Differential pulse polarographic determination of trace selenium(IV) and molybdenum(VI) using the catalytic hydrogen wave

In the presence of selenium(IV) and molybdenum(VI) a new polarographic peak appears which corresponds to a hydrogen catalytic wave. By differential pulse polarography a single, sharp peak at about -1.1 V is obtained, allowing trace determination of selenium(IV) and molybdenum(VI) in the range 1x10(-6)-5.0x10(-9) M with a linear calibration and a detection limit of 1.5x10(-9) M. The optimum conditions are found to be 0.1 M KNO(3) and a pH of about 3.2 (Britton-Robinson buffer). There is no serious interference from some ions when present at 1.0-40 times that of molybdenum. At higher amounts of interfering ions the interference is eliminated by the addition of EDTA.     

Differential pulse polarographic determination of selenium(IV) in whole blood using the catalytic hydrogen wave

The selenium content in blood was determined using the hydrogen catalytic peak. This peak at -1.1 V was obtained in the presence of selenium and molybdenum at pH values of 1-4 in different buffers. For the determination of selenium, the Mo(VI) concentration has to be approximately 100-200 times higher than the selenium present. The linear domain range of selenium is 1x10(-6)-5x10(-9) M. The interference of zinc is eliminated by the addition of EDTA at pH 3.5 acetate buffer. The method was applied to 1.0 ml of digested blood, and 620+/-44 mug l(-1) Se and 7.15 mg l(-1) Zn could be determined with a 90% (n=6) confidence interval.     

Spectrophotometric determination of selenium with 6-amino-1-naphthol-3-sulphonic acid (J-acid) and its application in trace analysis

A selective procedure for spectrophotometric determination of selenium with 6-amino-1-naphthol-3-sulphonic acid (J-acid) is described. In acidic conditions selenium forms a yellow complex with J-acid which has an absorption maximum at 392 nm. The molar absorptivity is 1.48 x 10(4) 1 mol(-1)cm(-1). Beer's law is obeyed for selenium in the range of 0.08-0.8 mg/1. The method has been applied to the determination of trace amounts of selenium in water, polluted water, plant material and steel plant dust. The proposed method is sensitive, rapid, simple and accurate.     

Extraction spectrophotometric determination of selenium(IV) with J acid in environmental samples

A new simple and sensitive method for the extraction and spectrophotometric determination of selenium(IV) is described. Selenium(IV) is reacted with J acid (6-ANSA) to form a butanol extractable complex with maximum absorbance of 520 nm. Beer's law is obeyed in the range of 0.03-0.3 mg/l. of selenium. Molar absorptivity and Sandell's sensitivity are found to be 18.5 +/- (0.1) x 10(3) l. mol(-1). cm(-1) and 0.004 microg/cm(2), respectively. The analytical parameters were optimized and the method applied for the determination of selenium in polluted water, soil, dust, hair and plant materials. The method is compared with other reported methods and found to be superior to many of the reported methods.     

Determination of selenium(IV) and tellurium(IV) by differential pulse polarography

Differential pulse polarographic methods for the determination of selenium(IV) and tellurium(IV) in nitric acid medium are described. The peak current is maximal when 0.25M nitric acid medium is used, the DPP peaks for Se(IV) and Te(IV) being at -0.54 and -0.8 V vs. Ag/AgCl respectively. The peak current is a linear function of selenium concentration over three ranges, 5.1 x 10(-6)-1.3 x 10(-5), 1.27 x 10(-5)-1.27 x 10(-4) and 1.27 x 10(-4)-7.60 x 10(-4)M Se(IV), with different slopes. The plot for Te(IV) is linear over the range 0.78 x 10(-6)-9.40 x 10(-5)M.     

