Kinetic studies of nickel speciation in model solutions of a well-characterized humic acid using the competing ligand exchange method

Publications on the binding characteristics of metals with humic acid (HA) are sparse. Here we investigated the release of nickel from Ni(II)-HA complexes using model solutions of three different [Ni(II)]/[HA] mole ratios at three different pH values; we also compared the results with those of [Ni(II)]/[FA] complexes from previous work in this laboratory. Ligand exchange kinetics using the competing ligand exchange method (CLEM) were studied using two different techniques: graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GFAAS) with Chelex 100 resin as the competing ligand, and adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry (AdCSV) with dimethylglyoxime as the competing ligand to measure the rate of dissociation of Ni(II)-HA complexes. The results of the kinetic studies showed that as the [Ni(II)]/[HA] mole ratio was decreased, the rate of dissociation of Ni(II)-HA complexes decreased, and the proportion of free Ni²⁺ ions plus very labile nickel complexes decreased while the proportion of the less labile kinetically distinguishable components increased. Generally, the rate of dissociation of Ni(II)-HA complexes was slower than that of Ni(II)-FA complexes. Studies on the validity of the kinetic model showed that the concentrations of chemical species varied in a reasonable way with pH and the [Ni(II)]/[HA] mole ratios, indicating that the kinetically distinguishable components have chemical significance and the kinetic model is valid.     

Copper and nickel speciation in mine effluents by combination of two independent techniques

To control potentially toxic metals in water resources it is necessary to know metal speciation and changes in the metal speciation that occur after aqueous effluents containing metals are discharged into freshwaters. This work explores the speciation of nickel and copper in metal-mining aqueous effluents. Diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) technique and competing ligand exchange (CLE) method have been applied to determine the speciation of nickel and copper. The results of this investigation demonstrate that combination of two analytical techniques having complementary analytical capabilities can provide a better physicochemical picture of metal speciation than either one of the analytical technique can do alone. The combined use of these techniques revealed that copper formed labile complexes having slow diffusion coefficient along with the presence of small labile copper complexes. Nickel-dissolved organic complexes (DOC) complexes in the aqueous effluent have been found to have fast diffusion coefficient. The results are likely to have environmental significance for providing a link between the metal species in mine aqueous effluent and their bioavailability by determining the characteristics of copper and nickel complexes in metal-mine aqueous effluents. This knowledge is expected to promote a better understanding of the lability of DOC complexes of copper and nickel in mining effluents.     

Chemical speciation of Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn in mine effluents and effects of dilution of the effluent on release of the above metals from their metal-dissolved organic carbon (DOC) complexes

The paper explores the lability of DOC complexes of Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn in the mining effluent, and investigates the effects of dilution of the effluent on the release of metals from the metal-DOC complexes. This study was done using competing ligand exchange method in conjunction with adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry on effluent samples from Copper Cliff Mine, Sudbury, Canada, using two samples of the effluent: one, undiluted (100%) effluent, and the other, diluted (45%) effluent. The dilution was done with tap water in order to determine the effects of dilution on the metal complexes in the effluents when they were discharged into receiving streams of freshwaters. The dilution of the effluent had a small effect on release of Cu from the Cu-DOC complexes, but had a much greater effect on the release of Zn from the Zn-DOC complexes. The release of Ni and Co from their DOC complexes decreased drastically on dilution of the effluent. The much greater release of Cu from the Cu-DOC complexes compared to the release of Ni, Co, and Zn from their DOC complexes in both the undiluted and the diluted effluent was probably due to the higher absolute concentration of Cu and the higher [Cu]/[DOC] ratio. The drastic decrease in the release of Ni and Co from the Ni- and Co-DOC complexes in the diluted (45%) effluent compared with the undiluted (100%) effluent probably resulted from strengthening of the metal-DOC bond due to the reduced screening of charges by a smaller concentration of Ca²⁺ in the diluted (45%) effluent. This work also shows that change in the ionic strength produces conformational changes in and in aggregation and precipitation of the DOC and also changes in electrostatic interactions between the metal cations and the humate polyanions.     

