitrogen in uranium and uranium-oxide by high-temperature gas-extraction

Summary The reducing fusion gas extraction method has been used for the determination of nitrogen in uranium metal and uranium dioxide reference materials at levels of about 10–15g·g^–1. It has been found that when extracting at temperatures above 2700° C the use of a platinum flux is no longer necessary. Pure nitrogen and nitrogen-helium mixtures were used for calibrating the detection unit in the range of 1.5–670 g. The calibration of the extraction was performed with metallic reference materials in the range of 8–331 g N₂ content.

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Bestimmung von Stickstoff in Uran und Uranoxid durch Hochtemperatur-Gasextraktion

Zusammenfassung Die Gasextraktion aus reduzierender Schmelze wurde zur Stickstoffbestimmung in Uranmetall- und Urandioxid-Referenzmaterialien bei Gehalten von 10–15 g·g^–1 angewendet. Bei Temperaturen über 2700° C ist kein Platinbad mehr erforderlich. Zur Eichung der Detektionseinheit im Bereich von 1,5–670 g wurden reiner Stickstoff oder Stickstoff-Helium-Mischungen benutzt. Zur Eichung der Extraktion wurden metallische Referenzmaterialien mit (8–331g) N₂ eingesetzt.

     

Determination of Na,K, Rb and Cs Distribution in Human Brain Using Neutron Activation Analysis

This study aims to investigate the distribution of Na, K, Rb and Cs in human brains (5 individuals, 12 brain parts, mean age: 75 years). Distribution of the trace metals between lipid fraction and brain tissue was investigated in solvent extraction experiments. Determinations were carried out by instrumental neutron activation analysis. The present results show a rather non-homogeneous distribution for Na and a relatively uniform distribution for K, Rb and Cs. The mean concentrations found are 7440µgNag^–1 dry weight, 12800µgKg^–1, 14µgRbg^–1 and 50ngCsg^–1. A highly significant positive correlation was found between Rb and Cs. Solvent extraction experiments showed that 19% of Rb and 26% of Cs of the total content is located in lipid fraction.     

Application of l-cysteine-capped nano-ZnS as a fluorescence probe for the determination of proteins

Nanometer-sized l-cysteine-capped ZnS particles have been synthesized and used as a fluorescence probe to investigate the effect of proteins on fluorescent intensity. With =190 nm, maximum and constant synchronous fluorescence enhancement was produced at 267 nm and pH 5.12 in the presence of proteins. A highly sensitive synchronous fluorescence method for the rapid determination of proteins has been developed. Under optimum conditions, calibration graphs are linear over the range 0.03–8.0 g mL^–1 for bovine serum albumin (BSA), 0.01–6.0 g mL^–1 for human serum albumin (HSA), 0.05–8.0 g mL^–1 for -globulin (-G), and 0.04–4.0 g mL^–1 for ovalbumin, respectively. The relative standard deviations of seven replicate measurements were 1.75% for 1.0 g mL^–1 BSA, 1.90% for 1.0 g mL^–1 HSA, 1.65% for 1.0 g mL^–1 -G, and 2.32% for 1.0 g mL^–1 ovalbumin.     

Determination of oxygen by deuteron-induced PIPPS

Using the 871-keV¹⁶O p/1,0/ prompt -ray, oxygen was determined with a relative precision of ±3.8% at a concentration level of 120 g g^–1. The sensitivity of the method is below 10 g g^–1. 50 nm oxide layers on silicon wafers can be determined with a relative precision of 10%. A chamber for transporting targets sensitive to atmospheric gases and humidity is described.     

Simultaneous determination of aluminium and iron in glasses,phosphate rocks and cement using first- and second-derivative spectrophotometry

First- and second-derivative spectrophoto-metric methods for the simultaneous determination of aluminium and iron in their mixtures are described. The methods are based on the colored complexes formed by aluminium and iron with hematoxylin in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as a surfactant. The zero-crossing method has been utilized to measure the first- and second-derivative value of the derivative spectrum. Aluminium (0.05–1 gml^-1) could be determined in the presence of iron (0.09–1.6 gml^-1) and vice versa. The detection limits of aluminium and iron are 0.01 and 0.09 gml^-1, respectively in the first-derivative mode and 0.014 and 0.1 gml^-1 in the second-derivative mode. The proposed method has been applied to the simultaneous determination of aluminium and iron in glasses, phosphate rocks, cement and magnesite alloy.     