Determination of Selenium(IV) by Stripping Voltammetry at a Mercury-Film Electrode

A procedure was proposed for the determination of selenium(IV) by stripping voltammetry on a mercury-film electrode at an electrolysis potential of +0.4 V versus the saturated silver–silver chloride reference electrode in a 1 M H₂SO₄ solution. The current of the cathodic peak is a linear function of the selenium(IV) concentration in the range from 5 × 10^–3 to 3 × 10^–1 mg/L (6.3 × 10^–8 to 3.8 × 10^–6 M) at a time of electrolysis of 30 s (t _el). The detection limit for selenium is 1 × 10^–4 mg/L (1.3 × 10^–9 M) at t _el = 300 s. It was shown that selenium(IV) can be determined in the presence of 10 mg/L Zn(II), 1 mg/L Cd(II), 0.5 mg/L Pb(II), and 0.2 mg/L Cu(II). A procedure for the determination of selenium in natural, mineral, and potable water was proposed.     

Spectrophotometric and atomic absorption determination of ramipril, enalapril maleate and fosinopril through ternary complex formation with molybdenum (V)-thiocyanate (Mo(V)-SCN)

Three different sensitive and accurate spectroscopic procedures were developed for the determination of three angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, namely, ramipril, enalapril maleate and fosinopril. The first two spectrophotometric (extractive and non-extractive) procedures were based on ternary complex formation with molybdenum(V) thiocyanate. The formed complex can be determined by extraction with chloroform measured at lambdamax 517 nm Beer's law was obeyed in the concentration range from (10--90 microg ml(-1)) for ramipril and fosinopril and (4--36 microg ml(-1)) for enalapril maleate with molar absorptivity 1.2x10(4), 2x10(4) and 3.4x10(4) l mol(-1) cm(-1), respectively, or by direct measurement after addition of benzalkonium chloride as surfactant and measuring the formed ternary complex at lambdamax 545 nm with a linear relationship in the concentration range from (8-7-2 microg ml(-1)), (3--27 microg ml(-1)) and (8--72 microg ml(-1)) for ramipril, enalapril maleate and fosinopril with molar absorptivity 1.5x10(4), 5x10(4) and 2.1x10(4) l mol(-1) cm(-1), respectively. The third procedure is atomic absorption measurement through the quantitative determination of molybdenum content of the complex. These methods hold their accuracy and precision well when applied to the determination of ramipril, enalapril maleate and fosinopril in their dosage forms.     

Fabrics and papers modified with analytical reagents for the test determination of selenium(IV) and tellurium(IV)

It is shown that Malachite Green and Crystal Violet immobilized on viscose fabrics can be used as reagents for the rapid determination of selenium(IV) and tellurium(IV). Selenium is determine by the color intensity of ion associates formed by the reagents with the triiodide ion formed upon the reduction of selenium(IV) with potassium iodide and tellurium, by the color intensity of reagent ion associates with telluromolybdic heteropoly acid. The analytical ranges for selenium and tellurium(IV) were 0.005–0.5 and 0.01–0.1 mg/L upon passing 20 and 100 mL of a test solution through the indicator matrix, respectively. The duration of analysis does not exceed 15–20 min. The relative standard deviation is 50%. Test strips were proposed for determining 0.1–100 mg/L selenium(IV) and 1–1000 mg/L tellurium(IV) by the length of the colored zone. The determination of selenium(IV) is based on the oxidation of 4-nitrophenylgydrazine to its diazonium salt and salt interaction with naphthylamine chemically immobilized on paper with the formation of a red azo compound. The determination of tellurium(IV) is based on its reaction with Bismuthol II immobilized on a paper.     

The spectrophotometric determination of trace molybdenum (VI) after collection and elution as molybdate ion on protonated chitin

Collection and elution method for inorganic anion on protonated chitin has been applied to the spectrophotometric determination of molybdenum (VI). The molybdenum (VI) is collected as molybdate ion on a column of chitin in weak acidic medium which is easily eluted with a small volume of 0.1 M ammonia buffer solution (pH 10). The molybdenum (VI) in the eluent is determined by bromopyrogallol red-Zephiramine method spectrophotometrically. Beer's law is obeyed over the concentration range of 0.1-0.8 mug of molybdenum (VI) in 1 ml of eluent at 634 nm. The apparent molar absorptivity is 6x10(4) dm(3) mol(-1) cm(-1). The tolerance limits for WO(4)(2-), VO(3)(-), CrO(4)(2-) and Fe (III) is low, that is, 1-100 times that of molybdenum (VI), but some metal ions and common inorganic anions do not interfere in concentration range of 1000-5000 times that of molybdenum (VI). The present method can be applied to the determination of molybdenum (VI) in natural water samples.     