石墨炉原子吸收法快速测定血液中铅和镉

建立了快速测定血液中铅和镉的石墨炉原子吸收光谱法。使用5%硝酸溶液对样品进行脱蛋白处理,然后在旋涡混合器上振摇,离心后取上清液上石墨炉原子吸收进行测定。 结果表明,Pb、Cd工作曲线线性关系良好,相关系数均大于0.9994;方法检出限分别为4.32μg/L和0.27μg/L;Pb的回收率为91.60%～97.31%,镉的回收率为97.04%～98.86%;Pb测定的RSD（n=7）为2.35%,Cd测定的RSD（n=7）为1.53%。冻干牛血铅、镉标准物质GBW09139k和GBW09140k的测定值与参考值吻合。该方法快速准确,精密度、准确度、检出限等测定结果令人满意。可以作为日常血铅、血镉的检测的方法。     

金作保护剂铅试金分离富集石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定矿石中痕量铑

铑矿石是获取铑的重要来源,但矿石中的铑含量极低,且分布不均匀,准确测定其含量一直是分析测试中的难题。本研究建立了一种可高效富集矿石中铑元素的铅试金——石墨炉原子吸收光谱分析方法。采用金作保护剂,铅试金分离富集矿石中的铑,形成的金-铑合金用王水溶解,石墨炉原子吸收光谱法进行测定。实验结果表明：熔剂配比m（硼砂）：m（纯碱）：m（黄丹粉）：m（淀粉）=5:5:10:1,加入15mg金做为保护剂,灰吹温度900℃,可完全富集50 μg铑。用石墨炉原子吸收光谱仪进行检测,方法的相对标准偏差RSD（n=11）为6.97%～11.23%,线性范围为0.17～50 μg?L-1,加标回收率为99.36%～100.94%,10倍于铑的其他共存贵金属对测定无干扰。方法准确、可靠、简便,可用于矿石样品中铑的日常分析。本研究对铑资源勘探开采及铑矿物的综合利用研究具有重要意义。     

石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定转基因棉籽中的铅镉铜铬

本文探讨了干法灰化与湿法消解-石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定转基因与非转基因棉籽中重金属元素铅、镉、铜和铬的方法,比较了两种预处理方法对测定结果的影响.结果表明:两种方法均能满足分析测定的需要.将分析方法应用于转基因与非转基因棉籽中四种重金属含量的测定,结果显示,转基因棉籽中铅和铜的含量明显低于非转基因棉籽,镉和铬的含量与非转基因棉籽相当.     

Method development for the determination of nickel in petroleum using line-source and high-resolution continuum-source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry

Several sample preparation methods have been investigated for the direct determination of nickel in crude oil using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GF AAS). Xylene was found unsuitable as solvent because of the poor long-term stability of the solutions and the resulting contamination of the equipment. Isobutyl methyl ketone (IBMK) solutions exhibited better stability, but the sensitivity of the organic nickel salt used for the standard solutions showed a high day-to-day variability. An oil-in-water emulsion using Triton X-100 as surfactant gave the best results. Using high-resolution continuum-source (HR-CS) GF AAS, it could be observed that up to 50% of the nickel in crude oil, most likely low molecular weight nickel porphyrins, were lost already at pyrolysis temperatures >400 °C, whereas the rest of the nickel as well as the nickel standard were stable up to 1300 °C. The nickel absorption at a secondary line at 232.138 nm was recorded simultaneously with that at the primary line at 232.003 nm, expanding the dynamic working range by an order of magnitude. The best characteristic mass obtained was m₀=27 pg and the limit of detection was around 0.07 μg g⁻¹ Ni in oil, based on an emulsion of 2 g oil in 10 ml. The accuracy of the procedure was verified by analyzing the certified reference material (CRM) NIST SRM 1634c, Trace Metals in Residual Fuel Oil.     

Application of HPLC to measure vanadium in environmental,biological and clinical matrices

Vanadate and vanadium compounds exist in many environmental, biological and clinical matrices, and despite the need only limited progress has been made on the analysis of vanadium compounds. The vanadium coordination chemistry of different oxidation states is known, and the result of the characterization and speciation analysis depends on the subsequent chemistry and the methods of analysis. Many studies have used a range of methods for the characterization and determination of metal ions in a variety of materials. One successful technique is high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) that has been used mainly for measuring total vanadium level and metal speciation. Some cases have been reported where complexes of different oxidation states of vanadium have been separated by HPLC. Specifically reversed phase (RP) HPLC has frequently been used for the measurement of vanadium. Other HPLC methods such as normal phase, anion-exchange, cation-exchange, size exclusion and other RP-HPLC modes such as, ion-pair and micellar have been used to separate selected vanadium compounds. We will present a review that summarizes and critically analyzes the reported methods for analysis of vanadium salts and vanadium compounds in different sample matrices. We will compare various HPLC methods and modes including sample preparation, chelating reagents, mobile phase and detection methods. The comparison will allow us to identify the best analytical HPLC method and mode for measuring vanadium levels and what information such methods provide with regard to speciation and quantitation of the vanadium compounds.