Chemical behaviour of helium muonide just after muon catalyzed fusion

Chemical behaviour of a helium muonide atom /He^o/ can be understood on the analogy of its hydrogen homologues, muonium /Mu/, deuterium /D^o/ and tritium /T^o/. In muon catalyzed fusion /CF/, a small fraction of negative muon in the fusion cycle sticks to helium to give proton-like He⁺ which easily picks up one electron forming He^o. The energy of He⁺ at birth is about 3.5 MeV being in a similar situation to the case of a hot tritium atom produced by /n, p/ or /n, / reaction. The reaction cross section and rate of He^o reactions are estimated.     

Thermal analysis of ammonium nitrate by energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction

Ammonium nitrate was heated and cooled in consecutive steps in a high temperature device mounted on a X-ray goniometer. Diffraction patterns were measured at each temperature, using a Si-Li detector together with a multichannel analyzer. The results strongly support the existence of a phase II'. They show that the phase change IV/III goes via a transition state similar to or consistent with phase II'.

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Zusammenfassung Ammoniumnitrat wurde in einer Hochtemperaturkammer auf einem Röntgengoniometer schrittweise aufgeheizt und abgekühlt. Bei jeder Temperatur wurde ein Beugungsdiagramm aufgenommen mit einem Si-Li-Detektor und angeschlossenem Vielkanalanalysator. Die Ergebnisse unterstützen die Annahme einer Phase II'. Sie zeigen, daß die Phasenumwandlung IV/III über einen Übergangszustand verläuft ähnlich oder identisch mit der Phase II'.

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Résumé Le nitrate d'ammonium était chauffé et refroidi pas à pas dans un four fixé sur un goniomètre de rayons X. A chaque température, des diagrammes de diffraction étaient mesurés par un détecteur semiconducteur, combiné avec un sélecteur multicanaux. Les résultats supportent l'existence d'une phase IF. Ils montrent, que la transition des modifications IV/III procède par une phase de transition, qui ressemble à la phase II'.

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TLC technique for the detection and determination of gamma- BHC in biological material

Summary Five isomers present in technical benzene hexachloride were successfully separated by TLC on silica-gel G impregnated with silver nitrate solution. The -isomer was identified by running a control sample of -BHC. Measurement of the spot area was found suitable for the estimation of 5–20g of-BHC, and was applied to analysis of autopsy tissues. The limit of identification is 0.1g.

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Zusammenfassung Auf mit Silbernitratlösung imprägniertem Kieselgel G konnten dünn-schichtchromatographisch fünf Isomere aus technischem Hexachlorbenzol erfolgreich getrennt werden. Das-Isomere wurde mit Hilfe einer Vergleichsprobe identifiziert. Die Planimetrie der Flecken eignet sich zur Schätzung von 5–20 g-Hexachlorbenzol. Die Methode wurde zur Untersuchung von Autopsieproben angewendet. Die Nachweisgrenze beträgt 0,1g.

     

Platinum concentration in silicone breast implant material and capsular tissue by ICP-MS

Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was used to determine the concentration of platinum (Pt) in silicone breast implant gel (range, 0.26–48.90 g g^–1 Pt; n=15), elastomer (range, 3.05–28.78 g g^–1 Pt; n=7), double lumen (range, 5.79–125.27 g g^–1 Pt; n=7), foam (range, 5.79–8.36 g g^–1 Pt; n=2), and capsular tissue (range, 0.003–0.272 g g^–1 Pt; n=15). The results show that very high levels of Pt are present in the encasing elastomer, double lumen, and foam envelope materials. Silicone breast implants can be a source of significant Pt exposure for individuals with these implants.     

Salicylhydroxamic acid as an analytical reagent

Summary Salicylhydroxamic acid has been used as a colorimetric reagent for the estimation of uranium, vanadium, molybdenum and iron. It permits the direct estimation of vanadium in presence of molybdenum and uranium, though iron interferes, while the estimation of uranium or molybdenum is not possible in presence of each other or of vanadium. The vanadium complex can be removed from solution by extraction with ethyl acetate and estimated colorimetrically between p_H 0.8 to 3.5. This permits its determination in steels after removal of iron. Sensitivity: U 0.1 g, V 0.017 g, Mo 0.015 g, Fe 0.0125 g.     