Solid-phase spectrophotometric iodometric determination of nitrite and selenium(IV) using a polymethacrylate matrix

Procedures for the iodometric solid-phase spectrophotometric determination of nitrite and selenium( IV) using a polymethacrylate matrix are proposed. The procedures are based on the reaction of nitrite and selenium(IV) with iodine in an acidic medium with the release of free iodine in amounts equivalent to those of the substances to be determined, extraction of the iodine formed with a polymethacrylate matrix, and measurement of absorbance of the matrix at 370 nm. The developed procedures ensure the determination of 0.01–0.12 mg/L of nitrite and 0.05–0.40 mg/L of selenium(IV) with limits of detection of 0.005 and 0.03 mg/L, respectively. It was shown that the proposed procedures can be applied to the determination of selenium(IV) in mineral water and nitrites in vegetables and soil.     

Azo compounds as reagents for the voltammetric determination of molybdenum(VI)

Linear sweep voltammograms of Lumogallion IREA (pH 2), Magneson IREA (pH 2), 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol (pH 4.8), and 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (pH 4.8) in the presence of molybdenum(VI) exhibit peaks at potentials more negative than the potentials of reduction peaks of the reagents by approximately 0.1 V. In all of the above cases, the heights of these peaks linearly increased with an increase in the concentration of molybdenum(VI) in the range from 5 x 10^-7 to 2.5 x 10^-6 M; thus, these peaks can be used for the determination of molybdenum. The simultaneous proportional decrease in the heights of the cathodic peaks of the reagents can be used for indirect determination of molybdenum(VI). The limits of detection without preliminary accumulation at a dropping mercury electrode with a drop time of 5 s are (1.5-3.9) x 10^-7 M, depending on the nature of the reagent and the technique used for determining the concentration.     

Extraction and spectrophotometric determination of molybdenum(VI) with Malachite Green and p-chloromandelic acid

Molybdenum(VI) reacts with p-chloromandelic acid to form a complex extractable into chlorobenzene with Malachite Green, from aqueous solution at pH 2.0-4.0 at room temperature, and can then be determined indirectly by measuring the absorbance of the Malachite Green in the extract, at 630 nm. The calibation graph is linear for molybdenum over the range 0.26-10.0 x 10(-6)M (0.10-4.0 mug); the apparent molar absorptivity is 1.06 x 10(5) l.mole(-1).cm(-1). The method has been applied to the determination of molybdenum in mild steels with satisfactory results.     

Flow-injection simultaneous determination of selenium(IV) and selenium(IV + VI) using photooxidative coupling of p-hydrazinobensenesulfonic acid with N-(1-naphthyl)ethylenediamine

A flow-injection spectrophotometric method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of selenium(IV) and (IV + VI) at nanogram per milliliter levels. It is based on the catalytic effect of selenium(IV) on the photooxidative coupling of p-hydrazinobenzenesulfonic acid (HBS) with N-(1-naphthyl)ethylenediamine (NED) to form an azo dye (λ_max = 538 nm). In this reaction, bromide acted as an activator for the catalysis of selenium(IV) and an reducer for selenium(VI) to selenium(IV) in an acidic medium which allowed the determination of selenium(IV + VI). A sample solution, being split by Y-piece into two portions, passed through the low-temperature coil (4 m, 25 °C) and the high-temperature coil (20 m, 100 °C). By monitoring the absorbance of the dye produced in the two portions, selenium(IV) and (IV + VI) in the range of 0.2–6 ng ml⁻¹ were determined simultaneously. The relative standard deviations for 3 ng ml⁻¹ selenium(IV) and (VI) (n = 10) were 1.2 and 1.3%, respectively. There were few interfering ions in the selenium determination. The proposed method was applied to the determination of selenium(IV) and (VI) in natural water samples.     

Test determination of molybdenum(VI) with the use of phenylfluorone immobilized on a cellulose cloth

It was demonstrated that phenylfluorone immobilized on a cellulose cloth matrix can be used as a reagent for the test determination of molybdenum(VI). Phenylfluorone was immobilized on a mixed fiber cloth (viscose with cotton), which provides high retention of the reagent (97%) and exhibits chemical stability and mechanical strength. The selectivity of the reaction was studied. A test procedure was developed for the determination of 0.05–5 mg/L molybdenum(VI) in natural waters (RSD < 40%); the time of analysis is 10–15 min.     

Method of two reagents on a solid phase for the determination of simultaneously present vanadium(V) and molybdenum(VI)

The possibility of the use of two reagents for the determination of two elements from one sample on one disk of fibrous sorbent was studied. Vanadium(V) and molybdenum(VI) are sorbed on a disk of an anionexchange fibrous material and, next, sequentially detected by diffuse reflection spectrometry with 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonic acid and phenylfluorone. It was demonstrated that vanadium and molybdenum can be determined when present simultaneously in ratios from 1 : 10 to 10 : 1 in the concentration range 0.01-0.15 ώg/mL (RSD < 15%). The detection limit is 0.005 and 0.003 ώg/mL for vanadium and molybdenum, respectively.     

Determination of trace molybdenum in vegetable and food samples by spectrophotometry with p-carboxyphenylfluorone

A new highly sensitive and selective chromogenic reagent, p-carboxyphenylfluorone (p-CPF), was studied for spectrophotometric determination of trace molybdenum. In 0.36 mol L(-1)phosphoric acid medium, p-CPF reacts with molybdenum(VI) to form a 1:3 red complex, which has a sensitive absorption peak at 531 nm. Under optimal conditions, the reaction of molybdenum(VI) with p-CPF completed rapidly and absorbance remains almost constant for at least 24 h. Molybdenum(VI) obeyed Beer's law in the range 0-2.0 microg mL(-1); the apparent molar absorption coefficient, Sandell's sensitivity and the limit of detection were found to be 1.03 x 10(5) L mol(-1) cm(-1), 1.028 ng cm(-2)and 0.73 ng mL(-1) respectively; the effect of various foreign ions were examined in detail. It was found that most coexisting ions can be tolerated in considerable amounts, especially 800 mg of Mn(II), 200 mg of Mg(II), Fe(II), Co(III), Ni(II) and Cd(II), 50 mg of Ca(II) and Al(III), 25 mg of Cu(II) and Fe(III), 10 mg of Hg (II), La(III), Bi(III), Pb(II) and Zn(II) don't interfere with the determination of molybdenum(VI). The proposed method is very simple, sensitive and selective, it has been applied to determine molybdenum in vegetable and food samples with a very high precision and accuracy. Moreover, the synthesis of the reagent and the conditions of the colour reaction were also studied in detail.     

Modified spectrophotometric method for the determination of selenium in environmental and mineral mixtures using 2,3-diaminonaphthalene

Reaction of selenium with 2,3-diaminonaphthalene was reinvestigated with bromide ion as a catalyst. In acid medium, selenium reacts with the above reagent to form a complex extractable with cyclohexane and with an absorption maximum at 378.5 nm. The molar absorptivity of the complex is 17.5 x 10(3) 1 mol(-1) cm(-1). Beer's law is obeyed in the range 0.5-12 mg 1(-1). The method is reproducible and the standard and relative standard deviation for seven replicate analyses of 2 mg 1(-1) of selenium are 0.05 absorbance units and 2.5%, respectively. The limit of detection is 0.012 mg 1(-1). The method was optimized for the determination of selenium in water, soil, cereal and mineral mixtures and cattle feed and was compared with the reported 2,3-diaminonaphthalene method.     