ET-AAS in the Analysis of high-purity mercury

ET-AAS is investigated for the analysis of high purity mercury. Two possibilities are proposed: ET-AAS determination of trace analytes in the presence of high mercury concentrations or after matrix separation by reduction. The ET-AAS analysis of high-purity mercury under optimal instrumental parameters permits fast and reproducible determination of 0.03 gg^–1 Al, Cd and Mn; 0.05 gg^–1 Cu, Co, Cr, Fe, Ni and Pb and 0.2 gg^–1 V. Preliminary mercury matrix reductive separation with ascorbic acid allows determination of 0.005 gg^–1 Cd, 0.02 gg^–1 Cu, Cr and Mn, 0.03 g g^–1 Co, Ni and Pb, 0.05 g g^–1 Al and Fe and 0.1 gg^–1 V, but the reproducibility is lower. The main advantage of the second procedure is that it avoids laboratory and instrument pollution with toxic mercury.     

Trace element analysis of some shaving powders commonly marketed in Nigeria using instrumental neutron activation analysis

Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) technique has been employed viak ₀ approximation method to determine elemental composition of five shaving powders commonly marketed in Nigeria. Fe displayed the highest concentrations in the range 1000–2000 g·g^–1. Na and Zn concentrations were established in the range 200–400 g·g^–1. Heavy elements like Ga, La, Cr, Co, Ag, Ce and Nd concentrations were noted in the lower range of 1–10 g·g^–1 Br, As, Sb, Sm, Eu, W, Cs, Tb, Yb, Hf, Ta, Th and U concentrations were established in even lower traces in the <1 g·g^–1 range. Results obtained for a certified reference material, CANMET BL-1 and CERT (in house) Kaolin standard compared favourably with the literature values thus establishing the results presented for the shaving powders.     

Bacterial biosorption and retention of thorium and uranyl cations by Mycobacterium smegmatis

Biosorption of Th⁴⁺ and UO ₂ ²⁺ ions, both separately and in mixed equimolar ratio, was carried out using nitrate-buffered solutions of the cations at pH 1 in the presence of 5%w/w non-proliferative cell suspensions of Mycobacterium smegmatis. At equilibrium following a 3 h treatment, specific adsorption for 2 mM Th and U was, respectively, 102 and 115 mol g^–1 dry biomass for individual solutions and 102 and 42 mol g^–1 for the mixed 2/2 mM solution. Desorption studies of the cation-loaded biomass preparations in aqueous media and in soilbacterial suspensions within the pH range <1 to 11 showed that leaching of throium was generally less than 1% at pH 1–11 after 7 d, whereas uranium was leached to the extent of 2% at pH 1 and up to 10% under the same conditions in Th–U mixtures.     

A simple autonull-type servo-controlled electronic balance for thermogravimetric applications

A simple electronic autonull-type recording balance using a helical quartz spring is described. Deviation from the null position is detected by a pair of photoemissive cells. The error signal generated across the cells as a result of weight change is processed by a servo-system which, in turn, produces an electric current in the balancing coil proportional to the force required to restore the null position. This current, recorded as the potential drop across a standard resistor, is a direct measure of the weight change.The balance has good linear response and can record weight changes up to 150 mg. The performance of the balance was tested in a thermogravimetric set-up, by studying the decomposition in air of the oxalates of copper, nickel and magnesium. The decomposition of nickel oxalate was also studied in flowing hydrogen. The weighing accuracy of the balance, compared against a Mettler model H-15 single-pan balance, was found to be within±1.5%.

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Zusammenfassung Eine einfache elektronische registrierende Quartz-Spiralfeder Kompensationswaage wird beschrieben. Die Abweichung von der Nullposition wird durch zwei Photoemissionszellen angezeigt. Das infolge der Gewichtsänderung durch die Zellen erzeugte Fehlersignal wird durch ein Servosystem empfangen, das seinerseits in der Ausgleichsspirale einen elektrischen Strom erzeugt, der proportional zur für die Wiederherstellung der Null-position benötigten Kraft ist. Dieser Strom, der als Spannungsgefälle in einem Standardwiderstand registriert wird, ist eine direkte Maßzahl der Gewichtsänderung.Die Waage zeigt ein gutes lineares Verhalten und kann Gewichtsänderungen bis zu 150 mg registrieren. Die Leistung der Waage wurde in einer thermogravimetrischen Vorrichtung durch Untersuchungen der Zersetzung der Oxalate von Kupfer, Nickel und Magnesium in Luft geprüft. Die Zersetzung von Nickeloxalat wurde auch in strömendem Stickstoff untersucht. Die Meßgenauigkeit der Waage, vergleichen mit der Einschalenwaage Mettler H-15 wurde im Bereich von±1.5% gefunden.