Coulometrische Bestimmung von Chrom (II), Vanadium (II) und Molybd?n (III) mit dreiwertigem Eisen

Zusammenfassung Die coulometrische ferrimetrische Titration von Chrom(II), Vanadium(II) und Molybdän(III) kann für die Bestimmung dieser Metalle auch in komplizierten Systemen neben einem Eisenüberschuß verwendet werden. Die Probelösungen von Chrom und Vanadium wurden mit flüssigem Zinkamalgam reduziert, die höherwertigen Molybdänverbindungen wurden durch eine Chrom(II)-lösung reduziert. Die Ergebnisse der Bestimmungen sind mit keinem systematischen Fehler belastet. Bei der Bestimmung von 0,5–5 mg Chrom in einer 5 ml-Probe hat der Variationskoeffizient einen Wert von 0,5% und zwar auch bei Anwesenheit gleicher Molybdän- und Titanmengen. Der Variationskoeffizient der analogen Bestimmung von 0,1–2,5 mg Vanadium ist etwa der gleiche. Der Variationskoeffizient der Bestimmung von 0,25–1,5 mg Molybdän in einer Probe von 15 ml beträgt etwa 0,4%.Es wurde weiter die Vanadiumbestimmung neben Molybdän und Titan und die Molybdänbestimmung neben Vanadium beschrieben. Es ist möglich, das durch Reduktion von Vanadiumverbindungen mit Chrom(II) gebildete zweiwertige Vanadium neben einem Chrom(II)-überschuß zu titrieren.

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Summary The coulometric ferrimetric titration of bivalent chromium and vanadium and trivalent molybdenum described in this paper may advantageously be employed for determination of these metals even in complicated systems and in the presence of an excess of iron. The samples containing chromium and vanadium were reduced by means of a liquid zinc amalgam; solutions containing higher oxidation states of molybdenum were reduced by treatment with a solution of bivalent chromium. No systematic error was observed in all the determinations. In determination of 0.5–5 mg of chromium in a sample volume of 5 ml the variation coefficient amounted to 0.5% even in the presence of comparable amounts of molybdenum and titanium. Approximately the same value of the variation co-efficient was found in the determination of 0.1–2.5 mg of vanadium under the similar conditions. In the determination of 0.25–1.5 mg of molybdenum in 15 ml samples the variation coefficient was found to be 0.4%.The determination of vanadium in the presence of molybdenum and titanium as well as the determination of molybdenum in the presence of vanadium are also described. Bivalent vanadium obtained by reduction of its higher oxidation states by means of a solution of bivalent chromium may be titrated even in the presence of an excess of bivalent chromium.

     

Kinetic determination of selenium, based on inhibition of the Pd(II)-catalysed reaction between pyronine G and hypophosphite

A new kinetic method for determination of selenium is based on its inhibitory effect on the Pd(II)-catalysed reaction between Pyronine G and hypophosphite. Under the optimum experimental conditions (6 x 10(-5)M Pyronine G, 0.4M hypophosphite, 0.4 mug/ml Pd(II), pH 2.8, temperature 22.0 +/- 0.2 degrees ), Se can be determined in the concentration range 0.033-0.50 mug/ml. The method suffers from numerous interferences and is thus limited in application. It has been applied to the determination of selenium in spring waters and pharmaceutical preparations.     

Simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of molybdenum and selenium,and of molybdenum and tellurium

A method is reported for the extraction of molybdenum-phenylfluorone by chloroform. The extraction is complete whether perchlorate ions are present or not but the extractions in the presence of perchlorate ions gave a somewhat more sensitive procedure for the spectrophotometric determination of molybdenum in the solvent phase as the molybdenum-phenylfluorone complex.A procedure is reported for the simultaneous determination of molybdenum and selenium, and molybdenum and tellurium. The method involves first the formation and solvent extraction of the molybdenum-phenylfluorone complex by chloroform in the presence of perchlorate ions, followed by determination of selenium in the remaining aqueous phase as selenium-diethyldithiocarbamate complex after solvent extraction with 2-ethyl-1-hexanol in the presence of perchlorate ions. A similar procedure is reported for the simultaneous determination of molybdenum and tellurium except that in the determination of molybdenum, the phenylfluorone complex is extracted by chloroform in the absence of perchlorate ions. Tellurium is determined in the remaining aqueous phase as tellurium-diethyldithiocarbamate complex after solvent extraction by 2-ethyl-1-hexanol solvent extraction in the presence of perchlorate ions.