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Résumé On décrit une balance électronique enregistreuse simple du type auto-zéro, à hélice de quartz. La déviation de la position zéro est décelée par une paire de cellules photoémissives. Le signal de déséquilibre décelé par les photocellules et résultant d'un changement de poids, est reçu par un système asservi qui, à son tour, produit un courant électrique dans la bobine de la balance, proportionnel à la force nécessaire pour rétablir la position zéro. Ce courant, enregistré comme chute de potentiel dans une résistance étalon, est une mesure directe du changement de poids.La balance donne une bonne réponse linéaire et peut enregistrer des changements de poids allant jusqu'à 150 mg. Ses caractéristiques ont été examinées dans un montage thermogravimétrique, en étudiant la décomposition dans l'air des oxalates de cuivre, nickel et magnésium. La décomposition de l'oxalate de nickel a aussi été étudiée sous courant d'hydrogène. L'exactitude de la balance, comparée à celle d'un modèle Mettler monoplateau (type H-15), coïncide à±1.5%.

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The authors wish to express their thanks to Mr. S. P. Sen, Manager. Catalyst Development and Production Department of Fertilizer (Planning and Development) India Limited, for his keen interest and valuable suggestions.     

Colorimetric determination of vanadium with 5,7-dibromo-8-hydroxyquinoline after paper-chromatographic separation from interfering ions

Summary 5,7-Dibromo-8-hydroxyquinoline is recommended as reagent for the colorimetric determination of vanadium. The absorption is measured at 394 nm. Interfering ions are removed by paper chromatography with a collidine containing solvent. With amounts of 45–120 g of vanadium an error of ± 1 g has been obtained.

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Zusammenfassung Zur colorimetrischen Vanadiumbestimmung wird 5,7-Dibrom-8-hydroxychinolin als Reagens empfohlen. Die Messung erfolgt bei 394 nm. Störende Ionen werden durch Papier-Chromatographie mit einem collidinhaltigen Fliemittel entfernt. Der Fehler betrug ±1 g bei Vanadiummengen von 45–120g.

     

Determination of magnesium in botanical reference materials by instrumental neutron activation analysis

Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) was applied to the rapid determination of magnesium in the botanical reference materials Beech Leaves-100 and Spruce Needles-101. The magnesium content was quantitatively determined by measuring the gamma-ray photopeak at 1014 keV of the short-lived radionuclide²⁷Mg (9.46 m). The magnesium concentrations in the two materials were found to be 834.6±50.2 g·g^–1 dry weight and 618.6±36.2 g·g^–1, respectively. When assaying a 0.1 g sample under the same experimental conditions the limit of detection is 30 g of Mg.Work carried out at Risø National Laboratory, Isotopes Division, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark.     

Isomerization and secondary metathesis of 2-butenes over a MoO3/Al2O3 catalyst

Transformation of cis- and trans-2-butene at 40°C was investigated over a MoO₃/A₂O₃ catalyst reduced with hydrogen and subjected to different pretreatments. Isomerization is accelerated by hydrogen preadsorbed either at low or high temperatures. The cometathesis of 2-butenes with the 1-butene intermediate, however, is enhanced only by hydrogen preadsorbed at low and suppressed by hydrogen adsorbed at high temperatures.

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Determination of cesium, manganese and terbium by intracavity laser spectroscopy

The statistical characteristics of the intracavity laser spectrometer are investigated by analysis of cesium in aqueous solutions. The error distribution of measurements is normal. The relative standard deviation of the analysis in the middle of the dynamic range is equal to 9.7%. The intracavity spectral analysis was carried out at low contents of cesium, manganese and terbium in aqueous solutions. The limits of detection are: 5 gl^-1 (Cs), 20 gl^-1 (Mn) and 1000 gl^-1 (Tb). Owing to the high spectral resolution of the spectrometer used the hyperfine structure of the thallium absorption line (535.05 nm) was recorded.